Question 1

When psychologists list six basic emotions,which of these is one of those six?​

Accepted Answer

A) Embarrassment 
B) ​Nostalgia 
C) ​Surprise 
D) ​Gratitude 
A) Embarrassment 
B) ​Nostalgia 
C) ​Surprise 
D) ​Gratitude

Question 2

Most studies found that writing about a stressful experience was helpful.What was the exception to this rule?​

Accepted Answer

A) Repeatedly writing about a childhood experience did more harm than good. 
B) ​Repeatedly writing about a bad habit did more harm than good. 
C) ​Repeatedly writing about a recent divorce did more harm than good. 
D) ​Repeatedly writing about having spent money unwisely did more harm than good. 
A) Repeatedly writing about a childhood experience did more harm than good. 
B) ​Repeatedly writing about a bad habit did more harm than good. 
C) ​Repeatedly writing about a recent divorce did more harm than good. 
D) ​Repeatedly writing about having spent money unwisely did more harm than good.

Question 3

Which of the following states a good predictor of happiness?​

Accepted Answer

A) Most people who are happy now will continue to be happy later. 
B) ​Most people are happiest between ages 20 and 30, and then gradually become less happy. 
C) ​People who suddenly gain wealth, as through a lottery, become happier from then on. 
D) ​People who remain unmarried tend to be the happiest in the long run. 
A) Most people who are happy now will continue to be happy later. 
B) ​Most people are happiest between ages 20 and 30, and then gradually become less happy. 
C) ​People who suddenly gain wealth, as through a lottery, become happier from then on. 
D) ​People who remain unmarried tend to be the happiest in the long run.

Question 4

Which of these would decrease stress for a hospital patient awaiting surgery?​

Accepted Answer

A) Keep the person with someone else awaiting a different surgery. 
B) ​Tell the person exactly what to expect. 
C) ​Avoid discussing the surgery. 
D) ​Keep the room as dark and quiet as possible. 
A) Keep the person with someone else awaiting a different surgery. 
B) ​Tell the person exactly what to expect. 
C) ​Avoid discussing the surgery. 
D) ​Keep the room as dark and quiet as possible.

Question 5

Which of the following most strongly predicts who will develop PTSD?​

Accepted Answer

A) Almost anyone who endures a traumatic event develops PTSD. 
B) ​Only people with more severe stressful events develop PTSD. 
C) ​People who had previous emotional difficulties are more likely to develop PTSD. 
D) ​People who failed to talk to a therapist soon after the event are likely to develop PTSD. 
A) Almost anyone who endures a traumatic event develops PTSD. 
B) ​Only people with more severe stressful events develop PTSD. 
C) ​People who had previous emotional difficulties are more likely to develop PTSD. 
D) ​People who failed to talk to a therapist soon after the event are likely to develop PTSD.

Question 6

Suppose you look at a facial expression that most people identify as sadness.How could we get you to think it was an expression of fear instead?​

Accepted Answer

A) Show the same face slightly out of focus. 
B) ​Show the same face with a body posture implying fear. 
C) ​Ask you to look at the face while you are gazing to your left. 
D) ​Ask you to look at the face while you are gazing to your right. 
A) Show the same face slightly out of focus. 
B) ​Show the same face with a body posture implying fear. 
C) ​Ask you to look at the face while you are gazing to your left. 
D) ​Ask you to look at the face while you are gazing to your right.

Question 7

What do measurements of the sympathetic nervous system tell us about emotion?​

Accepted Answer

A) The measurements indicate whether someone is frightened or angry. 
B) ​The measurements indicate the intensity of emotional feeling. 
C) ​The measurements indicate the thoughts or interpretations behind an emotion. 
D) ​The measurements indicate the pleasantness of the emotional feeling. 
A) The measurements indicate whether someone is frightened or angry. 
B) ​The measurements indicate the intensity of emotional feeling. 
C) ​The measurements indicate the thoughts or interpretations behind an emotion. 
D) ​The measurements indicate the pleasantness of the emotional feeling.

Question 8

When surgery damaged his prefrontal cortex,how did "Elliot" change in his emotions and in his decision making?​

Accepted Answer

A) His emotions became stronger and he had trouble making good decisions. 
B) ​His emotions became stronger and he generally made quicker and better decisions. 
C) ​His emotions became weaker and he had trouble making good decisions. 
D) ​His emotions became weaker and he generally made quicker and better decisions. 
A) His emotions became stronger and he had trouble making good decisions. 
B) ​His emotions became stronger and he generally made quicker and better decisions. 
C) ​His emotions became weaker and he had trouble making good decisions. 
D) ​His emotions became weaker and he generally made quicker and better decisions.

