Question 1

Which of the following is most likely to facilitate creative thinking and rapid decision-making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive mood 
B)  Anger 
C)  Moral intuitions 
D)  Negative mood 
A)  Positive mood 
B)  Anger 
C)  Moral intuitions 
D)  Negative mood A

Question 2

Imagine that your roommate comes home one day in a terrible mood. The two of you have a fairly normal discussion, but the next day, your roommate only remembers the negative parts of your conversations. Which of the following could best explain this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mood-congruent memory 
B)  Velten mood shaping 
C)  Affective hippocampal encoding 
D)  Pollyanna effect 
A)  Mood-congruent memory 
B)  Velten mood shaping 
C)  Affective hippocampal encoding 
D)  Pollyanna effect A

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the relationship between anger and fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have very similar effects on behavior 
B)  They have opposite effects on behavior 
C)  Fear encourages an avoidance orientation, whereas anger facilitates more approach-related behaviors 
D)  Anger facilitates automatic prejudice, while fear tends to attenuate it 
A)  They have very similar effects on behavior 
B)  They have opposite effects on behavior 
C)  Fear encourages an avoidance orientation, whereas anger facilitates more approach-related behaviors 
D)  Anger facilitates automatic prejudice, while fear tends to attenuate it C

Question 4

In examining the effect of emotions on judgment, research shows that _____ people are pessimistic and see increased risks, and _____ instills a prevention and avoidance orientation.

Accepted Answer

A)  fearful, fear 
B)  angry, fear 
C)  angry, anger 
D)  fearful, anger 
A)  fearful, fear 
B)  angry, fear 
C)  angry, anger 
D)  fearful, anger

Question 5

It is the night before your dissertation defense, and you want your advisor to judge your presentation favorably. In order to increase your advisor's propensity to like your presentation, which of the following is most likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  You want your advisor to be in a state of high arousal 
B)  You want your advisor to be in a cheerful mood 
C)  You want your advisor to be in a mood congruent to your own 
D)  All of the above 
A)  You want your advisor to be in a state of high arousal 
B)  You want your advisor to be in a cheerful mood 
C)  You want your advisor to be in a mood congruent to your own 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

The dichotic listening task is used experimentally to support which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mere exposure effect 
B)  Perceptual fluency 
C)  Affect infusion model 
D)  Both A and B 
A)  Mere exposure effect 
B)  Perceptual fluency 
C)  Affect infusion model 
D)  Both A and B

Question 7

Which of the following best promotes the idea that affect informs quick judgments under heuristic processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heuristic automatic) perspective 
B)  Affect-as-information perspective 
C)  Affect infusion model 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Heuristic automatic) perspective 
B)  Affect-as-information perspective 
C)  Affect infusion model 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Helping when in a good mood is NOT enhanced by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus of attention on oneself 
B)  Requests emphasizing the rewards of helping 
C)  The opportunity to maintain one's positive mood 
D)  Focus of attention on others' needs 
A)  Focus of attention on oneself 
B)  Requests emphasizing the rewards of helping 
C)  The opportunity to maintain one's positive mood 
D)  Focus of attention on others' needs

Question 9

Which of the following best describes experimental demand, a common problem with mood-memory research?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the experimenter telegraphs the study's hypothesis to the participant 
B)  When the experimental task is too demanding, causing participants to become frustrated and give up 
C)  All of the above 
D)  None of the above 
A)  When the experimenter telegraphs the study's hypothesis to the participant 
B)  When the experimental task is too demanding, causing participants to become frustrated and give up 
C)  All of the above 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following tasks has the experimenter present tones in one ear but focuses participants' attention on a literary passage in the other ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Velten procedure 
B)  Dichotic listening task 
C)  Bi-attentional auditory task 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Velten procedure 
B)  Dichotic listening task 
C)  Bi-attentional auditory task 
D)  None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following increases mere exposure effects, but only if the person does not attribute ease of processing to prior effects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive mood 
B)  Hypnosis 
C)  Perceptual fluency 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Positive mood 
B)  Hypnosis 
C)  Perceptual fluency 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

The effects of mood are most reliable in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Children 
B)  Adults 
C)  The morning 
D)  The evening 
A)  Children 
B)  Adults 
C)  The morning 
D)  The evening

Question 13

Research shows that for people high in _______, disgust leads to more severe moral judgments.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intuition 
B)  Private body consciousness PB
C)  
C)  Offline cognition 
D)  Experimental demand 
A)  Intuition 
B)  Private body consciousness PB
C)  
C)  Offline cognition 
D)  Experimental demand

Question 14

You end up watching a particular political candidate speak while you are eating an especially delicious ice cream sundae. At the end of the talk and your dessert) you note that you are feeling very good, and you make a quick judgment concluding that you must really like that particular candidate. Which of the following is a likely influence on this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temporal affective model 
B)  Mood congruence effects 
C)  Mood-as-information perspective 
D)  Indirect affective access 
A)  Temporal affective model 
B)  Mood congruence effects 
C)  Mood-as-information perspective 
D)  Indirect affective access

Question 15

Imagine that you are mediating a bitter dispute between two people. According to the research cited in the chapter, which of the following emotions might you want to encourage in order to facilitate a more cooperative negotiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Serenity 
B)  Cheerfulness 
C)  Depression 
D)  Relief 
A)  Serenity 
B)  Cheerfulness 
C)  Depression 
D)  Relief

Question 16

Based on the research in this chapter, which of the following is most true about perceptual fluency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information that is easy to process is more likely to seem familiar, even if it is novel 
B)  Perceptual fluency increases the degree to which perceivers will make snap judgments 
C)  Information that is easily perceived tends to be judged more negatively 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Information that is easy to process is more likely to seem familiar, even if it is novel 
B)  Perceptual fluency increases the degree to which perceivers will make snap judgments 
C)  Information that is easily perceived tends to be judged more negatively 
D)  All of the above

