Question 1

​When prolonged stress leads to high levels of the hormone cortisol,what is a likely result?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased appetite 
B) ​Fever and sleepiness 
C) ​Sleep apnea 
D) ​Confusion and inattentiveness 
A) Increased appetite 
B) ​Fever and sleepiness 
C) ​Sleep apnea 
D) ​Confusion and inattentiveness

Question 2

Damage to the prefrontal cortex interferes with decision making in what way?​

Accepted Answer

A) The person cannot easily imagine feeling good or bad as a result of a decision. 
B) ​The person has trouble understanding more than two choices at one time. 
C) ​The person quickly falls into a habit of alternating between one choice and another. 
D) ​The person tends to choose whichever choice is offered first. 
A) The person cannot easily imagine feeling good or bad as a result of a decision. 
B) ​The person has trouble understanding more than two choices at one time. 
C) ​The person quickly falls into a habit of alternating between one choice and another. 
D) ​The person tends to choose whichever choice is offered first.

Question 3

What is the main evidence for the idea that people have six "basic emotions"?​

Accepted Answer

A) Six words in all languages 
B) ​Six types of movement 
C) ​Six brain areas 
D) ​Six facial expressions 
A) Six words in all languages 
B) ​Six types of movement 
C) ​Six brain areas 
D) ​Six facial expressions

Question 4

When people kept an "anger diary," what reaction to their anger did they usually report?​

Accepted Answer

A) They pouted about it for days. 
B) ​They talked about it or did nothing. 
C) ​They overate or drank alcohol. 
D) ​They hit or yelled at the person who had angered them. 
A) They pouted about it for days. 
B) ​They talked about it or did nothing. 
C) ​They overate or drank alcohol. 
D) ​They hit or yelled at the person who had angered them.

Question 5

What are the effects of brief,moderate stress?​

Accepted Answer

A) Withdrawal from activities and damage to the hippocampus 
B) ​Impaired muscle coordination and inability to sleep 
C) ​Memory loss and decreased activity of the immune system 
D) ​Improved attention and increased activity of the immune system 
A) Withdrawal from activities and damage to the hippocampus 
B) ​Impaired muscle coordination and inability to sleep 
C) ​Memory loss and decreased activity of the immune system 
D) ​Improved attention and increased activity of the immune system

Question 6

What is the difference between the guilty-knowledge test and the more usual polygraph test?​

Accepted Answer

A) The guilty-knowledge test measures brain activity instead of autonomic responses. 
B) ​The guilty-knowledge test uses written questions instead of spoken questions. 
C) ​The guilty-knowledge test probes unconscious thoughts instead of conscious ones. 
D) ​The guilty-knowledge test should make some people nervous and not others. 
A) The guilty-knowledge test measures brain activity instead of autonomic responses. 
B) ​The guilty-knowledge test uses written questions instead of spoken questions. 
C) ​The guilty-knowledge test probes unconscious thoughts instead of conscious ones. 
D) ​The guilty-knowledge test should make some people nervous and not others.

Question 7

Most married people report greater happiness than unmarried people.What is the explanation,if any?​

Accepted Answer

A) On average, marriage increases happiness. 
B) ​Unhappy people are less likely to get married. 
C) ​When people become unhappy, they get a divorce. 
D) ​We cannot draw any of these conclusions from this result. 
A) On average, marriage increases happiness. 
B) ​Unhappy people are less likely to get married. 
C) ​When people become unhappy, they get a divorce. 
D) ​We cannot draw any of these conclusions from this result.

Question 8

How do most people react to the trolley car dilemma or the footbridge dilemma?​

Accepted Answer

A) They make a quick, emotional decision and look for an explanation later. 
B) ​They reason it out logically, but later they regret their decision. 
C) ​They reason it out logically, and later they support their decision. 
D) ​They consider both options and fail to make a decision. 
A) They make a quick, emotional decision and look for an explanation later. 
B) ​They reason it out logically, but later they regret their decision. 
C) ​They reason it out logically, and later they support their decision. 
D) ​They consider both options and fail to make a decision.

Question 9

​What assumption is the basis for the polygraph test?

Accepted Answer

A) When people lie, they shift activity from the left hemisphere to the right hemisphere. 
B) ​When people lie, they shift their posture. 
C) ​When people lie, they increase their heart rate and breathing rate. 
D) ​When people lie, they fidget their hands and look away. 
A) When people lie, they shift activity from the left hemisphere to the right hemisphere. 
B) ​When people lie, they shift their posture. 
C) ​When people lie, they increase their heart rate and breathing rate. 
D) ​When people lie, they fidget their hands and look away.

