Question 1

___follow(s) secondary appraisals.

Accepted Answer

A) Coping responses 
B) Parasympathetic nervous system activation 
C) Primary appraisal 
D) Sympathetic nervous system activation 
A) Coping responses 
B) Parasympathetic nervous system activation 
C) Primary appraisal 
D) Sympathetic nervous system activation

Question 2

Explain the phrase, "Brain activity (e.g., environmental stimulation of the amygdala)
activates individual emotions."

Accepted Answer

The phrase "Brain activity (e.g., enviro

Question 3

The purpose of the cross-cultural investigations that tested whether human beings display similar facial expressions of emotion regardless of cultural/national differences was to demonstrate that:

Accepted Answer

A) facial behavior has an innate, unlearned component. 
B) facial behavior has a learned, voluntary component. 
C) some cultures express positive emotions clearly but negative emotions only vaguely. 
D) some cultures are more emotionally expressive than are other cultures. 
A) facial behavior has an innate, unlearned component. 
B) facial behavior has a learned, voluntary component. 
C) some cultures express positive emotions clearly but negative emotions only vaguely. 
D) some cultures are more emotionally expressive than are other cultures.

Question 4

______is a cognitive process that evaluates the significance or environmental events in terms of one's well-being (e.g., "Is this situation significant to me and my well-being?).

Accepted Answer

A) Appraisal 
B) Anticipation 
C) Attribution 
D) Fear 
E) Mindset 
A) Appraisal 
B) Anticipation 
C) Attribution 
D) Fear 
E) Mindset

Question 5

In Weiner's attributional analysis of emotion, the immediate consequence of an outcome is an outcome-dependent emotional response, which Weiner calls a _______of the outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) causal analysis 
B) retrospective analysis 
C) primary appraisal 
D) secondary appraisal 
A) causal analysis 
B) retrospective analysis 
C) primary appraisal 
D) secondary appraisal

Question 6

State the facial feedback hypothesis in both its strong and weak versions.

Accepted Answer

The facial feedback hypothesis in its st

Question 7

Explain emotion activation as a function of changes in the rate of neural firing in the cortex. What pattern of neural firing activates each of the following six emotions-anger, distress, fear, interest, joy, and surprise?

Accepted Answer

Emotion activation as a function of chan

Question 8

Consider either the strong or weak version of the facial feedback hypothesis. Describe the typical research study testing that version of the facial feedback hypothesis as well as the pattern of results typically found in such a study.

Accepted Answer

The facial feedback hypothesis suggests

Question 9

Which of the following is not a valid criticism of the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A) Different patterns of bodily arousal produce different emotional states. 
B) People experience emotion even after surgery makes it impossible for the brain to monitor visceral activities. 
C) People experience emotion faster than the body's physiological reactions can produce them. 
D) Stimulant drugs do not seem to cause specific emotional reactions. 
A) Different patterns of bodily arousal produce different emotional states. 
B) People experience emotion even after surgery makes it impossible for the brain to monitor visceral activities. 
C) People experience emotion faster than the body's physiological reactions can produce them. 
D) Stimulant drugs do not seem to cause specific emotional reactions.

Question 10

In the social sharing of emotion, which aspect is closest to a type of therapy in terms of helping the person best alleviate emotional distress and cope better with the emotional situation?

Accepted Answer

A) affective sharing 
B) cognitive sharing 
C) communicative sharing 
D) perspective sharing 
A) affective sharing 
B) cognitive sharing 
C) communicative sharing 
D) perspective sharing

Question 11

According to the text, _______affords people the ability to appraise situations with high discrimination and to respond with a vast array of situationally appropriate emotional reactions.

Accepted Answer

A) a positive mood 
B) attribution 
C) cognitive complexity 
D) emotion knowledge 
A) a positive mood 
B) attribution 
C) cognitive complexity 
D) emotion knowledge

Question 12

Explain how the social sharing of emotion can generated an enhanced (i.e., more positive, closer) relationship between two people-the one who shares and the one who listens.

