Exam 7: Emotions and Communication

Historian Barbara Rosenwein calls the groups we identify with "emotional environments" because they teach us how to understand and express emotions.

Laura perceives one failure as typical of herself. She didn't make the cheerleading squad. Thus, she believes that she will never make a squad in the future. This is an example of this fallacy

Provide an illustration of a specific emotional reaction. Then explain the emotional reaction using two different theories of emotions discussed in Chapter 7. Finally, provide an argument for which of the two theories offers a better explanation of the emotional reaction.

Morgan does not want to take chemistry, because he knows he will fail the class even before taking the course. In addition, he believes that if he takes the course, he won't make any friends in the class. Morgan is suffering from which fallacy?

Buddhists do not regard death of a body as the end of a person, because the person is assumed to continue in other forms.

According to the perceptual view of emotions, what occurs second?

The concept of emotional intelligence was first introduced by:

Mandy believes that there is nothing she can do to change how she feels. She is depressed. Mandy is suffering from which fallacy?

Tasha thinks that it is her fault that her son is acting up in school. She feels guilty for not being a good mother. She constantly does her son's homework for him to make it up to him. Tasha is suffering from which fallacy?

Describe a situation where you would (or would not) express an emotion for an ethical reason. Based on the guidelines for communicating emotions effectively that were raised in the textbook, discuss how two to three guidelines would influence how to act in the situation.

Typical effects of this fallacy include: thinking you are responsible for others' feelings and guilt for how others feel.

The typical effects of suffering from the fallacy of helplessness are resignation and depression.

According to the cognitive labeling view of emotions, what occurs second?

The cognitive labeling view of emotions regards emotions as instinctual responses to external stimuli.

Common forms of expressing feelings INEFFECTIVELY include:

Lacy is constantly dissatisfied with herself. She wants to get plastic surgery to get rid of her huge nose and fat thighs. Lacy is suffering from which fallacy?

Research has found that conventional IQ accounts for no more than 25% of success on the job, whether the job is copier repairperson, CEO, or scientist.

The ____ view of emotions is also called appraisal theory.

The interactive view of emotions rests on three key concepts: framing rules, feeling rules, and emotion work.

Chase wants to have an environmental friendly campus. He is constantly trying to change the recycling program on campus. He has been fixated on finding more efficient ways to conserve energy that he won't sleep. Chase is suffering from which fallacy?