Question 1

Which of the following is a cost of using expressive suppression to regulate emotion, at least in Western cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) Reduced recall for events that occurred during expressive suppression 
B) Increased sympathetic arousal 
C) Perceived by others as distracted and unresponsive 
D) Long-term suppression is associated with marital dissatisfaction 
E) All of the above 
A) Reduced recall for events that occurred during expressive suppression 
B) Increased sympathetic arousal 
C) Perceived by others as distracted and unresponsive 
D) Long-term suppression is associated with marital dissatisfaction 
E) All of the above

Question 2

People will tend to use some emotion regulation strategies more than others. Regular use of which emotion regulation strategy is most associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A) Expressive suppression 
B) Putting into perspective 
C) Self-distancing 
D) Acceptance 
A) Expressive suppression 
B) Putting into perspective 
C) Self-distancing 
D) Acceptance

Question 3

Gross and Levenson (1997) studied expressive suppression in a laboratory study. What did they find?

Accepted Answer

A) Participants were able to reduce expression of positive and negative emotions, but did not completely inhibit facial movements 
B) Expressive suppression was associated with increased sympathetic arousal 
C) Participants suppressing their expressions self-reported no felt affect, across emotion conditions 
D) Both A and B 
E) All of the above 
A) Participants were able to reduce expression of positive and negative emotions, but did not completely inhibit facial movements 
B) Expressive suppression was associated with increased sympathetic arousal 
C) Participants suppressing their expressions self-reported no felt affect, across emotion conditions 
D) Both A and B 
E) All of the above

Question 4

You're a soccer player, and before each game you get yourself pumped up by thinking about things that make you angry about the other team. What type of emotion regulation motive is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) Hedonic motivation 
B) Instrumental motivation 
C) Pro-social motivation 
D) Self-protection motivation 
A) Hedonic motivation 
B) Instrumental motivation 
C) Pro-social motivation 
D) Self-protection motivation

Question 5

Research in participants from East Asian cultures has highlighted the cultural relativity of some findings regarding emotion regulation strategies. What in particular have researchers learned about expressive suppression in East Asian and Western cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) East Asian cultures tend to discourage open and free expression of all felt emotions, compared to Western cultures 
B) Westerners tend to disclose distress and ask for support more than East Asians 
C) While expressive suppression increases arousal and does not decrease subjective feelings during an emotion state in Westerners, the same is not true in East Asians 
D) Both A and B 
E) All of the above are true 
A) East Asian cultures tend to discourage open and free expression of all felt emotions, compared to Western cultures 
B) Westerners tend to disclose distress and ask for support more than East Asians 
C) While expressive suppression increases arousal and does not decrease subjective feelings during an emotion state in Westerners, the same is not true in East Asians 
D) Both A and B 
E) All of the above are true

Question 6

Which of the following scenarios is an example of situation selection as an emotion regulation strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) You plan a fun get-together with friends that you know will make you happy 
B) When you're feeling upset you think back on times when you were happy 
C) When you're in an unpleasant situation you shift your attentional focus to more pleasant features of your environment 
D) You reappraise your interpretation of a situation so that it is not so negative 
E) All of the above 
A) You plan a fun get-together with friends that you know will make you happy 
B) When you're feeling upset you think back on times when you were happy 
C) When you're in an unpleasant situation you shift your attentional focus to more pleasant features of your environment 
D) You reappraise your interpretation of a situation so that it is not so negative 
E) All of the above

Question 7

What term is used to describe emotion regulation strategies that involve modification of emotion components when the emotion experience is already occurring?

Accepted Answer

A) Reactive emotion regulation 
B) Post hoc emotion regulation 
C) Response-focused emotion regulation 
D) Suppressive emotion regulation 
A) Reactive emotion regulation 
B) Post hoc emotion regulation 
C) Response-focused emotion regulation 
D) Suppressive emotion regulation

Question 8

As people get older, they start to rely on some emotion regulation strategies more than others. Which of the following statements is true about emotion regulation in older adults?

