Question 1

Our facial expressions help us communicate with others, but they also help us identify our own emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Practiced liars can beat the polygraph machine by tensing muscles during the neutral questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In his book The Stress of Life, Hans Selye wrote that many different environmental stressors, such as heat or cold, pain, or danger, disrupt the body's equilibrium and lead to a three-phase physiological reaction. Create your own example of an environmental stressor and then provide details of each of the three phases.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 4

________ is a general expectation about whether the results of your actions are under your own control or not.

Accepted Answer

A)  Optimism 
B)  Primary control 
C)  Secondary control 
D)  Locus of control 
A)  Optimism 
B)  Primary control 
C)  Secondary control 
D)  Locus of control

Question 5

A person with damage to the left prefrontal cortex may lose the capacity for joy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

People in most cultures feel angry in response to an insult, but they often disagree about how an insult is
defined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Taylor finds it hard to believe that her boyfriend wants to see other women after their two years of exclusive dating. She tries to banish all thoughts of him from her mind, but it doesn't seem to be work. Her strategy is not effective because:

Accepted Answer

A)  repression is unconscious, not volitional, and so Taylor cannot will it to happen. 
B)  women have introspective styles of rumination, and so Taylor needs more time to brood. 
C)  depressed people have no control over the situations that cause negative emotions. 
D)  by trying to avoid those thoughts, she is processing the thoughts more frequently. 
A)  repression is unconscious, not volitional, and so Taylor cannot will it to happen. 
B)  women have introspective styles of rumination, and so Taylor needs more time to brood. 
C)  depressed people have no control over the situations that cause negative emotions. 
D)  by trying to avoid those thoughts, she is processing the thoughts more frequently.

Question 8

The amygdala plays a key role in emotion, especially fear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the correct order for the stages of the general adaptation syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance phase, exhaustion phase, alarm phase 
B)  alarm phase, resistance phase, exhaustion phase 
C)  alarm phase, exhaustion phase, resistance phase 
D)  resistance phase, alarm phase, exhaustion phase 
A)  resistance phase, exhaustion phase, alarm phase 
B)  alarm phase, resistance phase, exhaustion phase 
C)  alarm phase, exhaustion phase, resistance phase 
D)  resistance phase, alarm phase, exhaustion phase

Question 10

There is little support for Darwin's contention that certain human facial expressions are innate or "hardwired."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Suzi and her boyfriend Clint both see marriage in their future; unfortunately, they are not in agreement regarding the timing of the event. Whether they get married in one year or three years is of great emotional importance to both of them. Suzi tends to express these matters to others, whereas Clint tends to suppress his feelings. It is likely that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Suzi's way of dealing with her feelings would require physical effort that is stressful to the body. 
B)  Clint's way of dealing with his feelings would require physical effort that is stressful to the body. 
C)  Suzi and Clint will both have elevated levels of circulating white blood cells while they make this decision. 
D)  Clint will develop a peptic ulcer if the decision is not made within six months. 
A)  Suzi's way of dealing with her feelings would require physical effort that is stressful to the body. 
B)  Clint's way of dealing with his feelings would require physical effort that is stressful to the body. 
C)  Suzi and Clint will both have elevated levels of circulating white blood cells while they make this decision. 
D)  Clint will develop a peptic ulcer if the decision is not made within six months.

Question 12

There are some tragedies that appear out of the blue and can't be solved. But even if a problem cannot be fixed, your textbook authors describe three ways that have proven effective in helping people thrive as the result of a crisis. Name and examine each of these effective cognitive coping methods.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 13

According to Paul Ekman, which of the following is one of the universal facial expressions?

Accepted Answer

A)  agitation 
B)  fear 
C)  embarrassment 
D)  shame 
A)  agitation 
B)  fear 
C)  embarrassment 
D)  shame

Question 14

The thalamus scrutinizes information for its emotional importance and makes the initial decision to
approach or withdraw from a person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Schachter and Singer argued that two factors determine the experience of emotion. The two factors are:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive interpretation and cultural influence. 
B)  physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation. 
C)  perception and attribution. 
D)  physiological arousal and cultural rules. 
A)  cognitive interpretation and cultural influence. 
B)  physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation. 
C)  perception and attribution. 
D)  physiological arousal and cultural rules.

Question 16

The polygraph is based on the assumption that a person who is guilty and fearful will have:

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased flow of epinephrine. 
B)  decreased flow of norepinephrine. 
C)  increased activity in the autonomic nervous system. 
D)  increased activity in the hippocampus. 
A)  decreased flow of epinephrine. 
B)  decreased flow of norepinephrine. 
C)  increased activity in the autonomic nervous system. 
D)  increased activity in the hippocampus.

