Question 1

Future artists are more likely to score high on the AIM instrument than future scientists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Is the physiological arousal that people have when they are emotional actually the same for all emotions? Current research suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is indeed just one basic form of arousal, though it has degrees of intensity 
B)  there are at least two basic arousal states-one pleasant and the other unpleasant 
C)  there are approximately seven basic forms of arousal, which match up to the seven basic emotions that have been identified 
D)  there are in fact many (a seemingly infinite number of) distinct forms of arousal 
A)  there is indeed just one basic form of arousal, though it has degrees of intensity 
B)  there are at least two basic arousal states-one pleasant and the other unpleasant 
C)  there are approximately seven basic forms of arousal, which match up to the seven basic emotions that have been identified 
D)  there are in fact many (a seemingly infinite number of) distinct forms of arousal

Question 3

Compared to people who are sad or afraid, people who are happy or angry tend to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  take fewer risks 
B)  be more confident and optimistic 
C)  be less likely to take a stand for what they believe in 
D)  be better able to concentrate on information that is presented to them 
A)  take fewer risks 
B)  be more confident and optimistic 
C)  be less likely to take a stand for what they believe in 
D)  be better able to concentrate on information that is presented to them

Question 4

Research on sexual arousal indicates that the link between (a) self-reported sexual arousal and (b) physiological measures of arousal in the genitals is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  stronger among men than among women 
B)  stronger among women than among men 
C)  stronger among people who are generally highly emotional than among people who are generally unemotional-regardless of gender 
D)  stronger among people who are (at that moment) highly emotional than among people who are (at that moment) unemotional-regardless of gender 
A)  stronger among men than among women 
B)  stronger among women than among men 
C)  stronger among people who are generally highly emotional than among people who are generally unemotional-regardless of gender 
D)  stronger among people who are (at that moment) highly emotional than among people who are (at that moment) unemotional-regardless of gender

Question 5

Alice was attacked by a pig when she was a child, and developed a strong phobia of pigs. Whenever she sees a pig-whether on a farm, in a zoo, or even in a movie-she has a strong and immediate automatic reaction. This reaction is best classified as a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotion 
B)  affect 
C)  mood 
D)  attitude 
A)  emotion 
B)  affect 
C)  mood 
D)  attitude

Question 6

Rojit is extremely frustrated with his boss, Tony, who has asked him to work over the weekend to complete a big project. Rojit deals with his frustration by sneaking into the departmental lounge and surreptitiously stabbing a Voodoo doll that he has made of Tony. He then returns to his desk. According to research, will this help Rojit relieve his anger?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes-it should help a little bit no matter what. 
B)  Yes-although it will only help if Rojit believes it will help. 
C)  No-it will probably have no impact at all on Rojit's anger. 
D)  No-in fact, it will probably make Rojit even angrier. 
A)  Yes-it should help a little bit no matter what. 
B)  Yes-although it will only help if Rojit believes it will help. 
C)  No-it will probably have no impact at all on Rojit's anger. 
D)  No-in fact, it will probably make Rojit even angrier.

Question 7

Men who are high in homophobia tend to exhibit more genital arousal than men who are low in homophobia when watching films of men having sex with one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Research on the relationship between emotional experiences suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  staying as happy as possible as much as possible, even when faced with problems, improves physical and mental health 
B)  trying to be in the middle range most of the time, not too happy and not too sad, is best for health 
C)  experiencing a variety and abundance of emotions is associated with better physical and mental health 
D)  trying to control your emotions is more likely to harm your health than is just experiencing them 
A)  staying as happy as possible as much as possible, even when faced with problems, improves physical and mental health 
B)  trying to be in the middle range most of the time, not too happy and not too sad, is best for health 
C)  experiencing a variety and abundance of emotions is associated with better physical and mental health 
D)  trying to control your emotions is more likely to harm your health than is just experiencing them

Question 9

Who is likely to have the strongest disgust reactions?

