H5P - CH 13

In the social sharing of emotion, which of the following statements is the only false one? a. Social-affective sharing helps the sharer categorize the emotional episode as a generally positive one or as a generally negative one. b. Social sharing of emotion is the norm, not the occasional exception, in emotional experience. c. Social sharing of emotion tends to bring the sharer and listener closer together. d. Social-affective sharing yields little benefit beyond temporary relief from the negative affect.

a. Social-affective sharing helps the sharer categorize the emotional episode as a generally positive one or as a generally negative one.

________ is a cognitive process that evaluates the significance or environmental events in terms of one's well-being (e.g., "Is this situation significant to me and my well-being?). a. appraisal b. fear c. mindset d. attribution e. anticipation

a. appraisal

Some facial expression of emotion are more difficult to recognize than are other facial expressions of emotion. Which of the following emotions is considered the most difficult for people to recognize from the facial expression alone? a. fear b. joy c. disgust d. anger

a. fear

According to Lazarus, a(n) _________ appraisal, which occurs after some reflection, involves an estimate of whether one can do anything to cope with a potential stressor. a. secondary b. tertiary c. outcome-driven d. primary

a. secondary

The finding that heart rate and skin temperature increase for one emotion (e.g., anger) but decrease for another emotion is an important finding because it _______ of emotion. a. supports the James-Lange theory b. refutes Cannon's criticism of the James-Lange theory c. supports Cannon's criticism of the James-Lange theory d. refutes the James-Lange theory

a. supports the James-Lange theory

Which of the following events prompts the individual to make a secondary appraisal of a potentially stressful event? a. sympathetic nervous system activation b. coping responses c. perception of the stimulus event d. parasympathetic nervous system activation

a. sympathetic nervous system activation

All cognitive emotion theorists endorse the position that: a. the appraisal, not the stimulus event itself, causes emotion. b. emotion activation arises from the combination of cognitive and biological events. c. the stimulus event, not the appraisal, causes emotion. d. emotion activation arises from a felt tendency to approach or avoid the stimulus event.

a. the appraisal, not the stimulus event itself, causes emotion.

What did Lazarus's view of emotion add to Arnold's? a. the idea that each discrete emotion involves its own unique appraisal b. the idea that the physiological and cognitive systems interact to produce emotion c. the idea that cognitive appraisals play at least as important a role as does physiological reaction d. the idea that emotion is a unitary phenomenon

a. the idea that each discrete emotion involves its own unique appraisal

Lazarus's theory of emotion is a cognitive-motivational-relational one. What does it mean to say that the theory is relational? Relational means that emotion arises from one's relationship: a. to environmental threats and benefits. b. with ongoing motivational states. c. with cognitive activity. d. with other people.

a. to environmental threats and benefits

The facial feedback hypothesis: a. has been shown to be false. b. asserts that emotion arises from proprioceptive feedback from facial behavior. c. explains how infants communicate their thoughts to adult caregivers. d. is a cognitive theory of emotion.

b. asserts that emotion arises from proprioceptive feedback from facial behavior.

According to the facial feedback hypothesis, facial feedback does one thing, namely: a. emotion filtering. b. emotion activating c. emotion balancing d. emotion cuing

b. emotion activating

According to an attributional analysis of emotion, attributing a negative outcome to an external and uncontrollable cause generates the emotional reaction of: a. guilt. b. pity c. anger d. fear

b. pity

Which of the following sequence of events best reflects the James-Lange theory of emotion? a. I see a dog, I appraise the situation as harmful, I feel fear, my heart races. b. I see a dog, I feel fear, my heart races. c. I see a dog, my heart races, I feel fear. d. I see a dog, I feel fear, relief replaces fear, and relief fades away.

c. I see a dog, my heart races, I feel fear.

Which one of the following best represents Lazarus's concept of primary appraisal? a. What was the outcome-a success or a failure? b. What will happen next? c. Is this event a personal threat? d. Can I cope with this situation?

c. Is this event a personal threat?

According to an attributional analysis of emotion, attributing a negative outcome to an external and controllable cause generates the emotional reaction of: a. fear. b. pity c. anger d. guilt

c. anger

Which of the following sequence of events best describes Arnold's appraisal view of emotion? a. emotion appraisal action b. action emotion appraisal c. appraisal emotion action d. emotion action appraisal

c. appraisal emotion action

According to Lazarus's theory of emotion, the primary appraisal of failing to live up to an ego ideal leads in a reliable way to the emotional experience of: a. anger b. sadness c. shame d. disgust

c. shame

_____ follow(s) secondary appraisals. a. Sympathetic nervous system activation b. primary appraisals c. Parasympathetic nervous system activation d. Coping responses

d. Coping responses

According to research on the weak version of the facial feedback hypothesis, which of the following conclusions is most valid? a. The contribution of facial feedback to emotional experience is small relative to that of other factors. b. Exaggerating facial feedback can exaggerate an emotional reaction. c. Suppressing facial feedback can suppress an emotional reaction. d. al of the above

d. al of the above

When you blink or squint your eyes, which of the following muscles are activated? a. depressors b. corrugators c. orbicularis oris d. orbicularis oculi

d. orbicularis oculi