Question 1

The feeling of ____________________ will lead a person to lower a selling price and increase a payment price.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The feeling of ____________________ will lead a...

Question 2

Discuss the various methods that people use to regulate their emotions. Which of these are relatively effective, and which are relatively ineffective? Do men and women tend to use different strategies?

Accepted Answer

a.People often, but not always, seek to

Question 3

According to the ____ theory of emotion, when people are presented with stimuli that trigger emotions, the thalamus in the brain sends two messages at the same time: one message that produces a conscious emotional experience and one message that produces a physiological response.

Accepted Answer

A)  James-Lange 
B)  Cannon-Bard 
C)  Schachter and Singer 
D)  excitation transfer 
A)  James-Lange 
B)  Cannon-Bard 
C)  Schachter and Singer 
D)  excitation transfer

Question 4

Which of the following statements is an example of a person engaging in affective forecasting?

Accepted Answer

A)  "The reason that he dropped out of school was because he felt insecure and incompetent." 
B)  "If he ever betrayed me, I would be so depressed I would never recover." 
C)  "If I hadn't gotten reprimanded by my boss that one time, I never would have hated my job as much as I did." 
D)  "If I had only trusted him and not said anything, we wouldn't have gotten into that stupid argument." 
A)  "The reason that he dropped out of school was because he felt insecure and incompetent." 
B)  "If he ever betrayed me, I would be so depressed I would never recover." 
C)  "If I hadn't gotten reprimanded by my boss that one time, I never would have hated my job as much as I did." 
D)  "If I had only trusted him and not said anything, we wouldn't have gotten into that stupid argument."

Question 5

What is most accurate about the emotion of anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anxiety is highly correlated with IQ. 
B)  Humans are the only animals who experience anxiety. 
C)  Anxiety motivates people to plan ahead and avoid risks. 
D)  Anxiety tends to interfere with smart, healthy decision-making. 
A)  Anxiety is highly correlated with IQ. 
B)  Humans are the only animals who experience anxiety. 
C)  Anxiety motivates people to plan ahead and avoid risks. 
D)  Anxiety tends to interfere with smart, healthy decision-making.

Question 6

Which statement is most accurate regarding the happiness levels of parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Having children increases happiness in parents. 
B)  Having children makes life richer and more meaningful. 
C)  Having children has resulted in reduced happiness levels in parents throughout history. 
D)  Having children decreases the belief that one will be happier as a parent, but in fact, happiness levels do increase. 
A)  Having children increases happiness in parents. 
B)  Having children makes life richer and more meaningful. 
C)  Having children has resulted in reduced happiness levels in parents throughout history. 
D)  Having children decreases the belief that one will be happier as a parent, but in fact, happiness levels do increase.

Question 7

Having Botox injections to one's face will ____ one's ability to understand other's emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)  have no impact on 
B)  improve 
C)  decrease 
D)  initially improve, but later decrease 
A)  have no impact on 
B)  improve 
C)  decrease 
D)  initially improve, but later decrease

Question 8

The term "affect balance" refers to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the degree to which a person's affects are stable, or consistent, across time. 
B)  the degree to which a person's affects are stable, or consistent, across situations. 
C)  the frequency of one's positive emotions minus the frequency of one's negative emotions. 
D)  the average level of (positive) emotion experienced by a group or society. 
A)  the degree to which a person's affects are stable, or consistent, across time. 
B)  the degree to which a person's affects are stable, or consistent, across situations. 
C)  the frequency of one's positive emotions minus the frequency of one's negative emotions. 
D)  the average level of (positive) emotion experienced by a group or society.

Question 9

Even though Amanda just met Diego two minutes ago, she has a good feeling about him right off the bat. According to the ____ hypothesis, it is therefore likely that Amanda will also decide within minutes that Diego is a good person.

