Question 1

Evidence that people can develop an emotional preference for stimuli to which they have been unknowingly exposed supports the contention that

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A)  our thoughts are not influenced by our emotional states. 
B)  our normal feelings of love and anger are typically irrational. 
C)  the two-factor theory of emotion is essentially correct. 
D)  emotions can occur apart from our interpretations of events.

Question 2

(Thinking Critically) Many psychologists are opposed to the use of lie detectors because

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A)  they represent an invasion of a person's privacy and could easily be used for unethical purposes. 
B)  there are often serious discrepancies among the various indicators such as perspiration and heart rate. 
C)  polygraphs cannot distinguish the various possible causes of arousal. 
D)  they are accurate only about 50 percent of the time.

Question 3

Nine-month-old Nicole's left frontal lobe is more active than her right frontal lobe. We can expect that,all other things being equal,Nicole

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A)  may suffer from mild depression for most of her life. 
B)  may have trouble "turning off" upsetting feelings later in her life. 
C)  may be more cheerful than those with more active right frontal lobes. 
D)  may have trouble expressing feelings later in her life.

Question 4

A newspaper advice columnist suggests that thinking can be voluntarily controlled and changed but that emotions are gut-level,biological reactions that can't be voluntarily controlled or modified. Use your knowledge of emotion research and theory to either support or refute the columnist's claim.

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Question 5

The emotion of fear is sometimes accompanied by ________ that differ from those that accompany rage.

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A)  hormone secretions and perspiration levels 
B)  breathing rates and hormone secretions 
C)  breathing rates and blood pressure levels 
D)  hormone secretions and finger temperatures

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT raised as a criticism of the James-Lange theory of emotion?

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A)  The body's responses are too similar to trigger the various emotions. 
B)  Emotional reactions occur before the body's responses can take place. 
C)  The cognitive activity of the cortex plays a role in the emotions we experience. 
D)  People with spinal cord injuries at the neck typically experience less emotion.

Question 7

Concerning emotions and their accompanying body responses,which of the following appears to be true?

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A)  Each emotion has its own body response and underlying brain circuit. 
B)  All emotions involve the same body response as a result of the same underlying brain circuit. 
C)  Many emotions involve similar body responses but have different underlying brain circuits. 
D)  All emotions have the same underlying brain circuits but different body responses.

Question 8

The spillover effect is best explained in terms of the

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A)  James-Lange theory. 
B)  dual-processing theory. 
C)  adaptation-level theory. 
D)  two-factor theory.

Question 9

Research on the accuracy of lie detector tests suggests that they

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A)  are more accurate for men than women. 
B)  are accurate only 50 percent of the time,even when administered by experts. 
C)  are more likely to declare the innocent guilty than to declare the guilty innocent. 
D)  are more likely to declare the guilty innocent than to declare the innocent guilty.

Question 10

Who will probably be angrier after getting a parking ticket?

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A)  Bob,who has just awakened from a nap 
B)  Veronica,who has just finished eating a big lunch 
C)  Dan,who has just completed a tennis match 
D)  Alicia,who has been reading a romantic novel

Question 11

(Thinking Critically) Law enforcement officials sometimes use a lie detector to assess a suspect's responses to details of the crime believed to be known only to the perpetrator. This is known as the

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A)  inductive approach. 
B)  deductive approach. 
C)  guilty knowledge test. 
D)  screening examination.

Question 12

Which division of the nervous system is especially involved in bringing about emotional arousal?

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A)  somatic nervous system 
B)  peripheral nervous system 
C)  sympathetic nervous system 
D)  parasympathetic nervous system

Question 13

As her professor distributed the mathematics test to the class,Blair's heart started to pound and her palms began to sweat. These physiological reactions were activated by her ________ nervous system.

