Question 1

If you hold a pen between your teeth,what will you probably do?​

Accepted Answer

A) You will regard cartoons as funnier than usual. 
B) ​You will recognize emotional expressions more accurately than usual. 
C) ​You will show a greater startle response than usual to loud noises. 
D) ​You will consider most people's faces as more attractive than usual. 
A) You will regard cartoons as funnier than usual. 
B) ​You will recognize emotional expressions more accurately than usual. 
C) ​You will show a greater startle response than usual to loud noises. 
D) ​You will consider most people's faces as more attractive than usual.

Question 2

The weakened emotional feelings reported by people with pure autonomic failure tend to support which theory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Young-Helmholtz theory 
B) ​James-Lange theory 
C) ​Gestalt theory 
D) ​Psychoanalytic theory 
A) Young-Helmholtz theory 
B) ​James-Lange theory 
C) ​Gestalt theory 
D) ​Psychoanalytic theory

Question 3

How did experimenters get people to smile without saying "smile" or presenting happy events?​

Accepted Answer

A) They instructed people to put both thumbs into their mouth. 
B) ​They instructed people to wiggle their tongue back and forth. 
C) ​They instructed people to hold a pen with their teeth. 
D) ​They instructed people to hold a pen with their lips. 
A) They instructed people to put both thumbs into their mouth. 
B) ​They instructed people to wiggle their tongue back and forth. 
C) ​They instructed people to hold a pen with their teeth. 
D) ​They instructed people to hold a pen with their lips.

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT correlate significantly with people's reported happiness?​

Accepted Answer

A) Living in a warm climate 
B) ​Being married 
C) ​Having meaningful conversations 
D) ​Having friends who are happy 
A) Living in a warm climate 
B) ​Being married 
C) ​Having meaningful conversations 
D) ​Having friends who are happy

Question 5

​If you want to deal with a stressful situation by "inoculation," what do you do?

Accepted Answer

A) Read about other people who handled a similar situation successfully. 
B) ​Experience a milder form of the stressful experience. 
C) ​Practice deep breathing exercises to increase relaxation. 
D) ​Try to increase the response of your immune system. 
A) Read about other people who handled a similar situation successfully. 
B) ​Experience a milder form of the stressful experience. 
C) ​Practice deep breathing exercises to increase relaxation. 
D) ​Try to increase the response of your immune system.

Question 6

Does each type of emotion have a distinct physiology? If so,what is it?​

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, each emotion is associated with activity in a different brain area. 
B) ​Yes, each emotion is associated with the release of a different hormone. 
C) ​Yes, each emotion is associated with a different amount of autonomic activity. 
D) ​No, physiological measurements do not distinguish one emotion from another. 
A) Yes, each emotion is associated with activity in a different brain area. 
B) ​Yes, each emotion is associated with the release of a different hormone. 
C) ​Yes, each emotion is associated with a different amount of autonomic activity. 
D) ​No, physiological measurements do not distinguish one emotion from another.

Question 7

Suppose you apply to medical schools and it appears you will not be accepted.If you decide to take additional science courses and apply again,which coping style have you used?​

Accepted Answer

A) Emotion-focused coping 
B) ​Coping by reappraisal 
C) ​Problem-focused coping 
D) ​Coping by distraction 
A) Emotion-focused coping 
B) ​Coping by reappraisal 
C) ​Problem-focused coping 
D) ​Coping by distraction

Question 8

How much do smiling,frowning,laughing,and crying vary among cultures?​

Accepted Answer

A) Each of these occurs in some cultures and not in others. 
B) ​Smiling and laughing occur in all cultures, but frowning and crying vary. 
C) ​These expressions occur in all cultures, and their meaning is the same in all. 
D) ​These expressions occur in all cultures, but their meaning varies. 
A) Each of these occurs in some cultures and not in others. 
B) ​Smiling and laughing occur in all cultures, but frowning and crying vary. 
C) ​These expressions occur in all cultures, and their meaning is the same in all. 
D) ​These expressions occur in all cultures, but their meaning varies.

Question 9

Imagine you see a venomous snake on your narrow path ahead of you.What happens,according to the James-Lange theory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Your sympathetic nervous system reacts, and then you feel fear. 
B) ​Your feel fear, and therefore your sympathetic nervous system reacts. 
C) ​Your sympathetic nervous system reacts, and that reaction reduces your fear. 
D) ​You feel fear, and that feeling reduces the response of your sympathetic nervous system. 
A) Your sympathetic nervous system reacts, and then you feel fear. 
B) ​Your feel fear, and therefore your sympathetic nervous system reacts. 
C) ​Your sympathetic nervous system reacts, and that reaction reduces your fear. 
D) ​You feel fear, and that feeling reduces the response of your sympathetic nervous system.

