Question 1

________ focuses on the mechanisms behind specific innate behaviors or goals and strategies.

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Question 2

Regarding emotional regulation, which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Difficulty in controlling positive emotions could be a source of violent aggression.
B)   Suppressing overt behavior in order to control emotions will impair your memory for the surrounding events.
C)   Cognition affects emotion, but emotion does not affect cognition.
D)   Passive people have difficulty controlling overt behavior.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Which theory states that a stimulus triggers physiological changes that produce emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cannon-Bard theory
B)   James-Lange theory
C)   Schachter-Singer theory
D)   commonsense view of emotionsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Your text discusses a condition in which a genetically male child is born with a shallow vagina and no uterus, but testes buried in the belly. This condition is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   androgen insensitivity syndrome
B)   insulin sensitivity
C)   transexualism
D)   gender identity disorderE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which statement best reflects the James-Lange theory of emotion?

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A)   Our hearts race, we see a monster, we feel fear.
B)   We see a monster, we feel fear, our hearts race.
C)   We see a monster, our hearts race, we feel fear.
D)   We feel fear, our hearts race, we see the monster.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which statement is most consistent with the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)   "I run because I'm afraid."
B)   "I'm happy because I laugh."
C)   "I'm crying because I'm sad."
D)   "I'm anxious because I perspire."E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The tendency of the body to maintain a steady state of functioning is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   stability
B)   equilibrium
C)   homeostasis
D)   physiological balanceE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

Explain the role of oxytocin in people's sex lives.

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Question 9

Research suggests that variations in weight may be as much as ________ inherited.

Accepted Answer

A)   50%
B)   60%
C)   70%
D)   80%E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

The theory stating that behaviors are motivated by an organism's attempts to reduce tension from conditions such as hunger or thirst and return the body to a state of balance is called ______ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)   drive
B)   homeostatic
C)   needs
D)   disequilibriumE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Researchers suggest that ________ of the variability in happiness may be the result of heredity.

Accepted Answer

A)   only 25%
B)   at least 60%
C)   less than 50%
D)   at least 50%E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

The concept of "comfort food" suggests that eating _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   may be influenced by emotional factors
B)   has some inherited quality that relaxes us
C)   may release hormones and neurotransmitters that are comforting
D)   is reflexiveE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following shows a focus on the lowest of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Joan wants to live in a house with all the modern conveniences so that she may have more time to seek fulfillment from her career and family.
B)   Frank feels that he is a good salesman because he likes what he does and knows how to do it well.
C)   Barbara knows that as a teacher she is a good person because she realizes the importance of imparting knowledge to society.
D)   Mark works hard as an attorney only so that he can attract more clients, more money, and be secure in the knowledge that his family can survive.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is the correct definition of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)   the process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about bodily changes
B)   an aspect of consciousness characterized by a certain physical arousal involving facial and bodily changes, brain activation, and tendencies toward action, all shaped by cultural rules
C)   an irrational aspect of our mammalian heritage that is distinct from our rational abilities of cognition
D)   a set of social and cultural rules that regulates when, how, and where a person may express (or must suppress)  feelingsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Eye blinks, sideways glances, and downcast eyes are examples of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   emotional effects
B)   microexpressions
C)   facial feedback
D)   eye castsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Briefly explain the "emerging synthesis" of emotion theory.

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Question 17

Which of the following behaviors is not an example of drive theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   getting some food when you are hungry
B)   going to sleep when you are tired
C)   getting something to drink when you are thirsty
D)   going jogging when you are boredE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Jerry gets a great deal of fulfillment out of visiting the new art exhibits at the museum in town. He usually visits each exhibit several times during a show and finds beauty in a variety of different types of art works. Jerry is likely to visit the new exhibits in an effort to meet a(n)  _______________ need.

Accepted Answer

A)   freedom
B)   belonging
C)   power
D)   aestheticE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

If Anna is using sex to enhance her positive emotions or experience, according to your text, she is doing it for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   self and approach
B)   self and avoidance
C)   social issues and avoidance
D)   social issues and approachE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

According to drive theory of motivation, what occurs each time a behavior results in drive reduction?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tension is increased.
B)   Stability is reduced.
C)   Tension is reduced.
D)   Drives are increased.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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