Comm 145- Chapter 8 Emotion

A multi-dimensional response to any event that enhances or inhibits your goals is know as a(n): communicative response feeling emotion action tendency

When one member of a group spreads his or her emotional state to the others, ___________ has taken place. emotional expressiveness a sympathetic emotional response emotional synchrony emotional contagion

How are emotions and moods different? Emotions are relatively enduring whereas moods are short lived. Emotions have an identifiable cause whereas moods do not. Emotions are specific feelings whereas moods are more general. All of these are ways that emotions and moods differ

The emotional contagion effect applies only to positive emotions, such as happiness.

Which of the following emotions has a neutral valence? surprise happiness contentment positivity

Using "you" statements to describe your emotions is problematic because: it provides specific prescriptions for change it fails to acknowledge the part you play in determining your feelings it involves blaming yourself for your emotions it doesn't allow you to separate emotions from actions

Which of the following emotions is derived from the product of your overall evaluation of another person? liking love interest affection

During a normal, calm conversation with your friend, you begin to notice that you feel very uncomfortable. Your stomach is in knots, your palms are sweaty, and your legs feel a little weak. You start to wonder what is going on and then remember that, before talking to your friend, you were nervous because you have a test in an hour. This is an example of the fact that: emotions are behavioral emotions are cognitive emotions are physiological none of these

All of the following statements about the amygdala are true except for the following.

Which of the following statements about road rage is not true?

According to your text, women are more likely than men to experience:

Your text described five stages in the grieving process. Which of the following was not among them? depression retribution bargaining anger

People who can accurately identify which emotion they're feeling are best equipped to manage their emotions in productive ways

Which of the following statements about communication technology is true? People cannot experience genuine emotion caused by a technological device. Online services like MySpace diminish people's capacity for emotion. Online support communities are a viable option for helping people deal with a trying situation. The use of emoticons does not accurately convey emotion in computer-mediated communication.

This process involves changing the way you think about the situation that gave rise to a negative emotion emotional contagion emotional reappraisal emotional intelligence alexithymia

During a counseling session with his wife, Edith, Harris frequently rolled his eyes, made rude and condescending remarks, and openly mocked Edith in front of their counselor. Harris's emotional state could best be described as:

in every measurable way, women are more emotional than men

This emotion involves feelings of joy and surprise, along with experiences of excitement and attraction for another person: liking love attachment passion

Women are more likely than men to respond to jealousy by trying to make their partners jealous.

People raised in collectivistic cultures typically express more negative emotion to outsiders than do people raised in individualistic cultures

__________ is the emotion we experience when we feel we have been wronged in some way. Rage Jealousy Anger Contempt

Social practices and messages influence both the emotions we feel and the ways in which we react to emotions

Emotions generally last longer than moods.

The action tendency for this emotion is to hide or disappear from others: anger disgust shame fear

Remorse is a secondary emotion composed of disgust and fear.

In the expression of emotion, androgynous people

People who score highly on this personality trait are more likely than others to experience anger, guilt, anxiety, and depression extraversion psychoticism neuroticism agreeableness

_______________ is a condition in which people lack the ability to understand, describe, and process emotions. Neuroticism Emotional processing deficit disorder (EPDD) Emotional underexpression Alexithymia

Which of the following is an example of a primary emotion? jealousy anger contempt all of these