Question 1

If a test uses "consensus scoring," how does it determine your score?​

Accepted Answer

A) You get to evaluate your own answers and announce your own score. 
B) ​You get three or more scores, each one based on a different answer key. 
C) ​Three or more experts evaluate your answers, and they average their replies. 
D) ​You get partial credit depending on how many people agree with your answer. 
A) You get to evaluate your own answers and announce your own score. 
B) ​You get three or more scores, each one based on a different answer key. 
C) ​Three or more experts evaluate your answers, and they average their replies. 
D) ​You get partial credit depending on how many people agree with your answer.

Question 2

What type of disorder is associated with an increase in the startle reflex?​

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety disorders 
B) ​Attention disorders 
C) ​Thought disorders 
D) ​Mood disorders 
A) Anxiety disorders 
B) ​Attention disorders 
C) ​Thought disorders 
D) ​Mood disorders

Question 3

Many researchers have tested people's ability to recognize emotions from facial expressions.Why do these studies underestimate our ability to judge other people's emotions?​

Accepted Answer

A) Many studies have asked observers to match the expressions to a list of choices. 
B) ​Ordinarily we consider other information such as context and posture. 
C) ​The faces shown in the experiments gave relatively weak expressions. 
D) ​Most experiments asked the observers to identify the expressions quickly. 
A) Many studies have asked observers to match the expressions to a list of choices. 
B) ​Ordinarily we consider other information such as context and posture. 
C) ​The faces shown in the experiments gave relatively weak expressions. 
D) ​Most experiments asked the observers to identify the expressions quickly.

Question 4

What does the sympathetic nervous system do?​

Accepted Answer

A) It controls the facial muscles responsible for emotional expressions. 
B) ​It interprets the meaning of other people's facial expressions. 
C) ​It controls vegetative activities such as digestion. 
D) ​It prepares the body for brief, vigorous activity. 
A) It controls the facial muscles responsible for emotional expressions. 
B) ​It interprets the meaning of other people's facial expressions. 
C) ​It controls vegetative activities such as digestion. 
D) ​It prepares the body for brief, vigorous activity.

Question 5

How could someone get you to rate cartoons as being funnier than usual?

Accepted Answer

A) Ask you to hold a pen with your teeth. 
B) ​Ask you to hold a ball with your left hand. 
C) ​Ask you to suck your thumb like a toddler. 
D) ​Ask you to blink your eyes repeatedly. 
A) Ask you to hold a pen with your teeth. 
B) ​Ask you to hold a ball with your left hand. 
C) ​Ask you to suck your thumb like a toddler. 
D) ​Ask you to blink your eyes repeatedly.

Question 6

Which life goal is NOT correlated with a greater feeling of life satisfaction?​

Accepted Answer

A) Helping one's family 
B) ​Getting rich 
C) ​Advancing a religious or political cause 
D) ​Gaining scientific knowledge 
A) Helping one's family 
B) ​Getting rich 
C) ​Advancing a religious or political cause 
D) ​Gaining scientific knowledge

Question 7

According to Hans Selye's definition of stress,which of these counts as a stressful event?​

Accepted Answer

A) Getting married 
B) ​Being a victim of racial prejudice 
C) ​A lifelong physical disability 
D) ​Lifelong poverty 
A) Getting married 
B) ​Being a victim of racial prejudice 
C) ​A lifelong physical disability 
D) ​Lifelong poverty

Question 8

Which term refers to an ability to handle difficult situations with a minimum of distress?​

Accepted Answer

A) Subjective well-being 
B) ​Type A personality 
C) ​Resilience 
D) ​Inoculation 
A) Subjective well-being 
B) ​Type A personality 
C) ​Resilience 
D) ​Inoculation

Question 9

Ordinarily,when the mean wealth of a country increases,so does average satisfaction with life.Which country has been an exception to that rule in recent decades?​

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) ​China 
C) ​Japan 
D) ​United States 
A) Mexico 
B) ​China 
C) ​Japan 
D) ​United States

Question 10

If you want to predict how happy someone will be 10 years from now,what is the best question to ask?​

Accepted Answer

A) How much education does this person have? 
B) ​Does this person live in a warm or cold climate? 
C) ​How good-looking is this person? 
D) ​How happy is this person now? 
A) How much education does this person have? 
B) ​Does this person live in a warm or cold climate? 
C) ​How good-looking is this person? 
D) ​How happy is this person now?

