Exam 6: Emotion and Affect

E motions do all of the following on a consistent basis EXCEPT ____.

When women with high levels of sex guilt watch erotic films, they tend to ____. ​

Joe's entire neighborhood was hit by a forest fire last year. While nearly all of the houses in the neighborhood were burnt to the ground, Joe's house was miraculously spared and left fully intact. If Joe was like most people, he would nonetheless feel bad that his house withstood the fire while other people's houses did not. That is, he would be feeling a form of ____.

Martin is the president of a powerful company. If he so much as frowns during a meeting, the other people in the room do everything they can to stop the potential ramifications they expect based on that frown. This reaction to Martin's anger illustrates the ____ aspect of anger.

Routinely repressing, or seeking to conceal, feelings of anger is MOST associated with an increased risk of ____.

There are three major ways that people deal with anger: They repress it (e.g., by denying their anger), they vent it (e.g., by yelling at someone), or they try to get rid of it (e.g., by relaxing). Which approach is generally the most successful at reducing anger?

Research on gender differences in empathy suggests that ____ at understanding the emotional states of others.

Tammy is upset because she received a poor grade on an important English assignment. Tammy's reaction can be most accurately termed as a(n)____.

Research indicates that MOST non-human animals ____.

According to catharsis theory, ____.

According to IQ researcher Howard Gardner, ____.

Emotions can be either positive or negative. Once people experience both types of emotions, they generally try to orchestrate their lives to maximize the experience of positive emotions and minimize the experience of negative emotions. This pattern illustrates that emotions provide ____.

Researchers conducted an important study in which ____ affected decisions about buying and selling.

Paul Ekman's cross-cultural study on inferring emotions from facial expressions suggests that ____.

One explanation for the fact that women have higher rates of depression than men is that, when feeling depressed, women ____.

The emotion of anger can best be classified as ____.

Mike is working on an important project. He decides to drink coffee to help him concentrate better. After two cups of coffee, Mike finds himself focusing better on his work. He is even able to drown out the loud chatter of his co-workers. According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, which of the following is most likely the reason for Mike's improved concentration?

A good deal of research has examined whether men and women differ in terms of how they experience emotions. This research clearly suggests that the stereotype of ____ is incorrect.

When social psychologists talk about a quick and automatic reaction that is simply positive or negative (as opposed to being a full-blown, complex feeling), they are talking about ____.

Anger is maladaptive because it prevents people from pursuing goals that might otherwise be blocked.