Question 10

In what way are self-reports of emotion often unsatisfactory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Ratings from different people may not mean the same thing. 
B) ​Keeping records of self-reports is difficult and time consuming. 
C) ​A change in self-report from one day to the next probably doesn't mean anything. 
D) ​Most people give the same rating every day despite differences in how they feel. 
A) Ratings from different people may not mean the same thing. 
B) ​Keeping records of self-reports is difficult and time consuming. 
C) ​A change in self-report from one day to the next probably doesn't mean anything. 
D) ​Most people give the same rating every day despite differences in how they feel.

Question 11

What is the order of events in an emotion,according to the James-Lange theory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Appraisal of the situation . . . actions . . . emotional feeling 
B) ​Appraisal of the situation . . . emotional feeling . . . actions 
C) ​Actions . . . appraisal of the situation . . . emotional feeling 
D) ​Emotional feeling . . . appraisal of the situation . . . action 
A) Appraisal of the situation . . . actions . . . emotional feeling 
B) ​Appraisal of the situation . . . emotional feeling . . . actions 
C) ​Actions . . . appraisal of the situation . . . emotional feeling 
D) ​Emotional feeling . . . appraisal of the situation . . . action

Question 12

Activity of what system prepares someone for "fight or flight" activities?​

Accepted Answer

A) Somatic nervous system 
B) ​Celiac nervous system 
C) ​Sympathetic nervous system 
D) ​Parasympathetic nervous system 
A) Somatic nervous system 
B) ​Celiac nervous system 
C) ​Sympathetic nervous system 
D) ​Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 13

Lottery winners are very happy at first,but their happiness declines a few months later.Which of the following is NOT a likely explanation for the decline?​

Accepted Answer

A) Their answer on a rating scale may not mean the same thing it did before. 
B) ​People almost always want still more wealth than they have. 
C) ​Rich people get less joy from the simple things in life. 
D) ​Happiness declines steadily as people get older. 
A) Their answer on a rating scale may not mean the same thing it did before. 
B) ​People almost always want still more wealth than they have. 
C) ​Rich people get less joy from the simple things in life. 
D) ​Happiness declines steadily as people get older.

Question 14

How does the James-Lange theory describe the events of emotion?​

Accepted Answer

A) Because you have six basic emotions, you have six corresponding facial expressions. 
B) ​Because you have six facial expressions, we infer that you have six basic emotions. 
C) ​Because you feel an emotion, your body acts. 
D) ​Because your body acts, you feel an emotion. 
A) Because you have six basic emotions, you have six corresponding facial expressions. 
B) ​Because you have six facial expressions, we infer that you have six basic emotions. 
C) ​Because you feel an emotion, your body acts. 
D) ​Because your body acts, you feel an emotion.

Question 15

What evidence suggests that having a smaller than average hippocampus increases the risk of PTSD?​

Accepted Answer

A) Soldiers with PTSD and their twins without PTSD both have a small hippocampus. 
B) ​Soldiers with a small hippocampus and twins with a normal hippocampus both had PTSD. 
C) ​After soldiers recovered from PTSD, their hippocampus grew larger. 
D) ​Brain damage that includes the hippocampus generally leads to PTSD. 
A) Soldiers with PTSD and their twins without PTSD both have a small hippocampus. 
B) ​Soldiers with a small hippocampus and twins with a normal hippocampus both had PTSD. 
C) ​After soldiers recovered from PTSD, their hippocampus grew larger. 
D) ​Brain damage that includes the hippocampus generally leads to PTSD.

Question 16

Suppose you see photograph of someone with a facial expression of sadness.What would help you recognize it as expressing sadness?​

Accepted Answer

A) The eyes should be looking down. 
B) ​The eyes should be looking straight at you. 
C) ​One eyebrow should be higher than the other. 
D) ​The mouth should be wide open. 
A) The eyes should be looking down. 
B) ​The eyes should be looking straight at you. 
C) ​One eyebrow should be higher than the other. 
D) ​The mouth should be wide open.

Question 17

Suppose you see photograph of someone with a facial expression of fear.What would help you recognize it as expressing fear?​

Accepted Answer

A) The face should be slightly out of focus. 
B) ​The mouth should be closed, not open 
C) ​The eyes should be narrowed, not wide open. 
D) ​The eyes should be looking at something else, not at you. 
A) The face should be slightly out of focus. 
B) ​The mouth should be closed, not open 
C) ​The eyes should be narrowed, not wide open. 
D) ​The eyes should be looking at something else, not at you.

