Exam 10: Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

According to positive psychology, negative emotions tend to _____, while positive emotions tend to _____.

A(n) _____ smile involves not only the mouth, but also the small muscles around the eyes.

Regarding Schachter's cognitive theory, we likely choose the appropriate label through a process of _____, by deciding which source is leading to the arousal.

The polygraph was invented in 1915 by psychologist _____, who also created the comic book character Wonderwoman.

Differences in emotional expression between North Americans and Asians would most likely revolve around the emotion of _____.

Which theory holds that we are afraid because we run, or are angry because we strike?

Which theory claims that emotions are organized in the brain and that emotional feelings and bodily expressions occur simultaneously?

Dr.Nelson enters the classroom, sits on top of the desk and leans back slightly with one arm casually draped over the podium that is to the side of the desk.A person who studies kinesics would most likely say that Dr.Nelson is displaying

You almost strike a child chasing a ball across the street on your way home from work.According to _____, you will see the child, react, experience bodily arousal, and then recognize your emotional state of fear.

_____ theory of emotion would predict that if you met a bear, you would experience bodily arousal.If the bear seemed unfriendly, you would interpret your arousal as fear; but if the bear offered to shake your "paw," you would be happy, amazed, and relieved.

In an experiment, people rated how funny they thought cartoons were while holding a pen crosswise in their mouths.Those who held the pen in their teeth thought the cartoons were funnier than did people who held the pen in their lips.These results are best explained by the

Positive emotions are most likely to encourage

In the future, airport security may use _____ and _____ when questioning passengers in order to detect stress among those who may be carrying explosive devices.

Which of the following theories of emotion would explain that the feelings occur after the bodily arousal, that is, you see a bear, you run, are aroused, and, lastly, you feel fear?

Anna and Brad are siblings.Brad is more likely to openly express ____ than his sister Anna.

Regarding lies and the polygraph, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Concerning emotional intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

After night class, you are walking back to your car when you catch a glimpse of someone running up behind you.You quickly turn and brace for a possible attack, but the student runs on by.It is only after you reacted to the possible attack that you realized that you felt afraid.Reacting before experiencing the feeling is BEST explained by which theory of emotion?

According to the film clip on facial analysis, computers, at the present time, can accurately identify _____ of the 46 action units that make up emotions.

Sudden death following a period of intense fear may occur when _____ slows the heart to a stop.