Learning Curves Chapter 10
Jessica was walking home from work when she found a 20 dollar bill on the ground. There was no one around, so she picked up the money. As she rounded the corner, she saw a woman with an armful of groceries entering a building. Which of the following scenarios is most likely?
Jessica rushes to hold the door for the woman.
People who are competitive, super motivated, impatient, and verbally aggressive are likely to be classified as _____.
Type A
People who are easygoing, relaxed, and don't let things get to them are classified as _____.
Type B
"Mindful people" show more activation in the _____ cortex.
prefrontal
The process of appraising an event as threatening is called:
stress.
Research indicates that people who are recently _____ are more vulnerable to disease.
widowed
Gina sat quietly in her room and paid attention to her internal emotional and physical state without judging. This is called ______.
mindfulness meditation
Compared to college students in the 1960s, today's college students report being wealthy as _____ important than having a meaningful life.
more
We are likely to _____ the duration of our emotions and underestimate our resilience.
overestimate
Hakeem is a fourth year medical student. He has the tendency to downplay every successful exam. Every little set back is evidence to him that he will never graduate even though he has had several successful evaluations. Hakeem has a(n) _____ explanatory style.
pessimistic
Carissa is in the middle of finals week and finds that her anxiety and stress levels are making it difficult to concentrate on her studying. She should:
spend time petting her dog.
In a now classic study, Meyer Friedman, Ray Rosenman, and their colleagues measured the blood cholesterol level and clotting speed of 40 U.S. tax accountants. They found that _____ predicted increased heart attack risk.
stress
Doctors often _____ the immune system to protect transplanted organs.
suppress
A local religious organization has taken an interest in reaching out to community members with AIDS. They were prompted to do this when they learned that religiously active AIDS patients _____ than do their nonreligious counterparts.
survive longer
_____ is linked with a higher incidence of heart disease, whereas _____ is linked with a lower incidence of heart disease.
The Type A personality type; the Type B personality type
Sandy is a human resources director for a chain of fast food restaurants. When interviewing perspective employees she is known to finish their sentences and to be very short with them if they do not quickly finish a sentence. According to Friedman et al, Sandy is a(n) _____ personality.
Type A
The Type A personality type is linked with a higher incidence of heart disease, whereas the _____ personality type is linked with a lower incidence of heart disease.
Type B
Aerobic exercise increases the body's production of ________.
serotonin
A challenging or threatening event that causes stress is called a(n) _____.
stressor
Serafina is preparing a lecture on the benefits of exercise and she will highlight that exercise orders up mood-boosting chemicals such as _____.
serotonin
Type _____ personalities are characterized by high levels of anger; Type _____ personalities are characterized by high levels of distress.
A; D
James is a married man who has six children and another one on the way. He has a demanding job as a cardiologist in a major research hospital. His wife, Molly, is a stay-at-home mother. He is described by friends as easygoing, happy, and content with his life. His wife is often stressed by the demands of pregnancy as well as raising six small children. She is frequently angry with James for not "taking parenting more seriously." Which of the following statements is MOST likely true?
Molly is more at risk for stress-related illnesses than James.
B lymphocytes release _____ that fight bacterial infections.
antibodies
Research indicates that people who _____ are more vulnerable to disease.
are recently widowed
The correct order of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is: an alarm reaction, resistance, _____.
exhaustion
Because Type A people tend to be more abrasive and irritable, this combined with high cholesterol can cause altered heart rhythms that can lead to a(n) _____.
heart attack
In a now classic study, Meyer Friedman, Ray Rosenman, and their colleagues tested the idea that stress increases vulnerability to heart disease. They measured the blood cholesterol level and clotting speed of 40 U.S. tax accountants. They found that stress predicted increased _____ risk.
heart attack
Someone who is experiencing _____ and has had a heart attack is more likely to be the victim of another attack.
major depression
The correct order of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is: an alarm reaction, _____, exhaustion.
resistance
The second phase of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is characterized by _____.
resistance
