Question 1

According to Paul Rozin and colleagues (1999), disgust is elicited by a violation of .

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy 
B)  purity 
C)  community standards 
D)  personal integrity 
A)  autonomy 
B)  purity 
C)  community standards 
D)  personal integrity B

Question 2

Which of the following is an effect of sadness, documented by research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sadness tends to increase people's reliance on stereotypes. 
B)  Sadness tends to make people more giving in resource-allocation games. 
C)  Sadness makes people more likely to show a false memory effect in learning lists of words. 
D)  All of the above have been documented as effects of sadness. 
A)  Sadness tends to increase people's reliance on stereotypes. 
B)  Sadness tends to make people more giving in resource-allocation games. 
C)  Sadness makes people more likely to show a false memory effect in learning lists of words. 
D)  All of the above have been documented as effects of sadness. B

Question 3

Which of the following emotions is NOT thought to help strengthen people's relationships with each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anger 
B)  Embarrassment 
C)  Guilt 
D)  All of the emotions above are thought to help strengthen people's relationships. 
A)  Anger 
B)  Embarrassment 
C)  Guilt 
D)  All of the emotions above are thought to help strengthen people's relationships. D

Question 4

Research on ideal affect suggests that people in East Asian cultures prefer to feel , whereas people in mainstream United States culture prefer to feel .

Accepted Answer

A)  other-focused emotions; self-focused emotions 
B)  sadness; contentment 
C)  low-arousal positive emotion; high-arousal positive emotion 
D)  shame; pride 
A)  other-focused emotions; self-focused emotions 
B)  sadness; contentment 
C)  low-arousal positive emotion; high-arousal positive emotion 
D)  shame; pride

Question 5

In rats and other rodents, the failure to explore a new environment is generally interpreted as an indicator of .

Accepted Answer

A)  fear 
B)  disgust 
C)  sadness 
D)  contentment 
A)  fear 
B)  disgust 
C)  sadness 
D)  contentment

Question 6

Which of the following statements about fear and anger is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  No significant differences have been observed for brain activity in fear versus anger. 
B)  The blood vessels to the extremities constrict in fear, making hands and feet cold, whereas they expand in anger, keeping the hands warm. 
C)  The prototypical facial expressions of anger and fear are very different. 
D)  None of the statements above is false. 
A)  No significant differences have been observed for brain activity in fear versus anger. 
B)  The blood vessels to the extremities constrict in fear, making hands and feet cold, whereas they expand in anger, keeping the hands warm. 
C)  The prototypical facial expressions of anger and fear are very different. 
D)  None of the statements above is false.

Question 7

Evidence shows that crying tends to elicit other people's sympathy and concern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Drugs called anxiolytics or tranquilizers, such as diazepam (Valium) and alprazolam (Xanax) are commonly prescribed to reduce people's anxiety. How do these drugs work?

Accepted Answer

A)  They selectively (specifically) reduce activation in the amygdala. 
B)  They block the activity of a neurotransmitter that is specific to fear. 
C)  They block the effects of sympathetic nervous system activation on the heart. 
D)  They enhance the effectiveness of GABA, a neurotransmitter that inhibits neural activity throughout the brain. 
A)  They selectively (specifically) reduce activation in the amygdala. 
B)  They block the activity of a neurotransmitter that is specific to fear. 
C)  They block the effects of sympathetic nervous system activation on the heart. 
D)  They enhance the effectiveness of GABA, a neurotransmitter that inhibits neural activity throughout the brain.

Question 9

Why do theorists refer to embarrassment, shame, and guilt as "self-conscious" emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  These emotions all involve awareness of implications of external events for the self. 
B)  These emotions all emphasize making sure the needs of the self are fulfilled. 
C)  These emotions all require mindful attention to one's internal emotional state. 
D)  These emotions are all thought to involve appraisals of the self, and how the self appears to others. 
A)  These emotions all involve awareness of implications of external events for the self. 
B)  These emotions all emphasize making sure the needs of the self are fulfilled. 
C)  These emotions all require mindful attention to one's internal emotional state. 
D)  These emotions are all thought to involve appraisals of the self, and how the self appears to others.

Question 10

According to Paul Rozin and colleagues (1999), anger is elicited by a violation of .

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy 
B)  purity 
C)  community standards 
D)  personal safety 
A)  autonomy 
B)  purity 
C)  community standards 
D)  personal safety

Question 11

Describe the adaptive function proposed by your textbook for three negative emotions, and give a specific example (not previously discussed in class or the text) of each of these functions in real life.

Accepted Answer

The adaptive function proposed by our te

Question 12

According to Paul Rozin and colleagues (1999), contempt is elicited by a violation of .

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy 
B)  purity 
C)  community standards 
D)  personal integrity 
A)  autonomy 
B)  purity 
C)  community standards 
D)  personal integrity

Question 13

The facial expressions of embarrassment, shame, and guilt are highly similar to each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following has NOT been linked to higher disgust-proneness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher trait conscientiousness 
B)  Stronger preference for one's social ingroup 
C)  Political conservatism 
D)  All of the above have been linked to higher disgust-proneness 
A)  Higher trait conscientiousness 
B)  Stronger preference for one's social ingroup 
C)  Political conservatism 
D)  All of the above have been linked to higher disgust-proneness

Question 15

Research suggests that, as people age, they are increasingly susceptible to which of the following emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anger 
B)  Anxiety 
C)  Sadness 
D)  As people age, they are less susceptible to all of these emotions. 
A)  Anger 
B)  Anxiety 
C)  Sadness 
D)  As people age, they are less susceptible to all of these emotions.

