You are walking down a deserted alley late at night; and you hear a sudden noise to your left. Your sympathetic nervous system prepares your body for fight or flight, and you experience fear. Just before you turn to run, however, you see a cat race away from the trash can he was digging in. "Oh, that was the noise," you think. Instead of experiencing fear, you laugh wildly at what you had imagined was coming after you in the alley. This set of events is best described by which theory of emotion?

Your instructor is describing how attitudes can help bring order and meaning to our world. Which function of attitudes is he discussing?

a) knowledge b) adjustment c) ego defense d) expressive

Lulu's parents have told her that as long as she becomes a doctor, they will pay for her schooling

Lulu, however, really wants to become a chemistry teacher. When she tells her parents of her desire to study chemistry and teaching, they tell her to apply for financial aid. Lulu responds with sadness, anxiety, and distress. Lulu's parents have established _____ a) an internal locus of control. b) unconditional positive regard. c) a high degree of self-efficacy. d) conditions of worth.