MCQs of Psychology – Emotions

People from different cultures can recognize which facial expressions?

Researchers have found that people experience cartoons as more amusing while holding a pen with their teeth than while holding it with their lips. This finding best serves to support the:

Relatively high levels of physiological arousal would most likely interfere with effectively:

Anger is to rage as fear is to:

The first phase of the general adaptation syndrome is:

Which of the following statements about cross-cultural comparisons of emotional experience is not true?

According to the James-Lange theory of emotion:

Which theory of emotion implies that people can change their emotions simply by changing the way they label their arousal?

The fact that eating behavior, sexual desire, and the experience of emotion all depend on interactions between biological and environmental determinants lends evidence lands evidence to which of this text’s organizing themes?

Which of the following statements is (are) true?

According to the James-Lange theory,. behavior and psychological reactions________emotions.

The process by which we perceive and respond to events that threaten or challenge is called:

As a member of the diplomatic corps, Alex was given special training in the customs, language, and religions of the Third World country where he would be living. However, Alex probably needed little training to correctly interpret his hosts’ expressions of emotion as revealed by their:

The fact that facial expressions of emotion tend to intensify the experience of emotion serves to support the:

Demands or expectations to behave in a certain way define the notion of

You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is

The question, “Did you rob the liquor store?” asked the administration of a lie detector test, is a (n)______question.

Moods

The sale pitch “We’re the best dealership in town because the other dealership just don’t stack up against us” is an experiment of:

At the highest levels of arousal,

According to the Cannon-Bard theory,

Which of the following is a method or way in which a stressful situation could be perceived as less stressful?

A device that measures heart rate respiration and blood pressure(i.e, autonomic arousal) is

If you saw with his pupils dilated (enlarged) you would most likely assume that he was

Which theory holds that we are afraid because we run or are angry because we strike?

According to Walter Cannon:

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion:

Which of the following structures does not belong to the limbic system?

In experiments with adult monkeys who were fearful of snakes and their offspringwho were not, Susan Mineka discovered that the younger monkeys developed a fear of snakes through the process of;

Increased activity in the right perfrontal cortex is to_______as increase activity in the left frontal lobe is to_____.

The white blood cells that fight bacterial infections and attack cancer cells and viruses are called:

Two blockbuster movies are opening on the same weekend, and Andrea is having trouble deciding which movie to see first Andrea is experiencing

Physical illness. such as hypertension and some headaches, that are not caused by an organic disorder but instead seem linked to stress are referred to as______illness.

What is the most common type of clinical anxiety disorder?

Benzodiaze pines exert their effects in the brain by enhancing activity at the______receptor.

An approach approach conflict is difficult to resolve because

Researchers have found the certain factors are related to happiness. One of these is that happy people tend to:

Holmes and Rahe’s Social Readjustment Rating Scale is based on an assumption that

According to the James-Lange theory, the conscious experience of emotion________physiological arousal; according to the Cannon-Bard theory, the conscious experience of emotion_______physiological arousal.

As Erica watched the televised drawing of lottery numbers, she had the winning combination. If heart starts to race at the same instant that she feels euphoria over winning the lottery, Erica’s response pattern would lend support to

Haley’s parents bought her a used bicycle for her birthday. She was thrilled until she learned that her best friend received a brand new bicycle on her birthday.Haley’s declining satisfaction illustrates the:

Paul Ekman,the leading researcher on the nature of facial expressions, believes that all of the following are universal expressions of emotion EXCEPT

Which nervous system is involved with mild, unpleasant stimulation?

Which part of the brain seems to be the gateway of emotion?

According to William James you feel emotion______your body reacts.

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion is a_________theory.

Emotions serve all of the following functions EXCEPT

Rannit was euphoric after learning that she had been accepted by the medical school of her choice. After a new weeks, however, she is only mildly excited when she thinks about her admission to medical school. This change in her feelings can best be explained in terms of the:

When you find yourself “caught between a rock and a hard place” you are experienxcing

After receiving an unexpected “A” on his psychology test, Jordan was easily persuaded went out for dinner. This best illustrates the:

Which of the following factors has been found to be clearly related to feelings of general happiness or life satisfaction?

