Psy2012 Module 16

Front 1

Why are volunteers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics required to take classes on how to smile?

Back 1

the chinese people are not used to smiling in social situations

Front 2

As you get ready for the professor to pass back your graded test, you experience the emotion of anxiety. Using the definition of emotion presented in your textbook, which one of the following is incorrect?

Back 2

subjecting experience or feeling-anxiety

Front 3

Bill has a very difficult test coming up tomorrow. But he is confused on his plan of attack—that is, in which emotional state he should be when taking the exam. The Yerkes-Dodson law would advise Bill to be:

Back 3

in a low state of arousal

Front 4

The notion that emotions can help or hinder performance is key to the:

Back 4

Yerkes-Dawson Law

Front 5

If you wanted to scan a crowd for angry faces, who would you pick and why?

Back 5

Michael; men do this task better than women

Front 6

The facial feedback theory argues that ____ from the muscles of the face and skin are interpreted as ____ by your brain.

Back 6

feedback;emotional feeling

Front 7

“I remember when a dog chased me up a tree. I was scared.” What brain part was responsible for storing that memory of that fear?

Back 7

amygdala

Front 8

Rosie married a very wealthy man and, initially, was extremely happy that she could now afford all the things she could never have before. Six months later, her happiness had lessened. She had become accustomed to having money and now took it for granted. According to recent research, Rosie’s reduction in happiness is due to:

Back 8

adaption level theory

Front 9

The song “Put on a Happy Face” implies that if we smile, we’ll begin to feel happy. Which explanation of emotion does this idea support?

Back 9

facial feedback theory

Front 10

The sequence of components for emotion according to the James-Lange theory is:

Back 10

physiological changes, interpretation of changes, emotional feeling, overt behavior

Front 11

There are unique patterns of arousal for lying that lie detector tests can measure.

Back 11

FALSE

Front 12

Theories of emotions tend to fit into three categories. What are the names of the categories?

Back 12

peripheral theories, cognitive appraisal theories, and affective neuroscience

Front 13

Which specialty examines the relationship of emotion and how the brain produces or contributes to emotion?

Back 13

affective neuroscience

Front 14

Dr. Arkin has developed a theory to explain emotions, which focuses on how emotions result from changes in the body. Dr. Arkin’s theory would be considered a(n):

Back 14

periphoral theory

Front 15

According to research, the future of lie detection tests could be using:

Back 15

a combination of brain and eye scans

Front 16

In order to achieve high performance on a simple, familiar task, the Yerkes-Dodson law would recommend:

Back 16

high arousal

Front 17

You are playing a card game with your friends. You don’t know if one of them is about to win, because of his poker face. Which of the following components of an emotion does poker face best illustrate?

Back 17

overt behavior

Front 18

The cognitive interpretation of events can influence emotions.

Back 18

TRUE

Front 19

The ____ explain(s) the steps in emotions by focusing on how we interpret situations.

Back 19

The cognitive appraisal theories of emotion

Front 20

The ability to perceive and express emotion, understand and reason with emotion, and regulate one’s emotion is called:

Back 20

emotional inelligence