Question 1

Putting on a face that indicates disgust has what effects on heart rate and skin temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) raises both 
B) lowers both 
C) raises the heart rate and lowers the skin temperature 
D) lowers the heart rate and raises the skin temperature

Question 2

According to psychologists who support the feedback hypothesis of emotion,if you want to be happy,you should

Accepted Answer

A) seek friends with similar values. 
B) surround yourself with others who are happy. 
C) shape your own moods through self-reinforcement. 
D) smile.

Question 3

You are walking down a deserted alley late at night,and you hear a sudden noise to your left.The noise activates your thalamus,which in turn alerts the hypothalamus and amygdala for action and the cortex for further reflection.Thus,your body is aroused for flight at the same time you experience the emotion of fear.This set of events is best described by which theory of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A) the common sense theory 
B) the James-Lange theory 
C) attribution theory 
D) the Cannon-Bard theory

Question 4

The study of communication through body movement,gestures,and facial expressions has shown that

Accepted Answer

A) there are universal meanings for certain gestures. 
B) body language communicates only overall emotional tone. 
C) the most expressive parts of the body are the hands. 
D) most aspects of body language can be boiled down to an attention-rejection dimension.

Question 5

You are walking down a deserted alley near your job,and you hear a sudden noise to your left.You run wildly to your right for six blocks,and then you experience a huge rush of fear.This set of events is best described by which theory of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A) the James-Lange theory 
B) the common sense theory 
C) cognitive theory 
D) the Cannon-Bard theory

Question 6

Which of the following theorists believes that the emotions you experience are greatly influenced by how you evaluate the personal meaning of a stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A) Carrol Izard 
B) Paul Ekman 
C) Richard Lazarus 
D) Carl Lange

Question 7

Which theory explains that emotions cause innately programmed changes in facial expressions with these sensations from the face providing cues to the brain that help us determine what emotion we are feeling?

Accepted Answer

A) facial arousal theory 
B) facial attribution theory 
C) facial feedback hypothesis 
D) Cannon-Bard hypothesis

Question 8

Psychiatrist Daniel Langleben theorizes that a liar must inhibit telling the truth in order to lie;therefore,an fMRI brain image of the person's brain would show

Accepted Answer

A) extra brain areas that have been activated. 
B) a decrease of brain activity in the frontal lobes. 
C) more right hemisphere activity than left hemisphere activity. 
D) a decrease in the activity of the limbic system.

Question 9

Which theory of emotion would explain that if you see a bear,your brain activity will simultaneously produce bodily arousal,running,and the feeling called fear?

Accepted Answer

A) attribution theory 
B) Schachter's cognitive theory 
C) Cannon-Bard theory 
D) James-Lange theory

Question 10

To summarize the contemporary model of emotion,which of the following theorists showed us that cognition is important in causing an emotion?

Accepted Answer

A) Cannon and Bard 
B) James and Lange 
C) Stanley Schachter 
D) Paul Ekman

Question 11

If you touch your thumb and first finger together to form a circle,it means "A­okay" in North America,while it means "You are worth zero" in France and Belgium.This difference illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) that gestures are too inexact to be considered a part of kinesics. 
B) gestures tend to reveal feelings that would normally be concealed. 
C) cultural learning affects the meaning of gestures. 
D) all of these aspects.

Question 12

It is most accurate to say that body language communicates

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious feelings the sender wishes to conceal. 
B) only feelings of pleasantness-unpleasantness. 
C) an overall emotional tone. 
D) specific and detailed messages.

Question 13

Which of the following would NOT be considered part of the contemporary model of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A) appraisal 
B) adaptive behavior 
C) innate emotional expressions 
D) the inhibition of emotions

Question 14

Which theory of emotion holds the view that bodily changes PRECEDE emotion and that we experience an emotion only AFTER our body reacts?

Accepted Answer

A) the common sense approach 
B) the Cannon-Bard theory 
C) attribution theory 
D) the James-Lange theory

Question 15

A person taking a "lie detector" test may be asked a question,such as "Was the gun that killed Hensley a,a)Colt, b)Smith & Wesson,c)Walther PPK,or d)Luger?" A guilty person should show more reaction on the polygraph to the correct gun,while an innocent person should the same reaction to all four responses.This type of questioning is part of the __________ test.

Accepted Answer

A) connotative guilt 
B) guilty knowledge 
C) relevant details 
D) critical incidents

Question 16

Describe the role of the amygdala in emotion,and explain how a person can experience two opposite emotions simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the role of the amygdala in...

Question 17

Feeling dizzy or fainting at the sight of a traumatic injury occurs as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) sympathetic underreaction that lowers blood pressure too much. 
B) sympathetic underreaction that raises blood pressure too much. 
C) parasympathetic overreaction that raises blood pressure too much. 
D) parasympathetic overreaction that lowers blood pressure too much.

