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Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)

5th Edition

ISBN:9780134477961

Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Publisher:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Chapter1: The Science Of Psychology

Section: Chapter Questions

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Arthur was walking through the woods when he became aware of a buzzing sound and realized that there was a wasp nest directly beside him. Arthur became fearful and ran away from the wasp nest. He was not stung, and he no longer heard buzzing. He met up with his friend, who agreed that she, too, would have run away from the wasp nest. One hour later, Arthur’s heart was still beating quickly, he was still distressed, and he kept patting his clothes repeatedly to ensure that a wasp wasn’t hiding in them. Is Arthur’s fear normal or pathological/abnormal?

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a. Normal fear, because the fear is proportional to the threat

b. Normal fear, because the situation is not distressing for Arthur

c. Pathological/abnormal fear, because the fear continued in the absence of the threat

d. Pathological/abnormal fear, because in Arthur’s cultural context it is not normal to be fearful while next to a wasp nest

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