Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A common basis for distinguishing motives from emotions involves
a. | source of stimulation. | c. | intensity. | b. | brain area affected. | d. | degree of subjective
awareness. |
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An enduring emotional state is called
a. | a mood. | c. | a temperament. | b. | an emotion. | d. | an emotional
judgement. |
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"I failed the test and I feel depressed" reflects which component of
an emotion?
a. | internal bodily responses | c. | external
feedback | b. | reactions to the emotion | d. | cognitive appraisal |
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Which of the following statements about cognitive appraisals of emotions is
correct?
a. | They primarily result from conscious processing. | b. | They primarily
result from unconscious processing. | c. | They result from conscious and unconscious
processing. | d. | None of the above is correct. |
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Unconscious emotions are emotions that
a. | occur after cognitive appraisal but before behavioral responses. | b. | occur in the absence
of physiological arousal. | c. | are not based on cognitive
appraisals. | d. | occur immediately prior to a cognitive appraisal. |
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The fact that we tend to attend more to mood congruent events means that we tend
to
a. | pay more attention to events that match our current mood. | b. | pay more attention
to events that are dissimilar to our current mood. | c. | notice and seek out experiences that we know
will change our current mood. | d. | notice and seek out positive experiences to
maintain our physical health. |
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Which of the following represents the proper order of activation of the systems
involved in emotional arousal?
a. | hypothalamus --> brain stem --> sympathetic system | b. | autonomic nervous
system --> brain stem --> hypothalamus | c. | autonomic nervous system --> hypothalamus
--> limbic system | d. | limbic system --> sympathetic nervous system
--> brain stem |
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Which of the following does not occur during excitation of the sympathetic
nervous system?
a. | constriction of blood vessels | c. | decreased blood
pressure | b. | increased heart rate | d. | dry mouth |
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What is the role of the parasympathetic nervous system in emotional
arousal?
a. | It causes the pupils of the eyes to dilate. | b. | It causes blood
pressure to rise. | c. | It causes an increase in rate of
respiration. | d. | It causes none of the above. |
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The fight-or-flight response is generated by the _____ system.
a. | central nervous | b. | parasympathetic division of the autonomic
nervous | c. | sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous | d. | limbic |
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How do the physiological responses to anger and fear differ?
a. | Anger is not associated with an increase in heart rate, and fear
is. | b. | Anger is associated with increase in heart rate, fear is not. | c. | Anger is associated
with lower skin temperature than fear. | d. | Fear is associated with lower skin temperatures
than anger. |
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Many emotional responses are characterized by heightened physiological arousal,
some however, such as _____, may involve slowed or depressed bodily processes.
a. | happiness | c. | suspiciousness | b. | grief | d. | All of the above are
true. |
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Studies of facial expression during emotional displays suggest that the
recognition of specific emotions from specific expressions is
a. | a learned ability. | b. | not very accurate within any
culture. | c. | accurate within any culture, but not across cultures. | d. | an apparently
universal ability. |
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The learned aspects of emotional expression are called _____.
a. | experience rules | c. | display rules | b. | cognitive appraisals | d. | native
expressions |
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According to the _____, changes in facial expression sometimes cause, rather
than mirror, changes in emotional feelings.
a. | psychoanalytic theory | c. | theory of Walter Cannon | b. | social learning
theory | d. | facial-feedback
hypothesis |
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The coach of the volleyball team tells his players to smile more. According to
the _____ this would make the players happier.
a. | psychoanalytic theory | c. | theory of Walter Cannon | b. | social learning
theory | d. | facial-feedback
hypothesis |
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Men and women differ more in the _____ than in the _____ of emotions.
a. | content; expression | c. | content; intensity | b. | expression; subjective
experience | d. | subjective
experience; intensity |
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The types of situations that will provide one with feelings of happiness
a. | depend upon cultural variables. | b. | are independent of culture. | c. | are not susceptible
to change. | d. | will change for individuals, independent of cultural
variables. |
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A psychologist who believed in the frustration-aggression hypothesis would say
that aggression is generated
a. | by the blocking of goal-directed activities. | c. | through vicarious
learning. | b. | by stimulation of the death instinct. | d. | from reinforced social
cues. |
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Research on catharsis generally indicates that
a. | aggressive behavior reduces aggressive drives. | b. | acting aggressively
purges the strong emotion. | c. | expressing aggression in writing reduces the
aggressive urge. | d. | aggressive behavior leads to more aggressive
behavior. |
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