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Questions

1. Gender differences in emotional expression ____.

A. vary with culture

B. appear to be genetic

C. are not found in experimental studies

2. The physiological responses that are helpful in a crisis are ____.

A. examples of ideal human performance

B. harmful if activated for a long stretch of time

C. memory consolidation and digestion of food

3. Elevated levels of ____ increase abdominal fat storage.

A. norepinephrine

B. oxytocin

C. cortisol

4. Childhood exposure to chronic stress impacts ____ later in life.

A. moral development

B. cognitive abilities

C. sense of humor

5. PNI researchers are especially interested in ____.

A. brain scans

B. white blood cells

C. liver damage

6. ____ leads people to actively improve their lives.

A. Pessimism

B. Optimism

C. Catastrophizing

7. A general mindset about whether you make things happen, or things happen to you, is called ____.

A. optimism

B. self-esteem

C. locus of control

8. "Accepting the things I cannot change" reflects the concept of ____.

A. secondary control

B. external control

C. primary control

9. "Changing the things I can" reflects the concept of ____.

A. external control

B. primary control

C. secondary control

10. Continued ____ of thoughts and emotions requires physical effort that can be stressful to the body.

A. inhibition

B. socialization

C. maturation