Question 9

​What is one way you can make yourself happier?

Accepted Answer

A) Look forward to buying something big. 
B) ​Set a goal to increase your wealth. 
C) ​Move to a warmer climate. 
D) ​List the things that make you feel grateful. 
A) Look forward to buying something big. 
B) ​Set a goal to increase your wealth. 
C) ​Move to a warmer climate. 
D) ​List the things that make you feel grateful.

Question 10

People often express parts of two or more emotions plus a posture or gesture that doesn't fit with either of them.What does this observation imply?​

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional feelings result from our perception of the body's activity. 
B) ​Most emotional expressions occur involuntarily. 
C) ​We should be skeptical of the idea of a few basic emotions. 
D) ​All emotions depend on the same areas of the brain. 
A) Emotional feelings result from our perception of the body's activity. 
B) ​Most emotional expressions occur involuntarily. 
C) ​We should be skeptical of the idea of a few basic emotions. 
D) ​All emotions depend on the same areas of the brain.

Question 11

What does the word disgust mean literally?​

Accepted Answer

A) Throw away 
B) ​Bad taste 
C) ​Upset stomach 
D) ​Wrong person 
A) Throw away 
B) ​Bad taste 
C) ​Upset stomach 
D) ​Wrong person

Question 12

After damage to the prefrontal cortex that impairs the ability to imagine emotional consequences,what happens to behavior?​

Accepted Answer

A) A strong preference for large rewards later instead of smaller rewards immediatelyc 
B) ​A tendency to make decisions that other people consider emotionally disturbing 
C) ​Frequent episodes of fearfulness 
D) ​Frequent outbursts of violent or destructive behavior 
A) A strong preference for large rewards later instead of smaller rewards immediatelyc 
B) ​A tendency to make decisions that other people consider emotionally disturbing 
C) ​Frequent episodes of fearfulness 
D) ​Frequent outbursts of violent or destructive behavior

Question 13

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems make up which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Somatic nervous system 
B) ​Central nervous system 
C) ​Mammalian nervous system 
D) ​Autonomic nervous system 
A) Somatic nervous system 
B) ​Central nervous system 
C) ​Mammalian nervous system 
D) ​Autonomic nervous system

Question 14

Why is problem-focused coping an effective way to deal with stress?​

Accepted Answer

A) Thinking you have control is calming, even if you don't. 
B) ​Thinking about the problem is a good distraction. 
C) ​Thinking about the problem makes it seem less threatening. 
D) ​Thinking about the problem increases heart rate and breathing rate. 
A) Thinking you have control is calming, even if you don't. 
B) ​Thinking about the problem is a good distraction. 
C) ​Thinking about the problem makes it seem less threatening. 
D) ​Thinking about the problem increases heart rate and breathing rate.

Question 15

In research about recognizing facial expressions,why did many people have trouble recognizing the expression of sadness?​

Accepted Answer

A) The expression of sadness is similar to the expression of fear. 
B) ​People are happy, angry, and frightened more often than they feel sad. 
C) ​Most expressions of sadness last only briefly. 
D) ​Sad people look down, not straight at you. 
A) The expression of sadness is similar to the expression of fear. 
B) ​People are happy, angry, and frightened more often than they feel sad. 
C) ​Most expressions of sadness last only briefly. 
D) ​Sad people look down, not straight at you.

Question 16

How does PTSD relate to the size of the hippocampus?​

Accepted Answer

A) PTSD sufferers have a smaller than average hippocampus because of high cortisol levels. 
B) ​PTSD sufferers have a larger than average hippocampus because of high cortisol levels. 
C) ​PTSD sufferers probably had a smaller than average hippocampus prior to the trauma. 
D) ​PTSD sufferers probably had a larger than average hippocampus prior to the trauma. 
A) PTSD sufferers have a smaller than average hippocampus because of high cortisol levels. 
B) ​PTSD sufferers have a larger than average hippocampus because of high cortisol levels. 
C) ​PTSD sufferers probably had a smaller than average hippocampus prior to the trauma. 
D) ​PTSD sufferers probably had a larger than average hippocampus prior to the trauma.

