Overview of Emotions and Passionate Love Questions 1 Emotions are A A result of your parasympathetic nervous system B Combinations of thoughts and arousal C Derived from thoughts alone D Typically originated in the temporal lobes 2 According to the Cognitive Explanation of emotions A Emotions are thoughts that exist independently of the physical body B Stem from how you interpret events around you C Stem from how you interpret the physical arousal you are feeling D Both B and C 3 Fear is often accompanied by a flight reaction Which of the following would not be an acceptable cognitive explanation of a fear response in this situation A I am afraid because I am running away B I am afraid because I am running away but I am also afraid because I think I am afraid and am reacting to some fear stimulus C I am afraid because an area in my brain is active that is related to fear D I am afraid because I am experiencing arousal and the events around me suggest that this is arousal is fear 4 Thoughts Arousal and or Behaviors Emotion The diagram above is an illustration of A The James Lange Theory B The Schachter Siger Theory C The CannonBard Theory D An incorrect discredited theory 5 According to the Cannon Bard Theory A A specific area in the brain is responsible for emotions It can cause fear when activated B When we interpret an event nerve impulses are sent to separate unrelated areas for the cognitive experience of emotion and physiological arousal C We experience the same kind of arousal from a variety of causes and then have to use the events around us to suggest the cause of the arousal that we are experiencing D We interpret our behaviors and arousal to determine that we are experiencing an emotion 6 Which of the following is support for the Schachter Singer Theory of emotions A Certain areas of our brain are activated for specific emotions B During sleep people who have breathing problems will often experience panic attacks They wake up in a intense state of fear C We all have natural differences in arousal with brain activity alone D Men who have undergone strenuous exercise will often interpret an elevated heart rate as increased sexual arousal 7 Bipolar disorder A Involves extreme swings in mood from mania to depression B Is a condition where mood is unrelated to environment C Supports the physiological explanation for emotions D All of the above 8 According to the book the most important conclusion regarding emotions is A The physiological explanation is always the best B Freud lied C Emotions stem from a number of different process according to situation D Emotions and arousal are separate systems in the brain 9 The Amygdala A Is the part of the brain where cognitions about anger and fear generated B Can be thought of as an emotion relay station that receives input and stimulates action elsewhere C Deals with positive experiences D Is overactive in people who are emotionally flat 10 Phineas Gage severed the connection to his A Prefrontal cortex B Amygdala C Limbic system D Nervous system 11 Following his injury Phineas Gage A Had severe physical symptoms including hearing loss and motor control problems B Eventually recovered some of his emotional control C Became uncharacteristically obstinate erratic and impulsive D All of the above 12 is the part of the brain that links emotional arousal to thoughts and behaviors that guide actions A The amygdala B The reticular activating system C The hippocampus D The prefrontal cortex 13 The branch of the nervous system sends impulses about emotion from your brain to various glands and organs in your body A Autonomic peripheral B Somatic peripheral C Sympathetic autonomic D Parasympathetic autonomic 14 The stimulation mentioned above A Causes increased heart rate sweaty palms dilated pupils B Changes output of neurotransmitters in the hypothalamus C Initiates reduction of the stress response D Is under voluntary control 15 The lie detector test assumes A People become emotionally aroused when they tell a lie B Emotional arousal manifests in physiological responses C An individual is unable to hide lies because arousal is involuntary D All of the above 16 Responses on a lie detector test are recorded on a A Electroencephalogram B Polygraph C HRP Heart Rate Respiration Perspiration Measurement Device D All of the above 17 A problem with lie detector tests is A People can be trained to fool them B People become aroused when asked high stakes questions regardless of guilt C If the crime was repressed the criminal would be unaware of their guilt and not respond physiologically D Sociopaths do not feel guilt and therefore would not experience emotional arousal 18 In a guilty knowledge test A Suspects are asked free response questions about a crime and asked to talk about a set list of information that may have been at the crime scene B A patient is asked to respond yes or no regarding their knowledge certain information Emotional responses are then measured to detect lies C A subjects emotional arousal will increase following a true statement about the crime if they know information about the crime that they shouldn t D Is unsupported by any empirical Evidence 19 In the case study about the guilty knowledge test on staged cheating during a false intelligence test A Approximately 70 of the students agreed to cheat B Students who cheated showed only a slight increase in hand perspiration rate C The study was able to identify almost 100 of the innocent students D When the topic of cheating was originally raised cheaters and non cheaters showed comparable levels of arousal 20 If I showed you a picture of a person displaying an emotion from another culture you would be able to identify it regardless of what culture that person was from A True B False C True except for asian cultures D True but not in people who have had very little exposure to other cultures 21 Which of the following is true A People from cultures feel different emotions B People from different cultures are more or less willing to display different emotions publicly C Men most likely feel emotions more intensely than women D Men and women are equally willing to express emotion Discuss stories of emma s growth and interpretation of a pile of manure p237 22 Which of the following is not related to individual differences in emotion A Cultural differences B Interpretation of events C Intelligence D Physiological arousal 23 The ability to be aware of and experience the emotions of
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