Psychology Final Test 9

Front 1

Perception, thinking, and memory are all part of the ________ process of emotion.

Back 1

cognitive

Front 2

In the early 1900s the major health problems were infectious diseases; today the leading health problems are:

Back 2

cancer and strokes

cardiovascular diseases

b and c only

Front 3

The theory of emotion which states that our emotions follow, rather than cause, our behavior belongs to

Back 3

James-Lange

Front 4

The headline in The National Busybody reads "97-Pound Mom Lifts Minivan Off Toddler." Which phase of the general adaptation syndrome was "Mom" in at the time?

Back 4

Alarm

Front 5

Major short coming(s) of both the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories of emotion is (are):

Back 5

-they both fail to take into account the role of interpretation of the context of an emotion

-they both ignore our interpretation of affective components of emotional responses

-both b and c

Front 6

Evidence that people with damage high on the spinal cord (quadriplegic) experience lowered emotional in the sity supports the:

Back 6

James-Lange theory

Front 7

The theory which states that the same body state of arousal can lead to a variety of emotions depending on an individual's interpretation is called the:

Back 7

Schachter-Singer

Front 8

One criticism of Seyle's GAS is that:

Back 8

it does not acknowledge the important role of psychological factors in the stress response

Front 9

Debbi is an apparently healthy college student; however, she has noticed that she always gets a cold or the flu right after exam week. What would a health psychologist say about this?

Back 9

The stress of exam week has probably lowered her immunocompetence

Front 10

According to the Schachter-Singer theory emotions are the result of:

Back 10

cognitive appraisal and physiological arousal

Front 11

The person who used to sit next to you in psychology class dropped the course because he or she was failing. He or she showed what type of response to the stress of psychology class?

Back 11

Flight

Front 12

According to Robert Plutchik's theory of emotion:

Back 12

all human emotion is a blend of one or more of eight basic emotions

Front 13

Which of theory of emotion proposes that differences in physiological arousal during individual emotions are minor; cognitions play the major role in determining the emotion felt?

Back 13

Schachter-Singer

Front 14

We see a bear! We determine that this could be a dangerous situation, so we run away because we know we could be hurt. This statement would be supportive of the ________ theory.

Back 14

Schachter-Singer

Front 15

Terry was a promising gymnast until he fell off the high bar and broke his neck. He is now paralyzed from the neck down. How would the paralysis affect his experiences of emotions according to James and Lange?

Back 15

The intensity of his emotional experience would be reduced, but he would still experience emotions

Front 16

The major difference between the Cannon-Bard theory and the James-Lange theory of emotion is that:

Back 16

Cannon-Bard proposes the direct involvement of the brain

Front 17

Highest blood pressure readings have been recorded among residents of

Back 17

high-stress areas

Front 18

Hans Seyle's term for the body's three-stage response to stress is:

Back 18

the general adaptation syndrome

Front 19

Continued stress during the ________ stage may lead to diseases of adaptation and possible death.

Back 19

exhaustion reaction

Front 20

The theory which states that the same body state of arousal can lead to a variety of emotions depending on an individual's interpretation is called the:

Back 20

Schachter-Singer theory