Accepted Answer

A)  James, a 35-year-old man 
B)  Susan, a 35-year-old woman 
C)  Leah, a 3-year-old girl 
D)  Max, a 3-year-old boy 
A)  James, a 35-year-old man 
B)  Susan, a 35-year-old woman 
C)  Leah, a 3-year-old girl 
D)  Max, a 3-year-old boy

Question 10

Extreme stress negatively impacts people's judgment and performance because it leads people to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore relevant information 
B)  do too many things at once 
C)  act in an individualistic rather than collectivistic manner 
D)  go into an alternate reality as a coping mechanism 
A)  ignore relevant information 
B)  do too many things at once 
C)  act in an individualistic rather than collectivistic manner 
D)  go into an alternate reality as a coping mechanism

Question 11

The risk-as-feelings hypothesis suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  when evaluating risk, people tend to focus on the safe features of a situation (rather than the unsafe features) 
B)  when evaluating risk, people completely disregard the probabilities of safe or unsafe outcomes actually occurring 
C)  people's judgments about risk are overly conscious (with not enough attention paid to automatic assessments) 
D)  people's judgments about risk are overly emotional (with undue attention paid to gut reactions) 
A)  when evaluating risk, people tend to focus on the safe features of a situation (rather than the unsafe features) 
B)  when evaluating risk, people completely disregard the probabilities of safe or unsafe outcomes actually occurring 
C)  people's judgments about risk are overly conscious (with not enough attention paid to automatic assessments) 
D)  people's judgments about risk are overly emotional (with undue attention paid to gut reactions)

Question 12

Research suggests that neutral forms of arousal (e.g., arousal induced by caffeine) can generally be converted-via misattribution-into ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative emotions but not positive emotions 
B)  positive emotions but not negative emotions 
C)  either positive emotions or negative emotions 
D)  other neutral states only (e.g., excitement)-and not positive or negative emotions 
A)  negative emotions but not positive emotions 
B)  positive emotions but not negative emotions 
C)  either positive emotions or negative emotions 
D)  other neutral states only (e.g., excitement)-and not positive or negative emotions

Question 13

The term "affect balance" refers to the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  degree to which a person's affects are stable, or consistent, across time 
B)  degree to which a person's affects are stable, or consistent, across situations 
C)  frequency of one's positive emotions minus the frequency of one's negative emotions 
D)  average level of (positive) emotion experienced by a group or society 
A)  degree to which a person's affects are stable, or consistent, across time 
B)  degree to which a person's affects are stable, or consistent, across situations 
C)  frequency of one's positive emotions minus the frequency of one's negative emotions 
D)  average level of (positive) emotion experienced by a group or society

Question 14

Which of the following items would be most likely to be found on the AIM instrument?

Accepted Answer

A)  When I am nervous, I get shaky all over. 
B)  I feel guilty sometimes. 
C)  I feel happier when I smile. 
D)  I am generally satisfied with my life. 
A)  When I am nervous, I get shaky all over. 
B)  I feel guilty sometimes. 
C)  I feel happier when I smile. 
D)  I am generally satisfied with my life.

Question 15

Researcher Paul Ekman and his colleagues have suggested that there are six basic emotions. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disgust 
B)  Jealousy 
C)  Surprise 
D)  Sadness 
A)  Disgust 
B)  Jealousy 
C)  Surprise 
D)  Sadness

Question 16

Compared to affects, emotions tend to be relatively simple and automatic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When the life events are of moderate intensity, in general, people "get over" ____ and return to their typical pre-event level of happiness.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive life events and negative life events in about the same amount of time 
B)  positive life events faster than negative life events 
C)  negative life events faster than positive life events 
D)  negative but not positive life events 
A)  positive life events and negative life events in about the same amount of time 
B)  positive life events faster than negative life events 
C)  negative life events faster than positive life events 
D)  negative but not positive life events

Question 18

According to the ________________ law, the relationship between arousal and performance is best described by an inverted U-shaped curve; arousal helps performance up to a point, but too much arousal hurts performance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the ________________ law, the relationship...

