True-or-False Questions

Question 4.15

1. Sexual activity is the most reliable means of elevating moods.

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B.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 77.

Question 4.16

2. Men experience and express sadness and fear more than women.

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B.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 79.

Question 4.17

3. Jealousy is a blended emotion.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 78.

Question 4.18

4. The six primary emotions include anger, joy, disgust, surprise, sadness, and fear.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 77.

Question 4.19

5. The two most common strategies for managing triggered emotions are suppression and venting.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 81 - 82.

Question 4.20

6. Although it may help to protect a person from feeling intensely painful emotions, deactivation can lead to deep depression.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 82.

Question 4.21

7. The most effective way of engaging difficult and unavoidable emotions is reappraisal.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 82.

Question 4.22

8. Emotional contagion, the spreading of emotion from person to person, occurs only when positive emotions are involved.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 76.

Question 4.23

9. Anger is the most intense and potentially destructive emotion.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 85.

Question 4.24

10. The intense sadness that follows a substantial loss is called empathy.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 81.

Question 4.25

11. Supportive communication means conveying emotional support and offering personal assistance.

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Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 89.

Question 4.26

12. The synchronous nature of online communication compels people to express emotions online that they might conceal in face-to-face encounters.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 84.

Question 4.27

13. Venting increases anger.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 86.