Question 11

Which of the following tends to make a stressful experience worse?​

Accepted Answer

A) Physical exercise while waiting for it 
B) ​Unpredictability of the stress 
C) ​Distraction from thinking about the stress 
D) ​Attempts to relax 
A) Physical exercise while waiting for it 
B) ​Unpredictability of the stress 
C) ​Distraction from thinking about the stress 
D) ​Attempts to relax

Question 12

Which hormone does the body release in response to a prolonged stressful experience?​

Accepted Answer

A) Leptin 
B) ​Insulin 
C) ​Aldosterone 
D) ​Cortisol 
A) Leptin 
B) ​Insulin 
C) ​Aldosterone 
D) ​Cortisol

Question 13

Do psychologists today agree about the idea of basic emotions? If so,what is the consensus?​

Accepted Answer

A) No, not all psychologists agree that people have a few basic emotions. 
B) ​Yes, psychologists agree that people have six basic emotions. 
C) ​Yes, psychologists agree that people have basic emotions, but the total is uncertain. 
D) ​Yes, psychologists agree that people have basic emotions, but the number varies among 
A) No, not all psychologists agree that people have a few basic emotions. 
B) ​Yes, psychologists agree that people have six basic emotions. 
C) ​Yes, psychologists agree that people have basic emotions, but the total is uncertain. 
D) ​Yes, psychologists agree that people have basic emotions, but the number varies among

Question 14

Which of the following correlates negatively with moment-by-moment reports of pleasure,but positively with overall reports of life satisfaction?​

Accepted Answer

A) Wealth 
B) ​Being good looking 
C) ​Warm weather 
D) ​Parenthood 
A) Wealth 
B) ​Being good looking 
C) ​Warm weather 
D) ​Parenthood

Question 15

Schachter and Singer gave people injections of epinephrine and put them into situations intended to evoke emotions,with varying instructions.What did the experimenters conclude from the results?​

Accepted Answer

A) If you think a drug caused your arousal, you feel less intense emotion. 
B) ​If you think a drug caused your arousal, you feel more intense emotion. 
C) ​If you become highly aroused, you misinterpret the situation. 
D) ​If you become highly aroused, you feel a variety of mixed emotions. 
A) If you think a drug caused your arousal, you feel less intense emotion. 
B) ​If you think a drug caused your arousal, you feel more intense emotion. 
C) ​If you become highly aroused, you misinterpret the situation. 
D) ​If you become highly aroused, you feel a variety of mixed emotions.

Question 16

Which brain structure modifies the strength of the startle reflex?​

Accepted Answer

A) Corpus callosum 
B) ​Amygdala 
C) ​Cerebellum 
D) ​Thalamus 
A) Corpus callosum 
B) ​Amygdala 
C) ​Cerebellum 
D) ​Thalamus

Question 17

How do body reactions relate to emotions,according to the James-Lange theory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional feelings lead to body reactions. 
B) ​Body reactions lead to emotional feelings. 
C) ​Body reactions suppress emotional feelings. 
D) ​Emotional feelings suppress body reactions. 
A) Emotional feelings lead to body reactions. 
B) ​Body reactions lead to emotional feelings. 
C) ​Body reactions suppress emotional feelings. 
D) ​Emotional feelings suppress body reactions.

