AP Psychology Emotions

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The "fight or flight" response involves activation of the __________ nervous system
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Sympathetic
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During a state of emotional arousal, the adrenal glands release ___________ into the bloodstream
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Norepinephrine
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The James-Lange theory of emotion states that
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To experience emotion is to be aware of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing event
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Cleaning your room in order to receive an allowance
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Extrinsic Motivation
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The stage of stress where the body tries to adapt to stress
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Resistance
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Second phase of general adaption syndrome
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Resistance
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When the stress response causes positive side effects
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Eustress
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The instantaneous and automatic fear response we experience when unexpectedly stumbling upon a snake illustrates the importance of the:
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Amygdala
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According to Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion
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The experience depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal
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The facial expressions associated with particular emotions are
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Very similar throughout the world
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Which of the following argued that emotions is made up first of physiological arousal followed immediatly by emotional experience
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James-Lange Theory
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The physiological component of emotion is closely associated with the
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Autonomic nervous system
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The idea that an emotion-arousing stimulus is simultaneously routed to the cortex and to the sympathetic nervous system is central to the
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Cannon-Bard theory
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The best components of an emotion are:
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Expressive behaviors, physiological arousal and cognitive labelling
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The counter "balancing" dynamic of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is:
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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The spillover effect notes that when physiologically aroused, we often take-on the emotional label of the people or events around us which reflects the:
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Schachter Two-Factor Theory
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The general adaption syndrome (GAS) begins with
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Alarm
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Which theory posited that physiological arousal and subjective emotional experience happen simultaneously
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Cannon-Bard Theory
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As Erica watched the television drawing of lottery numbers, she realized she had the winning combination. If her hearts starts to race at the same instant that she feels euphoria over winning the lottery, Erica's response pattern would lend support to
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The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion
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Researcher who found that emotional responses of participants injected with epinephrine depended upon their interpretation of the situation they were placed in
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Stanley Schachter
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When the stress response causes negative side effects
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Distress
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According to the James-Lange theory, the conscious experience of emotion _________ physiological arousal; according to the Cannon-Bard theory, the conscious theory of emotion ___________ physiological arousal
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Follows, coincides with
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Whether we feel angry or depressed in response to a low exam grade depends on whether we attribute the poor grade to an unfair test or to our own lack of academic ability. This best illustrates that emtions are influenced by
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Cognitive appraisals
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According to the two-factor theory, the two basic components of emotions are ___________ and ______________
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A cognitive label, physical arousal
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The six universal emotions specified that inherited facial patterns of expression are
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Happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, disgust and fear
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Inborn, goal-directed behavior that is characteristic of an entire species
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Instincts
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Which of the following components of the nervous system is primarily responsible for the physiological arousal associated with an emotional response
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Sympathetic Nervous System
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Excessive time spent in the resistance phase of Selye's general adaption syndrome can contribute to
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Stress-related diseases like ulcers or heart conditions
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The master emotional center of the limbic system, associated especially with fear and agression, is the...
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Amygdala
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Theory of emotion that assumes that facial expressions provide feedback to the brain concerning the emotion being expressed, which in turn causes and intensifies the emotion
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Facial feedback hypothesis