Question 1

What does arousal of the parasympathetic nervous system prepare the body for?​

Accepted Answer

A) Social interactions 
B) ​Vigorous activity 
C) ​Learning and memory 
D) ​Digestion 
A) Social interactions 
B) ​Vigorous activity 
C) ​Learning and memory 
D) ​Digestion D

Question 2

Which of these describes people with Type A personality?​

Accepted Answer

A) Extraverted and emotionally stable 
B) ​Conscientious and agreeable 
C) ​Competitive and often hostile 
D) ​Relaxed and patient 
A) Extraverted and emotionally stable 
B) ​Conscientious and agreeable 
C) ​Competitive and often hostile 
D) ​Relaxed and patient C

Question 3

​If you want to predict someone's happiness,which of the following is most useful?

Accepted Answer

A) People living in warm climates tend to be happier than those in cold climates. 
B) ​People who report being happy now will probably continue to be happy later. 
C) ​In general, people are happiest in young adulthood and then happiness slowly declines. 
D) ​Good-looking people are happier in every way than less attractive people. 
A) People living in warm climates tend to be happier than those in cold climates. 
B) ​People who report being happy now will probably continue to be happy later. 
C) ​In general, people are happiest in young adulthood and then happiness slowly declines. 
D) ​Good-looking people are happier in every way than less attractive people. B

Question 4

Which of these would a health psychologist study?​

Accepted Answer

A) How your actions increase or decrease the probability of illness 
B) ​How an illness can change your personality 
C) ​The causes and treatments of mental illnesses 
D) ​The best ways to recover muscle coordination after a stroke or an injury 
A) How your actions increase or decrease the probability of illness 
B) ​How an illness can change your personality 
C) ​The causes and treatments of mental illnesses 
D) ​The best ways to recover muscle coordination after a stroke or an injury

Question 5

​Why does the "circumplex" model of emotion place anger and fear near each other?

Accepted Answer

A) Their facial expressions use the same muscles. 
B) ​They have similar amounts of pleasure and arousal. 
C) ​They begin to develop at the same age in infancy. 
D) ​They are equally widespread in the animal kingdom. 
A) Their facial expressions use the same muscles. 
B) ​They have similar amounts of pleasure and arousal. 
C) ​They begin to develop at the same age in infancy. 
D) ​They are equally widespread in the animal kingdom.

Question 6

What is a problem with current tests of "emotional intelligence"?​

Accepted Answer

A) For many items, no one is sure what the correct answer is. 
B) ​Many people get far higher scores on the test than other people do. 
C) ​Many items are so complicated that highly educated people have an unfair advantage. 
D) ​The tests require expensive equipment that is unavailable in most places. 
A) For many items, no one is sure what the correct answer is. 
B) ​Many people get far higher scores on the test than other people do. 
C) ​Many items are so complicated that highly educated people have an unfair advantage. 
D) ​The tests require expensive equipment that is unavailable in most places.

Question 7

What observation led to Selye's concept of stress?​

Accepted Answer

A) Many illnesses and troublesome experiences lead to the same symptoms. 
B) ​People who have been working hard complain of low life satisfaction. 
C) ​People who face chronic poverty or prejudice fail to live up to their potential. 
D) ​Mature people can handle difficult circumstances and thrive nevertheless. 
A) Many illnesses and troublesome experiences lead to the same symptoms. 
B) ​People who have been working hard complain of low life satisfaction. 
C) ​People who face chronic poverty or prejudice fail to live up to their potential. 
D) ​Mature people can handle difficult circumstances and thrive nevertheless.

Question 8

Why is it probably wrong for a questionnaire to add points for all types of stressful events?​

Accepted Answer

A) Personal rejection is more harmful than other types of stress. 
B) ​Working long hours is more harmful than other types of stress. 
C) ​Any stress produces as much harm as any other one. 
D) ​Some types of stress are more common than others. 
A) Personal rejection is more harmful than other types of stress. 
B) ​Working long hours is more harmful than other types of stress. 
C) ​Any stress produces as much harm as any other one. 
D) ​Some types of stress are more common than others.

