Exam 9: Emotion Regulation

The expression discharge hypothesis posits that social sharing of emotion contributes to immediate reduction in the intensity of emotions. Based on empirical work to date, what can we conclude about this hypothesis?

Which of the following emotion regulation strategies is considered to be response-focused?

Which of the following is not identified as an adaptive emotion regulation strategy?

Which of the following is an example of cognitive reappraisal?

One explanation of the rebound effect suggests that thought inhibition requires constant monitoring for the unwanted thought, which ironically keeps it close to consciousness. What is the name for this explanation?

Which of the following behaviors does not help people recovering from emotionally intense events, according to existing evidence?

What is true about the rebound effect and emotional thoughts?

You are feeling sad, and you don't like the way that feels, so you try various emotion regulation strategies to make yourself feel good. What type of emotion regulation motive is this an example of?

You got an A on a recent exam but your good friend got a C-. In order to protect her feelings, you suppress your smile and hide your happiness from her. What type of emotion regulation motive is this an example of?

What does the term catastrophizing refer to?

Talking about emotional events with others can help people process and make meaning out of those events. They will either integrate the emotional event into their existing emotional schema and narratives or modify their schema in order to adjust to a new reality. What are the terms that refer to this integration and modification, respectively?

What does cognitive load have to do with the rebound effect?

Which of the following emotion regulation strategies could be seen as the opposite of focalism in affective forecasting theory?

What term is used to describe emotion regulation strategies that involve attempts to control or modify an emotion before it has even been elicited?

Which of the following scenarios is an example of attentional deployment as an emotion regulation strategy?

Crystal discovers that when she is emotionally overwhelmed, it is helpful to imagine she is an observer watching herself in the situation, and to even think about herself in the third person. It makes everything seem less overwhelming. What emotion regulation strategy has she stumbled upon?

What are the effects of cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression on cognitive functioning?

What is the rebound effect as described by Daniel Wegner?

Which of the following does not describe an instance of emotion regulation?

Which of the following emotion regulation strategies is considered to be antecedent-focused?