Deck 6: Emotion

Question 1

All of the following short-term states are included in Colman's (2015) definition of emotion, EXCEPT:

A) Affective
B) Semantic
C) Intentional
D) Evaluative
E) Psychological

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which emotion is most associated with a facial expression in which the eyebrows are raised and close together, the eyes are open wider than usual, the lips are pulled back, and there is tension in the lower lip?

A) Happiness
B) Anger
C) Fear
D) Surprise
E) Sadness

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What typically distinguishes moods from emotions?

A) Moods are less intense
B) Moods are longer lasting
C) All of these
D) The reasons for being in a given mood are less clear
E) Emotions are reactions to specific events

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is true, according to Brody and Hall's (2008) analysis?

A) Guilt is more often reported by women than men
B) Men are more likely than women to report pride
C) Women are less likely than men to report contempt
D) Men and women are equally likely to report loneliness
E) Women are more likely to report excitement than men

Question 5

What do Thompson and Voyer (2014) suggest that females do better than males?

A) Recognising specific emotions in others
B) Processing their own emotions
C) Processing others' emotions
D) Recogising emotions generally
E) Recognsiing emotions in others

Question 6

Anxiety is often associated with all the following benefits EXCEPT:

A) Physiological preparedness for fight/flight
B) Greater selective attention to threat stimuli
C) Rapid detection of danger
D) Less caution
E) Greater risk aversion

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a complex, as opposed to a basic, emotion?

A) Anger
B) Happiness
C) Surprise
D) Guilt
E) Sadness

Question 8

Ekman et al. (1972) identified how many basic emotions?

A) Seven
B) Four
C) Eight
D) Five
E) Six

Question 9

Ekman et al.'s (1987) cross-cultural study of facial emotion recognition suggested that there was:

A) High agreement for half of their proposed basic emotions but not for the others
B) A low level of agreement across cultures
C) A high level of agreement across cultures
D) High agreement amongst collectivistic but not individualistic cultures
E) High agreement amongst individualistic but not collectivistic cultures

Question 10

How many emotions can be identified according to research by Cowen and Keltner (2020)?

A) 24
B) 25
C) 26
D) 27
E) 28

Question 11

The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-X) is an example of a(n):

A) Self-report questionnaire
B) Behavioural intervention
C) Observational coding scheme
D) Technique for inducing stress in rats
E) Technique for inducing stress in humans

Question 12

PANAS-X identified how many basic emotions or moods?

A) Nine
B) Ten
C) Eleven
D) Twelve
E) Thirteen

Question 13

Watson and Clark (1992) suggested that all of the following could be classified under positive affect, EXCEPT:

A) Attentiveness
B) Joviality
C) Self-assurance
D) Antipathy
E) Serenity

Question 14

At what age can infants distinguish between positive and negative facial expressions according to Ruba and Repacholi (2020)?

A) 3 months
B) 4 months
C) 5 months
D) 6 months
E) 7 months

Question 15

Which of the following brain structures is not involved in emotional processing?

A) Amygdala
B) Insula
C) Orbitofrontal cortex
D) Posterior cingulate cortex
E) Anterior cingulate cortex

Question 16

Which sequence of events matches that proposed by the James-Lange theory of emotion?

A) We see a bear, we run away, and the bodily changes produce the emotional experience
B) We see a bear, feel the emotion of fear, and that motivates us to run away
C) We see a bear, and simultaneously feel afraid and run away
D) We see a bear, we run away, and may or may not feel afraid
E) We see a bear, we feel afraid, and may or may not run away

Question 17

Which of the following does NOT reflect a current argument against the James-Lange theory?

A) The theory de-emphasises cognitive processes
B) Patterns of autonomic responding tend to overlap across emotions
C) Patients with spinal cord injury can experience as much emotion as healthy controls
D) Feedback from bodily changes is not needed for the experience of an emotion
E) Patients with spinal cord report stronger emotions prior to their injury

Question 18

Interoception is the ability to detect:

A) Subtle emotional changes
B) Subtle cognitive changes
C) Subtle bodily changes
D) Subtle changes in mood
E) Subtle changes in perception

Question 19

Which form of appraisal specifically involves an accounting of the resources that the individual has available to cope with the situation?

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Re-appraisal
D) Motivational
E) Emotion-focused

Question 20

Which of these evaluation points of appraisal theory does not derive from research by Kuppens et al (2003)?

A) Emotion can occur without appraisal
B) In an unpleasant situation no appraisal was needed for anger to be experienced
C) The relationship between cognitive appraisal and experienced emotions is more complex than appraisal always preceding the emotion.
D) Appraisal theory underestimates the importance of bodily states in emotional experiences
E) The study suggests cognitive appraisal may have been over-emphasised.

Question 21

Which of the following is not a process of emotional regulation as identified by Gross & Thompson (2007)?

A) Distraction
B) Reappraisal
C) Repression
D) Avoidance
E) Social support

Question 22

Which emotion regulation strategy was NOT suggested by Aldao et al.? (2010)

A) Distraction
B) Reappraisal
C) Acceptance of thoughts
D) Acceptance of feelings
E) Problem solving