Question 1

Which of the following would NOT be your initial typical autonomic nervous system reaction to a frightening event?

Accepted Answer

A) sweating 
B) inability to urinate 
C) sensitivity to loud noises 
D) dryness of the throat and mouth 
A) sweating 
B) inability to urinate 
C) sensitivity to loud noises 
D) dryness of the throat and mouth

Question 2

Which of the following theorists believes that "making faces" can actually produce emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) James and Lange 
B) Cannon and Bard 
C) Paul Ekman 
D) Richard Lazarus 
A) James and Lange 
B) Cannon and Bard 
C) Paul Ekman 
D) Richard Lazarus

Question 3

Regarding the facial feedback hypothesis,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Emotions influence one's facial expressions as well as facial expressions influencing one's emotions. 
B) Holding a pen crosswise between your teeth forces you to smile and consequently to feel happy. 
C) Injecting participants with Botox caused no change in their brain activity nor in the emotions they felt. 
D) "Making faces" can affect the autonomic nervous system,as shown by changes in heart rate and skin temperature. 
A) Emotions influence one's facial expressions as well as facial expressions influencing one's emotions. 
B) Holding a pen crosswise between your teeth forces you to smile and consequently to feel happy. 
C) Injecting participants with Botox caused no change in their brain activity nor in the emotions they felt. 
D) "Making faces" can affect the autonomic nervous system,as shown by changes in heart rate and skin temperature.

Question 4

Because boys learn to suppress their emotional expressions,the only emotion they can freely express is

Accepted Answer

A) fear. 
B) anger. 
C) sadness. 
D) embarrassment. 
A) fear. 
B) anger. 
C) sadness. 
D) embarrassment.

Question 5

A part of the nervous system that prepares the body for emergencies,that is,"fighting or fleeing," is the __________ branch.

Accepted Answer

A) parasympathetic 
B) sympathetic 
C) somatic 
D) adaptive 
A) parasympathetic 
B) sympathetic 
C) somatic 
D) adaptive

Question 6

Regarding American and Asian cultures,the expression of positive feelings by

Accepted Answer

A) both cultures emphasize group membership. 
B) both cultures emphasize the individual. 
C) Americans emphasize group membership,while Asians emphasize the individual. 
D) Americans emphasize the individual,while Asian emphasize group membership. 
A) both cultures emphasize group membership. 
B) both cultures emphasize the individual. 
C) Americans emphasize group membership,while Asians emphasize the individual. 
D) Americans emphasize the individual,while Asian emphasize group membership.

Question 7

If you damaged your amygdala,you could still do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) feel fear 
B) relate normally to friends,family,and coworkers 
C) name familiar people and objects by sight 
D) "read" people's emotional expressions as conveyed by their eyes 
A) feel fear 
B) relate normally to friends,family,and coworkers 
C) name familiar people and objects by sight 
D) "read" people's emotional expressions as conveyed by their eyes

Question 8

Robert has a condition in which he is unable to express or name his emotions.This condition is known as

Accepted Answer

A) alexithymia. 
B) agnosia. 
C) Wernicke's aphasia. 
D) dysgraphia. 
A) alexithymia. 
B) agnosia. 
C) Wernicke's aphasia. 
D) dysgraphia.

Question 9

Schachter's cognitive theory emphasizes the influence of which of the following on emotion? .

Accepted Answer

A) labeling and interpretation 
B) parasympathetic arousal 
C) learned helplessness 
D) personality factors 
A) labeling and interpretation 
B) parasympathetic arousal 
C) learned helplessness 
D) personality factors

Question 10

During polygraph testing,a change in the electrical resistance of the skin,due to sweating,is referred to as __________ skin response.

