Question 1

Schacter-Singer's two-factor theory suggests that emotions are the result of:

Accepted Answer

A) a physiological arousal without interpretation by the brain. 
B) brain activity without physiological arousal. 
C) your brain trying to make sense of your body's physiological response to a situation. 
D) your body's physiological response to signals of emotion sent from your brain. 
A) a physiological arousal without interpretation by the brain. 
B) brain activity without physiological arousal. 
C) your brain trying to make sense of your body's physiological response to a situation. 
D) your body's physiological response to signals of emotion sent from your brain. C

Question 2

As a task becomes more difficult, motivation for engaging in the task becomes more:

Accepted Answer

A) extrinsic. 
B) intrinsic. 
C) general. 
D) specific. 
A) extrinsic. 
B) intrinsic. 
C) general. 
D) specific. D

Question 3

Remis was feeling depressed about the bad grade he got on his first psychology exam. Because he had another test to take that day and did not want his unhappiness to affect his later test, Remis started thinking about all the good grades he had received this semester to brighten his mood. This illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) terror management theory. 
B) the approach-avoidance conflict. 
C) emotion appraisal. 
D) emotion regulation. 
A) terror management theory. 
B) the approach-avoidance conflict. 
C) emotion appraisal. 
D) emotion regulation. D

Question 4

When presented with a stimulus, the brain processes the information in two pathways: the "fast pathway" goes from the thalamus to the _____, while the "slow pathway" goes from the thalamus to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala; cortex and then the amygdala 
B) cortex; amygdala directly 
C) amygdala; retina and then the frontal lobe 
D) cortex; retina 
A) amygdala; cortex and then the amygdala 
B) cortex; amygdala directly 
C) amygdala; retina and then the frontal lobe 
D) cortex; retina

Question 5

Professor Aguillera is absolutely enraged that a student is texting on his cell phone in class. He really wants to scream at the student. But thinking about his upcoming teaching evaluations, Professor Aguillera merely looks seriously at the student and tells him to put the phone away. This illustrates which display rule for emotional expression?

Accepted Answer

A) intensification 
B) deintensification 
C) masking 
D) neutralizing 
A) intensification 
B) deintensification 
C) masking 
D) neutralizing

Question 6

Stacy gets stressed easily, and when she does, she eats an entire carton of ice cream, a bag of potato chips, and drinks a two-liter bottle of soda. She then forces herself to vomit so that she doesn't absorb all of those calories. Stacy is most likely suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A) bulimia nervosa. 
B) anorexia nervosa. 
C) obesity. 
D) ghrelin deficiency syndrome. 
A) bulimia nervosa. 
B) anorexia nervosa. 
C) obesity. 
D) ghrelin deficiency syndrome.

Question 7

You come home to find an intruder in your apartment. According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, which response comes first?

Accepted Answer

A) You experience fear. 
B) You cognitively compare your visual perception with existing schemas until you identify that the person you see is a threat. 
C) Your body reacts (increased heart rate, muscles contract, etc.). 
D) You experience amnesia. 
A) You experience fear. 
B) You cognitively compare your visual perception with existing schemas until you identify that the person you see is a threat. 
C) Your body reacts (increased heart rate, muscles contract, etc.). 
D) You experience amnesia.

Question 8

Scientists have just discovered a tribe of people in a South American jungle that have never been exposed to the outside world or people aside from those in their village. The first researchers greet them with a smile. Which emotion would the tribe member most likely attribute to the expression of a smile?

Accepted Answer

A) happiness 
B) surprise 
C) anger 
D) There is no way to tell because emotional expressions are all culturally specific. 
A) happiness 
B) surprise 
C) anger 
D) There is no way to tell because emotional expressions are all culturally specific.

Question 9

During surgery, Heinrich Klüver and Paul Bucy accidentally damaged the amygdala of a monkey named Aurora, inadvertently causing the monkey to:

Accepted Answer

A) become sexually unreceptive. 
B) stop eating. 
C) not exhibit fear. 
D) exhibit heightened anxiety. 
A) become sexually unreceptive. 
B) stop eating. 
C) not exhibit fear. 
D) exhibit heightened anxiety.

Question 10

One reason why the Cannon-Bard theory was proposed as an alternative to the James-Lange theory was that there:

Accepted Answer

A) was a need to account for bodily activity. 
B) was no need to account for bodily activity. 
C) were not enough unique patterns of bodily activity to account for all emotions. 
D) were not enough emotions to account for all the unique patterns of bodily activity. 
A) was a need to account for bodily activity. 
B) was no need to account for bodily activity. 
C) were not enough unique patterns of bodily activity to account for all emotions. 
D) were not enough emotions to account for all the unique patterns of bodily activity.