Question 18

​Why do many psychologists doubt the idea of basic emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) Each type of emotion depends on activity in a different part of the brain. 
B) ​Children less than one year old display most of the same emotions as adults. 
C) ​People cannot recognize any of the facial expressions of other cultures. 
D) ​The various aspects of fear or anger do not correlate strongly with one another. 
A) Each type of emotion depends on activity in a different part of the brain. 
B) ​Children less than one year old display most of the same emotions as adults. 
C) ​People cannot recognize any of the facial expressions of other cultures. 
D) ​The various aspects of fear or anger do not correlate strongly with one another.

Question 19

What does a polygraph test measure?​

Accepted Answer

A) Body temperature, eye movements, and muscle tension 
B) Heart rate, breathing rate, and electrical conduction of the skin​ 
C) ​Eyeblinks, finger trembling, and body posture 
D) ​Facial expression, voice stress, and fidgeting 
A) Body temperature, eye movements, and muscle tension 
B) Heart rate, breathing rate, and electrical conduction of the skin​ 
C) ​Eyeblinks, finger trembling, and body posture 
D) ​Facial expression, voice stress, and fidgeting

Question 20

When intense,prolonged stress increases activity of the immune system,what can result?​

Accepted Answer

A) Frequent infections and a craving for salty tastes 
B) ​Hyperactivity and nausea 
C) ​Improved memory 
D) ​Fever and sleepiness 
A) Frequent infections and a craving for salty tastes 
B) ​Hyperactivity and nausea 
C) ​Improved memory 
D) ​Fever and sleepiness

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

​When prolonged stress leads to high levels of the hormone cortisol,what is a likely result?

Damage to the prefrontal cortex interferes with decision making in what way?​

What is the main evidence for the idea that people have six "basic emotions"?​

When people kept an "anger diary," what reaction to their anger did they usually report?​

What are the effects of brief,moderate stress?​

What is the difference between the guilty-knowledge test and the more usual polygraph test?​

Most married people report greater happiness than unmarried people.What is the explanation,if any?​

How do most people react to the trolley car dilemma or the footbridge dilemma?​

​What assumption is the basis for the polygraph test?

In what way are self-reports of emotion often unsatisfactory?​

What is the order of events in an emotion,according to the James-Lange theory?​

Activity of what system prepares someone for "fight or flight" activities?​

Lottery winners are very happy at first,but their happiness declines a few months later.Which of the following is NOT a likely explanation for the decline?​

How does the James-Lange theory describe the events of emotion?​

What evidence suggests that having a smaller than average hippocampus increases the risk of PTSD?​

Suppose you see photograph of someone with a facial expression of sadness.What would help you recognize it as expressing sadness?​

Suppose you see photograph of someone with a facial expression of fear.What would help you recognize it as expressing fear?​

​Why do many psychologists doubt the idea of basic emotions?

What does a polygraph test measure?​

When intense,prolonged stress increases activity of the immune system,what can result?​

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When prolonged stress leads to high levels of the hormone cortisol,what is a likely result?

Damage to the prefrontal cortex interferes with decision making in what way?

What is the main evidence for the idea that people have six "basic emotions"?

When people kept an "anger diary," what reaction to their anger did they usually report?

What are the effects of brief,moderate stress?

What is the difference between the guilty-knowledge test and the more usual polygraph test?

Most married people report greater happiness than unmarried people.What is the explanation,if any?

How do most people react to the trolley car dilemma or the footbridge dilemma?

What assumption is the basis for the polygraph test?

In what way are self-reports of emotion often unsatisfactory?

What is the order of events in an emotion,according to the James-Lange theory?

Activity of what system prepares someone for "fight or flight" activities?

Lottery winners are very happy at first,but their happiness declines a few months later.Which of the following is NOT a likely explanation for the decline?

How does the James-Lange theory describe the events of emotion?

What evidence suggests that having a smaller than average hippocampus increases the risk of PTSD?

Suppose you see photograph of someone with a facial expression of sadness.What would help you recognize it as expressing sadness?

Suppose you see photograph of someone with a facial expression of fear.What would help you recognize it as expressing fear?

Why do many psychologists doubt the idea of basic emotions?

What does a polygraph test measure?

When intense,prolonged stress increases activity of the immune system,what can result?