Question 1

Research specifying the neuroscience of emotion in decision making has found which of the following brain areas to be implicated in choices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amygdala 
B)  Medial Prefrontal Cortex 
C)  Insula 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Amygdala 
B)  Medial Prefrontal Cortex 
C)  Insula 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

According to Haidt and colleagues, which of the following emotions is most linked to moral judgments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disgust 
B)  Anger 
C)  Indignation 
D)  Optimism 
A)  Disgust 
B)  Anger 
C)  Indignation 
D)  Optimism

Question 3

Which of the following explanations for the effects of bad moods on helping suggests that unhappy people help others only when it could dispel their negative mood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus-of-attention explanation 
B)  Negative state-relief hypothesis 
C)  Objective-self-awareness view 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Focus-of-attention explanation 
B)  Negative state-relief hypothesis 
C)  Objective-self-awareness view 
D)  None of the above

Question 4

If you find it easier to speak a foreign language while intoxicated than while sober, which of the following best explains this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical conditioning 
B)  Perceptual fluency 
C)  Mood state-dependent memory 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Classical conditioning 
B)  Perceptual fluency 
C)  Mood state-dependent memory 
D)  None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a relationship between depressed mood and memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative mood-congruent memory 
B)  Retrieval bias in recalling negative events 
C)  Memory effects likely only occur when people are focusing on how the material applies to themselves 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Negative mood-congruent memory 
B)  Retrieval bias in recalling negative events 
C)  Memory effects likely only occur when people are focusing on how the material applies to themselves 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a method used to induce mood experimentally?

Accepted Answer

A)  Velten procedure 
B)  Hypnosis 
C)  Listening to mood-laden music 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Velten procedure 
B)  Hypnosis 
C)  Listening to mood-laden music 
D)  None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is most likely to lead to more careful consideration of a logical argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Happiness 
B)  Sadness 
C)  Anxiety 
D)  Guilt 
A)  Happiness 
B)  Sadness 
C)  Anxiety 
D)  Guilt

Question 8

Which of the following best describes what is meant by "the Pollyanna effect"?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who maintain cheerful, optimistic demeanors are rated more favorably 
B)  Memory and judgment are biased towards positive material 
C)  Individuals who behave more positively tend to elevate the mood of those around them 
D)  Dispositional optimism is linked with better health outcomes 
A)  People who maintain cheerful, optimistic demeanors are rated more favorably 
B)  Memory and judgment are biased towards positive material 
C)  Individuals who behave more positively tend to elevate the mood of those around them 
D)  Dispositional optimism is linked with better health outcomes

Question 9

Trying to establish the independence of affect and cognition is an attempt to establish which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The null hypothesis 
B)  The alternative hypothesis 
C)  The research hypothesis 
D)  Both B and C 
A)  The null hypothesis 
B)  The alternative hypothesis 
C)  The research hypothesis 
D)  Both B and C

Question 10

Which of the following meanings of cognition is closest to that discussed by Lazarus in defining appraisal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognition as intellective knowledge acquisition 
B)  Cognition as active decision-making 
C)  Cognition as any mental activity 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Cognition as intellective knowledge acquisition 
B)  Cognition as active decision-making 
C)  Cognition as any mental activity 
D)  None of the above

Research specifying the neuroscience of emotion in decision making has found which of the following brain areas to be implicated in choices?

According to Haidt and colleagues, which of the following emotions is most linked to moral judgments?

Which of the following explanations for the effects of bad moods on helping suggests that unhappy people help others only when it could dispel their negative mood?

If you find it easier to speak a foreign language while intoxicated than while sober, which of the following best explains this?

Which of the following best describes a relationship between depressed mood and memory?

Which of the following is NOT a method used to induce mood experimentally?

Which of the following is most likely to lead to more careful consideration of a logical argument?

Which of the following best describes what is meant by "the Pollyanna effect"?

Trying to establish the independence of affect and cognition is an attempt to establish which of the following?

Which of the following meanings of cognition is closest to that discussed by Lazarus in defining appraisal?

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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Exam 14: Section 1 : From Affect to Social Cognition

Research specifying the neuroscience of emotion in decision making has found which of the following brain areas to be implicated in choices?

According to Haidt and colleagues, which of the following emotions is most linked to moral judgments?

Which of the following explanations for the effects of bad moods on helping suggests that unhappy people help others only when it could dispel their negative mood?

If you find it easier to speak a foreign language while intoxicated than while sober, which of the following best explains this?

Which of the following best describes a relationship between depressed mood and memory?

Which of the following is NOT a method used to induce mood experimentally?

Which of the following is most likely to lead to more careful consideration of a logical argument?

Which of the following best describes what is meant by "the Pollyanna effect"?

Trying to establish the independence of affect and cognition is an attempt to establish which of the following?

Which of the following meanings of cognition is closest to that discussed by Lazarus in defining appraisal?

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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