Comm 451 Exam 2

With respect to the connections between emotion and personality, which of the following statements is NOT true?

Introverts react more strongly to positive stimuli than do extraverts

Research has identified frequent commonalities among emotionally abusive adults. Which of the following is NOT one of those commonalities?

Low-self esteem

Research has identified several health benefits associated with affection. Which of the following is NOT among them?

Lower body mass index (BMI)

Which of the following is an example of an extrinsic influence on emotion regulation?

Media

This idea says we feel uncomfortable "faking" an emotion display when we know that it doesn't match our genuine emotion.

Emotive dissonance

We have noted that emotional intelligence encompasses four specific competencies. Which of the following is NOT among them

Express emotions appropriately

Aristotle believed that emotional appeals can be effective at persuasion, and he called them:

Appeals to pathos

According to research, children begin monitoring and regulating their emotions at approximately what age?

2 years

Tia has many close friends who provide her with love, support, and positive emotion. As a result, Tia does not react in an overly stressful way when she encounters problems in her life. This stress-protective effect of positive emotion is explained by the:

Buffering hypothesis

Having been raised in a strict religious environment, Bryan is very susceptible to "guilt trips" that others induce in him. In contrast, Gail is relatively immune to guilt. According to Differential Emotions Theory, Bryan and Gail differ from each other in their:

Activation threshold

According to research, the two vocal characteristics that vary the most as a function of emotion are:

Amplitude and fundamental frequency

Especially when chronic, this emotion predicts exaggerated physiological responses to stressors.

Anger

Blake's mom is constantly telling him that if he doesn't quit smoking, he's going to die a painful death. These statements make Blake worry, so he decides to quit smoking. In this scenario, what is the connection between emotion and health?

Blake's emotion is motivating him to engage in a health-promoting behavior

All of the following positive emotions would be considered extrinsic EXCEPT:

Contentment

An ongoing question has been whether emotional intelligence should be classified as a form of intelligence, or as something else (such as a skill). Those who argue that EI is not a form of intelligence tend to point out that:

EI can be improved through training, whereas a person's level of intelligence is usually stable over time

Different views explain the relationship between words and emotions. Which of the following explanations reflects the Core Meaning view?

Emotion words invoke certain universal connotations

James comes from a culture in which gender role expectations for women and men are very similar. Based on that information, we would accurately describe his culture as:

Feminine

Whenever Drew gets excited, he speaks in a voice that sounds higher than normal. Which vocal property of his voice is changing in response to his arousal?

Fundamental frequency

Erin is surprised when her supervisor at work announces that there will be layoffs. She wants others in her office to think she already knew about the layoffs, though, so she hides her surprise. Which display rule is Erin enacting?

Inhibition

In North Korea, Communist Party officials have great wealth and authority, whereas the average citizen has very little. This is characteristic of a:

High-power-distance culture

Chantel feels both guilty and ashamed about certain aspects of her past. Regarding the relationship between guilt and shame, which of the following statements is true?

In shame cultures, what matters is what other people think of you, not what you think of yourself

Emotional abuse has certain characteristics, according to lecture. Which of the following is NOT among them?

It occurs in an independent relationship

Successful emotional appeals often focus on generating this type of emotion, specifically.

Negative

This is one of only two facial muscles that is not actually attached to the skull.

Orbicularis oris

This principle states that facial expressions of emotion are part of a more complete behavioral response directed at managing whatever is causing the emotion.

Principle of serviceable habits

Victoria is known to be egocentric, manipulative, aggressive, and even hostile in her interactions with other people. On which of Eysenck's three factors would she likely score high?

Psychoticism

We have said that fear and anxiety prompt activity in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Which of the following is an example of HPA axis activity?

Release of cortisol

According to Witte's Extended Parallel Process Model, a persuasive message must include the claim that the recommended course of action would successfully deal with the problem. Which message component is being described here?

Response-efficacy

To encourage his roommate Lisa to lose weight, Tom tells her how happy she would feel if she exercised more. Lisa doesn't feel she has the ability to exercise more, however, because of how busy her schedule is. In this case, Tom's emotional appeal will likely fail, because Lisa lacks:

Self-efficacy

When Tim tells Kate about the grief he is experiencing over the loss of his job, Kate is concerned for his well-being even though she doesn't understand or share his feelings. Which emotional state is Kate having

Sympathy

Women and men differ from each other in all of the following ways, EXCEPT:

Their level of intelligence

According to linguistic research, which of the following statements is true?

Treatment with Botox slows the ability to process emotional language

A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI, is an example of which type of treatment for emotion disorders?

antidepressant

Watching commercials depicting animal abuse and neglect makes me sad, so whenever one comes on TV, I pick up a magazine and start reading it instead of paying attention to the commercial. Which emotion regulation strategy am I using?

attentional deployment

The organizationally prescribed display of feeling is known as:

emotion labor

According to research, most sex differences in emotion are differences in:

emotional expression