Exam 12: Motivation and Work

Feigned smiles are initiated ________ abruptly and last for a ________ time than genuine smiles.

Activation of the sympathetic nervous system

Tend and befriend refers to

British civil service workers in executive positions live longer than those in clerical positions. This best illustrates the value of

B lymphocytes inhibit ________, whereas T lymphocytes inhibit ________.

Professor Crane was ecstatic when he learned that his research study had been approved for publication. His feelings of joy quickly dissipated, however, when he heard a colleague recently had three different research articles accepted for publication. His declining emotional satisfaction is best explained in terms of

Evidence that neck-level spinal cord injuries reduce the intensity with which people experience certain emotions most directly refutes the

Evidence that people can develop an emotional preference for stimuli to which they have been unknowingly exposed has convinced Robert Zajonc that

The field of health psychology is concerned with

Charles Darwin suggested that violent gestures increase one's anger. This is most inconsistent with the

During the first few weeks of law school, students were observed to have stronger immune systems if they

Ferdinand was assigned to a small dormitory room with two other freshman roommates. As a result, he feels he has little control over his environment. His body is most likely to respond with

Tranquilizing drugs that inhibit sympathetic nervous system activity often reduce people's subjective experience of intense anxiety. Which theory of emotion would have the greatest difficulty explaining this effect?

When her son fails to arrive home as expected, Elena fears he has been in an accident. Both her heart and respiration rate remain elevated until she sees him come safely through the door. Her body soon returns to normal due to the action of her ________ nervous system.

According to the Cannon-Bard theory, the body's arousal is related to the sympathetic nervous system in the same way that subjective awareness of emotion is related to the

A polygraph examination of a suspected murderer included an assessment of his reaction to a detailed description of the victim's clothing and death wounds-details that would be known only to a person at the scene of the crime. The investigators were using the

Stress has been demonstrated to place a person at increased risk of

Which of the following brain areas became especially active when a research participant lied about holding a five of clubs?

The relaxation response associated with meditation is most likely to

The natural disappearance of a disease is called