Emotions can be described by their location on the two dimensions of
motivation and scaling.
arousal and valence.
stimulus and reaction.
pain and pleasure.
b
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2
Which theorists claimed that that a stimulus simultaneously causes both an emotional experience and a physiological reaction?
Cannon and Bard
James and Lange
Schacter and Singer
Klüver and Bucy
a
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3
Which brain structure is most directly involved in the rapid appraisal of whether a stimulus is good or bad?
the cortex
the hypothalamus
the amygdala
the thalamus
c
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4
Through_______, we change an emotional experience by changing the meaning of the emotion-eliciting stimulus.
deactivation
appraisal
valence
reappraisal
d
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5
Which of the following does NOT provide any support for the universality hypothesis?
Congenitally blind people make the facial expressions associated with the basic emotions.
Infants only days old react to bitter tastes with expressions of disgust.
Robots have been engineered to exhibit emotional expressions.
Researchers have discovered that isolated people living a Stone Age existence with little contact with the outside world recognize the emotional expressions of Westerners.
c
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6
_____is the idea that emotional expressions can cause emotional experiences.
A display rule
Expressional deception
The universality hypothesis
The facial feedback hypothesis
d
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7
Two friends have asked you to help them settle a disagreement. You hear each side of the story and have an emotional response to one viewpoint, but you don’t express it. This is an example of which display rule?
deintensification
masking
neutralizing
intensification
c
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8
Which of the following does NOT distinguish sincere from insincere expressions?
temporal patterning
duration
symmetry
levity
a
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9
Which of the following statements is inaccurate?
Certain facial muscles are reliably engaged by sincere facial expressions.
Even when people smile bravely to mask disappointment, their faces tend to express small bursts of disappointment.
Studies show that human lie detection ability is extremely good.
Polygraph machines detect lies at a rate better than chance, but their error rate is still quite high.
c
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10
The hedonic principle states that
emotions provide people with information.
people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain.
people use their moods as information about the likelihood of succeeding at a task.
motivations are acquired solely through experience.
b
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11
According to the early psychologists, an unlearned tendency to seek a particular goal is called
an instinct.
a drive.
a motivation.
a corrective action.
a
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12
According to Maslow, our most basic needs are
self-actualization and self-esteem.
biological.
unimportant until other needs are met.
belongingness and love.
b
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13
Which of the following is NOT a dimension on which psychological motivations vary?
intrinsic-extrinsic
conscious-unconscious
avoid-approach
appraisal-reappraisal
d
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14
Which of the following statements is true?
Men and women engage in sex for many of the same reasons.
Boys and girls experience initial sexual interest at different ages.
The sequence of physiological arousal for men and women differs dramatically.
The human male sex drive is regulated by testosterone while the human female sex drive is regulated by estrogen.
a
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15
Which of the following activities is most likely the result of extrinsic motivation?