Psychology Midterm : Quiz 10

Front 1

having positive relationships with others is termed_____.

Back 1

Social support

Front 2

If schachter and Singer's had run another study in which the same procedure was used but the confederate acted as if he or she was romantically attracted to the participants, what would Schachter and singer have predicted?

Back 2

The misinform participants would have reported experiencing more love for the Confederate

Front 3

In the james-lange theory of emotion, psychological responses______emotional experiences.

Back 3

precede

Front 4

Natalie's BMI is 26. She is best described as:

Back 4

overweight

Front 5

Dr. Lemaire and McCalla are psychologists of emotion. Over coffee one day, dr. Lemaire remarks that she is experiencing a state of low arousal, with a negative balance. Which alternative that best describes how the two psychologists are feeling and everyday terms?

Back 5

Doctor lumiere is bored what Dr. McCullough relax

Front 6

In comparison to women, men

Back 6

A, B, and C

Front 7

Which figure best approximates the number of women in the United States who suffer from an eating disorder?

Back 7

10 million

Front 8

Motivational tension that activates behavior to satisfy a goal is termed a:

Back 8

drive

Front 9

According to your text, approximately what portion of Americans fail to get enough exercise?

Back 9

One half

Front 10

Which of the following contributes to eating?

Back 10

All of the above contribute to eating disorder

Front 11

Rules about the approximate use of personal space are called________. Clues to emotion or identity contained in our voices are termed_______.

Back 11

Proxemics ; paralanguage

Front 12

Which of the following describes the schachter-singer theory of emotion?

Back 12

A cognitive label allows us to interpret arousal

Front 13

Which sequence correctly orders the phases of human sexual response cycle, from first to last?

Back 13

Excitment> plateau> orgasm> resolution

Front 14

Sometimes we try to deal with stress by ignoring it or pushing it out of our minds. Which of the following does your text mention as a drawback of this strategy?

Back 14

Both A & B are mentioned.

Front 15

Stress__________activity in the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. Stress also_______activity in the parasympathetic division.

Back 15

Increase; decrease

Front 16

The primary purpose of the fight or flight response is to:

Back 16

Prepare the body for action

Front 17

Muraven, Tice, and Baumeister asked some of their participants to suppress their emotions while we watch a movie in the other participants to increase their emotions while they watched a movie. Compared to a control condition, the people who either suppress or increase their emotions

Back 17

Had less energy to perform is physical task

Front 18

Which of the following theories of emotion most explicitly recognizes the importance of the cognitive component of emotion?

Back 18

Schachter-singer

Front 19

If one male identical twin is gay, the likelihood that the other is also gay is:

Back 19

50%

Front 20

The ability to influence which emotions one experiences and when or how one expresses is them is termed emotion______.

Back 20

Regulation

Front 21

Dewey just won the lottery big time. One year from now, he will likely be:

Back 21

About as happy as he is now

Front 22

When blood pH becomes overly acidic, respiration and kidney function to change to bring the acidity back to its normal pH level of 7.4 . What does this process best exemplified?

Back 22

Homeostasis

Front 23

In the psychology of health and stress, Hans Selye is associated with the study of:

Back 23

The general adaptation syndrome

Front 24

Which piece of evidence is correctly matched with its relevance to a particular theory of emotion?

Back 24

Without arousal, our emotional experiences are weaker James-Lange theory

Front 25

Which of the following is the definition of social support?

Back 25

The perception that one has positive and helpful relationships with others

Front 26

Which of the following occurs during the plateau stage of sex?

Back 26

The body prepares for orgasm

Front 27

Your text states that, after controlling for loneliness, marital status, economic status, and other correlates of health, Levy and Meyer found that older adults with positive attitudes and higher self efficacy had better health. Your knowledge of research methods allow you to identify loneliness, marital status, and economic status as variables.

Back 27

confounding

Front 28

According to text emotion regulation is associated with the Neurotransmitter

Back 28

Serotonin

Front 29

Which of the following describes the James-lange theory of emotion?

Back 29

arousal creates emotion

Front 30

Misty's BMI is 27. Marnie's is 31. Misty is considered______. Marnie is considered______.

Back 30

Overweight; obese