Author Question: Ten-year-old Sasha begins crying uncontrollably while watching Old Yeller, a movie in which a brave ... (Read 66 times)

CharlieWard · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Ten-year-old Sasha begins crying uncontrollably while watching Old Yeller, a movie in which a brave dog saves his master but is killed by the bad guys. Her mother tells Sasha, It's all pretend Don't worry. Yeller is alive and living in Hollywood, California After her mom explains, Sasha feels much better and stops crying. This difference in Sasha's emotional reaction can best be explained by ____.

a. arousal theory
b. a difference in her interpretation of the situation
c. drive reduction theory
d. Maslow's hierarchy.

Question 2

Before coming to his final exam, Howie drinks four cans of Surge (which contains a lot of caffeine). As the final is being passed out, Howie becomes aware that his hands are shaking and his heart is beating fast. According to ____ theory, whether Howie attributes his shaking hands and beating heart to ingesting a lot of caffeine or to being concerned about the final will affect his emotional experience.

a. James's peripheral
b. Cannon's central
c. the Schachter-Singer
d. the Shenker-Turner