Exam 13: Individual Differences in Emotion

Which of the following sex differences was NOT observed in a large, nationally representative study of adults in the United States?

Research suggests that women and men are equally capable of empathy, but men are more selective about those with whom they empathize.

Carrie is very self-disciplined and reliable - if she says she is going to do something, it will get done. researcher would say that Carrie is very high on:

Women's and men's emotional experience and expression differ in a number of ways. Which of the following explanations of these gender differences is best supported by research discussed in your textbook?

Which of the following best describes the relationship between genotype for the serotonin transporter gene and depression?

Which of the following accurately defines the term temperament, according to your textbook?

The MSCEIT is a test used to measure people's emotional intelligence. In the test, many questions ask how people would interpret emotional stimuli (such as morphed facial expressions of emotion), or how they would respond to emotionally complicated situations. Your textbook describes three approaches to scoring people's answers - deciding what the "right" answer is. Describe each of the three scoring approaches, and for each, state one limitation of that approach.

Scores on the MSCEIT test of emotional intelligence strongly predict outcomes such as life satisfaction, quality of close relationships, optimism, and ability to regulate one's emotions.

Evidence from a large, nationally representative study of adults in the United States shows that women experience more emotion, overall, than men.

Questionnaire data suggest that, in countries throughout the world, men and women experience roughly equal amounts of anger.

Research suggests that people who are high on the personality trait of Conscientiousness are better able to regulate their anger after being insulted.

Which of the following emotions is NOT experienced at higher levels by women than by men, in countries around the world as well as in the United States?

Having the allele of the serotonin transporter gene causes increased depression and anxiety.

Which of the following sex differences was NOT observed in a large, nationally representative study of adults in the United States?

Among her friends, Belinda is considered the kindest and most generous. A personality researcher would say that Belinda is very high on:

Studies examining the relationship between scores on the MSCEIT, a test designed to assess emotional intelligence, and important outcomes such as life satisfaction, quality of close relationships, and emotion regulation ability have found significant but modest correlations. These correlations are used to estimate the of the MSCEIT as a measure of emotional intelligence.

Which of the following Big Five personality factors has been linked to high dispositional experience of both compassion and awe?

Your textbook discusses much research comparing men's and women's emotions in terms of experience, expression, regulation, and empathy for others. Would you argue that men and women are mostly the same, mostly different, or similar in one way but different in another? Discuss at least five research findings from class or your textbook as support for your thesis.

In a study described in your textbook (Hecht & LaFrance, 1998), same-sex pairs of participants engaged in conversations in the lab. In some conversations, one partner had power over the other in a mock job interview. In other conversations, the two partners were equals. Which of the following accurately describes the results?

Which of the following Big Five personality traits is associated with lower use of reappraisal and problem solving as emotion regulation strategies?