Question 18

Which of the following probably will NOT improve your happiness?​

Accepted Answer

A) Perform an act of kindness for someone you hardly know. 
B) ​Make a weekly list of things that make you feel grateful. 
C) ​Take a walk in a natural area. 
D) ​Look forward to getting a new car or a new television set. 
A) Perform an act of kindness for someone you hardly know. 
B) ​Make a weekly list of things that make you feel grateful. 
C) ​Take a walk in a natural area. 
D) ​Look forward to getting a new car or a new television set.

Question 19

Which of the following would be a typical question for a guilty-knowledge test?​

Accepted Answer

A) Did you rob the liquor store last night? 
B) ​Do you know who robbed the liquor store last night? 
C) ​Was the liquor store robbed last night at 10 p.m.? 11 p.m.? Midnight? 
D) ​Why did you rob the liquor store last night? 
A) Did you rob the liquor store last night? 
B) ​Do you know who robbed the liquor store last night? 
C) ​Was the liquor store robbed last night at 10 p.m.? 11 p.m.? Midnight? 
D) ​Why did you rob the liquor store last night?

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

If a test uses "consensus scoring," how does it determine your score?​

What type of disorder is associated with an increase in the startle reflex?​

Many researchers have tested people's ability to recognize emotions from facial expressions.Why do these studies underestimate our ability to judge other people's emotions?​

What does the sympathetic nervous system do?​

How could someone get you to rate cartoons as being funnier than usual?

Which life goal is NOT correlated with a greater feeling of life satisfaction?​

According to Hans Selye's definition of stress,which of these counts as a stressful event?​

Which term refers to an ability to handle difficult situations with a minimum of distress?​

Ordinarily,when the mean wealth of a country increases,so does average satisfaction with life.Which country has been an exception to that rule in recent decades?​

If you want to predict how happy someone will be 10 years from now,what is the best question to ask?​

Which of the following tends to make a stressful experience worse?​

Which hormone does the body release in response to a prolonged stressful experience?​

Do psychologists today agree about the idea of basic emotions? If so,what is the consensus?​

Which of the following correlates negatively with moment-by-moment reports of pleasure,but positively with overall reports of life satisfaction?​

Schachter and Singer gave people injections of epinephrine and put them into situations intended to evoke emotions,with varying instructions.What did the experimenters conclude from the results?​

Which brain structure modifies the strength of the startle reflex?​

How do body reactions relate to emotions,according to the James-Lange theory?​

Which of the following probably will NOT improve your happiness?​

Which of the following would be a typical question for a guilty-knowledge test?​

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Scientific Methods in Psychology

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Memory

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Cognition and Language

A: Cognition and Language

Intelligenceintelligence

A: Intelligence Intelligence

Consciousnessconsciousness

A: Consciousnessconsciousness

Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

A: Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

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Social Psychologysocial Psychology

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If a test uses "consensus scoring," how does it determine your score?

What type of disorder is associated with an increase in the startle reflex?

Many researchers have tested people's ability to recognize emotions from facial expressions.Why do these studies underestimate our ability to judge other people's emotions?

What does the sympathetic nervous system do?

Which life goal is NOT correlated with a greater feeling of life satisfaction?

According to Hans Selye's definition of stress,which of these counts as a stressful event?

Which term refers to an ability to handle difficult situations with a minimum of distress?

Ordinarily,when the mean wealth of a country increases,so does average satisfaction with life.Which country has been an exception to that rule in recent decades?

If you want to predict how happy someone will be 10 years from now,what is the best question to ask?

Which of the following tends to make a stressful experience worse?

Which hormone does the body release in response to a prolonged stressful experience?

Do psychologists today agree about the idea of basic emotions? If so,what is the consensus?

Which of the following correlates negatively with moment-by-moment reports of pleasure,but positively with overall reports of life satisfaction?

Schachter and Singer gave people injections of epinephrine and put them into situations intended to evoke emotions,with varying instructions.What did the experimenters conclude from the results?

Which brain structure modifies the strength of the startle reflex?

How do body reactions relate to emotions,according to the James-Lange theory?

Which of the following probably will NOT improve your happiness?

Which of the following would be a typical question for a guilty-knowledge test?