Accepted Answer

A)  affective forecasting 
B)  affect balance 
C)  affect-as-information 
D)  emotional intelligence (EQ) 
A)  affective forecasting 
B)  affect balance 
C)  affect-as-information 
D)  emotional intelligence (EQ)

Question 10

Research on marriage, parenting, and happiness suggests that one of the happiest times in people's lives, especially for women, is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  interval between the day one is engaged and the day one is married 
B)  interval between the day one is married and the day one's first child is born 
C)  first year after one's first child is born 
D)  first year after one's children have grown up and left the parents' house 
A)  interval between the day one is engaged and the day one is married 
B)  interval between the day one is married and the day one's first child is born 
C)  first year after one's first child is born 
D)  first year after one's children have grown up and left the parents' house

Question 11

In the opening of this chapter, two men's reactions to spam e-mail were described. The fact that neither of the men were able to shrug off their annoyance to the spam illustrates the fact that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotion is largely consciously controlled 
B)  emotion is largely outside conscious awareness 
C)  emotion is a positive coping skill 
D)  emotion is a negative coping skill 
A)  emotion is largely consciously controlled 
B)  emotion is largely outside conscious awareness 
C)  emotion is a positive coping skill 
D)  emotion is a negative coping skill

Question 12

Research on the value of venting anger and catharsis suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  counter to most people's intuition, venting anger almost always ends up making people angrier than they were before 
B)  venting anger only works to reduce anger when people believe in the value of venting 
C)  venting only works to reduce anger when people enjoy and get satisfaction out of the venting 
D)  venting anger only works to reduce anger when people believe in the value of venting AND enjoy and get satisfaction out of the venting 
A)  counter to most people's intuition, venting anger almost always ends up making people angrier than they were before 
B)  venting anger only works to reduce anger when people believe in the value of venting 
C)  venting only works to reduce anger when people enjoy and get satisfaction out of the venting 
D)  venting anger only works to reduce anger when people believe in the value of venting AND enjoy and get satisfaction out of the venting

Question 13

The following people have scored high on the AIM. Taking this score into account, which one would most likely have the highest quality of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jody, who has a relatively "easy" life with lots of good experiences 
B)  Jim, who has a relatively "difficult" life with lots of stressors 
C)  Janna, whose life is a balance between good and bad experiences 
D)  Jarboe, who is low on life satisfaction 
A)  Jody, who has a relatively "easy" life with lots of good experiences 
B)  Jim, who has a relatively "difficult" life with lots of stressors 
C)  Janna, whose life is a balance between good and bad experiences 
D)  Jarboe, who is low on life satisfaction

Question 14

Which of the following statements summarizes Russell's position on Ekman's research on facial expression cross-culturally?

Accepted Answer

A)  He supports the facial expression-emotion link Ekman has found. 
B)  He wholly rejects Ekman's findings. 
C)  He argues with Ekman's methodology, feeling still faces would be better to study than faces with spontaneous emotions. 
D)  He argues with Ekman's methodology, feeling photos of faces with spontaneous emotions would be better to study than still faces. 
A)  He supports the facial expression-emotion link Ekman has found. 
B)  He wholly rejects Ekman's findings. 
C)  He argues with Ekman's methodology, feeling still faces would be better to study than faces with spontaneous emotions. 
D)  He argues with Ekman's methodology, feeling photos of faces with spontaneous emotions would be better to study than still faces.

Question 15

What term is concerned with people's ability to predict their emotional reactions to future events?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional intelligence (EQ) 
B)  affective forecasting 
C)  affect-as-information 
D)  hedonic treadmill 
A)  emotional intelligence (EQ) 
B)  affective forecasting 
C)  affect-as-information 
D)  hedonic treadmill

Question 16

Research on repressing versus venting anger shows that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  neither of these actions are associated with heart disease 
B)  repressing anger is associated with heart disease, while venting anger is not 
C)  venting anger is associated with heart disease, while repressing anger is not 
D)  both of these actions are associated with heart disease 
A)  neither of these actions are associated with heart disease 
B)  repressing anger is associated with heart disease, while venting anger is not 
C)  venting anger is associated with heart disease, while repressing anger is not 
D)  both of these actions are associated with heart disease

Question 17

The idea that people maintain relatively constant levels of happiness or unhappiness-regardless of what happens to them-has been referred to as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the hedonic treadmill 
B)  the broaden-and-build theory 
C)  emotional intelligence (EQ) 
D)  personal affective index 
A)  the hedonic treadmill 
B)  the broaden-and-build theory 
C)  emotional intelligence (EQ) 
D)  personal affective index

Question 18

Washing one's hands is thought to most influence which of the following emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contempt 
B)  Sadness 
C)  Guilt 
D)  Anger 
A)  Contempt 
B)  Sadness 
C)  Guilt 
D)  Anger

Question 19

Alice was attacked by a pig when she was a child, and developed a strong phobia of pigs. Whenever she sees a pig-whether on a farm, in a zoo, or even in a movie-she has a strong and immediate automatic reaction. This reaction is best classified as a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotion 
B)  affect 
C)  mood 
D)  attitude 
A)  emotion 
B)  affect 
C)  mood 
D)  attitude

Question 20

Judgments about the moral virtue of ____ are most associated with the emotion of disgust.

