Exam 12: Motivation and Work

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

One possible explanation for the longer life expectancy of religiously active people is that

The concept of relative deprivation refers to the perception that

The three successive phases of the general adaptation syndrome are

(Thinking Critically) Acupuncture, aromatherapy, and homeopathy are forms of

People's positive emotions typically ________ between the early and middle hours of the day and typically ________ between the middle and late hours of the day.

The tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear or happiness is called

After stockbrokers who lived alone had adopted a pet cat or dog, they were able to face stress with less ________ than their counterparts without pets.

AIDS is a disorder that causes a breakdown in the body's

Students who reported fewer coughs, aches, and pains near the end of the semester were those who had previously been identified as having a(n)

People tend to use emotion-focused coping rather than problem-focused coping when they

Friedman and Rosenman referred to relaxed and easygoing individuals as ________ personalities.

The fight-or-flight response is to ________ as the general adaptation syndrome is to ________.

A lie detector test is used to monitor a person's

In an experiment to test the spillover effect, college men were injected with epinephrine prior to spending time with an experimenter's accomplice who acted either euphoric or irritated. Which individuals in this experiment were LEAST likely to experience the emotion demonstrated by the experimenter's accomplice?

Which of the following was NOT raised as a criticism of the James-Lange theory of emotion?

According to the Cannon-Bard theory, the experience of an emotion

Viral infections are to ________ as bacterial infections are to ________.

A Harvard School of Public Health research team studied 1306 initially healthy men over a 10-year period. They found that ________ were more than twice as likely as ________ to develop heart disease.

Homeopathy and herbal remedies are forms of