Psych Chapter 12 Quiz 2

Antonio's car stalls in the middle of a railroad crossing just as a train is rapidly approaching. His emotional arousal is likely to be accompanied by

dilation of his pupils.

The most universally understood way of expressing emotion is through

facial expressions

If people wrinkle their noses in disgust when presented with a strange-looking food, they are likely to experience an increasingly intense emotional aversion to the food. This best illustrates the

facial feed back effect

Feigned smiles are initiated ________ abruptly and last for a ________ time than genuine smiles.

more; longer

The second phase of the general adaptation syndrome is characterized by

resistance

One person, alone in a house, dismisses its creaking sounds and experiences no stress; someone else suspects an intruder and becomes alarmed. These different reactions illustrate the importance of

stress appraisal

Aerobic exercise ________ the body's production of serotonin and ________ its production of the endorphins.

increases; increases

Who is the best example of a Type A personality?

Andre, a competitive, easily-angered journalist.

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

adaptation-level phenomenon.

People tend to use emotion-focused coping rather than problem-focused coping when they

believe they cannot change a stress situation

B lymphocytes are formed in the

bone marrow

An approach to lie detection that assesses a suspect's physiological response to details of a crime known only to police investigators is called the

guilty knowledge test

Exuberant infants and alert, energetic adults are especially likely to show high levels of brain activity in the

left frontal lobe

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?

the James-Lange theory

The arousal that lingers after an intense argument may intensify sexual passion. This best illustrates

the spillover effect