Briefly describe the brain and behavioral changes evidenced by the controlled study of meditation in the textbook
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: People who meditated, compared to control groups, showed greater brain activation on the left prefrontal cortex both at rest and in response to positive and negative emotional stimuli. Regular meditators are more open to experiencing positive emotions and less reactive to negative emotions with the overall effect of decreasing their anxiety and improving immune function.
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According to the five-factor model of personality, a person who is cold, indifferent, self-centered, or spiteful would score high on the dimension of neuroticism
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
When a situation is unfamiliar, or when we are in doubt, we can look to other people to provide information to help us evaluate our reactions. This guide for our behavior is referred to as
a. attribution. b. proxemics. c. social comparison. d. social status referencing.