Question 1

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion asserts that we are happy because we are smiling, sad because we are crying, and frightened because our hearts are racing and our palms are sweating

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Members of all nationalities, cultures, and both sexes agree on this dimension of ideal affect, that is, we all want to "feel good" rather than "feel bad."

Accepted Answer

A)  valence 
B)  activation 
C)  arousal 
D)  excitement

Question 3

This early theory of emotion asserts that we are happy because we are smiling, sad because we are crying, and frightened because our hearts are racing and our palms are sweating

Accepted Answer

A)  James-Lange theory 
B)  Cannon-Bard theory 
C)  two-factor theory 
D)  cognitive appraisal theory

Question 4

The cognitive-motivational-relational theory of emotion was proposed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerome Singer 
B)  Joseph LeDoux 
C)  Richard Lazarus 
D)  Stanley Schachter

Question 5

According to this view of emotion, the sights, sounds, physiological processes, and patterns of body movement that occur during experience of the emotion are encoded in clusters of neurons assigned to each of these various sensory modalities.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory emotion 
B)  physiological theory 
C)  embodied emotion 
D)  reactivating emotion

Question 6

Cognitive psychologists have determined that telling a lie is more demanding such that it increases a person's

Accepted Answer

A)  perception threshold 
B)  just-noticeable difference 
C)  cognitive load 
D)  affective reasoning

Question 7

Psychologist Ed Diener has found that income is related to happiness primarily in terms of a person's

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional well-being 
B)  social psychological prosperity 
C)  standard of living 
D)  respect in the community

Question 8

According to this notion, you may be able to push anger around and situate it in various places in your mind, but you cannot get rid of it without expressing it.

Accepted Answer

A)  two-factor theory 
B)  hydraulic model of emotion 
C)  general aggression model 
D)  psychoanalytic release

Question 9

Each of the basic emotions is entirely distinct-a person simply cannot confuse enjoyment/happiness with fear, sadness with disgust, or contempt with surprise

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An emotion can be defined as a

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling state that is typically less intense than an mood, but which may last for a much longer time 
B)  more general feeling state which provides the 'raw material' from which emotions and moods are created 
C)  short-lived, intense psychological state with physiological elements and the subjective experience of a feeling 
D)  the ability to identify, manage, and express one's mood constructively and to empathize with others

Question 11

The two-factor theory differs from the James-Lange theory in that James and Lange believed that the generation of emotion was a virtually automatic response to physiological arousal, without the necessity of "higher order" cognitive processes intervening

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Although most of us prefer to experience pleasant emotions, the number of possible unpleasant emotional states greatly outnumbers the number of pleasant ones

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to this view of emotion, the sights, sounds, physiological processes, and patterns of body movement that occur during experience of the emotion are encoded in clusters of neurons assigned to each of these various sensory modalities.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory emotion 
B)  physiological theory 
C)  embodied emotion 
D)  reactivating emotion

Question 14

Researchers estimated that about 50% of one's level of happiness is determined by ________, 10% by one's life circumstances, and 40% by one's "intentional activities."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Researchers estimated that about 50% of one's...

Exam 17: Emotion

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion asserts that we are happy because we are smiling, sad because we are crying, and frightened because our hearts are racing and our palms are sweating

Members of all nationalities, cultures, and both sexes agree on this dimension of ideal affect, that is, we all want to "feel good" rather than "feel bad."

This early theory of emotion asserts that we are happy because we are smiling, sad because we are crying, and frightened because our hearts are racing and our palms are sweating

The cognitive-motivational-relational theory of emotion was proposed by

According to this view of emotion, the sights, sounds, physiological processes, and patterns of body movement that occur during experience of the emotion are encoded in clusters of neurons assigned to each of these various sensory modalities.

Cognitive psychologists have determined that telling a lie is more demanding such that it increases a person's

Psychologist Ed Diener has found that income is related to happiness primarily in terms of a person's

According to this notion, you may be able to push anger around and situate it in various places in your mind, but you cannot get rid of it without expressing it.

Each of the basic emotions is entirely distinct-a person simply cannot confuse enjoyment/happiness with fear, sadness with disgust, or contempt with surprise

An emotion can be defined as a

The two-factor theory differs from the James-Lange theory in that James and Lange believed that the generation of emotion was a virtually automatic response to physiological arousal, without the necessity of "higher order" cognitive processes intervening

Although most of us prefer to experience pleasant emotions, the number of possible unpleasant emotional states greatly outnumbers the number of pleasant ones

According to this view of emotion, the sights, sounds, physiological processes, and patterns of body movement that occur during experience of the emotion are encoded in clusters of neurons assigned to each of these various sensory modalities.

Researchers estimated that about 50% of one's level of happiness is determined by ________, 10% by one's life circumstances, and 40% by one's "intentional activities."