Accepted Answer

When someone shares their emotions with

Question 13

Outline Lazarus's appraisal theory of emotion. In doing so, use each of the following four terms in your

Accepted Answer

Lazarus's appraisal theory of emotion su

Question 14

In a cognitive view of emotion, which of the following statements is most true?

Accepted Answer

A) Appraisals cause feelings, and feelings cause emotions. 
B) Appraisals of environmental events cause emotion. 
C) Emotions cause appraisals. 
D) Life outcomes cause emotions. 
A) Appraisals cause feelings, and feelings cause emotions. 
B) Appraisals of environmental events cause emotion. 
C) Emotions cause appraisals. 
D) Life outcomes cause emotions.

Question 15

According to an attributional analysis of emotion, attributing a negative outcome to an external and controllable cause generates the emotional reaction of:

Accepted Answer

A) anger. 
B) fear. 
C) guilt. 
D) pity. 
A) anger. 
B) fear. 
C) guilt. 
D) pity.

Question 16

Some facial expression of emotion are more difficult to recognize than are other facial expressions of emotion.Which of the following emotions is considered the most difficult for people to recognize from the facial expression alone?

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) disgust 
C) fear 
D) joy 
A) anger 
B) disgust 
C) fear 
D) joy

Question 17

According to appraisal theories, which emotion would a person experience following these four appraisals of an emotional situation? An important goal was at stake; the goal was lost; another person blocked my goal attainment; and the loss was undeserved/illegitimate.

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) disgust 
C) distress or sadness 
D) hate 
A) anger 
B) disgust 
C) distress or sadness 
D) hate

Question 18

According to Lazarus, a(n) _______appraisal, which occurs after some reflection, involves an estimate of whether one can do anything to cope with a potential stressor.

Accepted Answer

A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) tertiary 
D) outcome-driven 
A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) tertiary 
D) outcome-driven

Question 19

What conclusions can be offered from the empirical evidence obtained from tests of the strong and weak versions of the facial feedback hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

The empirical evidence obtained from tes

Question 20

Are emotions an essential element of evolution?

Accepted Answer

Emotions are indeed considered an essent

___follow(s) secondary appraisals.

Explain the phrase, "Brain activity (e.g., environmental stimulation of the amygdala) activates individual emotions."

The purpose of the cross-cultural investigations that tested whether human beings display similar facial expressions of emotion regardless of cultural/national differences was to demonstrate that:

______is a cognitive process that evaluates the significance or environmental events in terms of one's well-being (e.g., "Is this situation significant to me and my well-being?).

In Weiner's attributional analysis of emotion, the immediate consequence of an outcome is an outcome-dependent emotional response, which Weiner calls a _______of the outcome.

State the facial feedback hypothesis in both its strong and weak versions.

Explain emotion activation as a function of changes in the rate of neural firing in the cortex. What pattern of neural firing activates each of the following six emotions-anger, distress, fear, interest, joy, and surprise?

Consider either the strong or weak version of the facial feedback hypothesis. Describe the typical research study testing that version of the facial feedback hypothesis as well as the pattern of results typically found in such a study.

Which of the following is not a valid criticism of the James-Lange theory of emotion?

In the social sharing of emotion, which aspect is closest to a type of therapy in terms of helping the person best alleviate emotional distress and cope better with the emotional situation?

According to the text, _______affords people the ability to appraise situations with high discrimination and to respond with a vast array of situationally appropriate emotional reactions.

Explain how the social sharing of emotion can generated an enhanced (i.e., more positive, closer) relationship between two people-the one who shares and the one who listens.

Outline Lazarus's appraisal theory of emotion. In doing so, use each of the following four terms in your

In a cognitive view of emotion, which of the following statements is most true?