Question 9

​A country's mean "satisfaction with life" correlates most positively with which of these?

Accepted Answer

A) Good opportunities for women 
B) ​Wealth of the richest people 
C) ​Percentage of the population under age 30 
D) ​Warm weather 
A) Good opportunities for women 
B) ​Wealth of the richest people 
C) ​Percentage of the population under age 30 
D) ​Warm weather

Question 10

According to the James-Lange theory,what is responsible for the feeling aspect of an emotion?​

Accepted Answer

A) Perception of changes in the body 
B) ​Conditioned responses to sudden stimuli 
C) ​Slow, high-amplitude waves of activity in the cerebral cortex 
D) ​The ratio of dopamine to serotonin in the cerebral cortex 
A) Perception of changes in the body 
B) ​Conditioned responses to sudden stimuli 
C) ​Slow, high-amplitude waves of activity in the cerebral cortex 
D) ​The ratio of dopamine to serotonin in the cerebral cortex

Question 11

According to Selye's concept of stress,which of the following would NOT count as stress?​

Accepted Answer

A) An injury 
B) ​An unwanted pregnancy 
C) ​Getting married 
D) ​Lifelong poverty 
A) An injury 
B) ​An unwanted pregnancy 
C) ​Getting married 
D) ​Lifelong poverty

Question 12

According to Selye,what happens during the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome?​

Accepted Answer

A) Increased secretion of the hormone leptin 
B) ​Increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system 
C) ​Increased alertness 
D) ​Fatigue and inactivity 
A) Increased secretion of the hormone leptin 
B) ​Increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system 
C) ​Increased alertness 
D) ​Fatigue and inactivity

Question 13

What does coping by reappraisal mean?​

Accepted Answer

A) Reinterpreting a situation to make it seem less threatening 
B) ​Trying to take control of the situation 
C) ​Trying to predict the outcome of the situation 
D) ​Trying to suppress the fear, sadness, or other unpleasant emotion that a situation causes 
A) Reinterpreting a situation to make it seem less threatening 
B) ​Trying to take control of the situation 
C) ​Trying to predict the outcome of the situation 
D) ​Trying to suppress the fear, sadness, or other unpleasant emotion that a situation causes

Question 14

​Which theory states that emotions are the perceptions of body activities?

Accepted Answer

A) James-Lange theory 
B) ​Young-Helmholtz theory 
C) ​Cognitive dissonance theory 
D) ​Schachter and Singer theory 
A) James-Lange theory 
B) ​Young-Helmholtz theory 
C) ​Cognitive dissonance theory 
D) ​Schachter and Singer theory

Question 15

Which of these is NOT regarded as one of the "self-conscious" emotions?​

Accepted Answer

A) Awe 
B) ​Embarrassment 
C) ​Pride 
D) ​Shame 
A) Awe 
B) ​Embarrassment 
C) ​Pride 
D) ​Shame

Question 16

Which theory disagrees with the common-sense view that emotions cause body changes?​

Accepted Answer

A) Activation-synthesis theory 
B) ​Retinex theory 
C) ​Social learning theory 
D) ​James-Lange theory 
A) Activation-synthesis theory 
B) ​Retinex theory 
C) ​Social learning theory 
D) ​James-Lange theory

Question 17

What is a serious objection to "consensus scoring" on a test?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not recognize that people can have differences of opinion. 
B) ​It requires time, effort, and expensive equipment. 
C) ​It does not produce scores that follow the normal distribution. 
D) ​It gives much credit for a popular but wrong answer. 
A) It does not recognize that people can have differences of opinion. 
B) ​It requires time, effort, and expensive equipment. 
C) ​It does not produce scores that follow the normal distribution. 
D) ​It gives much credit for a popular but wrong answer.

Question 18

​A young woman interviewed men on a low,sturdy bridge or on a high,shaky bridge.What happened?

