Question 1

According to the "circumplex model," emotions vary along two dimensions.What are they?​

Accepted Answer

A) Amount of pleasure, and amount of arousal 
B) ​Amount of activity, and amount of consciousness 
C) ​Amount of love, and amount of hate 
D) ​Amount of understanding, and amount of expression 
A) Amount of pleasure, and amount of arousal 
B) ​Amount of activity, and amount of consciousness 
C) ​Amount of love, and amount of hate 
D) ​Amount of understanding, and amount of expression

Question 2

What does the research indicate about polygraphs ("lie detector machines")?​

Accepted Answer

A) They are highly accurate at separating liars from honest people. 
B) ​They are no more accurate than flipping a coin. 
C) ​They are actually less accurate than flipping a coin. 
D) ​They often classify innocent people as liars. 
A) They are highly accurate at separating liars from honest people. 
B) ​They are no more accurate than flipping a coin. 
C) ​They are actually less accurate than flipping a coin. 
D) ​They often classify innocent people as liars.

Question 3

Research found smaller than average hippocampus both in soldiers with PTSD and in their twins without PTSD.What is the conclusion?​

Accepted Answer

A) People with twins are more likely than other people to develop PTSD. 
B) ​A traumatic experience that causes PTSD also causes damage to the hippocampus. 
C) ​People with a smaller than average hippocampus have increased risk of PTSD. 
D) ​People with a larger than average hippocampus have increased risk of PTSD. 
A) People with twins are more likely than other people to develop PTSD. 
B) ​A traumatic experience that causes PTSD also causes damage to the hippocampus. 
C) ​People with a smaller than average hippocampus have increased risk of PTSD. 
D) ​People with a larger than average hippocampus have increased risk of PTSD.

Question 4

When is the startle reflex stronger than usual?​

Accepted Answer

A) Shortly after you eat a large meal 
B) ​Shortly after you wake up in the morning 
C) ​When you feel nauseated 
D) ​When you feel anxiety 
A) Shortly after you eat a large meal 
B) ​Shortly after you wake up in the morning 
C) ​When you feel nauseated 
D) ​When you feel anxiety

Question 5

How does the James-Lange theory of emotions describe the relationship between trembling and fear?

Accepted Answer

A) Episodes of trembling and episodes of feeling fear alternate with each other. 
B) ​You start to tremble because you feel fear. 
C) ​You feel fear when you feel yourself trembling. 
D) ​Your fear and your trembling are unrelated to each other. 
A) Episodes of trembling and episodes of feeling fear alternate with each other. 
B) ​You start to tremble because you feel fear. 
C) ​You feel fear when you feel yourself trembling. 
D) ​Your fear and your trembling are unrelated to each other.

Question 6

What facial expressions of emotion,if any,occur in children who are born deaf and blind?​

Accepted Answer

A) They gradually learn to produce a partial smile, but no other expression. 
B) ​They smile, frown, laugh, and cry about the same as anyone else. 
C) ​They frown and cry normally, but they show no other facial expressions. 
D) ​They show none of the normal emotional expressions. 
A) They gradually learn to produce a partial smile, but no other expression. 
B) ​They smile, frown, laugh, and cry about the same as anyone else. 
C) ​They frown and cry normally, but they show no other facial expressions. 
D) ​They show none of the normal emotional expressions.

Question 7

Why do researchers recommend against widespread use of polygraph tests?​

Accepted Answer

A) Only people with a PhD can administer a polygraph. 
B) ​Most people can accurately judge who is lying without any help. 
C) ​Polygraph tests require expensive equipment ordinarily limited to major hospitals. 
D) ​Polygraphs often identify an innocent person as lying. 
A) Only people with a PhD can administer a polygraph. 
B) ​Most people can accurately judge who is lying without any help. 
C) ​Polygraph tests require expensive equipment ordinarily limited to major hospitals. 
D) ​Polygraphs often identify an innocent person as lying.

Question 8

What would count as stress,under Selye's definition of stress?​

Accepted Answer

A) Any event that caused a major change in a person's life 
B) ​Only the events that the person regarded as highly unpleasant 
C) ​Only the difficult circumstances that were present beginning in childhood 
D) ​Only the experiences that lead to a feeling of rejection by other people 
A) Any event that caused a major change in a person's life 
B) ​Only the events that the person regarded as highly unpleasant 
C) ​Only the difficult circumstances that were present beginning in childhood 
D) ​Only the experiences that lead to a feeling of rejection by other people

Question 9

Phineas Gage showed little emotion and made impulsive decisions after an accident damaged which area of his brain?​

Accepted Answer

A) Visual cortex 
B) ​Prefrontal cortex 
C) ​Hippocampus 
D) ​Corpus callosum 
A) Visual cortex 
B) ​Prefrontal cortex 
C) ​Hippocampus 
D) ​Corpus callosum

