PSY Exam2 Quiz Questions

Professor Crane was ecstatic when he learned that his research study had been approved for publication. His feelings of joy quickly dissipated, however, when he heard a colleague recently had three different research articles accepted for publication. His declining emotional satisfaction is best explained in terms of... A.) the adaptation-level phenomenon. B.) the James-Lange theory. C.) the facial feedback effect. D.) relative deprivation.

D.) relative deprivation.

Some emotional responses to visual stimuli appear to involve no deliberate thinking. These emotional responses are said to follow a "low-road" pathway that bypasses the... A.) cerebral cortex. B.) amygdala. C.) optic nerve. D.) thalamus.

A.) cerebral cortex.

A celebrity actress experiences ever-increasing levels of professional acclaim following each successful movie role. Yet with each success, she experiences no more than a temporary surge of subjective well-being. This is best explained in terms of the______. A.) adaptation-level phenomenon B.) two-factor theory C.) catharsis hypothesis. D.) James-Lange theory.

A.) adaptation-level phenomenon

After receiving exciting news about the birth of a healthy grandson, Mr. Haney was easily persuaded to contribute a generous sum of money to a neighborhood church. This best illustrates the.... A.) feel-good, do-good phenomenon. B.) two-factor theory. C.) adaptation-level phenomenon. D.) James-Lange theory.

A.) feel-good, do-good phenomenon.

If you mimic another person's facial expressions of emotion, you probably will feel increasing empathy for that person. This is best explained in terms of.... A.) the James-Lange theory. B.) the catharsis hypothesis. C.) the feel-good, do-good phenomenon. D.) relative deprivation.

A.) the James-Lange theory.

We find it especially difficult to detect from other people's facial expressions whether they are: A.) afraid. B.) lying. C.) disgusted. D.) angry.

B.) lying.

A lie detector test is used to monitor a person's: A.) insulin levels. B.) respiration. C.) brain activity. D.) stomach contraction.

B.) respiration.

Which theory suggests that you would not experience intense anger unless you were first aware of your racing heart or other symptoms of physiological arousal? A.) the relative deprivation theory B.) the James-Lange theory C.) the adaptation-level theory D.) the Cannon-Bard theory

B.) the James-Lange theory

People tend to use emotion-focused coping rather than problem-focused coping when they.... A.) appraise a stressful event as a challenge rather than a threat. B.) deal with the stress of daily hassles such as obnoxious cell-phone talkers. C.) believe they cannot change a stressful situation. D.) enter the resistance phase of the general adaptation syndrome.

C.) believe they cannot change a stressful situation.

Evidence that emotion precedes physiological arousal would be most inconsistent with the ________. Evidence that emotion precedes mentally labeling our physiological arousal would be most inconsistent with the ________. A.) James-Lange theory; two-factor theory B.) the adaptation-level phenomenon; relative deprivation principle C.) relative deprivation principle; adaptation-level phenomenon D.) two-factor theory; the James-Lange theory

James-Lange theory; two-factor theory