Question 17

What would Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion predict would happen if you took a medication that decreased your autonomic responses such as heart rate?​

Accepted Answer

A) You would more quickly than usual conform to whatever emotion other people showed. 
B) ​You would have trouble restraining your outbursts of anger. 
C) ​You would have trouble knowing whether you were feeling angry or frightened. 
D) ​Your emotional feelings would be weaker than usual. 
A) You would more quickly than usual conform to whatever emotion other people showed. 
B) ​You would have trouble restraining your outbursts of anger. 
C) ​You would have trouble knowing whether you were feeling angry or frightened. 
D) ​Your emotional feelings would be weaker than usual.

Question 18

In studies of the physiology of human emotion,what do psychologists most often measure?​

Accepted Answer

A) Activity of single neurons in the cerebral cortex 
B) ​Altered secretion of various hormones 
C) ​Instant-by-instant changes in the emotions that people report 
D) ​Heart rate and other autonomic changes 
A) Activity of single neurons in the cerebral cortex 
B) ​Altered secretion of various hormones 
C) ​Instant-by-instant changes in the emotions that people report 
D) ​Heart rate and other autonomic changes

Question 19

What was the main point that Hans Selye emphasized about stress?​

Accepted Answer

A) The body reacts to difficult life events like it reacts to disease. 
B) ​The way people react to stress closely resembles that of other animals. 
C) ​People vary genetically in their ability to recover from stressful experiences. 
D) ​A feeling of personal rejection is the most harmful type of stress. 
A) The body reacts to difficult life events like it reacts to disease. 
B) ​The way people react to stress closely resembles that of other animals. 
C) ​People vary genetically in their ability to recover from stressful experiences. 
D) ​A feeling of personal rejection is the most harmful type of stress.

Question 20

The parasympathetic nervous system increases which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Heart rate 
B) ​Digestion 
C) ​Sweating 
D) ​Memory 
A) Heart rate 
B) ​Digestion 
C) ​Sweating 
D) ​Memory

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

When psychologists list six basic emotions,which of these is one of those six?​

Most studies found that writing about a stressful experience was helpful.What was the exception to this rule?​

Which of the following states a good predictor of happiness?​

Which of these would decrease stress for a hospital patient awaiting surgery?​

Which of the following most strongly predicts who will develop PTSD?​

Suppose you look at a facial expression that most people identify as sadness.How could we get you to think it was an expression of fear instead?​

What do measurements of the sympathetic nervous system tell us about emotion?​

When surgery damaged his prefrontal cortex,how did "Elliot" change in his emotions and in his decision making?​

​What is one way you can make yourself happier?

People often express parts of two or more emotions plus a posture or gesture that doesn't fit with either of them.What does this observation imply?​

What does the word disgust mean literally?​

After damage to the prefrontal cortex that impairs the ability to imagine emotional consequences,what happens to behavior?​

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems make up which of the following?​

Why is problem-focused coping an effective way to deal with stress?​

In research about recognizing facial expressions,why did many people have trouble recognizing the expression of sadness?​

How does PTSD relate to the size of the hippocampus?​

What would Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion predict would happen if you took a medication that decreased your autonomic responses such as heart rate?​

In studies of the physiology of human emotion,what do psychologists most often measure?​

What was the main point that Hans Selye emphasized about stress?​

The parasympathetic nervous system increases which of the following?​

What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

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Intelligenceintelligence

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Consciousnessconsciousness

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When psychologists list six basic emotions,which of these is one of those six?

Most studies found that writing about a stressful experience was helpful.What was the exception to this rule?

Which of the following states a good predictor of happiness?

Which of these would decrease stress for a hospital patient awaiting surgery?

Which of the following most strongly predicts who will develop PTSD?

Suppose you look at a facial expression that most people identify as sadness.How could we get you to think it was an expression of fear instead?

What do measurements of the sympathetic nervous system tell us about emotion?

When surgery damaged his prefrontal cortex,how did "Elliot" change in his emotions and in his decision making?

What is one way you can make yourself happier?

People often express parts of two or more emotions plus a posture or gesture that doesn't fit with either of them.What does this observation imply?

What does the word disgust mean literally?

After damage to the prefrontal cortex that impairs the ability to imagine emotional consequences,what happens to behavior?

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems make up which of the following?

Why is problem-focused coping an effective way to deal with stress?

In research about recognizing facial expressions,why did many people have trouble recognizing the expression of sadness?

How does PTSD relate to the size of the hippocampus?

What would Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion predict would happen if you took a medication that decreased your autonomic responses such as heart rate?

In studies of the physiology of human emotion,what do psychologists most often measure?

What was the main point that Hans Selye emphasized about stress?

The parasympathetic nervous system increases which of the following?