Question 1

According to research,about ____ of our level of happiness comes from ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  100%; environmental influences 
B)  50%; genetic influences 
C)  70%; financial security 
D)  30%; reaching personal goals 
A)  100%; environmental influences 
B)  50%; genetic influences 
C)  70%; financial security 
D)  30%; reaching personal goals

Question 2

What is emotional intelligence? What do proponents claim about it relative to success in life? If you were to assess someone's emotional intelligence,what would you ask them?

Accepted Answer

Emotional intelligence refers to the abi

Question 3

Of the following,which question has most intrigued psychologists studying emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do people attempt to interpret the stimulus? 
B)  In what order do the components occur? 
C)  What are the physiological responses in emotions? 
D)  Do we show observable behaviors in emotions? 
A)  Do people attempt to interpret the stimulus? 
B)  In what order do the components occur? 
C)  What are the physiological responses in emotions? 
D)  Do we show observable behaviors in emotions?

Question 4

An emotion is a feeling made up of:

Accepted Answer

A)  anger, fear, or happiness 
B)  having a subjective feeling and objectively learned behavioral responses 
C)  appraising a stimulus, having a subjective feeling, physiological responses, and overt behavior 
D)  facial expressions that convey social signals, social needs, and physiological responses 
A)  anger, fear, or happiness 
B)  having a subjective feeling and objectively learned behavioral responses 
C)  appraising a stimulus, having a subjective feeling, physiological responses, and overt behavior 
D)  facial expressions that convey social signals, social needs, and physiological responses

Question 5

You are writing an article for the local newspaper on the amygdala and its role in emotion.What would be a catchy and accurate title for your article?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Your Amygdala: The Major Relay Station of the Brain" 
B)  "The Amygdala: Unconscious Motives and Conflicts" 
C)  "Amygdala: The Reward Center?" 
D)  "Amygdala: Is That Person Friend or Foe?" 
A)  "Your Amygdala: The Major Relay Station of the Brain" 
B)  "The Amygdala: Unconscious Motives and Conflicts" 
C)  "Amygdala: The Reward Center?" 
D)  "Amygdala: Is That Person Friend or Foe?"

Question 6

Schachter and Singer's theory emphasizes the ____ component of emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral 
B)  physiological 
C)  cognitive 
D)  active 
A)  behavioral 
B)  physiological 
C)  cognitive 
D)  active

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of the observable behavior component of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased heart rate 
B)  raising one's fist in victory 
C)  feeling happy 
D)  increased body temperature 
A)  increased heart rate 
B)  raising one's fist in victory 
C)  feeling happy 
D)  increased body temperature

Question 8

The research indicates that while the James-Lange theory seems incorrect,physiological changes may:

Accepted Answer

A)  cause positive emotions 
B)  cause emotions 
C)  increase the intensity of emotions 
D)  decrease the intensity of emotions 
A)  cause positive emotions 
B)  cause emotions 
C)  increase the intensity of emotions 
D)  decrease the intensity of emotions

Question 9

You attend a sporting event in Japan.The athletes perform very well.But the mainly Japanese crowd shows less appreciation than what you expected.This is due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic factors 
B)  genetic differences 
C)  a difference in display rules 
D)  differences in how Japanese understand sporting events 
A)  psychodynamic factors 
B)  genetic differences 
C)  a difference in display rules 
D)  differences in how Japanese understand sporting events

Question 10

Describe how lie detector tests are performed.If you were charged with a crime and you were innocent,would you take a lie detector test? Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

Lie detector tests, also known as polygr

Question 11

Peter has the ability to make others feel as if he is one of them.He can also put people at ease.People say Peter does a great job of not letting the little things in life bother him.Peter would most likely score high on a test of:

Accepted Answer

A)  achievement motivation 
B)  verbal ability 
C)  creativity 
D)  emotional intelligence 
A)  achievement motivation 
B)  verbal ability 
C)  creativity 
D)  emotional intelligence

Question 12

The term "poker face" describes a person's ability to hold a very good hand in a card game without letting other players know it by his facial expression.According to the facial feedback theory,the "poker-faced" player will:

Accepted Answer

A)  probably be tensing muscles other than those on the face 
B)  be doing a much poorer job at hiding his emotions than he or she thinks 
C)  find the game more exciting 
D)  find the game less exciting 
A)  probably be tensing muscles other than those on the face 
B)  be doing a much poorer job at hiding his emotions than he or she thinks 
C)  find the game more exciting 
D)  find the game less exciting

Question 13

The ____ theory of emotion suggests that we have emotions to help us judge objects and situations to determine if they can help us survive.

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary 
B)  James-Lange 
C)  cognitive appraisal 
D)  affective-primacy 
A)  evolutionary 
B)  James-Lange 
C)  cognitive appraisal 
D)  affective-primacy

Question 14

A phobia results from more neural connections from the ____ to the ____,rather than the other way.

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala; cortex 
B)  prefrontal cortex; temporal lobe 
C)  visual cortex; auditory cortex 
D)  thalamus; hippocampus 
A)  amygdala; cortex 
B)  prefrontal cortex; temporal lobe 
C)  visual cortex; auditory cortex 
D)  thalamus; hippocampus

Exam 16: Emotion

According to research,about ____ of our level of happiness comes from ____.

What is emotional intelligence? What do proponents claim about it relative to success in life? If you were to assess someone's emotional intelligence,what would you ask them?

Of the following,which question has most intrigued psychologists studying emotion?

An emotion is a feeling made up of:

You are writing an article for the local newspaper on the amygdala and its role in emotion.What would be a catchy and accurate title for your article?

Schachter and Singer's theory emphasizes the ____ component of emotion.

Which of the following is an example of the observable behavior component of emotion?

The research indicates that while the James-Lange theory seems incorrect,physiological changes may:

You attend a sporting event in Japan.The athletes perform very well.But the mainly Japanese crowd shows less appreciation than what you expected.This is due to:

Describe how lie detector tests are performed.If you were charged with a crime and you were innocent,would you take a lie detector test? Defend your answer.

Peter has the ability to make others feel as if he is one of them.He can also put people at ease.People say Peter does a great job of not letting the little things in life bother him.Peter would most likely score high on a test of:

The term "poker face" describes a person's ability to hold a very good hand in a card game without letting other players know it by his facial expression.According to the facial feedback theory,the "poker-faced" player will:

The ____ theory of emotion suggests that we have emotions to help us judge objects and situations to determine if they can help us survive.

A phobia results from more neural connections from the ____ to the ____,rather than the other way.

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