Question 10

Comparisons of adult twins living apart suggest that happiness depends largely on what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Weather 
B) ​Personality 
C) ​Education 
D) ​Random fluctuations 
A) Weather 
B) ​Personality 
C) ​Education 
D) ​Random fluctuations

Question 11

If someone argued that all human facial expressions are learned,what evidence could you cite against that opinion?​

Accepted Answer

A) Most facial expressions occur rapidly in the appropriate situations. 
B) ​Some people express their emotions more strongly than other people do. 
C) ​Children who are born deaf and blind laugh, frown, smile, and cry. 
D) ​Some emotional expressions are harder to produce than others are. 
A) Most facial expressions occur rapidly in the appropriate situations. 
B) ​Some people express their emotions more strongly than other people do. 
C) ​Children who are born deaf and blind laugh, frown, smile, and cry. 
D) ​Some emotional expressions are harder to produce than others are.

Question 12

​On average,how does divorce affect happiness?

Accepted Answer

A) A brief decrease in happiness but rapid recovery to the previous level 
B) ​A decrease in happiness and only partial recovery over a period of years 
C) ​No overall change in happiness 
D) ​A brief increase in happiness but rapid return to the previous level 
A) A brief decrease in happiness but rapid recovery to the previous level 
B) ​A decrease in happiness and only partial recovery over a period of years 
C) ​No overall change in happiness 
D) ​A brief increase in happiness but rapid return to the previous level

Question 13

If your autonomic arousal is weaker than usual,what do two theories predict about your intensity of emotional feelings?​

Accepted Answer

A) Only the James-Lange theory predicts that your emotional feelings will be weaker. 
B) ​Only Schachter and Singer's theory predicts that your emotional feelings will be weaker. 
C) ​Both of these theories predict that your emotional feelings will be weaker. 
D) ​Neither of these theories predicts that your emotional feelings will be weaker. 
A) Only the James-Lange theory predicts that your emotional feelings will be weaker. 
B) ​Only Schachter and Singer's theory predicts that your emotional feelings will be weaker. 
C) ​Both of these theories predict that your emotional feelings will be weaker. 
D) ​Neither of these theories predicts that your emotional feelings will be weaker.

Question 14

Most psychologists define emotion as a combination of which of these elements?​

Accepted Answer

A) Person, object, perception, transaction 
B) ​Cognitions, physiology, feelings, and actions 
C) ​Beliefs, knowledge, thoughts, intentions 
D) ​Mind, brain, body, culture 
A) Person, object, perception, transaction 
B) ​Cognitions, physiology, feelings, and actions 
C) ​Beliefs, knowledge, thoughts, intentions 
D) ​Mind, brain, body, culture

Question 15

​On average,how happy are people over age 50?

Accepted Answer

A) Happiness tends to decline from age 50 onward. 
B) ​Happiness generally remains steady from age 50 onward. 
C) ​Happiness tends to increase from age 50 onward. 
D) ​Happiness increases from 50 to 60 and then declines. 
A) Happiness tends to decline from age 50 onward. 
B) ​Happiness generally remains steady from age 50 onward. 
C) ​Happiness tends to increase from age 50 onward. 
D) ​Happiness increases from 50 to 60 and then declines.

Question 16

According to the broaden-and-build hypothesis,what does a happy mood do?​

Accepted Answer

A) It increases your ability to learn and remember. 
B) ​It improves your tendency toward critical thinking. 
C) ​It focuses your attention on whatever is most important at the moment. 
D) ​It primes you to explore new ideas and opportunities. 
A) It increases your ability to learn and remember. 
B) ​It improves your tendency toward critical thinking. 
C) ​It focuses your attention on whatever is most important at the moment. 
D) ​It primes you to explore new ideas and opportunities.

Question 17

Which of the following describes the James-Lange theory?​

Accepted Answer

A) An emotional feeling causes changes in certain body activities. 
B) ​You feel an emotion when you perceive certain changes in your body. 
C) ​Emotional experiences are based on six basic emotions. 
D) ​Emotions vary along two dimensions, valence and intensity. 
A) An emotional feeling causes changes in certain body activities. 
B) ​You feel an emotion when you perceive certain changes in your body. 
C) ​Emotional experiences are based on six basic emotions. 
D) ​Emotions vary along two dimensions, valence and intensity.