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A)  sympathetic 
B)  central 
C)  somatic 
D)  parasympathetic

Question 14

Research with subliminally flashed stimuli supports Robert Zajonc's view that

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A)  the heart is always subject to the mind. 
B)  emotional reactions involve deliberate rational thinking. 
C)  cognition is not necessary for emotion. 
D)  responding to a subliminal stimulus is a learned skill.

Question 15

Emotions consist of which of the following components?

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A)  physiological reactions 
B)  behavioral expressions 
C)  conscious feelings 
D)  all of these components

Question 16

Our most rapid and automatic emotional responses may result from the routing of sensory input through the thalamus directly to the

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A)  hippocampus. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  cerebellum. 
D)  amygdala.

Question 17

Several studies have shown that physical arousal can intensify just about any emotion. For example,when people who have been physically aroused by exercise are insulted,they often misattribute their arousal to the insult. This finding illustrates the importance of

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A)  cognitive labels of arousal in the conscious experience of emotions. 
B)  a minimum level of arousal in triggering emotional experiences. 
C)  the simultaneous occurrence of physical arousal and cognitive labeling in emotional experience. 
D)  all of these things.

Question 18

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

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A)  limbic system. 
B)  sensory cortex. 
C)  cerebellum. 
D)  left frontal lobe.

Question 19

Julio was extremely angry when he came in for a routine EEG of his brain activity. When he later told this to the doctor,she was no longer concerned about the

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A)  increased electrical activity in Julio's right hemisphere. 
B)  increased electrical activity in Julio's left hemisphere. 
C)  decreased electrical activity in Julio's amygdala. 
D)  increased electrical activity in Julio's amygdala.

Question 20

You are on your way to school to take a big exam. Suddenly,on noticing that your pulse is racing and that you are sweating,you feel nervous. With which theory of emotion is this experience most consistent?

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A)  Cannon-Bard theory 
B)  James-Lange theory 
C)  two-factor theory 
D)  Schachter-Singer theory

Exam 13: Gender,genes,and Culture

Which division of the nervous system is especially involved in bringing about emotional arousal?

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Nine-month-old Nicole's left frontal lobe is more active than her right frontal lobe. We can expect that,all other things being equal,Nicole

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(Thinking Critically) Many psychologists are opposed to the use of lie detectors because

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Emotions consist of which of the following components?

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Which of the following was NOT raised as a criticism of the James-Lange theory of emotion?

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Evidence that people can develop an emotional preference for stimuli to which they have been unknowingly exposed supports the contention that

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As her professor distributed the mathematics test to the class,Blair's heart started to pound and her palms began to sweat. These physiological reactions were activated by her ________ nervous system.

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

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Concerning emotions and their accompanying body responses,which of the following appears to be true?

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You are on your way to school to take a big exam. Suddenly,on noticing that your pulse is racing and that you are sweating,you feel nervous. With which theory of emotion is this experience most consistent?

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Research on the accuracy of lie detector tests suggests that they

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Julio was extremely angry when he came in for a routine EEG of his brain activity. When he later told this to the doctor,she was no longer concerned about the

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(Thinking Critically) Law enforcement officials sometimes use a lie detector to assess a suspect's responses to details of the crime believed to be known only to the perpetrator. This is known as the

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Who will probably be angrier after getting a parking ticket?

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The spillover effect is best explained in terms of the

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Several studies have shown that physical arousal can intensify just about any emotion. For example,when people who have been physically aroused by exercise are insulted,they often misattribute their arousal to the insult. This finding illustrates the importance of

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A newspaper advice columnist suggests that thinking can be voluntarily controlled and changed but that emotions are gut-level,biological reactions that can't be voluntarily controlled or modified. Use your knowledge of emotion research and theory to either support or refute the columnist's claim.

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Our most rapid and automatic emotional responses may result from the routing of sensory input through the thalamus directly to the

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Research with subliminally flashed stimuli supports Robert Zajonc's view that

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The emotion of fear is sometimes accompanied by ________ that differ from those that accompany rage.

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