Question 1

If you see a sad expression,which of these adds to the impression of sadness?​

Accepted Answer

A) Redness in the eyes 
B) ​Staring straight ahead 
C) ​A wide-open mouth 
D) ​Raised eyebrows 
A) Redness in the eyes 
B) ​Staring straight ahead 
C) ​A wide-open mouth 
D) ​Raised eyebrows

Question 2

If "emotional intelligence" is to be a useful concept,what should be true of measurements of emotional intelligence?​

Accepted Answer

A) They should predict outcomes that we could not predict otherwise. 
B) ​They should correlate as highly as possible with academic intelligence. 
C) ​They should have a zero correlation with academic intelligence. 
D) ​They should be almost equal for all people. 
A) They should predict outcomes that we could not predict otherwise. 
B) ​They should correlate as highly as possible with academic intelligence. 
C) ​They should have a zero correlation with academic intelligence. 
D) ​They should be almost equal for all people.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) An appraisal of the situation determines the best coping method. 
B) ​An appraisal of the situation determines the amount of physiological arousal. 
C) ​An appraisal of the situation determines the intensity of emotional feelings. 
D) ​An appraisal of the situation determines which emotion someone feels. 
A) An appraisal of the situation determines the best coping method. 
B) ​An appraisal of the situation determines the amount of physiological arousal. 
C) ​An appraisal of the situation determines the intensity of emotional feelings. 
D) ​An appraisal of the situation determines which emotion someone feels.

Question 4

What could someone measure to infer the intensity of someone's current emotion?​

Accepted Answer

A) Heart rate and breathing rate 
B) ​Velocity of conduction of action potentials 
C) ​Facial microexpressions 
D) ​Hand gestures 
A) Heart rate and breathing rate 
B) ​Velocity of conduction of action potentials 
C) ​Facial microexpressions 
D) ​Hand gestures

Question 5

What is very UNLIKELY for soldiers whose brain damage includes the amygdala?​

Accepted Answer

A) Schizophrenia 
B) ​Post-traumatic stress disorder 
C) ​Obesity 
D) ​Major depression 
A) Schizophrenia 
B) ​Post-traumatic stress disorder 
C) ​Obesity 
D) ​Major depression

Question 6

According to Hans Selye,what causes stress?​

Accepted Answer

A) A fear of interpersonal rejection 
B) ​Any experience that seems unpleasant 
C) ​Any event that causes a major change in a person's life 
D) ​Lifelong difficulties, such as poverty or prejudice 
A) A fear of interpersonal rejection 
B) ​Any experience that seems unpleasant 
C) ​Any event that causes a major change in a person's life 
D) ​Lifelong difficulties, such as poverty or prejudice

Question 7

Emotional intelligence refers to which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Remembering the research results about emotion 
B) ​The decisions that people make when they feel intense emotions 
C) ​The total range of emotions that a person feels during the course of a day 
D) ​The ability to perceive and understand other people's emotions 
A) Remembering the research results about emotion 
B) ​The decisions that people make when they feel intense emotions 
C) ​The total range of emotions that a person feels during the course of a day 
D) ​The ability to perceive and understand other people's emotions

Question 8

Why does the army ask new recruits to crawl along under live gunfire?​

Accepted Answer

A) To identify people likely to panic, and then remove them 
B) ​To immunize recruits against feeling fear when the danger is real 
C) ​To test which recruits have the greatest potential to be leaders 
D) ​To teach them the difference between real danger and fake danger 
A) To identify people likely to panic, and then remove them 
B) ​To immunize recruits against feeling fear when the danger is real 
C) ​To test which recruits have the greatest potential to be leaders 
D) ​To teach them the difference between real danger and fake danger

Question 9

Which emotion strongly motivates people to prefer a small reward now over a bigger one later?​

Accepted Answer

A) Happiness 
B) ​Surprise 
C) ​Anger 
D) ​Sadness 
A) Happiness 
B) ​Surprise 
C) ​Anger 
D) ​Sadness

Question 10

What evidence suggests a genetic contribution to happiness?​

Accepted Answer

A) Adult identical twins generally report similar levels of happiness. 
B) ​Two genes have been found with strong links to reported happiness. 
C) ​Mean happiness varies from one culture to another. 
D) ​Mean happiness in the United States failed to increase when wealth per person increased. 
A) Adult identical twins generally report similar levels of happiness. 
B) ​Two genes have been found with strong links to reported happiness. 
C) ​Mean happiness varies from one culture to another. 
D) ​Mean happiness in the United States failed to increase when wealth per person increased.

