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Ch11 - Emotion



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

A common basis for distinguishing motives from emotions involves
a.
source of stimulation.
c.
intensity.
b.
brain area affected.
d.
degree of subjective awareness.
 

 2. 

An enduring emotional state is called
a.
a mood.
c.
a temperament.
b.
an emotion.
d.
an emotional judgement.
 

 3. 

"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
 

 4. 

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.
 

 5. 

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.
 

 6. 

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.
 

 7. 

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
 

 8. 

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
 

 9. 

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.
 

 10. 

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
 

 11. 

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.
 

 12. 

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.
 

 13. 

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.
 

 14. 

The learned aspects of emotional expression are called _____.
a.
experience rules
c.
display rules
b.
cognitive appraisals
d.
native expressions
 

 15. 

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
 

 16. 

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
 

 17. 

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
 

 18. 

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.
 

 19. 

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.
 

 20. 

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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