Question 18

Anna and Brad are siblings.Compared to his sister,Brad is more likely to openly express which emotion?

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) sadness 
C) shame 
D) fear

Question 19

Regarding emotional expressions,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional expressions give valuable hints about what other people are likely to do next. 
B) Emotional expressions aid survival because they communicate our feelings to others. 
C) Charles Darwin observed that all species,including tigers,monkeys,dogs,and humans,bare their teeth in the same way when they are angry. 
D) People are able to detect happy,sad,or neutral faces faster than angry and scheming faces.

Question 20

Which of the following theories of emotion would explain that you "see a bear,feel fear,and then you run"?

Accepted Answer

A) James-Lange theory 
B) Cannon-Bard theory 
C) Schachter's cognitive theory 
D) the common sense theory

Exam 44: Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Putting on a face that indicates disgust has what effects on heart rate and skin temperature?

According to psychologists who support the feedback hypothesis of emotion,if you want to be happy,you should

The study of communication through body movement,gestures,and facial expressions has shown that

You are walking down a deserted alley near your job,and you hear a sudden noise to your left.You run wildly to your right for six blocks,and then you experience a huge rush of fear.This set of events is best described by which theory of emotion?

Which of the following theorists believes that the emotions you experience are greatly influenced by how you evaluate the personal meaning of a stimulus?

Which theory explains that emotions cause innately programmed changes in facial expressions with these sensations from the face providing cues to the brain that help us determine what emotion we are feeling?

Psychiatrist Daniel Langleben theorizes that a liar must inhibit telling the truth in order to lie;therefore,an fMRI brain image of the person's brain would show

Which theory of emotion would explain that if you see a bear,your brain activity will simultaneously produce bodily arousal,running,and the feeling called fear?

To summarize the contemporary model of emotion,which of the following theorists showed us that cognition is important in causing an emotion?

If you touch your thumb and first finger together to form a circle,it means "Aokay" in North America,while it means "You are worth zero" in France and Belgium.This difference illustrates

It is most accurate to say that body language communicates

Which of the following would NOT be considered part of the contemporary model of emotion?

Which theory of emotion holds the view that bodily changes PRECEDE emotion and that we experience an emotion only AFTER our body reacts?

Describe the role of the amygdala in emotion,and explain how a person can experience two opposite emotions simultaneously.

Feeling dizzy or fainting at the sight of a traumatic injury occurs as a result of

Anna and Brad are siblings.Compared to his sister,Brad is more likely to openly express which emotion?

Regarding emotional expressions,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following theories of emotion would explain that you "see a bear,feel fear,and then you run"?

Exam 44: Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Putting on a face that indicates disgust has what effects on heart rate and skin temperature?

According to psychologists who support the feedback hypothesis of emotion,if you want to be happy,you should

The study of communication through body movement,gestures,and facial expressions has shown that

You are walking down a deserted alley near your job,and you hear a sudden noise to your left.You run wildly to your right for six blocks,and then you experience a huge rush of fear.This set of events is best described by which theory of emotion?

Which of the following theorists believes that the emotions you experience are greatly influenced by how you evaluate the personal meaning of a stimulus?

Which theory explains that emotions cause innately programmed changes in facial expressions with these sensations from the face providing cues to the brain that help us determine what emotion we are feeling?

Psychiatrist Daniel Langleben theorizes that a liar must inhibit telling the truth in order to lie;therefore,an fMRI brain image of the person's brain would show

Which theory of emotion would explain that if you see a bear,your brain activity will simultaneously produce bodily arousal,running,and the feeling called fear?

To summarize the contemporary model of emotion,which of the following theorists showed us that cognition is important in causing an emotion?

If you touch your thumb and first finger together to form a circle,it means "A­okay" in North America,while it means "You are worth zero" in France and Belgium.This difference illustrates

It is most accurate to say that body language communicates

Which of the following would NOT be considered part of the contemporary model of emotion?

Which theory of emotion holds the view that bodily changes PRECEDE emotion and that we experience an emotion only AFTER our body reacts?

Describe the role of the amygdala in emotion,and explain how a person can experience two opposite emotions simultaneously.

Feeling dizzy or fainting at the sight of a traumatic injury occurs as a result of

Anna and Brad are siblings.Compared to his sister,Brad is more likely to openly express which emotion?

Regarding emotional expressions,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following theories of emotion would explain that you "see a bear,feel fear,and then you run"?

If you touch your thumb and first finger together to form a circle,it means "Aokay" in North America,while it means "You are worth zero" in France and Belgium.This difference illustrates