Accepted Answer

A)  purity 
B)  fairness 
C)  kindness 
D)  love 
A)  purity 
B)  fairness 
C)  kindness 
D)  love

The feeling of ____________________ will lead a person to lower a selling price and increase a payment price.

Discuss the various methods that people use to regulate their emotions. Which of these are relatively effective, and which are relatively ineffective? Do men and women tend to use different strategies?

According to the ____ theory of emotion, when people are presented with stimuli that trigger emotions, the thalamus in the brain sends two messages at the same time: one message that produces a conscious emotional experience and one message that produces a physiological response.

Which of the following statements is an example of a person engaging in affective forecasting?

What is most accurate about the emotion of anxiety?

Which statement is most accurate regarding the happiness levels of parents?

Having Botox injections to one's face will ____ one's ability to understand other's emotions.

The term "affect balance" refers to ____.

Even though Amanda just met Diego two minutes ago, she has a good feeling about him right off the bat. According to the ____ hypothesis, it is therefore likely that Amanda will also decide within minutes that Diego is a good person.

Research on marriage, parenting, and happiness suggests that one of the happiest times in people's lives, especially for women, is the ____.

In the opening of this chapter, two men's reactions to spam e-mail were described. The fact that neither of the men were able to shrug off their annoyance to the spam illustrates the fact that ____.

Research on the value of venting anger and catharsis suggests that ____.

The following people have scored high on the AIM. Taking this score into account, which one would most likely have the highest quality of life?

Which of the following statements summarizes Russell's position on Ekman's research on facial expression cross-culturally?

What term is concerned with people's ability to predict their emotional reactions to future events?

Research on repressing versus venting anger shows that ____.

The idea that people maintain relatively constant levels of happiness or unhappiness-regardless of what happens to them-has been referred to as ____.

Washing one's hands is thought to most influence which of the following emotions?

Alice was attacked by a pig when she was a child, and developed a strong phobia of pigs. Whenever she sees a pig-whether on a farm, in a zoo, or even in a movie-she has a strong and immediate automatic reaction. This reaction is best classified as a(n) ____.

Judgments about the moral virtue of ____ are most associated with the emotion of disgust.

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Exam 6: Emotion and Affect

The feeling of ____________________ will lead a person to lower a selling price and increase a payment price.

Discuss the various methods that people use to regulate their emotions. Which of these are relatively effective, and which are relatively ineffective? Do men and women tend to use different strategies?

According to the ____ theory of emotion, when people are presented with stimuli that trigger emotions, the thalamus in the brain sends two messages at the same time: one message that produces a conscious emotional experience and one message that produces a physiological response.

Which of the following statements is an example of a person engaging in affective forecasting?

What is most accurate about the emotion of anxiety?

Which statement is most accurate regarding the happiness levels of parents?

Having Botox injections to one's face will ____ one's ability to understand other's emotions.

The term "affect balance" refers to ____.

Even though Amanda just met Diego two minutes ago, she has a good feeling about him right off the bat. According to the ____ hypothesis, it is therefore likely that Amanda will also decide within minutes that Diego is a good person.

Research on marriage, parenting, and happiness suggests that one of the happiest times in people's lives, especially for women, is the ____.

In the opening of this chapter, two men's reactions to spam e-mail were described. The fact that neither of the men were able to shrug off their annoyance to the spam illustrates the fact that ____.

Research on the value of venting anger and catharsis suggests that ____.

The following people have scored high on the AIM. Taking this score into account, which one would most likely have the highest quality of life?

Which of the following statements summarizes Russell's position on Ekman's research on facial expression cross-culturally?

What term is concerned with people's ability to predict their emotional reactions to future events?

Research on repressing versus venting anger shows that ____.

The idea that people maintain relatively constant levels of happiness or unhappiness-regardless of what happens to them-has been referred to as ____.

Washing one's hands is thought to most influence which of the following emotions?

Alice was attacked by a pig when she was a child, and developed a strong phobia of pigs. Whenever she sees a pig-whether on a farm, in a zoo, or even in a movie-she has a strong and immediate automatic reaction. This reaction is best classified as a(n) ____.

Judgments about the moral virtue of ____ are most associated with the emotion of disgust.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Social Cognition

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

Filters