Accepted Answer

A) They tend to rely more on strategies like situation selection that prevent negative emotion experiences, rather than strategies like expressive suppression that attempt to reduce ongoing emotions 
B) They tend to have better control over their emotion expression because they have a lot of experience suppressing their emotions 
C) They engage in more catastrophizing than younger adults because they often suffer from health issues, and this results in them having lower average subjective well-being than younger adults 
D) Both A and B 
E) All of the above 
A) They tend to rely more on strategies like situation selection that prevent negative emotion experiences, rather than strategies like expressive suppression that attempt to reduce ongoing emotions 
B) They tend to have better control over their emotion expression because they have a lot of experience suppressing their emotions 
C) They engage in more catastrophizing than younger adults because they often suffer from health issues, and this results in them having lower average subjective well-being than younger adults 
D) Both A and B 
E) All of the above

Question 9

Relaxing during social interactions by drinking alcohol is an example of which of the following emotion regulation strategies?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive change 
B) Regulation of physiological arousal 
C) Situation selection 
D) Expressive suppression 
A) Cognitive change 
B) Regulation of physiological arousal 
C) Situation selection 
D) Expressive suppression

Question 10

An ""automatic monitoring process"" and a ""controlled operating process"" are terms used to explain hypothesized parallel cognitive processes responsible for which phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive reappraisal 
B) Rebound effect 
C) Expressive suppression 
D) Rumination 
A) Cognitive reappraisal 
B) Rebound effect 
C) Expressive suppression 
D) Rumination

Which of the following is a cost of using expressive suppression to regulate emotion, at least in Western cultures?

People will tend to use some emotion regulation strategies more than others. Regular use of which emotion regulation strategy is most associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes?

Gross and Levenson (1997) studied expressive suppression in a laboratory study. What did they find?

You're a soccer player, and before each game you get yourself pumped up by thinking about things that make you angry about the other team. What type of emotion regulation motive is this an example of?

Research in participants from East Asian cultures has highlighted the cultural relativity of some findings regarding emotion regulation strategies. What in particular have researchers learned about expressive suppression in East Asian and Western cultures?

Which of the following scenarios is an example of situation selection as an emotion regulation strategy?

What term is used to describe emotion regulation strategies that involve modification of emotion components when the emotion experience is already occurring?

As people get older, they start to rely on some emotion regulation strategies more than others. Which of the following statements is true about emotion regulation in older adults?

Relaxing during social interactions by drinking alcohol is an example of which of the following emotion regulation strategies?

An ""automatic monitoring process"" and a ""controlled operating process"" are terms used to explain hypothesized parallel cognitive processes responsible for which phenomenon?

Theories of Emotion

Methods for the Science of Emotion

The Emotional Brain

Functions of Emotion

Expression of Emotion

Self-Conscious Emotions

Happiness

Emotion and Cognition

Emotion and Group Processes

Gender and Emotion

Universals and Cultural Differences in Emotions

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Exam 9: Emotion Regulation

Which of the following is a cost of using expressive suppression to regulate emotion, at least in Western cultures?

People will tend to use some emotion regulation strategies more than others. Regular use of which emotion regulation strategy is most associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes?

Gross and Levenson (1997) studied expressive suppression in a laboratory study. What did they find?

You're a soccer player, and before each game you get yourself pumped up by thinking about things that make you angry about the other team. What type of emotion regulation motive is this an example of?

Research in participants from East Asian cultures has highlighted the cultural relativity of some findings regarding emotion regulation strategies. What in particular have researchers learned about expressive suppression in East Asian and Western cultures?

Which of the following scenarios is an example of situation selection as an emotion regulation strategy?

What term is used to describe emotion regulation strategies that involve modification of emotion components when the emotion experience is already occurring?

As people get older, they start to rely on some emotion regulation strategies more than others. Which of the following statements is true about emotion regulation in older adults?

Relaxing during social interactions by drinking alcohol is an example of which of the following emotion regulation strategies?

An ""automatic monitoring process"" and a ""controlled operating process"" are terms used to explain hypothesized parallel cognitive processes responsible for which phenomenon?

Theories of Emotion

Methods for the Science of Emotion

The Emotional Brain

Functions of Emotion

Expression of Emotion

Self-Conscious Emotions

Happiness

Emotion and Cognition

Emotion and Group Processes

Gender and Emotion

Universals and Cultural Differences in Emotions

Filters