Question 17

According to the research noted in the chapter, which of the following is the most reliable effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mood state-dependent memory 
B)  Drug-induced state-dependent memory 
C)  Arousal-dependent memory 
D)  Both B and C 
A)  Mood state-dependent memory 
B)  Drug-induced state-dependent memory 
C)  Arousal-dependent memory 
D)  Both B and C

Question 18

Which of the following types of moods have been shown to most often facilitate helping behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative moods, likely because people will turn to helping behavior to make themselves feel better 
B)  Positive moods, likely because people want to maintain their positive mood by helping others 
C)  Neutral moods, likely because people are more attuned to the needs of others 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Negative moods, likely because people will turn to helping behavior to make themselves feel better 
B)  Positive moods, likely because people want to maintain their positive mood by helping others 
C)  Neutral moods, likely because people are more attuned to the needs of others 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

According to the theory of mood state-dependent memory, if you wanted to maximize your chances of scoring well on an anxiety-provoking exam, which of the following might be helpful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remembering times when you felt relaxed, so you can better concentrate on the material at hand 
B)  Framing the outcome of the exam in a non-evaluative way, such as a "learning opportunity" rather than a "test" 
C)  Framing your mental state as dependent on your exam performance, so you have increased motivation to perform well 
D)  Studying the material while feeling anxious, so you will be recalling material in the same emotional state in which you reviewed it 
A)  Remembering times when you felt relaxed, so you can better concentrate on the material at hand 
B)  Framing the outcome of the exam in a non-evaluative way, such as a "learning opportunity" rather than a "test" 
C)  Framing your mental state as dependent on your exam performance, so you have increased motivation to perform well 
D)  Studying the material while feeling anxious, so you will be recalling material in the same emotional state in which you reviewed it

Question 20

Positive affect is more likely to motivate which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Careful processing of options in the decision-making process 
B)  Effort on positive and active behavioral goals 
C)  Compliance with persuasive communications 
D)  Both B and C 
A)  Careful processing of options in the decision-making process 
B)  Effort on positive and active behavioral goals 
C)  Compliance with persuasive communications 
D)  Both B and C

Exam 14: Section 1 : From Affect to Social Cognition

Which of the following is most likely to facilitate creative thinking and rapid decision-making?

Imagine that your roommate comes home one day in a terrible mood. The two of you have a fairly normal discussion, but the next day, your roommate only remembers the negative parts of your conversations. Which of the following could best explain this phenomenon?

Which of the following best describes the relationship between anger and fear?

In examining the effect of emotions on judgment, research shows that _____ people are pessimistic and see increased risks, and _____ instills a prevention and avoidance orientation.

It is the night before your dissertation defense, and you want your advisor to judge your presentation favorably. In order to increase your advisor's propensity to like your presentation, which of the following is most likely to be true?

The dichotic listening task is used experimentally to support which of the following?

Which of the following best promotes the idea that affect informs quick judgments under heuristic processing?

Helping when in a good mood is NOT enhanced by which of the following?

Which of the following best describes experimental demand, a common problem with mood-memory research?

Which of the following tasks has the experimenter present tones in one ear but focuses participants' attention on a literary passage in the other ear?

Which of the following increases mere exposure effects, but only if the person does not attribute ease of processing to prior effects?

The effects of mood are most reliable in _______.

Research shows that for people high in _______, disgust leads to more severe moral judgments.

Imagine that you are mediating a bitter dispute between two people. According to the research cited in the chapter, which of the following emotions might you want to encourage in order to facilitate a more cooperative negotiation?

Based on the research in this chapter, which of the following is most true about perceptual fluency?

According to the research noted in the chapter, which of the following is the most reliable effect?

Which of the following types of moods have been shown to most often facilitate helping behavior?

According to the theory of mood state-dependent memory, if you wanted to maximize your chances of scoring well on an anxiety-provoking exam, which of the following might be helpful?

Positive affect is more likely to motivate which of the following?

Section 1 : Introduction

Section 2: Introduction

Section 1 : Dual Modes in Social Cognition

Section 2: Dual Modes in Social Cognition

Section 1 : Attention and Encoding

Section 2: Attention and Encoding

Section 1 : Representation in Memory

Section 2: Representation in Memory

Section 1 : Self in Social Cognition

Section 2: Self in Social Cognition

Section 1 : Attribution Processes

Section 2: Attribution Processes

Section 1 : Heuristics and Shortcuts: Efficiency in Inference and Decision Making

Section 2: Heuristics and Shortcuts: Efficiency in Inference and Decision Making

Section 1 : Accuracy and Efficiency in Social Interference

Section 2: Accuracy and Efficiency in Social Interference

Section 1 : Cognitive Structures of Attitudes

Section 2: Cognitive Structures of Attitudes

Section 1 : Cognitive Processing of Attitudes

Section 2: Cognitive Processing of Attitudes

Section 1 : Stereotyping: Cognition and Bias

Section 2: Stereotyping: Cognition and Bias

Section 1 : Prejudice: Interplay of Cognitive and Affective Biases

Section 2: Prejudice: Interplay of Cognitive and Affective Biases

Section 1 : From Social Cognition to Affect

Section 2: From Social Cognition to Affect

Section 2: From Affect to Social Cognition

Section 1 : Behaviour and Cognition

Section 2: Behaviour and Cognition

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In examining the effect of emotions on judgment, research shows that _ people are pessimistic and see increased risks, and _ instills a prevention and avoidance orientation.