Question 11

​What suggests that people with a smaller than average hippocampus have increased risk of PTSD?

Accepted Answer

A) Comparisons of the brains of hundreds of people with and without PTSD 
B) ​Studies of soldiers who had brain scans prior to enduring a traumatic experience 
C) ​Comparisons of the brains of monozygotic twins with and without PTSD 
D) ​Studies of the brains of people before and after treatment for PTSD 
A) Comparisons of the brains of hundreds of people with and without PTSD 
B) ​Studies of soldiers who had brain scans prior to enduring a traumatic experience 
C) ​Comparisons of the brains of monozygotic twins with and without PTSD 
D) ​Studies of the brains of people before and after treatment for PTSD

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) Increased activity of the parasympathetic nervous system 
B) ​Increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system 
C) ​Increased alertness, but decreased use of energy 
D) ​Fatigue and inactivity 
A) Increased activity of the parasympathetic nervous system 
B) ​Increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system 
C) ​Increased alertness, but decreased use of energy 
D) ​Fatigue and inactivity

Question 13

If emotion consists of a few "basic" emotions,what do psychologists assume about those basics?​

Accepted Answer

A) The facial expressions for each basic emotion should vary from one culture to another. 
B) ​Basic emotions should be more similar for dizygotic twins than for monozygotic twins. 
C) ​Basic emotions should emerge early in life in all human cultures. 
D) ​All the basic emotions should depend on the same brain area. 
A) The facial expressions for each basic emotion should vary from one culture to another. 
B) ​Basic emotions should be more similar for dizygotic twins than for monozygotic twins. 
C) ​Basic emotions should emerge early in life in all human cultures. 
D) ​All the basic emotions should depend on the same brain area.

Question 14

Of the following,which one most strongly decreases the risk of heart disease?​

Accepted Answer

A) A gluten-free diet 
B) ​Type A personality 
C) ​Social support 
D) ​Extra sleep 
A) A gluten-free diet 
B) ​Type A personality 
C) ​Social support 
D) ​Extra sleep

Question 15

What makes microexpressions useful for research on emotion?​

Accepted Answer

A) Microexpressions occur almost constantly throughout the day. 
B) ​Microexpressions vary greatly among human cultures. 
C) ​Microexpressions are easy to detect and record. 
D) ​People have little voluntary control over microexpressions. 
A) Microexpressions occur almost constantly throughout the day. 
B) ​Microexpressions vary greatly among human cultures. 
C) ​Microexpressions are easy to detect and record. 
D) ​People have little voluntary control over microexpressions.

Question 16

Which of the following depends largely on the brain area known as the amygdala?​

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety 
B) ​Vision 
C) ​Language comprehension 
D) ​Social behavior 
A) Anxiety 
B) ​Vision 
C) ​Language comprehension 
D) ​Social behavior

Question 17

Which observation tends to support the James-Lange theory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Facial expressions of emotion are similar across cultures, but not identical. 
B) ​Life satisfaction is higher in countries where women have greater rights and status. 
C) ​People with pure autonomic failure report weaker than average emotional feelings. 
D) ​People with damage to the amygdala report very little fear or anxiety. 
A) Facial expressions of emotion are similar across cultures, but not identical. 
B) ​Life satisfaction is higher in countries where women have greater rights and status. 
C) ​People with pure autonomic failure report weaker than average emotional feelings. 
D) ​People with damage to the amygdala report very little fear or anxiety.