Accepted Answer

A) Men who were interviewed on the high, shaky bridge considered the woman exciting. 
B) ​Men who were interviewed on the low, sturdy bridge considered the woman exciting. 
C) ​Men who were interviewed on the high, shaky bridge gave longer, more detailed answers. 
D) ​Men who were interviewed on the low, sturdy bridge gave longer, more detailed answers.c 
A) Men who were interviewed on the high, shaky bridge considered the woman exciting. 
B) ​Men who were interviewed on the low, sturdy bridge considered the woman exciting. 
C) ​Men who were interviewed on the high, shaky bridge gave longer, more detailed answers. 
D) ​Men who were interviewed on the low, sturdy bridge gave longer, more detailed answers.c

Question 19

How did Hans Selye define stress?​

Accepted Answer

A) The result from facing lifelong difficulties such as poverty 
B) ​The way the body reacts to any demand made upon it 
C) ​Mental fatigue caused by dealing with unrealistic expectations 
D) ​Events that lead to unpleasant emotions such as fear and sadness 
A) The result from facing lifelong difficulties such as poverty 
B) ​The way the body reacts to any demand made upon it 
C) ​Mental fatigue caused by dealing with unrealistic expectations 
D) ​Events that lead to unpleasant emotions such as fear and sadness

Question 20

If we want to decide whether a test of "emotional intelligence" is useful,what question should we ask?​

Accepted Answer

A) Do people's scores on this test follow the normal distribution? 
B) ​Does a person's score remain constant throughout life? 
C) ​Do scores on the test relate to genetic differences among people? 
D) ​Do the scores predict an outcome we couldn't already predict? 
A) Do people's scores on this test follow the normal distribution? 
B) ​Does a person's score remain constant throughout life? 
C) ​Do scores on the test relate to genetic differences among people? 
D) ​Do the scores predict an outcome we couldn't already predict?

Exam 12: Part 1 Emotions,stress,and Healthemotions,stress,and Health

What does arousal of the parasympathetic nervous system prepare the body for?​

Which of these describes people with Type A personality?​

​If you want to predict someone's happiness,which of the following is most useful?

Which of these would a health psychologist study?​

​Why does the "circumplex" model of emotion place anger and fear near each other?

What is a problem with current tests of "emotional intelligence"?​

What observation led to Selye's concept of stress?​

Why is it probably wrong for a questionnaire to add points for all types of stressful events?​

​A country's mean "satisfaction with life" correlates most positively with which of these?

According to the James-Lange theory,what is responsible for the feeling aspect of an emotion?​

According to Selye's concept of stress,which of the following would NOT count as stress?​

According to Selye,what happens during the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome?​

What does coping by reappraisal mean?​

​Which theory states that emotions are the perceptions of body activities?

Which of these is NOT regarded as one of the "self-conscious" emotions?​

Which theory disagrees with the common-sense view that emotions cause body changes?​

What is a serious objection to "consensus scoring" on a test?

​A young woman interviewed men on a low,sturdy bridge or on a high,shaky bridge.What happened?

How did Hans Selye define stress?​

If we want to decide whether a test of "emotional intelligence" is useful,what question should we ask?​

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What does arousal of the parasympathetic nervous system prepare the body for?

Which of these describes people with Type A personality?

If you want to predict someone's happiness,which of the following is most useful?

Which of these would a health psychologist study?

Why does the "circumplex" model of emotion place anger and fear near each other?

What is a problem with current tests of "emotional intelligence"?

What observation led to Selye's concept of stress?

Why is it probably wrong for a questionnaire to add points for all types of stressful events?

A country's mean "satisfaction with life" correlates most positively with which of these?

According to the James-Lange theory,what is responsible for the feeling aspect of an emotion?

According to Selye's concept of stress,which of the following would NOT count as stress?

According to Selye,what happens during the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

What does coping by reappraisal mean?

Which theory states that emotions are the perceptions of body activities?

Which of these is NOT regarded as one of the "self-conscious" emotions?

Which theory disagrees with the common-sense view that emotions cause body changes?

A young woman interviewed men on a low,sturdy bridge or on a high,shaky bridge.What happened?

How did Hans Selye define stress?

If we want to decide whether a test of "emotional intelligence" is useful,what question should we ask?