Accepted Answer

A) kinesic 
B) somatic 
C) galvanic 
D) intracellular 
A) kinesic 
B) somatic 
C) galvanic 
D) intracellular

Question 11

Regarding the suppression of emotions,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Paying attention to our negative emotions can lead us to think more clearly about the positive and the negative,resulting in better decision making. 
B) Restraining emotions decreases activity in the sympathetic nervous system. 
C) It is better to manage emotions than it is to suppress them. 
D) People who constantly suppress emotions cope poorly with life and are prone to depression and other problems. 
A) Paying attention to our negative emotions can lead us to think more clearly about the positive and the negative,resulting in better decision making. 
B) Restraining emotions decreases activity in the sympathetic nervous system. 
C) It is better to manage emotions than it is to suppress them. 
D) People who constantly suppress emotions cope poorly with life and are prone to depression and other problems.

Question 12

When parents try to break up the romance of a son or daughter,they tend to add anger,frustration,and fear to the situation.Then,the romantic couple may see the cause of all these intense feelings to be "love." This situation illustrates the effects of the mental process called

Accepted Answer

A) negation. 
B) feedback. 
C) attribution 
D) homeostasis. 
A) negation. 
B) feedback. 
C) attribution 
D) homeostasis.

Question 13

In therapy,Lauren has learned to laugh at another driver's childish behavior rather than become very angry at the driver.Thus,therapy has helped Lauren to minimize her anger by teaching her how to

Accepted Answer

A) pay more attention to her facial feedback. 
B) suppress her emotions 
C) change her emotional appraisals. 
D) unconsciously lower her arousal levels. 
A) pay more attention to her facial feedback. 
B) suppress her emotions 
C) change her emotional appraisals. 
D) unconsciously lower her arousal levels.

Question 14

According to Schachter's theory of emotion,the specific emotion that an aroused person experiences depends on the

Accepted Answer

A) generation of activity in the cortex simultaneously with physiological arousal. 
B) specific pattern of physiological arousal. 
C) person's temperament. 
D) cognitive factors present during physiological arousal. 
A) generation of activity in the cortex simultaneously with physiological arousal. 
B) specific pattern of physiological arousal. 
C) person's temperament. 
D) cognitive factors present during physiological arousal.

Question 15

Restraining one's emotions decreases activity in the sympathetic nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An emotional stimulus,such as a large snarling dog,is appraised as a threat.Your appraisal gives rise to autonomic nervous system (ANS)arousal and cognitive labeling,adaptive behavior (running),facial expressions of fear and postural tenseness,and emotional feelings.Arousal,attribution,expressions,and behavior add to these emotional feelings.Then,the emotional feelings influence appraisal,which further affects arousal,behavior,expressions,and feelings.This is a description of which theory?

Accepted Answer

A) activation-synthesis hypothesis 
B) Yerkes-Dodson law 
C) contemporary model of emotion 
D) frustration-aggression hypothesis 
A) activation-synthesis hypothesis 
B) Yerkes-Dodson law 
C) contemporary model of emotion 
D) frustration-aggression hypothesis

Question 17

LaTanya and her friend Marcus are talking.You observe that LaTanya is leaning in toward Marcus as she speaks to him.According to body positioning,this leaning indicates

Accepted Answer

A) liking. 
B) disliking. 
C) relaxation. 
D) tension. 
A) liking. 
B) disliking. 
C) relaxation. 
D) tension.

Question 18

People who suffer damage to which part of the brain become "blind" to emotion and are unable to feel fear in a life-threatening situation or to relate normally to family and friends?

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) occipital lobes 
C) corpus callosum 
D) midbrain 
A) amygdala 
B) occipital lobes 
C) corpus callosum 
D) midbrain

Question 19

In Western cultures,which of the following are most likely to experience the condition called alexithymia?

