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According to Ryan and Deci, a person's intrinsic motivation may be increased because of a combined sense of

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Competence and Autonomy

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According to Ryan and Deci's self-determination theory, the need to be able to master the challenging tasks of one's life is the need for

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NOT AUTONOMY NOR PEAK

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A study has found that homosexual men and heterosexual women respond similarly to a testosterone-based pheromone that is secreted in perspiration; what does this tell us about the origin of homosexuality?

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It tells us that homosexuality can be linked to biological origins

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Drive reduction theorists believe that

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NOT ACHIEVEMENT

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A study showed that Japanese students associated the subjective emotion of happiness with feelings of friendliness and social engagement. The study demonstrated an aspect of processing emotion is a(n) _____ culture.

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Collectivistic

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According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, how is performance related to arousal during difficult tasks?

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NOT HIGH MODERATE NOR PERSONALITY

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Which of the following is evidence that sexual orientation is influenced by genetics?

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A study of twins found that 52 percent of the identical twin siblings were both homosexual, and that only 22 percent of fraternal twins and 11 percent of adopted brothers and sisters were homosexual

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Darwin proposed that emotions are a product of evolution and are therefore universal. Which of the following supports the idea that emotions are based in biology rather than in learning?

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A child, blind from birth, makes the appropriate facial expression of an emotion without her having seen it.

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A babysitter has put the children to sleep. It is dark and quiet in her house. She hears what sounds like a doorknob turning an hour before the parents are expected to be home, making her think that perhaps a stranger is trying to break into the house. According to Lazarus's cognitive-mediational theory, how would the babysitter experience and emotion in this situation?

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NOT SHE WOULD IMMEDIATELY

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a person who is high in the need for power (nPow)?

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A good team player

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Which area of the brain has been linked to the processing of positive emotions?

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Left frontal lobe

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What did Alfred Kinsey believed about sexual orientation?

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he believed that sexual orientation falls on a continuum, with some people falling at either extreme and some falling in the middle

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Expectancy value theories assume that the actions of humans cannot be predicted without an understanding of people's

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NOT OPTIMAL LEVEL NOT STIMULUS

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Physiologically, the body responds to emotion with arousal created by the

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Sympathetic nervous system

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The Janus report stated that 19 percent of men and 8 percent of women

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had sexual intercourse before the age of 14

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According to psychologist Carol Dweck, a person's need for achievement is closely linked to that person's

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beliefs about control over his or her life

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According to research, when did most gay or bisexual students first become aware of their sexual orientation

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NOT JUNIOR HIGH OR GRADE SCHOOL

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Which of the following is an element of emotion?

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Physical arousal

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Which of the following is NOT true about psychoactive drugs?

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NOT MANY NOT SOME

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According to the Kinsey study, ____ percent of males had bisexual experiences.

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46

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In Schachter and Singer's classic study of emotion, male student volunteers were injected with epinephrine, a drug that

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causes the same kind of physiological arousal that occurs during a strong emotional reaction

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The theory that we experience emotion first with physical arousal (e.g., increased heart rate, shaky hands) which then leads to awareness of the emotion is the

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NOT CANNON

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The desire to avoid an unpleasant consequence is an example of

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Extrinsic motivation

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The theory of emotion that proposes that physical arousal and cognitive appraisal of a stimulus happen simultaneously is known as the

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NOT CANNON

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According to Dweck's research, which of the following is a method parents and teachers can use to improve a child's motivation to achieve?

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A teacher should praise a student's effort in the learning process by saying, "That was a very clever way to think about this problem."

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One of the earliest studies of the impact of biological factors on sexual orientation found that if the mother experienced severe stress during the second trimester,

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the chance of the male child becoming homosexual is significantly higher.

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Physically, when a person experiences an emotion, an arousal is created by the _____, causing changes in heart rate, changes in breathing, dilated pupils, and dry mouth.

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Sympathetic nervous system

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According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, before a person is ready to worry about his or her self-esteem needs, which needs must be met first?

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NOT COGNITIVE NEEDS NOT SELF A...

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Which of the following describes the cognitive arousal theory?

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"I am aroused due to dangerous cues in my environment; therefore, I must be afraid."

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One of the most widely used stimulants is

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Caffeine

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In order to control emotions, the technique of distraction has been linked to what area of the brain?

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Anterior Cingulate Cortex

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The theory that feeling an emotion comes first, followed by a physical reaction, and then a behavioral response, is known as the

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common sense theory of emotion

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The desire to avoid an unpleasant consequence is an example of

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Extrinsic Motivation

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____ is used to control heroin dependency.

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Methadone

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A person's sexual attraction and affection for members of either the opposite or the same sex is called

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sexual orientation

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According to the Janus report, the most common barriers to sexual activity in adults aged 57 to 85 were

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Health problems or lack of a partner

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______ proposed a total of 18 instincts that drive human behavior.

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William McDougall

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The theory of motivation in which the social context of an action has an effect on the type of motivation existing for the action is known as

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NOT DWECKS NOT DRIVE

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Cocaine is a

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NOT A HALLUCINOGEN NOT A SYNTHETIC DRUG

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The approach to understanding motivation that is based solely on the belief in the need for stimulation is the _____ approach.

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Arousal

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______ is a type of motivation in which a person performs an action because the act itself is rewarding or satisfying in some internal matter.

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NOT DRIVE

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Which of the following is a theory developed out of the humanistic approach to understanding motivation?