According to an attributional analysis of emotion, attributing a negative outcome to an external and controllable cause generates the emotional reaction of:

Some facial expression of emotion are more difficult to recognize than are other facial expressions of emotion.Which of the following emotions is considered the most difficult for people to recognize from the facial expression alone?

According to appraisal theories, which emotion would a person experience following these four appraisals of an emotional situation? An important goal was at stake; the goal was lost; another person blocked my goal attainment; and the loss was undeserved/illegitimate.

According to Lazarus, a(n) _______appraisal, which occurs after some reflection, involves an estimate of whether one can do anything to cope with a potential stressor.

What conclusions can be offered from the empirical evidence obtained from tests of the strong and weak versions of the facial feedback hypothesis?

Are emotions an essential element of evolution?

Introduction

Motivation and Emotion in Historical Perspective

The Motivated and Emotional Brain

Physiological Needs

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations

Psychological Needs

Implicit Motives

Goal Setting and Goal Striving

Mindsets

Personal Control Beliefs

The Self and Its Strivings

Nature of Emotion: Six Perennial Questions

Individual Emotions

Growth Motivation and Positive Psychology

Unconscious Motivation

Interventions

Filters

Exam 13: Aspects of Emotion

___follow(s) secondary appraisals.

Explain the phrase, "Brain activity (e.g., environmental stimulation of the amygdala) activates individual emotions."

The purpose of the cross-cultural investigations that tested whether human beings display similar facial expressions of emotion regardless of cultural/national differences was to demonstrate that:

______is a cognitive process that evaluates the significance or environmental events in terms of one's well-being (e.g., "Is this situation significant to me and my well-being?).

In Weiner's attributional analysis of emotion, the immediate consequence of an outcome is an outcome-dependent emotional response, which Weiner calls a _______of the outcome.

State the facial feedback hypothesis in both its strong and weak versions.

Explain emotion activation as a function of changes in the rate of neural firing in the cortex. What pattern of neural firing activates each of the following six emotions-anger, distress, fear, interest, joy, and surprise?

Consider either the strong or weak version of the facial feedback hypothesis. Describe the typical research study testing that version of the facial feedback hypothesis as well as the pattern of results typically found in such a study.

Which of the following is not a valid criticism of the James-Lange theory of emotion?

In the social sharing of emotion, which aspect is closest to a type of therapy in terms of helping the person best alleviate emotional distress and cope better with the emotional situation?

According to the text, _______affords people the ability to appraise situations with high discrimination and to respond with a vast array of situationally appropriate emotional reactions.

Explain how the social sharing of emotion can generated an enhanced (i.e., more positive, closer) relationship between two people-the one who shares and the one who listens.

Outline Lazarus's appraisal theory of emotion. In doing so, use each of the following four terms in your

In a cognitive view of emotion, which of the following statements is most true?

According to an attributional analysis of emotion, attributing a negative outcome to an external and controllable cause generates the emotional reaction of:

Some facial expression of emotion are more difficult to recognize than are other facial expressions of emotion.Which of the following emotions is considered the most difficult for people to recognize from the facial expression alone?

According to appraisal theories, which emotion would a person experience following these four appraisals of an emotional situation? An important goal was at stake; the goal was lost; another person blocked my goal attainment; and the loss was undeserved/illegitimate.

According to Lazarus, a(n) _______appraisal, which occurs after some reflection, involves an estimate of whether one can do anything to cope with a potential stressor.

What conclusions can be offered from the empirical evidence obtained from tests of the strong and weak versions of the facial feedback hypothesis?

Are emotions an essential element of evolution?

Introduction

Motivation and Emotion in Historical Perspective

The Motivated and Emotional Brain

Physiological Needs

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations

Psychological Needs

Implicit Motives

Goal Setting and Goal Striving

Mindsets

Personal Control Beliefs

The Self and Its Strivings

Nature of Emotion: Six Perennial Questions

Individual Emotions

Growth Motivation and Positive Psychology

Unconscious Motivation

Interventions

Filters