A-AS Level (CIE) Psychology: Specimen Questions with Answers 34 - 36 of 299
Question 34
Explanation
Several signs may indicate that an adolescent has a negative self-concept. These are as follows
- Doing poorly in school
- Having few friends
- Putting down one self and others
- Rejecting compliments
- Teasing others
- Showing excessive amounts of anger
- Being excessively jealous
- Hesitating to try new things.
Question 35
Explanation
A hedonistic view of motivation and emotion which says that many emotional-motivating states are followed by an opposing or opposite, state is known as opponent process theory.
Question 36
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Short Answer▾Zuckerman identified four components of sensation seeking- Explain with an example (Marks 4)
Explanation
Zuckerman identified four components of sensation seeking
- Thrill and adventure seeking- A desire to engage in physical activities involving speed, danger, novelty and defiance of gravity such as parachuting, scuba diving and bungee jumping
- Experience seeking- The search for novel experiences through travel, music, art or a nonconformist lifestyle with similarly inclined persons
- Disinhibit ion-The need to seek release in uninhibited social activities
- Boredom susceptibility- An aversion to repetitive experiences, routine work, predictable people and a reaction of restless discontent when exposed to such situations