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NOT EXPECTANCY NOT AROUSAL

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How does Lazarus's cognitive-mediational theory differ from the Schachter-Singer cognitive arousal theory?

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Lazarus's theory suggests that we appraise a stimulus first, then cognitively label the emotion, and then feel a physical response.

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A person who is full but still takes another helping of food at dinner because it tastes so good is eating because

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Taste of the food is the incentive for eating

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A gymnast can complete a trick on the balance beam consistently without falling in practice. However, during competition the gymnast becomes nervous, causing her to bobble and fall. According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, what is the problem?

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The gymnast's arousal level is too high.

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Which of the following describes the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion?

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NOT DANGERS MAKES ME FEEL AFRAID

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Sensation seekers

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need more arousal in the form of more complex and varied sensory experiences

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The theory of emotion in which a person would process emotion by thinking "My stomach is fluttering, therefore, I must be nervous," is the

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James-Lange Theory

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Professor Peterson is a psychology professor who taught his class about theories of emotion. He told his class that facial expressions provide feedback to the brain, which in turn intensifies and causes emotions. Professor Peterson taught his class the

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Facial feedback hypothesis of emotion

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According to Dweck's research on achievement motivation, why might a student who has a history of bad grades be most at risk for developing learned helplessness?

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NOT THE STUDENT MAY FEEL

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Drive reduction theorists believe that

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NOT THE INSTINCT FOR NOT ACHIEVEMENT

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Which of the following is NOT true of a sensation seeker?

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NOT SENSATION SEEKERS NEED MORE VARIED

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What portion of the brain is involved in creating the facial expressions of emotions in humans?

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NOT LATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX NOT ANTERIOR

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Which of the following kills the most people in the United States every year?

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NOT ALCOHOL

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The theory that feeling an emotion comes first, followed by a physical reaction, and then a behavioral response, is known as the

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NOT COGNITIVE

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The Janus report found that people are still sexually active

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well into their 80's

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Ryan and Deci's self-determination theory asserts that the three primary human interpersonal needs are competence, relatedness, and

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Autonomy

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The psychological tension that arises in an organism and motivates the organism to act to reduce the tension is called

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a drive

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Which statement is NOT true about display rules?

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Display rules are innate, not learned

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Xavier has a strong desire to succeed in attaining goals. He currently has a medical degree and is in the process of earning a law degree. Xavier has a need for

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Achievement

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After experiencing fear that morning at school due to the loud noise of the fire alarm before a fire drill, a little boy later jumps at the sound of the phone ringing at home. After he realizes it was just the phone, the boy relaxes. According to the research of Dr. Joseph LeDoux, how is the boy's initial reaction to the phone explained?

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NOT THE STIMULUS BYPASSED

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The ________ is an adaptation of Charles Darwin's theory that when an emotion is expressed freely on the face, the emotion intensifies.

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NOT COGNITIVE INTERPE

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In the classic Schachter-Singer "angry man/happy man" experiment, participants were given a drug to elicit a physical response and then exposed to two different conditions. One group was paired with a confederate pretending to be angry and the other group with a confederate pretending to be happy. What was the main objective of this experiment?

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NOT TO DETERMINE WHICH

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_______ causes dehydration and a rise in body temperature.

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NOT HEROIN

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Physiologically, the body responds to anger with

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increased skin temperature and greater increase in blood pressure.

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Learned ways of controlling displays of emotion in social settings are known as

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NOT SUBJECTIVE

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Opium and its derivatives, morphine and heroin, duplicate the action of which of the following?

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NOT MELATONIN

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According to the work of Ekman and Friesen, which of the following is one of the seven universally recognized facial expressions of emotion?

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Disgust

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Curiosity, exploration, and playing are all examples of

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a stimulus motive

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The minor tranquilizers

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are commonly used to treat anxiety

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The most common sexual orientation is

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heterosexuality

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What portion of the brain is involved in the interpretation of facial expressions conveying emotion?

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NOT SUBCORTICAL NOT LEFT

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Barbiturates are known as

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the major tranquilizers

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According to Maslow, a time in a person's life during which self-actualization has been temporarily achieved is a

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peak experience

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Joni recently quit smoking. She constantly wants to chew gum or have something in her mouth. This is an example of a(n)

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acquired drive

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Chris is in his twenties and has completed college; he has satisfied his curiosity about other cultures with a trip around the world when he graduated. According to Maslow's hierarchy, which needs might he work to satisfy next?

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NOT TRANSSSSS

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An example of a stimulus motive is

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exploration

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A psychological tension and phsycial arousal present when there is a need that motivates the organism to act in order to fulfill the need and reduce the tension is a(n)

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NOT INSTINCT

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A criticism of Maslow's hierarchy is that it was developed using only Americans. In which country's culture would security needs be much stronger than self-actualization needs?

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Japan

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Lisa is the lead actor in a tear-jerking play. She spends most of her time on stage "crying." Even though she feels happy and upbeat before the show, she finds that she often feels down after the show. This is an example of which emotional theory?

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Facial feedback hypothesis

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___ is a hallucinogen used in many Native American religious and spiritual rituals.

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NOT LSD

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___ suppress the sensation of pain by binding to and stimulating the nervous system's natural receptor sites for endorphins.

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Narcotics

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The argument that people with spinal cord injuries can experience emotions without physical feedback from the sympathetic organs to the cortex initially seemed to support which emotional theory?

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NOT COGNITIVE

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