Question 10

In Schachter and Singer's experiment,people who received epinephrine injections experienced euphoria in a happy situation,but so did the people who received a placebo injection.What conclusion,if any,do the results support?​

Accepted Answer

A) We can monitor our autonomic responses to determine which emotion we feel. 
B) ​Increased autonomic arousal leads to increased intensity of emotional experience. 
C) ​Autonomic arousal produces the feeling aspect of an emotion. 
D) ​None of these conclusions follow from the data. 
A) We can monitor our autonomic responses to determine which emotion we feel. 
B) ​Increased autonomic arousal leads to increased intensity of emotional experience. 
C) ​Autonomic arousal produces the feeling aspect of an emotion. 
D) ​None of these conclusions follow from the data.

Question 11

Which theory says that your cognitive appraisal of a situation determines which emotion you feel?​

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive dissonance theory 
B) ​Gestalt theory 
C) ​Schachter and Singer's theory 
D) ​Young-Helmholtz theory 
A) Cognitive dissonance theory 
B) ​Gestalt theory 
C) ​Schachter and Singer's theory 
D) ​Young-Helmholtz theory

Question 12

What,if anything,happens to the emotions of people with pure autonomic failure?​

Accepted Answer

A) They report no changes in their emotional experience. 
B) ​They find it difficult to recognize other people's facial expressions of fear. 
C) ​They find it difficult to restrain their outbursts of anger. 
D) ​They report weaker than average emotional feelings. 
A) They report no changes in their emotional experience. 
B) ​They find it difficult to recognize other people's facial expressions of fear. 
C) ​They find it difficult to restrain their outbursts of anger. 
D) ​They report weaker than average emotional feelings.

Question 13

If you are nervous about a job interview,how could you "inoculate" yourself against the stress?​

Accepted Answer

A) Convince yourself that the outcome of this interview is not very important. 
B) ​Pretend you are having the interview, with a friend as the interviewer. 
C) ​Find other things to think about while you are waiting for the interview. 
D) ​Do some deep-breathing exercises to control your anxiety. 
A) Convince yourself that the outcome of this interview is not very important. 
B) ​Pretend you are having the interview, with a friend as the interviewer. 
C) ​Find other things to think about while you are waiting for the interview. 
D) ​Do some deep-breathing exercises to control your anxiety.

Question 14

The James-Lange theory agrees with Schachter and Singer's theory on what point?​

Accepted Answer

A) You can determine what emotion you feel by monitoring your autonomic responses. 
B) ​The body's reaction determines the intensity of an emotional feeling. 
C) ​People have six basic emotions, and each one has its own facial expression. 
D) ​Emotional reactions tend to interfere with making rational decisions. 
A) You can determine what emotion you feel by monitoring your autonomic responses. 
B) ​The body's reaction determines the intensity of an emotional feeling. 
C) ​People have six basic emotions, and each one has its own facial expression. 
D) ​Emotional reactions tend to interfere with making rational decisions.

Question 15

Of the following,which correlates most strongly with happiness?​

Accepted Answer

A) Climate: The people in warm climates are happier than those in colder places. 
B) ​Temperament: People who are happy now will probably remain happy. 
C) ​Good looks: Attractive people are happier in all ways than less attractive people. 
D) ​Age: Young adults are the happiest, and happiness gradually declines. 
A) Climate: The people in warm climates are happier than those in colder places. 
B) ​Temperament: People who are happy now will probably remain happy. 
C) ​Good looks: Attractive people are happier in all ways than less attractive people. 
D) ​Age: Young adults are the happiest, and happiness gradually declines.

Question 16

Which of these observations is evidence in favor of the James-Lange theory?​

Accepted Answer

A) People throughout the world can recognize the same facial expressions of emotion. 
B) ​People with spinal cord injuries still report feeling normal emotions. 
C) ​People with pure autonomic failure report weaker emotional feelings. 
D) ​People recognize emotional expressions from their own culture better than from others. 
A) People throughout the world can recognize the same facial expressions of emotion. 
B) ​People with spinal cord injuries still report feeling normal emotions. 
C) ​People with pure autonomic failure report weaker emotional feelings. 
D) ​People recognize emotional expressions from their own culture better than from others.

Question 17

Why have many experiments somewhat underestimated people's ability to recognize facial expressions of emotion?​

Accepted Answer

A) They used photographs in which all faces were posed looking in different directions. 
B) ​They used photographs in which all faces were posed looking straight at the camera. 
C) ​They gave people a list of emotions and asked them to match faces to the list. 
D) ​They asked for fine distinctions, such as the difference between guilt and shame. 
A) They used photographs in which all faces were posed looking in different directions. 
B) ​They used photographs in which all faces were posed looking straight at the camera. 
C) ​They gave people a list of emotions and asked them to match faces to the list. 
D) ​They asked for fine distinctions, such as the difference between guilt and shame.

