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Chapter 12: Emotions, Stress, and Health

What a Rush!

Let’s Get Physical

Show Your Feelings

Stressed Out?

What Can I Do?

1. The belief that emotions are

experienced following physical

responses is the:

• A) the two-factor theory.

• B) the Cannon-Bard theory.

• C) the James-Lange theory.

• D) self-efficacy theory.

2. The idea that an emotion-arousing

stimulus simultaneously triggers

physiological response and the

subjective experience of emotion is:

• A) the James-Lange theory.

• B) the Cannon-Bard theory.

• C) the two-factor theory.

• D) the three-factor theory.

3. The two-factor theory of emotion

differs from the James-Lange and the

Cannon-Bard in that:

• A) physiological arousal is not always

necessary.

• B) emotional experience precedes

physiological arousal.

• C) physiological arousal and emotional

experience occur simultaneously.

• D) a cognitive label precedes

emotional experience.

4. When aroused, your heart rate

increases, your pupils dilate, and you

may sweat, indicating activation of the

part of your nervous system called:

• A) the amygdala.

• B) the sympathetic nervous system.

• C) the parasympathetic nervous

system.

• D) the peripheral nervous system.

5. A professional tennis player will

usually perform better when:

• A) arousal is high.

• B) arousal is low.

• C) competition is easy.

• D) he/she is more relaxed.

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6. A polygraph is an instrument that

detects:

• A) lying.

• B) guilt and lies.

• C) physical responses.

• D) truth.

7. Polygraph exams are not used to

determine guilt or innocence in court

because:

• A) they are too expensive.

• B) people do not give consent.

• C) polygraphs are fakery.

• D) 1/3 of innocent people are found guilty.

8. The expression, “Arousal fuels

emotion, cognition channels it,” is a

summation of:

• A) the Schachter and Singer

experiment.

• B) the Cannon-Bard theory.

• C) the James-Lange theory.

• D) how polygraphs work.

9. When you are faced with a threatening

stimulus, there is a “shortcut” neural pathway

to allow a speedy emotional response, and it

runs from the:

• A) hypothalamus to the amygdala.

• B) amygdala to the cerebral cortex.

• C) hypothalamus to the medulla.

• D) thalamus to the amygdala.

10. The amygdala sends more

neural impulses to the cerebral

cortex than it receives, resulting in:

• A) emotions occurring before thoughts.

• B) our feelings more easily ruling our

thoughts.

• C) some people becoming very anxious.

• D) confusion about what we are

feeling.

11. People abused as children are more

prone to interpret expressions in others as

anger, giving evidence that:

• A) abuse leads to heightened anger.

• B) abuse results in fearful people.

• C) prior experience can sensitize us

to certain emotions.

• D) early childhood experiences

cripple us for life.

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12. Emotionally, women surpass

men in their ability to:

• A) read people’s emotional cues.

• B) spot lying.

• C) tell whether two people are really

in love.

• D) all of the above.

13. The ____ is more effective

than a polygraph machine:

• A) guilty knowledge test

• B) larcenous reaction test

• C) standard neuro-scan

• D) innocence scale

14. When traveling around the world,

facial expressions:

• A) differ with each culture.

• B) are universal across cultures.

• C) are similar among races.

• D) differ when comparing

Western with Eastern cultures.

15. When Steven held a pen in his teeth, the

comic strip seemed funnier to him. This is

explained by the:

• A) grin and bear it theory.

• B) facial drift theory.

• C) behavior feedback phenomenon.

• D) acting “as if” phenomenon.

16. Whether we experience stress

depends upon:

• A) the situation.

• B) how life threatening it is.

• C) our cognitive appraisal.

• D) whether others are involved.

17. The two-track stress response

system involves the cerebral cortex

and the _____.

• A) sympathetic nervous system

• B) peripheral nervous system

• C) heart and lungs

• D) corpus collosum

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18. According to Selye’s general adaptation

syndrome, we are most likely to become ill

as the result of stress during the ___ phase.

• A) alarm

• B) resistance

• C) exhaustion

• D) recovery

19. Stress is related to the leading

cause of death in the U.S., which is:

• A) cancer.

• B) coronary heart disease.

• C) suicide.

• D) stroke.

20. Research suggests that those with

Type A personality could reduce their risk

of heart disease if they would:

• A) drink more alcohol.

• B) sleep more.

• C) let their anger out on a punching

bag.

• D) let go of their anger.

21. Being a pessimist:

• A) can increase your level of

stress.

• B) can shorten your life.

• C) can raise your blood

pressure.

• D) all of the above.

22. Mary has been suffering from the

“blues.” Your recommendation is that

she first try:

• A) electric shock.

• B) aerobic exercise.

• C) Prozac.

• D) psychoanalysis.

23. With regard to the

effectiveness of biofeedback:

• A) biofeedback is the most effective method

for alleviating stress-related illnesses.

• B) biofeedback is as effective as relaxation.

• C) biofeedback is ineffective for alleviating

stress.

• D) biofeedback is a modern snake oil and

only works because of a placebo effect.

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24. When alternative medicine

approaches, such as acupuncture, are

scientifically tested, results:

• A) are never as good as they promise.

• B) can be quite convincing.

• C) are explained as placebo effects.

• D) cannot be replicated in the

laboratory.

25. Regular religious attendance is a positive

predictor of a longer life span. Researchers

have identified three factors that explain this,

including all of the following, except:

• A) healthier life styles.

• B) social support networks.

• C) relaxed meditative style.

• D) faith healing.