Exam 10: Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

According to the weight control and exercise research conducted at the University of Pittsburgh, _____ is defined as 220 heart beats per minute minus one's age.

According to psychologist Robert Levant, _____ infants are more emotionally expressive.

Regarding emotional intelligence, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Schachter's cognitive theory emphasizes the influence of _____ on emotion.

According to your textbook, which of the following is one of the important skills related to emotional intelligence?

In a research study, one-third of the subjects were injected with adrenaline, one-third were given a tranquilizer, and one-third were injected with a placebo (salt water).They were shown a slapstick film.The group injected with _____ laughed the most, while the group injected with _____ laughed the least, which provides support for Schachter's theory of emotion.

Marilyn has just entered the room.Anna and Larrita both smile at Marilyn, as evidenced by the corners of their mouth.However, Larrita also makes crinkles or crow's feet in the outside corners of her eyes when she smiles.Anna's smile is a(n) _____ smile; Larrita's smile is a(n) _____ smile.

Vicki is taking her morning walk when a strange dog appears in her path and begins to growl at her.Vicki's heart begins to race, the hair on her arms stands on end, and her palms begin to sweat as fear envelops her.These symptoms that Vicki is experiencing are due to the reactions of her _____ nervous system.

Intense fear may cause _____, resulting in sudden death.

Which of the following theories of emotion would explain that you "see a bear, feel fear, and then you run"?

Regarding emotional expressions, which of the following statements is TRUE?

You are walking down a deserted alley late at night; and you hear a sudden noise to your left.Your sympathetic nervous system prepares your body for fight or flight, and you experience fear.Just before you turn to run, however, you see a cat race away from the trash can he was digging in."Oh, that was the noise," you think.Instead of experiencing fear, you laugh wildly at what you had imagined was coming after you in the alley.This set of events is best described by which theory of emotion?

The most universally recognized facial expression is

You are walking down a deserted alley in a high-crime area, and you hear a sudden noise to your left.You run wildly to your right for six blocks, and then you experience a huge rush of fear.This set of events is best described by which theory of emotion?

Which of the following has been found to be consistently related to lying?

The general emotional feelings telegraphed by body positioning include

Compared with people in North America, people in Asian cultures are LESS likely to express which emotion?

In a recent study that appears to verify Darwin's view of emotions, people were able to detect _____ faces faster than any other facial expression.

In a research study, one-third of the subjects were injected with adrenaline, one-third were given a tranquilizer, and one-third were injected with a placebo (salt water).They were shown a film.The group injected with adrenaline laughed the most, the group given the tranquilizer laughed the least, with the placebo group falling between the two other groups.According to _____, the individuals who received adrenaline had a stirred-up body, but no explanation for what they were feeling; and consequently, they became happy when the movie implied that their adrenaline arousal was due to amusement.

According to Martin Seligman, _____ can be cultivated by using the strengths we already possess, including kindness, originality, humor, optimism, and generosity.