Exam 4: Emotions and Moods

Which of the following is most likely to be experienced during a positivity offset?

As we get older, we experience fewer negative emotions.

Which of the following terms best describes an intense feeling directed at someone or something?

Which of the following is an example of an epicurean activity which helps increase a person's positive mood?

________ refers to a model which suggests that workplace events cause emotional reactions on the part of employees, which then influence workplace attitudes and behaviors.

What impact do social activities have on one's moods?

Emotions can turn into moods when one loses focus on the event or object that started the feeling.

________ is a pure marker of low positive affect.

Which of the following terms refers to a person's ability to detect and to manage emotional cues and information?

The findings of a recent company survey at Rader Industries showed that employees are experiencing high levels of work stress. To offset this, a manager suggests instituting a leave policy whereby employees must go on a mandatory vacation for 7 days in the year. -Under which of the following conditions, if true, would the manager's suggestion least likely be accepted?

Moods are usually accompanied by distinct facial expressions.

Katherine Connor started her day with a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper. However, something about the day makes her feel low. When she reaches the office, she feels upset and distracted from work, although she cannot pinpoint a reason for feeling this way. She continues to feel upset and distracted through the rest of the day. Which of the following is she most likely to be experiencing?

________ refers to feelings that tend to be less intense than emotions and that lack a contextual stimulus.

People in good moods tend to be more creative than people in bad moods.

Discuss whether there are gender differences regarding emotions.

What is emotional intelligence? Briefly explain the arguments for and against emotional intelligence.

Heather Donahue who works as a receptionist at a finance firm in New Jersey has been dissatisfied with her job for several months now. She finds the job uninteresting because of its monotonous nature where all she needs to do is receive calls. During work hours, she often experiences emotions such as tiredness, weariness, and boredom. Which of the following mood dimensions is she most likely to be experiencing?

Green Earth, an environmental organization in Oklahoma, recently recruited Phyllis Galvan as a project coordinator. Galvan's manager has noticed that ever since she has joined, she has been extremely positive about her work and takes up challenges without complaining. In addition, she maintains a positive ambience by helping out colleagues and smiling at everyone she interacts with. Her behavior has had a positive effect on her colleagues who have started behaving in a similar manner now. Which of the following concepts is demonstrated in this example?

Which of the following famous philosophers identified six emotions which he called "simple and primitive passions" and argued that all the others are composed of some of these six or are species of them?

The ability of people to detect and to manage emotional cues and information is known as emotional intelligence.