Question 11

Which statement about polygraph tests is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It is possible for trained persons to beat these tests. 
B) They are better than humans at detecting whether or not someone is lying. 
C) Increasing the sensitivity of the test increases the likelihood that it will incorrectly report that someone is lying. 
D) They typically show extremely high accuracy. 
A) It is possible for trained persons to beat these tests. 
B) They are better than humans at detecting whether or not someone is lying. 
C) Increasing the sensitivity of the test increases the likelihood that it will incorrectly report that someone is lying. 
D) They typically show extremely high accuracy.

Question 12

Studying hard for an exam to get good grades and keep a scholarship is:

Accepted Answer

A) an extrinsic motivation. 
B) an intrinsic motivation. 
C) homeostasis. 
D) emotion regulation. 
A) an extrinsic motivation. 
B) an intrinsic motivation. 
C) homeostasis. 
D) emotion regulation.

Question 13

Emotions can be distinguished based on their _____, which is how positive or negative the experience is, and their _____, which is how active or passive the experience is.

Accepted Answer

A) valence; arousal 
B) arousal; activity 
C) motivation; drive 
D) arousal; valence 
A) valence; arousal 
B) arousal; activity 
C) motivation; drive 
D) arousal; valence

Question 14

During the stages of sex, the physiological responses experienced by women:

Accepted Answer

A) are greater than those of men. 
B) are similar to those of men. 
C) occur in a different sequence than those of men. 
D) are weaker than those of men. 
A) are greater than those of men. 
B) are similar to those of men. 
C) occur in a different sequence than those of men. 
D) are weaker than those of men.

Question 15

Hunger is to _____ as fear is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) emotion; motivation 
B) the hippocampus; the cortex 
C) the hypothalamus; the amygdala 
D) intrinsic motivation; extrinsic motivation 
A) emotion; motivation 
B) the hippocampus; the cortex 
C) the hypothalamus; the amygdala 
D) intrinsic motivation; extrinsic motivation

Exam 8: Section 6: Emotion and Motivation

Schacter-Singer's two-factor theory suggests that emotions are the result of:

As a task becomes more difficult, motivation for engaging in the task becomes more:

When presented with a stimulus, the brain processes the information in two pathways: the "fast pathway" goes from the thalamus to the _____, while the "slow pathway" goes from the thalamus to the _____.

Stacy gets stressed easily, and when she does, she eats an entire carton of ice cream, a bag of potato chips, and drinks a two-liter bottle of soda. She then forces herself to vomit so that she doesn't absorb all of those calories. Stacy is most likely suffering from:

You come home to find an intruder in your apartment. According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, which response comes first?

During surgery, Heinrich Klüver and Paul Bucy accidentally damaged the amygdala of a monkey named Aurora, inadvertently causing the monkey to:

One reason why the Cannon-Bard theory was proposed as an alternative to the James-Lange theory was that there:

Which statement about polygraph tests is FALSE?

Studying hard for an exam to get good grades and keep a scholarship is:

Emotions can be distinguished based on their _____, which is how positive or negative the experience is, and their _____, which is how active or passive the experience is.

During the stages of sex, the physiological responses experienced by women:

Hunger is to _____ as fear is to _____.

Section 1: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 2: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 3: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 4 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 5: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 6 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 1: Methods in Psychology

Section 2: Methods in Psychology

Section 3: Methods in Psychology

Section 4: Methods in Psychology

Section 5: Methods in Psychology

Section 6: Methods in Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 5: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 6: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 1 : Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 5: Sensation and Perception

Section 6: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Consciousness

Section 2: Consciousness

Section 3: Consciousness

Section 4: Consciousness

Section 5: Consciousness

Section 6: Consciousness

Section 1: Memory

Section 2: Memory

Section 3: Memory

Section 4: Memory

Section 5: Memory

Section 6: Memory

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 5 : Learning

Section 6: Learning

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation

Section 3: Emotion and Motivation

Section 4: Emotion and Motivation

Section 5: Emotion and Motivation

Section 1: Language and Thought

Section 2: Language and Thought

Section 3: Language and Thought

Section 4: Language and Thought

Section 5: Language and Thought

Section 6: Language and Thought

Section 1: Intelligence

Section 2: Intelligence

Section 3: Intelligence

Section 4 : Intelligence

Section 5: Intelligence

Section 6 : Intelligence

Section 1: Development

Section 2: Development

Section 3: Development

Section 4: Development

Section 5: Development

Section 6: Development

Section 1: Personality

Section 2: Personality

When presented with a stimulus, the brain processes the information in two pathways: the "fast pathway" goes from the thalamus to the _, while the "slow pathway" goes from the thalamus to the _.

Emotions can be distinguished based on their _, which is how positive or negative the experience is, and their _, which is how active or passive the experience is.

Hunger is to _ as fear is to _.