You and your friends get together to talk about your performances on an exam. You are all upset about your performances. Given what you learned in this chapter, how do you think you will all feel when you finish discussing the exam?
a. You will all feel a great deal better because you will have gotten it off your chests, as suggested by catharsis theory.
b. You will all feel about the same as when you started, as suggested by the Cannon-Bard Theory.
c. You will all probably be even more upset, as suggested by the James-Lange theory.
d. You will all be in the exhaustion phase of general adaptation syndrome (GAS).
Question 2
When your friend is feeling very stressed about an upcoming exam, you are most likely to correctly assess her feelings when you
a. are discussing the matter in less-stressful settings, like a party, which gives you enough distance to feel objective.
b. pay more attention to what she is saying than to her facial expressions.
c. are able to feel confident about your own upcoming exams.
d. feel the same level of stress about your own upcoming exams.
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