Exam 12: Motivation and Work

Estée's legs are paralyzed, but she is able to minimize the stress that the inability to walk might have caused by viewing this handicap as a challenge rather than a threat. This illustrates the importance of

In one study, polygraph experts interpreted the polygraph data of 100 people who had been suspects in crimes of theft. Had the polygraph experts been the judges of guilt or innocence

When research participants were asked to raise their middle finger through a motion sensor while reading a story, the behaviors they read about were perceived as more hostile. This best illustrated

One problem with the use of the polygraph for lie detection is that

Research on the physiological states accompanying specific emotions indicates that

Psychologists define stress as

Inga, a university sophomore, is experiencing stress and feels mildly depressed. She would be best advised to

During the last 50 years, the buying power of Americans has ________ and their self-reported personal happiness has ________.

One option for dealing with stress, which is more common among women than men, is

The two-factor theory of emotion would have difficulty explaining why a

If a gender-neutral face is made to look angry, most people perceive it as ________. If asked to imagine an angry face, most identify it as ________.

In laboratory experiments, fear and joy

Emotions consist of which of the following components?

Which of the following was NOT suggested as a possible explanation of the faith factor in health?

Thaddeus will play a violin solo at his school tomorrow. His musical performance is likely to be ________ if his physiological arousal during the performance is ________.

Emotional disgust is to emotional delight as ________ is to ________.

In 1968, North Korea published photos of American officers they had captured from a U.S. navy ship. Three men in the photo most clearly conveyed an emotional expression of defiance toward their captors by means of

Which division of the nervous system is especially involved in bringing about emotional arousal?

Researchers discovered that the ________ an individual's spinal cord injury, the more feelings of anger tended to ________ in intensity following the injury.

The parasympathetic nervous system is to the sympathetic nervous system as ________ is to ________.