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One month before finals, Conrad makes a study schedule and begins to review his notes. Two weeks before finals, Conrad is studying for hours each day to prepare. Right after finals at the start of summer vacation, Conrad comes down with the flu. Which of the following theories best explains this chain of events?
(A) Selye’s general adaptation syndrome
(B) Yerkes-Dodson law
(C) Thorndike’s law of effect
(D) Festinger’s cognitive dissonance theory
(E) James-Lange theory of emotion
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(A) Selye’s general adaptation syndrome
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Selye’s general adaptation syndrome explains how the body deals with stressors. It has three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. After working so hard to deal with the stress of finals, Conrad reached what Selye termed exhaustion and succumbed to illness. The Yerkes-Dodson law explains the relationship between arousal and performance. The law of effect explains the relationship between the consequences of an action and repetition of that action. Cognitive dissonance theory proposes that we are motivated to maintain consistent attitudes. The James Lange theory of emotion states that specific physiological changes in the body are indicative of specific emotions.
Posted : 09/05/2024 8:00 pm