Accepted Answer

A) men 
B) women 
C) persons over 50 
D) the creatively gifted 
A) men 
B) women 
C) persons over 50 
D) the creatively gifted

Question 20

Regarding kinesics,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The study of kinesics includes gestures and body posture,but not facial expressions. 
B) Body language communicates an overall emotional tone. 
C) Body positioning can reveal feelings that would normally be concealed. 
D) Cultural learning affects the meaning of gestures. 
A) The study of kinesics includes gestures and body posture,but not facial expressions. 
B) Body language communicates an overall emotional tone. 
C) Body positioning can reveal feelings that would normally be concealed. 
D) Cultural learning affects the meaning of gestures.

Exam 44: Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Which of the following would NOT be your initial typical autonomic nervous system reaction to a frightening event?

Which of the following theorists believes that "making faces" can actually produce emotions?

Regarding the facial feedback hypothesis,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Because boys learn to suppress their emotional expressions,the only emotion they can freely express is

A part of the nervous system that prepares the body for emergencies,that is,"fighting or fleeing," is the __________ branch.

Regarding American and Asian cultures,the expression of positive feelings by

If you damaged your amygdala,you could still do which of the following?

Robert has a condition in which he is unable to express or name his emotions.This condition is known as

Schachter's cognitive theory emphasizes the influence of which of the following on emotion? .

During polygraph testing,a change in the electrical resistance of the skin,due to sweating,is referred to as __________ skin response.

Regarding the suppression of emotions,which of the following statements is FALSE?

When parents try to break up the romance of a son or daughter,they tend to add anger,frustration,and fear to the situation.Then,the romantic couple may see the cause of all these intense feelings to be "love." This situation illustrates the effects of the mental process called

In therapy,Lauren has learned to laugh at another driver's childish behavior rather than become very angry at the driver.Thus,therapy has helped Lauren to minimize her anger by teaching her how to

According to Schachter's theory of emotion,the specific emotion that an aroused person experiences depends on the

Restraining one's emotions decreases activity in the sympathetic nervous system.

LaTanya and her friend Marcus are talking.You observe that LaTanya is leaning in toward Marcus as she speaks to him.According to body positioning,this leaning indicates

People who suffer damage to which part of the brain become "blind" to emotion and are unable to feel fear in a life-threatening situation or to relate normally to family and friends?

In Western cultures,which of the following are most likely to experience the condition called alexithymia?

Regarding kinesics,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Introduction

How to Study Psychology

Introducing Psychology: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Introducing Psychology: Psychology Then and Now

Introducing Psychology: the Psychology Experiment

Introducing Psychology: Non-Experimental Research Methods

Psychology in Action: Thinking Critically About the Media

Brain and Behavior: Neurons and the Nervous System

Brain and Behavior: Brain Research

Brain and Behavior: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cortex

Brain and Behavior: Sub-Cortex and Endocrine System

Psychology in Action: Handedness

Human Development: Heredity and Environment

Human Development: Emotional and Social Development in Childhood

Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Human Development: Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychology in Action: Well-Being and Happiness

Sensation and Perception: Sensory Processes

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Sensation and Perception: The Other Senses

Sensation and Perception: Perceptual Processes

Sensation and Perception: Perception and Objectivity

Psychology in Action: Extrasensory Perception

Consciousness: States of Consciousness

Consciousness: Sleep and Dreams

Consciousness: Psychoactive Drugs

Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dreams

Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

Conditioning and Learning: Classical Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Operant Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Reinforcement and Punishment

Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management

Memory: Memory Systems

Memory: Forgetting

Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

Psychology in Action: Mnemonics

Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Cognition and Intelligence: Problem Solving

Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

Psychology in Action: Enhancing Creativity

Motivation and Emotion: Overview of Motives and Emotions

Motivation and Emotion: Motivation in Detail

Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence

Human Sexuality: Sexual Development and Orientation

Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

Human Sexuality: Sexual Behavior, Response, and Attitudes

Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems

Personality: Overview of Personality

Personality: Trait Theories

Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Personality: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Psychology in Action: Understanding Shyness

Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict

Health, Stress, and Coping: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress and Health

Psychology in Action: Stress Management

Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology

Psychological Disorders: Psychosis, Delusional Disorders, and Schizophrenia