AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During an emotional state, which of the following would indicate physiological arousal?
A
a sense of fear
B
perception of the event as dangerous
C
screaming
D
an increase in blood pressure
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Strong emotional responses are associated with strong physiological arousal, which caused some theorists to suggest that the signs of physiological arousal, including increased heart rate, respiration rate, and sweating, might be used to determine whether someone is telling the truth or not.

Detailed explanation-2: -Strong emotional responses are associated with strong physiological arousal. This has led some to suggest that the signs of physiological arousal, which include increased heart rate, respiration rate, and sweating, might serve as a tool to determine whether someone is telling the truth or not.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emotional Arousal is a state of heightened physiological activity. This includes having strong emotions like anger and fear and we go to the emotional arousal state in response to our daily experiences. For example the fight, flight or freeze response is a state of emotional arousal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The physiological symptoms of arousal are diverse, and include increases in heart rate, blood pressure, perspiration, respiration rate, muscle tension and metabolic rate, and changes in the electrical activity of the brain – in its regions, hemispheres, and in the connectivity between regions.

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