Question 16

In Chapter 3 of your textbook, you learned about an emotion called hasham in the Bedouin language. Hasham is often translated into English as "shame," which was described in detail in Chapter 11. Compare and contrast hasham and shame - how are they similar, and how are the different? Do you think "shame" is a good translation for hasham, or would you suggest another word? Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

Hasham and shame are similar in that the

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a typical component of the startle response to a sudden loud noise, as described in your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  The eyes close tightly. 
B)  The shoulders hunch close to the neck. 
C)  The head turns instinctively toward the noise. 
D)  The arms rise up to protect the head. 
A)  The eyes close tightly. 
B)  The shoulders hunch close to the neck. 
C)  The head turns instinctively toward the noise. 
D)  The arms rise up to protect the head.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT thought to be an innate, universal fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear of sudden, loud noises 
B)  Fear of the dark 
C)  Fear of being separated from loved ones 
D)  All of the above are thought to be innate, universal fears. 
A)  Fear of sudden, loud noises 
B)  Fear of the dark 
C)  Fear of being separated from loved ones 
D)  All of the above are thought to be innate, universal fears.

Question 19

Unlike humans, monkeys do not show an innate fear of snakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

People commonly form food aversions after a single experience of nausea and vomiting that follows eating a certain food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Paul Rozin and colleagues (1999), disgust is elicited by a violation of .

Which of the following is an effect of sadness, documented by research?

Which of the following emotions is NOT thought to help strengthen people's relationships with each other?

Research on ideal affect suggests that people in East Asian cultures prefer to feel , whereas people in mainstream United States culture prefer to feel .

In rats and other rodents, the failure to explore a new environment is generally interpreted as an indicator of .

Which of the following statements about fear and anger is FALSE?

Evidence shows that crying tends to elicit other people's sympathy and concern.

Drugs called anxiolytics or tranquilizers, such as diazepam (Valium) and alprazolam (Xanax) are commonly prescribed to reduce people's anxiety. How do these drugs work?

Why do theorists refer to embarrassment, shame, and guilt as "self-conscious" emotions?

According to Paul Rozin and colleagues (1999), anger is elicited by a violation of .

Describe the adaptive function proposed by your textbook for three negative emotions, and give a specific example (not previously discussed in class or the text) of each of these functions in real life.

According to Paul Rozin and colleagues (1999), contempt is elicited by a violation of .

The facial expressions of embarrassment, shame, and guilt are highly similar to each other.

Which of the following has NOT been linked to higher disgust-proneness?

Research suggests that, as people age, they are increasingly susceptible to which of the following emotions?

Which of the following is NOT a typical component of the startle response to a sudden loud noise, as described in your textbook?

Which of the following is NOT thought to be an innate, universal fear?

Unlike humans, monkeys do not show an innate fear of snakes.

People commonly form food aversions after a single experience of nausea and vomiting that follows eating a certain food.

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Exam 11: The Value of Negative Emotions

According to Paul Rozin and colleagues (1999), disgust is elicited by a violation of .

Which of the following is an effect of sadness, documented by research?

Which of the following emotions is NOT thought to help strengthen people's relationships with each other?

Research on ideal affect suggests that people in East Asian cultures prefer to feel , whereas people in mainstream United States culture prefer to feel .

In rats and other rodents, the failure to explore a new environment is generally interpreted as an indicator of .

Which of the following statements about fear and anger is FALSE?

Evidence shows that crying tends to elicit other people's sympathy and concern.

Drugs called anxiolytics or tranquilizers, such as diazepam (Valium) and alprazolam (Xanax) are commonly prescribed to reduce people's anxiety. How do these drugs work?

Why do theorists refer to embarrassment, shame, and guilt as "self-conscious" emotions?

According to Paul Rozin and colleagues (1999), anger is elicited by a violation of .

Describe the adaptive function proposed by your textbook for three negative emotions, and give a specific example (not previously discussed in class or the text) of each of these functions in real life.

According to Paul Rozin and colleagues (1999), contempt is elicited by a violation of .

The facial expressions of embarrassment, shame, and guilt are highly similar to each other.

Which of the following has NOT been linked to higher disgust-proneness?

Research suggests that, as people age, they are increasingly susceptible to which of the following emotions?

Which of the following is NOT a typical component of the startle response to a sudden loud noise, as described in your textbook?

Which of the following is NOT thought to be an innate, universal fear?

Unlike humans, monkeys do not show an innate fear of snakes.

People commonly form food aversions after a single experience of nausea and vomiting that follows eating a certain food.

The Nature of Emotion

The Evolution of Emotion

Culture and Emotion

What Elicits Emotions

Emotional Expression in the Face, Posture, and Voice

Emotion and the Central Nervous System

The Autonomic Nervous System and Hormones

Emotional Development

Emotion in Relationships and Society

Emotion and Cognition

Happiness and the Positive Emotions

Individual Differences in Emotion

Emotion in Clinical Psychology

Emotion Regulation

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