Exam 6: Emotion and Affect

Positive emotions are linked to forming social bonds and negative emotions are linked to breaking social bonds.

Research on gender differences in emotion suggests that ____ may be slightly more emotional, and ____ may be relatively more willing to report and discuss their feelings.

Paul Eckman's research indicates that ____.

Judgments about the moral virtue of ____ are most associated with the emotion of disgust.

Emotions are inner processes that help promote ________________ relations.

In what way is anger different from contempt?

Even though Amanda just met Diego two minutes ago, she has a good feeling about him right off the bat. According to the ____ hypothesis, it is therefore likely that Amanda will also decide within minutes that Diego is a good person.

The risk-as-feelings hypothesis states that ____.

Marcus is talking to his sister on the phone. He senses, accurately, that she is feeling pressured and needs to go. Marcus often has experiences where he is able to accurately identify what the other person is feeling. He would probably score high on the ____ branch on a test of emotional intelligence.

Scores on the AIM instrument tell us ____.

Some have suggested that, if you want a date to develop strong emotions toward you, it is a good idea to take him or her to a place that will be physiologically arousing-such as a horror movie or roller coaster. This idea is consistent with research on ____.

Anger tends to lead to rejection and social exclusion of the person at whom you are angry.

Research indicates that men may actually be innately more emotional (i.e., experience emotions more strongly)as compared to women.

Someone might be a happy person because he enjoys many positive emotional experiences, or because she hardly ever feels bad emotions. What do social psychologists use to measure this level of happiness?

A good deal of research has examined whether men and women differ in terms of the strength of their emotional reactions. What has this research found?

For which group(s)is there a strong association between overeating and being in a bad mood?

Are women more emotional than men? Discuss the current research on this topic. In what areas are men and women similar and in what areas are they different? What are the general conclusions from this body of research?

How one feels about one's health (how satisfied one is with one's health)is a stronger predictor of happiness than is one's actual level of health.

Suppose that it is Friday night, that Xavier and her friends have been out at a party, and that they are now heading home. Suppose also that Xavier has had a little bit to drink, but not a lot. Is it safe for her to drive home or should she call a cab instead? How will she decide what to do? According to the risk-as-feelings hypothesis, ____.

While most of the time the emotion of anger appears to be destructive and antisocial, there is a case to be made that anger can be helpful to oneself and others. Explain.