Question 19

Paul Ekman's cross-cultural research inferring emotions from facial expressions suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  people from a variety of cultures can successfully infer positive but not negative emotions 
B)  people from a variety of cultures can successfully infer negative but not positive emotions 
C)  people from a variety of cultures can accurately infer six basic emotions, including both positive and negative emotions 
D)  little cross-cultural similarity exists in the facial expressions associated with basic emotions 
A)  people from a variety of cultures can successfully infer positive but not negative emotions 
B)  people from a variety of cultures can successfully infer negative but not positive emotions 
C)  people from a variety of cultures can accurately infer six basic emotions, including both positive and negative emotions 
D)  little cross-cultural similarity exists in the facial expressions associated with basic emotions

Question 20

Research indicates that most non-human animals ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  experience only three basic emotions 
B)  do not experience emotions 
C)  experience emotions such as fear, rage, joy, and even love 
D)  experience only two basic emotions 
A)  experience only three basic emotions 
B)  do not experience emotions 
C)  experience emotions such as fear, rage, joy, and even love 
D)  experience only two basic emotions

Future artists are more likely to score high on the AIM instrument than future scientists.

Is the physiological arousal that people have when they are emotional actually the same for all emotions? Current research suggests that ____.

Compared to people who are sad or afraid, people who are happy or angry tend to ____.

Research on sexual arousal indicates that the link between (a) self-reported sexual arousal and (b) physiological measures of arousal in the genitals is ____.

Alice was attacked by a pig when she was a child, and developed a strong phobia of pigs. Whenever she sees a pig-whether on a farm, in a zoo, or even in a movie-she has a strong and immediate automatic reaction. This reaction is best classified as a(n) ____.

Men who are high in homophobia tend to exhibit more genital arousal than men who are low in homophobia when watching films of men having sex with one another.

Research on the relationship between emotional experiences suggests that ____.

Who is likely to have the strongest disgust reactions?

Extreme stress negatively impacts people's judgment and performance because it leads people to ____.

The risk-as-feelings hypothesis suggests that ____.

Research suggests that neutral forms of arousal (e.g., arousal induced by caffeine) can generally be converted-via misattribution-into ____.

The term "affect balance" refers to the ____.

Which of the following items would be most likely to be found on the AIM instrument?

Researcher Paul Ekman and his colleagues have suggested that there are six basic emotions. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Compared to affects, emotions tend to be relatively simple and automatic.

When the life events are of moderate intensity, in general, people "get over" ____ and return to their typical pre-event level of happiness.

According to the ________________ law, the relationship between arousal and performance is best described by an inverted U-shaped curve; arousal helps performance up to a point, but too much arousal hurts performance.

Paul Ekman's cross-cultural research inferring emotions from facial expressions suggests that ____.

Research indicates that most non-human animals ____.

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Exam 6: Emotion and Affect

Future artists are more likely to score high on the AIM instrument than future scientists.

Is the physiological arousal that people have when they are emotional actually the same for all emotions? Current research suggests that ____.

Compared to people who are sad or afraid, people who are happy or angry tend to ____.

Research on sexual arousal indicates that the link between (a) self-reported sexual arousal and (b) physiological measures of arousal in the genitals is ____.

Alice was attacked by a pig when she was a child, and developed a strong phobia of pigs. Whenever she sees a pig-whether on a farm, in a zoo, or even in a movie-she has a strong and immediate automatic reaction. This reaction is best classified as a(n) ____.

Men who are high in homophobia tend to exhibit more genital arousal than men who are low in homophobia when watching films of men having sex with one another.

Research on the relationship between emotional experiences suggests that ____.

Who is likely to have the strongest disgust reactions?

Extreme stress negatively impacts people's judgment and performance because it leads people to ____.

The risk-as-feelings hypothesis suggests that ____.

Research suggests that neutral forms of arousal (e.g., arousal induced by caffeine) can generally be converted-via misattribution-into ____.

The term "affect balance" refers to the ____.

Which of the following items would be most likely to be found on the AIM instrument?

Researcher Paul Ekman and his colleagues have suggested that there are six basic emotions. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Compared to affects, emotions tend to be relatively simple and automatic.

When the life events are of moderate intensity, in general, people "get over" ____ and return to their typical pre-event level of happiness.

According to the ________________ law, the relationship between arousal and performance is best described by an inverted U-shaped curve; arousal helps performance up to a point, but too much arousal hurts performance.

Paul Ekman's cross-cultural research inferring emotions from facial expressions suggests that ____.

Research indicates that most non-human animals ____.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions

Social Cognition

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

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