Exam 37: A: Experienced Emotion

Juan and Berta were millionaires who lost half of their life savings due to a bad investment decision. Which of the following best explains why after three years Juan and Berta seem to have suffered no permanent loss of happiness?

In which country would parents be LEAST likely to advocate catharsis as a way of helping their children reduce their anger?

Mrs. Chen asks her teenage son, Keith, to rake the leaves in the yard. Keith is most likely to want to help his mother after

One study surveyed thousands of U.S. college students and restudied them at age 37. College students who were happy had gone on to earn ________ money than their less-happy-than-average peers.

You were happy with your grade of B on the psychology test until you learned that almost everyone else in the class received an A. This illustrates that happiness is influenced by

A major physical disability usually leaves people ________ than able-bodied people with depression. Most patients who are "locked-in" a motionless body ________ say they want to die.

People report that they are especially likely to experience anger when they are harmed by an event that is perceived as

When Mrs. Van Dyke first acquired a new luxury car, she was ecstatic. After several months, however, she took the car for granted and it gave her little sense of emotional excitement. This change in her feelings can best be explained in terms of

After 9/11, Americans who responded with anger more than fear also displayed

A television producer believes that violent TV programs provide viewers an opportunity to reduce their own anger through fantasy. The producer appears to accept the

Research suggests that people experience the most happiness when they are

Of the following, differences among people's self-reported happiness levels are MOST strongly related to

People's tendency to be helpful when already in a positive mood is called the

A wage increase of $1000 is more likely to improve the subjective well-being of low-income workers than of middle-income executives. This illustrates the importance of

Research on the well-being of Americans indicates that the

Researchers have found that certain factors are related to happiness. One of these is that happy people tend to

The emotion of sadness is characterized by negative valence and ________ arousal.

The concept of relative deprivation refers to the perception that

Experts suggest that an intensely angry person should

People who must go on kidney dialysis usually ________ recover near-normal levels of day-to-day happiness. People who must have permanent colostomies usually ________ recover near-normal levels of day-to-day happiness.