Question 18

​Do smiling and frowning occur in all human cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, both of them do. 
B) ​Smiling occurs in all cultures, but frowning does not. 
C) ​Frowning occurs in all cultures, but smiling does not. 
D) ​Each of them occurs in some cultures but not in others. 
A) Yes, both of them do. 
B) ​Smiling occurs in all cultures, but frowning does not. 
C) ​Frowning occurs in all cultures, but smiling does not. 
D) ​Each of them occurs in some cultures but not in others.

Question 19

​How could we measure anxiety without using words?

Accepted Answer

A) Measure steadiness of the grip. 
B) ​Measure the startle reflex. 
C) ​Measure back-and-forth movements of the eyes. 
D) ​Measure rate of blood flow to the brain. 
A) Measure steadiness of the grip. 
B) ​Measure the startle reflex. 
C) ​Measure back-and-forth movements of the eyes. 
D) ​Measure rate of blood flow to the brain.

Question 20

Schachter and Singer's participants who received epinephrine injections reported euphoria in a happy situation and anger in an insulting situation.Why were the results difficult to interpret?​

Accepted Answer

A) Later research failed to replicate the results. 
B) ​Most participants guessed what the experiment was trying to show. 
C) ​The instructions about expected side effects of the injection had no effect. 
D) ​Placebo injections produced the same results as epinephrine. 
A) Later research failed to replicate the results. 
B) ​Most participants guessed what the experiment was trying to show. 
C) ​The instructions about expected side effects of the injection had no effect. 
D) ​Placebo injections produced the same results as epinephrine.

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

If you see a sad expression,which of these adds to the impression of sadness?​

If "emotional intelligence" is to be a useful concept,what should be true of measurements of emotional intelligence?​

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

What could someone measure to infer the intensity of someone's current emotion?​

What is very UNLIKELY for soldiers whose brain damage includes the amygdala?​

According to Hans Selye,what causes stress?​

Emotional intelligence refers to which of the following?​

Why does the army ask new recruits to crawl along under live gunfire?​

Which emotion strongly motivates people to prefer a small reward now over a bigger one later?​

What evidence suggests a genetic contribution to happiness?​

​What suggests that people with a smaller than average hippocampus have increased risk of PTSD?

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

If emotion consists of a few "basic" emotions,what do psychologists assume about those basics?​

Of the following,which one most strongly decreases the risk of heart disease?​

What makes microexpressions useful for research on emotion?​

Which of the following depends largely on the brain area known as the amygdala?​

Which observation tends to support the James-Lange theory?​

​Do smiling and frowning occur in all human cultures?

​How could we measure anxiety without using words?

Schachter and Singer's participants who received epinephrine injections reported euphoria in a happy situation and anger in an insulting situation.Why were the results difficult to interpret?​

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If you see a sad expression,which of these adds to the impression of sadness?

If "emotional intelligence" is to be a useful concept,what should be true of measurements of emotional intelligence?

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

What could someone measure to infer the intensity of someone's current emotion?

What is very UNLIKELY for soldiers whose brain damage includes the amygdala?

According to Hans Selye,what causes stress?

Emotional intelligence refers to which of the following?

Why does the army ask new recruits to crawl along under live gunfire?

Which emotion strongly motivates people to prefer a small reward now over a bigger one later?

What evidence suggests a genetic contribution to happiness?

What suggests that people with a smaller than average hippocampus have increased risk of PTSD?

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

If emotion consists of a few "basic" emotions,what do psychologists assume about those basics?

Of the following,which one most strongly decreases the risk of heart disease?

What makes microexpressions useful for research on emotion?

Which of the following depends largely on the brain area known as the amygdala?

Which observation tends to support the James-Lange theory?

Do smiling and frowning occur in all human cultures?

How could we measure anxiety without using words?

Schachter and Singer's participants who received epinephrine injections reported euphoria in a happy situation and anger in an insulting situation.Why were the results difficult to interpret?