Psychology Chapter 11 - Emotion
parasympathetic nervous system
A large dog appears out of no where, running right toward you, flashing its teeth. At first you are frightened, but then you relize that the dog is frinedly after all and you calm down. Which part of the nervous system will slow your breathing and heart rate?
Emotion-arousing stimulus, simultaneously triggers the psychological and subjective experience
Cannon-Bard theory?
1st - Power 2nd - Culture
First and second factor in determining non verbal communication?
Carol is Saras boss
In a conversation, sara tries very hard to read Carol's nonverbal signals. Based on reasearch cited in the text, which of the following is most likley?
We become aware of our bodily response to an emotion arousing stimulus
James-Lange theory?
expressive behavior
Jumping in the air with your head tilted at a 52 degree angle with your left arm raised above your head and your right elbow bent and juxtaposed at a 45 degree angle while clicking your heels on your left is an example of which component of an emotion?
physiological arousal
Logan feels "butterflies" in his stomach as he waits for his turn to make a speech in class. This is an example of which compnent of emotion?
wether thinking always precedes emotion
One of the debates surrounding the study of emotions is?
Followers are more sensitive than leaders to nonverbal signals
Regarding the expression of emotion, which of the following statments is supported by research?
concious awarness
Sally was filled with joy as she hugged her new puppy. "Im so thrilled" she declared, as the puppy stuggled to get out of her grasp. This statment represents which component of emotion?
Paul is Japanese
Sam smiles less than George who smiles less than Paul and Frank has a green hat on. Which of the following is most likley?
Yes, a lie detector test indicates that innocent people are lying about 37% of the time
Should you be concerned about the accuracy of a lie detector test
expressive behavior
Smiling is an example of which component of an emotion?
there seem to be basic expressions that cross cultures
Studies that ask people from different cultures to label the facial expressions in photographs show that?
The cultural rules governing how and when a person may express emotion
What are the display rules?
concluded that some emotional responses do not require concious thought
What did Lazarus identify?
A by-pass Concluded that some emotional reactions involve no deliberate thinking and cognition is not always nessesary for emotion
What did Zajore identify?
Calming
What does the parasympathetic nervous system do?
Arousing
What does the sympathetic nervous system fo?
Increased heart rate as she reads the good new, decreased heart rate as she consoles you
What is Psychological activation?
Lie detector test
What is a polygraph?
refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations, and environments Interpreting
What is concious experience?
Whole-organism responses, involving psychological arousal, expressive behaviors and concious experience
What is emotion?
Smiling and pumping her fists after seeing her name on the list
What is expressive behavior?
Brain and spinal cord
What is the centeral nervous system?
Nerves and glands
What is the periphial nervous system?
To experince emotion we must be physically aroused and must cognitivly label the arousal
What is the two factor theory?
Self regulated actions - organs and glands
What part is the autonamic nervous system?
Voulentary movements of skeletal muscles
What part is the somatic nervous system?
Women are generally more nonverbally expresive, with more hand guestures and more expresive faces
When comparing North American women and men, reashearches find what basic difference in nonverbal expression?
Sandy is male and Lee is female
When it comes to the expression of anger, Sandy is much more expressive than Lee. Based on reasearch cited in the text , which is probably true?
Facial expressions
Which of the following nonverbal cues can you count on being most similar around the world in all cultures>
Digestion slows, pupils dialate
You wake up in your bed at night and hear a strange scraping noise coming from inside your closet. The sound gradually gets louder, and you become more afraid. Which of the following physical reactions is most likley happening as your fear grows?
