Exam 16: Emotion

Professor Akbari is presenting a lecture on emotions.He presents the idea that your facial muscles provide input to your brain.Then he assigns a short paper to everyone to read on the theory.What is the most likely title of the short paper?

The adaptation level theory would suggest that long-term happiness is more dependent on:

In order to achieve high performance on a simple,familiar task,the Yerkes-Dodson law would recommend:

One problem of lie detector tests described in the textbook is that:

According to cross-cultural evidence,which of the following emotions is least likely to have universal expression?

When Westerners listen to music,they perceive the fast songs as happy and slow songs as fearful.What about the Mafa farmers in Cameroon?

Bill has a very difficult test coming up tomorrow.But he is confused on his plan of attack-that is,in which emotional state he should be when taking the exam.The Yerkes-Dodson law would advise Bill to be:

Guy has been arrested for attempted armed robbery and is currently being given a lie detector test.Which of the following is the best example of a neutral question?

Two types of questions are used in the Control Question Technique.These types are called:

Rosie married a very wealthy man and,initially,was extremely happy that she could now afford all the things she could never have before.Six months later,her happiness had lessened.She had become accustomed to having money and now took it for granted.According to recent research,Rosie's reduction in happiness is due to:

Specific rules that regulate the expression of emotions are called display rules.

Right before you visit a residential school for blind children,a friend tells you to be prepared to see the children show "different" facial expressions.Your friend says,"These kids have never seen a smile,so what do you expect?" What do you observe at the school?

Of the following expressions,which one tends to have the least agreement across cultures?

According to the James-Lange theory,each specific pattern of physiological responses is associated with a:

You are playing a card game with your friends.You don't know if one of them is about to win,because of his poker face.Which of the following components of an emotion does poker face best illustrate?

You're at a baseball stadium watching a game.Suddenly a ball is hit right at you,and you detect the stimulus very quickly.What would affective neuroscientists say about that?

Imagine that the parts of the brain can speak.As you look at a black widow spider coming towards you,which part would say,"It's my responsibility to determine if a stimulus has positive or negative emotional significance"?

Emotions include appraisal and observable behaviors.

An athlete has a simple task in the game she is playing.According to the Yerkes-Dodson law,she ought to have:

The ____ explain(s)the steps in emotions by focusing on how we interpret situations.