Question 18

What is the general adaptation syndrome?​

Accepted Answer

A) The way people feel when nothing stressful is happening 
B) ​Cognitive adjustments that someone makes to prepare for an event 
C) ​Cooperation among two or more people to overcome a stressful event 
D) ​The body's response to stressful events 
A) The way people feel when nothing stressful is happening 
B) ​Cognitive adjustments that someone makes to prepare for an event 
C) ​Cooperation among two or more people to overcome a stressful event 
D) ​The body's response to stressful events

Question 19

Someone who records sympathetic nervous system arousal is probably trying to measure what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Which type of emotion someone is feeling 
B) ​The intensity of someone's current emotion 
C) ​The reasons behind someone's current emotional feeling 
D) ​The appropriateness of someone's current emotion 
A) Which type of emotion someone is feeling 
B) ​The intensity of someone's current emotion 
C) ​The reasons behind someone's current emotional feeling 
D) ​The appropriateness of someone's current emotion

Question 20

The trolley car dilemma and the footbridge dilemma pit two desires against each other.What are they?​

Accepted Answer

A) The desire for immediate pleasure and the desire for a greater pleasure later 
B) ​The desire for pleasure and the desire to avoid danger 
C) ​The desire to help more people and the desire to avoid hurting one person 
D) ​The desire to help yourself and the desire to help someone else who is in need 
A) The desire for immediate pleasure and the desire for a greater pleasure later 
B) ​The desire for pleasure and the desire to avoid danger 
C) ​The desire to help more people and the desire to avoid hurting one person 
D) ​The desire to help yourself and the desire to help someone else who is in need

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

According to the "circumplex model," emotions vary along two dimensions.What are they?​

What does the research indicate about polygraphs ("lie detector machines")?​

Research found smaller than average hippocampus both in soldiers with PTSD and in their twins without PTSD.What is the conclusion?​

When is the startle reflex stronger than usual?​

How does the James-Lange theory of emotions describe the relationship between trembling and fear?

What facial expressions of emotion,if any,occur in children who are born deaf and blind?​

Why do researchers recommend against widespread use of polygraph tests?​

What would count as stress,under Selye's definition of stress?​

Phineas Gage showed little emotion and made impulsive decisions after an accident damaged which area of his brain?​

In Schachter and Singer's experiment,people who received epinephrine injections experienced euphoria in a happy situation,but so did the people who received a placebo injection.What conclusion,if any,do the results support?​

Which theory says that your cognitive appraisal of a situation determines which emotion you feel?​

What,if anything,happens to the emotions of people with pure autonomic failure?​

If you are nervous about a job interview,how could you "inoculate" yourself against the stress?​

The James-Lange theory agrees with Schachter and Singer's theory on what point?​

Of the following,which correlates most strongly with happiness?​

Which of these observations is evidence in favor of the James-Lange theory?​

Why have many experiments somewhat underestimated people's ability to recognize facial expressions of emotion?​

What is the general adaptation syndrome?​

Someone who records sympathetic nervous system arousal is probably trying to measure what?​

The trolley car dilemma and the footbridge dilemma pit two desires against each other.What are they?​

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According to the "circumplex model," emotions vary along two dimensions.What are they?

What does the research indicate about polygraphs ("lie detector machines")?

Research found smaller than average hippocampus both in soldiers with PTSD and in their twins without PTSD.What is the conclusion?

When is the startle reflex stronger than usual?

What facial expressions of emotion,if any,occur in children who are born deaf and blind?

Why do researchers recommend against widespread use of polygraph tests?

What would count as stress,under Selye's definition of stress?

Phineas Gage showed little emotion and made impulsive decisions after an accident damaged which area of his brain?

In Schachter and Singer's experiment,people who received epinephrine injections experienced euphoria in a happy situation,but so did the people who received a placebo injection.What conclusion,if any,do the results support?

Which theory says that your cognitive appraisal of a situation determines which emotion you feel?

What,if anything,happens to the emotions of people with pure autonomic failure?

If you are nervous about a job interview,how could you "inoculate" yourself against the stress?

The James-Lange theory agrees with Schachter and Singer's theory on what point?

Of the following,which correlates most strongly with happiness?

Which of these observations is evidence in favor of the James-Lange theory?

Why have many experiments somewhat underestimated people's ability to recognize facial expressions of emotion?

What is the general adaptation syndrome?

Someone who records sympathetic nervous system arousal is probably trying to measure what?

The trolley car dilemma and the footbridge dilemma pit two desires against each other.What are they?