Question 18

If we compare the eyebrow-raising expression across cultures,what do we find?​

Accepted Answer

A) Both the meaning and the duration of the expression vary across cultures. 
B) ​Both the meaning and the duration of the expression are the same across cultures. 
C) ​The meaning varies across cultures, but the duration is the same. 
D) ​The meaning is the same across cultures, but the duration varies. 
A) Both the meaning and the duration of the expression vary across cultures. 
B) ​Both the meaning and the duration of the expression are the same across cultures. 
C) ​The meaning varies across cultures, but the duration is the same. 
D) ​The meaning is the same across cultures, but the duration varies.

Question 19

Why does Selye's definition of stress classify poverty as not being stressful?​

Accepted Answer

A) He defined stress as the result of a physical injury. 
B) He defined stress as the result of pressures at work.​ 
C) ​He defined stress as an experience that changes your life. 
D) ​He defined stress as an event that someone interprets as threatening. 
A) He defined stress as the result of a physical injury. 
B) He defined stress as the result of pressures at work.​ 
C) ​He defined stress as an experience that changes your life. 
D) ​He defined stress as an event that someone interprets as threatening.

Question 20

What type of stressful event is most likely to lead to health problems?​

Accepted Answer

A) Quitting a job 
B) ​Personal rejection 
C) ​Working overtime 
D) ​Quitting smoking 
A) Quitting a job 
B) ​Personal rejection 
C) ​Working overtime 
D) ​Quitting smoking

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

If you hold a pen between your teeth,what will you probably do?​

The weakened emotional feelings reported by people with pure autonomic failure tend to support which theory?​

How did experimenters get people to smile without saying "smile" or presenting happy events?​

Which of the following does NOT correlate significantly with people's reported happiness?​

​If you want to deal with a stressful situation by "inoculation," what do you do?

Does each type of emotion have a distinct physiology? If so,what is it?​

Suppose you apply to medical schools and it appears you will not be accepted.If you decide to take additional science courses and apply again,which coping style have you used?​

How much do smiling,frowning,laughing,and crying vary among cultures?​

Imagine you see a venomous snake on your narrow path ahead of you.What happens,according to the James-Lange theory?​

Comparisons of adult twins living apart suggest that happiness depends largely on what?​

If someone argued that all human facial expressions are learned,what evidence could you cite against that opinion?​

​On average,how does divorce affect happiness?

If your autonomic arousal is weaker than usual,what do two theories predict about your intensity of emotional feelings?​

Most psychologists define emotion as a combination of which of these elements?​

​On average,how happy are people over age 50?

According to the broaden-and-build hypothesis,what does a happy mood do?​

Which of the following describes the James-Lange theory?​

If we compare the eyebrow-raising expression across cultures,what do we find?​

Why does Selye's definition of stress classify poverty as not being stressful?​

What type of stressful event is most likely to lead to health problems?​

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Scientific Methods in Psychology

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Development

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Intelligenceintelligence

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Consciousnessconsciousness

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Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

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If you hold a pen between your teeth,what will you probably do?

The weakened emotional feelings reported by people with pure autonomic failure tend to support which theory?

How did experimenters get people to smile without saying "smile" or presenting happy events?

Which of the following does NOT correlate significantly with people's reported happiness?

If you want to deal with a stressful situation by "inoculation," what do you do?

Does each type of emotion have a distinct physiology? If so,what is it?

Suppose you apply to medical schools and it appears you will not be accepted.If you decide to take additional science courses and apply again,which coping style have you used?

How much do smiling,frowning,laughing,and crying vary among cultures?

Imagine you see a venomous snake on your narrow path ahead of you.What happens,according to the James-Lange theory?

Comparisons of adult twins living apart suggest that happiness depends largely on what?

If someone argued that all human facial expressions are learned,what evidence could you cite against that opinion?

On average,how does divorce affect happiness?

If your autonomic arousal is weaker than usual,what do two theories predict about your intensity of emotional feelings?

Most psychologists define emotion as a combination of which of these elements?

On average,how happy are people over age 50?

According to the broaden-and-build hypothesis,what does a happy mood do?

Which of the following describes the James-Lange theory?

If we compare the eyebrow-raising expression across cultures,what do we find?

Why does Selye's definition of stress classify poverty as not being stressful?

What type of stressful event is most likely to lead to health problems?