1. We tend to notice our environment when:     

a. we are conscious     

b. homeostasis is upset     

c. natural reinforcements are present     

d. we self-actualize    

2. Of the mini-theories or mini-approaches used to conceptualize specific organism-environment relationships, which one was said to best account for individual differences:     

a. a ecological approach     

b. stress approach     

c. adaptation level approach     

d. stimulus load approach    

3. The assumption that humans have a limited capacity to process information refers to:    

a. arousal theories     

b. stimulus load theories     

c. behavioral constraint     

d. adaptation level    

4. _____________ emphasize the mediating role of physiology, emotion, and cognition in organism/environment interactions.     

a. Stress theories     

b. behavior constraint theories     

c. adaptation level theories     

d. stimulus load theories    

5. ____________ theories allow prediction of behavioral consequences resulting from excessive environmental stimulation as well as from decreased environmental stimulation.     

a. environmental adaptation     

b. environmental load     

c. arousal approach     

d. behavioral     

6. A person attentively driving in rush hour traffic and at the same time ignoring less important stimuli i.e. an airplane in the sky, is exhibiting behavior that can be explained by     

a. stimulus load theories     

b. arousal theories     

c. adaptation level theories     

d. ecological theories     

Answers to the self-test 2    

1. b 
2. c 
3. b 
4. a 
5. b 
6. a 



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