Quiz 9 (Modules 35-39)
____ can be considered a natural medicine that has a large antidepressant effect.
exercise
Which of the following is not an effective way to manage anger?
express your anger in a hostile manner in order to release your aggressive feelings
Although fear can have negative consequences, it can also be adaptive. Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptive fear response?
fear of rejection can lead us to engage in risky behaviors
You are excited to be studying developmental psychology in China. You know that children's facial expressions are universal and that children do all of the following except:
fidget when they are sad
Loren, who is studying emotion in her psychology class, is surprised to find out that in individualistic cultures, ____ is related to happiness; in communal cultures, ____ matters more.
high self-esteem; social acceptance
People from different cultures are most likely to differ with respect to:
how they interpret hand gestures-for example, the "A-OK" sign.
Studying initially healthy men over a 10-year period, researchers found that ____ adult men had an increased likelihood of experiencing ____.
pessimistic; coronary heart disease
Mrs. Smith is strongly suspected of embezzling money from her employer. She has denied the allegation. To determine whether she is lying, investigators are most likely to ask Mrs. Smith to take a(n) ____ test.
polygraph
Shelby, a first-year student at a university, is experiencing stress and feels mildly depressed. She would be best advised to:
start a program of regular aerobic exercise
A woman, alone in a house, ignores the creaking sounds she hears and experiences no stress. Another woman might hear the same sounds, suspect an intruder, and thus become alarmed. These different reactions illustrate the importance of:
stress appraisal
Donald takes 15 minute lunch breaks, goes to the bathroom only when he can no longer hold it anymore, has to have his cell phone with him at all times, checks his Blackberry the moment he wakes up, and puts in 14 hour days at the office. Donald is a:
type A personality
People who are easygoing and relaxed, and who don't let things get to them, are classified as:
type B personalities
Rachel is a very optimistic young woman. She usually expects the best, even in uncertain times. Her college roommate, Leah, is pessimistic and is always expecting the worst. For these two women, what do you predict would happen during finals week?
Rachel will have less fatigue and fewer colds than will Leah.
Which of the following is an emotion-control center of the brain?
amygdala
The correct order of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is:
an alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion
Paula expects that diligent study will enable her to earn good grades on her tests. Paula's belief best illustrates:
an internal locus of control
Paul is suspected of stealing a cell phone that he denies stealing. The police use an approach to lie detection that assesses Paul's physiological response to crime-scene details of the theft that are known only to police investigators and the guilty person. The police are using the ____.
concealed information test
In times of stress, the outer part of the adrenal glands secretes glucocorticoid stress hormones such as:
cortisol
According to Carroll Izard, there are 10 basic emotions that humans experience, and most of them are present during infancy. Which of the following is one of these basic emotions?
disgust
Quite simply, ______________ is identification with others and the ability to imagine walking in their shoes.
empathy
Some people are better at detecting other people's emotions. For example, shown a 2-second scene of an upset woman, people who are ____ are better able to detect her emotion.
introverts
The James-Lange theory of emotion suggests that our experience of emotion:
is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
What is the term for passive resignation that accompanies an inability to avoid repeated traumatic events?
learned helplessness