As a psychologist employed by a medical school, Dr.McNerney specializes in research of the causes of stress and on the effectiveness of various techniques for coping with stress. Dr McNerney is most likely a (n)_______psychologist.

A psychotherapist suggests that Theresa can effectively reduce the anger she feels toward her ex-boy friend by tearing pictures of him into little pieces. This therapeutic technique is based on the:

In both males and females, pupil size is related to

The question, “Is your address(person’s address)?” asked during the administration of a lie detector test, is a(n)______question.

Researchers are certain that facial expressions of_______are recognized by people of all cultures, but they are not so certain that facial expressions of______are universal.

The most universally recognized facial expression is

The sympathetic nervous system is primarily concerned with_______whereas the parasympathetic system is primarily concerned with_____.

According to the James-Lange theory, it is the______that tells the conscious brain it is experiencing emotion.

Type A is to_______as Type B is to______.

After Georgiana learns that a tornado has destroyed her house, her brain probably directed the outer part of her adrenal glands to react by:

Conflict occurs when a person

Dylan is on a roller coaster that has just reached the top of the first climb and is starting to drop. Based on the James-Lange theory of emotions, Dylan should report

People are especially good at quickly detecting facial expressions of:

Plutchik would say that regret is

Lewis has suffered from acute stress for years. He is presently learning to relax with a device that provides him with information about changes in tension in his forehead muscles. Lewis’ case illustrates the use of:

Mr. Hanson is strongly suspected of embezzling money from his employer. He has denied the allegation. To determine whether he is lying, investigators are most likely to ask Mr. Hanson to take a (n)_______-test.

Amanda is stressed out because she think she’s too boring socially to make friends with her new classmates. Amanda best illustrates the debilitating effects of:

You are feeling happy and sad at the same time. Research into brain activity would indicate that processing is primarily occurring in

Which theory claims that emotions are organized in the brain and that emotional feelings and bodily expressions occur simultaneously?

A part of the nervous system that prepares the body for emergencies is the______division.

A circadian rhythm refers to a cycle

Unlike other drives pain is characterized by

A hungry rat is given an electric shock whenever it eats food from a plan. The rat is being with what type of conflict?

In anger-provoking situations, sexually aroused people experience more intense hostility than those who are not sexually aroused. This best illustrates the:

Dr. Gouin believes that getting married is just as losing a job or getting a divorce. Dr.Gouin’s beliefs are MOST like those of

Which brain structure is at the heart of the fight-or-fight response?

All of the following are stages of Hans Selye’s general adaptation syndrome EXCEPT

One of the most stressful events on the major life changes scale is

A polygraph (lie detector) works by:

It has been suggested that baring the teeth is universally associated with the expression of anger because this ability to convey threats has helped humans to survive. This suggestion best illustrates the:

Although newspapers reported that a murder victim had been stabbed with a knife, two police investigators knew that the actual murder weapon was a letter openor. While carefully monitoring the changes in heart and perspiration level of a prime suspect, the investigators asked him if he typically used a letter opener on his mail. The investigators were making use of the:

After overcoming the initial shock of having her car stolen, Marlys calls the police for help and begins to question possible witnesses. At this point Marlys is most likely in the_______stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Frustration refers to

According to Arnold’s theory of emotions, what is the correct order of events in which emotions develop in real life?

As the three children approached the house that everyone claimed was haunted, Yvette was apprehensive,Mackenzie was afraid, and Jayme was terrified. Robert Plutnik would suggest that these three chidren were

According to Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion

Kinesics refers to the study of

The poly graph or “lie detector” primarily measures which component of emotion?

The most universally recognized facial expression is

A competitive driver approaches the end of the board with rapidly beating heart and a dry mouth, a result of increased

When a polygraph operator asks a subject, “Have you ever lied to your parents?” her or she is using

The part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for restoring the body and conserving energy is the

The inverted-U function describes the relationship between

The most appropriate name for the polygraph is

A hormone that increase heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels in time of emergency is: