Exam 12: Motivation and Work

Studies of observers' ability to detect whether people are lying or telling the truth indicate that the number of observers' correct judgments are ________ than one would predict from chance.

To alleviate the stress of losing her job, Alicia enrolled in a work retraining program that led to full-time employment. Alicia's behavior best illustrates

Rodents who experienced inescapable shocks were more prone to developing cancer if they had previously been exposed to

The two-factor theory of emotion places more emphasis on the importance of ________ than does the James-Lange theory.

It has been suggested that a coherent worldview may contribute to the stress protection associated with

Women show ________ facial expression of emotion than men while viewing frightening films, and they show ________ facial expression of emotion than men while viewing happy films.

Ten distinct and basic emotions were identified by

In an emergency situation, emotional arousal will result in

In their classic nine-year study, Friedman and Rosenman reported that, compared with Type A men, Type B men were

The idea that an emotion-arousing stimulus is simultaneously routed to the cortex and to the sympathetic nervous system is central to the

Chiana and her husband both want to feel and express greater warmth and affection for each other. They would be advised to spend time looking intently at one another's

In a study of Type A heart attack survivors, Friedman and his colleagues found that the most effective technique for preventing recurrent heart attacks was

Depression increases the risk of death, especially death from

The guilty knowledge test is typically used to

During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is a person especially vulnerable to disease?

Who is the best example of a Type A personality?

Whether we feel angry or depressed in response to a low exam grade depends on whether we attribute the poor grade to an unfair test or to our own low intelligence. This best illustrates that emotions are influenced by

As people experience positive emotions, an increase in brain activity is most evident in the

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.

For Type A individuals, exposure to stress is especially likely to inhibit organs such as the ________ from removing cholesterol and fat from the blood.