Question 17

Darwin argued that facial expressions of emotion are:

Accepted Answer

A)  biologically irrelevant. 
B)  learned. 
C)  maladaptive. 
D)  innate. 
A)  biologically irrelevant. 
B)  learned. 
C)  maladaptive. 
D)  innate.

Question 18

The HPA axis is a system activated to:

Accepted Answer

A)  carry messages from special receptors in the skin to the brain. 
B)  control the sensory and motor nerves. 
C)  energize the body to respond to stressors. 
D)  relax the body and help it conserve energy. 
A)  carry messages from special receptors in the skin to the brain. 
B)  control the sensory and motor nerves. 
C)  energize the body to respond to stressors. 
D)  relax the body and help it conserve energy.

Question 19

________ is an effort to modify reality by changing other people, the situation, or events.

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary control 
B)  Secondary control 
C)  Locus of control 
D)  Explanatory style 
A)  Primary control 
B)  Secondary control 
C)  Locus of control 
D)  Explanatory style

Question 20

Display rules involve:

Accepted Answer

A)  displaying an emotion that is not actually felt, often because of a role requirement. 
B)  social or cultural guidelines that regulate when, how, and where a person may express emotion. 
C)  emotions that are displayed, as a rule, only by certain cultures. 
D)  universal, biologically-based emotional displays evoked by particular emotional situations. 
A)  displaying an emotion that is not actually felt, often because of a role requirement. 
B)  social or cultural guidelines that regulate when, how, and where a person may express emotion. 
C)  emotions that are displayed, as a rule, only by certain cultures. 
D)  universal, biologically-based emotional displays evoked by particular emotional situations.

Our facial expressions help us communicate with others, but they also help us identify our own emotions.

Practiced liars can beat the polygraph machine by tensing muscles during the neutral questions.

________ is a general expectation about whether the results of your actions are under your own control or not.

A person with damage to the left prefrontal cortex may lose the capacity for joy.

People in most cultures feel angry in response to an insult, but they often disagree about how an insult is defined.

Taylor finds it hard to believe that her boyfriend wants to see other women after their two years of exclusive dating. She tries to banish all thoughts of him from her mind, but it doesn't seem to be work. Her strategy is not effective because:

The amygdala plays a key role in emotion, especially fear.

What is the correct order for the stages of the general adaptation syndrome?

There is little support for Darwin's contention that certain human facial expressions are innate or "hardwired."

There are some tragedies that appear out of the blue and can't be solved. But even if a problem cannot be fixed, your textbook authors describe three ways that have proven effective in helping people thrive as the result of a crisis. Name and examine each of these effective cognitive coping methods.

According to Paul Ekman, which of the following is one of the universal facial expressions?

The thalamus scrutinizes information for its emotional importance and makes the initial decision to approach or withdraw from a person.

Schachter and Singer argued that two factors determine the experience of emotion. The two factors are:

The polygraph is based on the assumption that a person who is guilty and fearful will have:

Darwin argued that facial expressions of emotion are:

The HPA axis is a system activated to:

________ is an effort to modify reality by changing other people, the situation, or events.

Display rules involve:

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Exam 11: Emotion, Stress, and Health

Our facial expressions help us communicate with others, but they also help us identify our own emotions.

Practiced liars can beat the polygraph machine by tensing muscles during the neutral questions.

________ is a general expectation about whether the results of your actions are under your own control or not.

A person with damage to the left prefrontal cortex may lose the capacity for joy.

People in most cultures feel angry in response to an insult, but they often disagree about how an insult is defined.

Taylor finds it hard to believe that her boyfriend wants to see other women after their two years of exclusive dating. She tries to banish all thoughts of him from her mind, but it doesn't seem to be work. Her strategy is not effective because:

The amygdala plays a key role in emotion, especially fear.

What is the correct order for the stages of the general adaptation syndrome?

There is little support for Darwin's contention that certain human facial expressions are innate or "hardwired."

According to Paul Ekman, which of the following is one of the universal facial expressions?

The thalamus scrutinizes information for its emotional importance and makes the initial decision to approach or withdraw from a person.

Schachter and Singer argued that two factors determine the experience of emotion. The two factors are:

The polygraph is based on the assumption that a person who is guilty and fearful will have:

Darwin argued that facial expressions of emotion are:

The HPA axis is a system activated to:

________ is an effort to modify reality by changing other people, the situation, or events.

Display rules involve:

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters