Question 1

In people with serious illnesses, humour reduces distress and improves immune functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is a primary emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  love 
B)  hate 
C)  anger 
D)  anxiety 
A)  love 
B)  hate 
C)  anger 
D)  anxiety

Question 3

Innocent people may react to the polygraph because they are nervous about the procedure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Chapter 9 (Thinking and Intelligence), we learned that a prototype is an especially representative example of a concept. For example, an apple is more prototypical of a fruit than is a pomegranate. Integrate information on primary emotions with your knowledge of prototypes.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 5

When one-year-old Olivia is placed on an ambiguous visual cliff, she looks at her mom's reassuring face. Olivia is most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  begin crying. 
B)  lift her arms to be held. 
C)  cross the cliff. 
D)  smile back at her mom but refuse to cross. 
A)  begin crying. 
B)  lift her arms to be held. 
C)  cross the cliff. 
D)  smile back at her mom but refuse to cross.

Question 6

Most psychologists lobby enthusiastically on behalf of the polygraph.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the key stress hormones released by the adrenal glands?

Accepted Answer

A)  cortisol 
B)  epinephrine 
C)  norepinephrine 
D)  melatonin 
A)  cortisol 
B)  epinephrine 
C)  norepinephrine 
D)  melatonin

Question 8

Many components of emotional experience are specifically localized in the brain. What have researchers learned about emotion and the brain?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 9

An effective way to deal with negative emotions is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  suppress them. 
B)  confess them to someone else. 
C)  continue to think about them until they decrease. 
D)  write them on a piece of paper and then burn up the paper. 
A)  suppress them. 
B)  confess them to someone else. 
C)  continue to think about them until they decrease. 
D)  write them on a piece of paper and then burn up the paper.

Question 10

Older people who have dogs as pets tend to visit medical clinics less often than their peers who have no pets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Our facial expressions help us communicate with others, but they also help us identify our own emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Maria has worked as a file clerk for 17 years. Which aspect of the job is likely to be most stressful for her?

Accepted Answer

A)  daily demands from her boss 
B)  speed of the work 
C)  attention to many details 
D)  feeling trapped 
A)  daily demands from her boss 
B)  speed of the work 
C)  attention to many details 
D)  feeling trapped

Question 13

People with a Type A personality are determined to achieve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Human faces have 42 muscles, enabling us to portray a multitude of human emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Although the ________ makes the first decision about sensory information coming from the thalamus, the ________ can override that decision based on more complete information.

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebral cortex; amygdala 
B)  thalamus; amygdala 
C)  amygdala; thalamus 
D)  amygdala; cerebral cortex 
A)  cerebral cortex; amygdala 
B)  thalamus; amygdala 
C)  amygdala; thalamus 
D)  amygdala; cerebral cortex

Question 16

Which of the following is more hazardous to health than a heavy work load?

Accepted Answer

A)  frequent irritability 
B)  cynical anger 
C)  a highly reactive response to challenge 
D)  a sense of time urgency 
A)  frequent irritability 
B)  cynical anger 
C)  a highly reactive response to challenge 
D)  a sense of time urgency

Question 17

Recognition of emotional expression primarily occurs in the right hemisphere of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Display rules involve social/cultural guidelines that regulate when, how, and where a person may express emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Briefly describe the cultural rules for displaying emotion at a wedding in Japan.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 20

________ is an effort to accept reality by changing your own attitudes, goals, or emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotion-focused coping 
B)  Secondary control 
C)  Primary control 
D)  Locus of control 
A)  Emotion-focused coping 
B)  Secondary control 
C)  Primary control 
D)  Locus of control

In people with serious illnesses, humour reduces distress and improves immune functioning.

Which of the following is a primary emotion?

Innocent people may react to the polygraph because they are nervous about the procedure.

In Chapter 9 (Thinking and Intelligence), we learned that a prototype is an especially representative example of a concept. For example, an apple is more prototypical of a fruit than is a pomegranate. Integrate information on primary emotions with your knowledge of prototypes.

When one-year-old Olivia is placed on an ambiguous visual cliff, she looks at her mom's reassuring face. Olivia is most likely to:

Most psychologists lobby enthusiastically on behalf of the polygraph.

Which of the following is NOT one of the key stress hormones released by the adrenal glands?

Many components of emotional experience are specifically localized in the brain. What have researchers learned about emotion and the brain?

An effective way to deal with negative emotions is to:

Older people who have dogs as pets tend to visit medical clinics less often than their peers who have no pets.

Our facial expressions help us communicate with others, but they also help us identify our own emotions.

Maria has worked as a file clerk for 17 years. Which aspect of the job is likely to be most stressful for her?

People with a Type A personality are determined to achieve.

Human faces have 42 muscles, enabling us to portray a multitude of human emotions.

Although the makes the first decision about sensory information coming from the thalamus, the can override that decision based on more complete information.

Which of the following is more hazardous to health than a heavy work load?

Recognition of emotional expression primarily occurs in the right hemisphere of the brain.

Display rules involve social/cultural guidelines that regulate when, how, and where a person may express emotion.

Briefly describe the cultural rules for displaying emotion at a wedding in Japan.

________ is an effort to accept reality by changing your own attitudes, goals, or emotions.

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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Exam 11: Emotion, Stress, and Health

In people with serious illnesses, humour reduces distress and improves immune functioning.

Which of the following is a primary emotion?

Innocent people may react to the polygraph because they are nervous about the procedure.

In Chapter 9 (Thinking and Intelligence), we learned that a prototype is an especially representative example of a concept. For example, an apple is more prototypical of a fruit than is a pomegranate. Integrate information on primary emotions with your knowledge of prototypes.

When one-year-old Olivia is placed on an ambiguous visual cliff, she looks at her mom's reassuring face. Olivia is most likely to:

Most psychologists lobby enthusiastically on behalf of the polygraph.

Which of the following is NOT one of the key stress hormones released by the adrenal glands?

Many components of emotional experience are specifically localized in the brain. What have researchers learned about emotion and the brain?

An effective way to deal with negative emotions is to:

Older people who have dogs as pets tend to visit medical clinics less often than their peers who have no pets.

Our facial expressions help us communicate with others, but they also help us identify our own emotions.

Maria has worked as a file clerk for 17 years. Which aspect of the job is likely to be most stressful for her?

People with a Type A personality are determined to achieve.

Human faces have 42 muscles, enabling us to portray a multitude of human emotions.

Although the ________ makes the first decision about sensory information coming from the thalamus, the ________ can override that decision based on more complete information.

Which of the following is more hazardous to health than a heavy work load?

Recognition of emotional expression primarily occurs in the right hemisphere of the brain.

Display rules involve social/cultural guidelines that regulate when, how, and where a person may express emotion.

Briefly describe the cultural rules for displaying emotion at a wedding in Japan.

________ is an effort to accept reality by changing your own attitudes, goals, or emotions.

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters

Although the makes the first decision about sensory information coming from the thalamus, the can override that decision based on more complete information.