Psychology Module 37, Expressing Emotion

According to a study by Becker and colleagues, if one were to ask men and women to imagine a smiling face which sex would they MOST likely imagine?

An empathetic person will identify with others and can imagine what it might be like to walk in another person's shoes. There are some apparent gender differences related to empathy. Which observation supports this finding?

Angela sent an e-mail to her best friend in which she teased her about getting her first B in a college course. Angela believed her teasing was good-natured and funny. Her friend responded that she was hurt and accused Angela of being insensitive and uncaring. Which aspect of Angela's e-mail is LEAST likely to have contributed to this misunderstanding?

Darius has met some new students who just arrived from China. He asks them if they are excited to be in the United States and they respond that they are excited to be here, but he cannot detect this excitement from their facial expression. If Darius wanted to look for signs of excitement, research has suggested he should look for this emotion by attending to their:

Dallas thinks two of his friends are highly compatible, so he is trying to get them together. To help get them interested in each other, Dallas might have them _____ for a couple of minutes.

During a job interview, the prospective employee laughs at Ms. Dolly's jokes and seems to feign his smiles. She knows this from all of these clues EXCEPT that the smiles:

In his 1872 book, The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals, Charles Darwin stated "He who gives way to violent gestures will increase his rage." This quote BEST fits with which theory?

behavior feedback effect

frustration-aggression principle

catharsis hypothesis

According to your text, in looking at 206 studies on discerning truth from lies, people were just ___________ percent accurate, barely better than a coin toss.

Some people are better at detecting other people's emotions. For example, shown a 2-second scene of an upset woman, people who are _____________ are better able to detect her emotion.

You think two of your friends who are single are highly compatible for each other, so you are trying to get them together. Which of the following might help to get them interested in each other?

Compared with the explanations we give for menʼs emotionality, our explanations for womenʼs emotionality are more likely to focus on their _____ and less likely to focus on their _____.

Compared with men, women are ________ effective in discerning whether a male-female couple is a genuine romantic couple or a posed phony couple. They are ________ effective in discerning which of two people in a photo is the other's supervisor.

If a gender-neutral face is made to look angry, most people perceive it as ________. If asked to imagine an angry face, most identify it as ________.

It has been suggested that raised eyebrows are universally associated with a surprised expression because they effectively widen the eyes to enhance the perception of unexpected circumstances. This suggestion best illustrates the:

Americans are more likely than Japanese to:

Your instructor asks you to explain emotion from biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels. Which of the following explanations represents all three levels?

If you mimic another person's facial expressions of emotion, you probably will feel increasing empathy for that person. This is best explained in terms of the:

James-Lange Theory

relative deprivation principle

When research participants were asked to raise their middle finger through a motion sensor while reading a story, the actions they read about were perceived as more hostile. This best illustrated:

When Mark acts happy, he experiences increased feelings of cheerfulness. This best illustrates:

You need to hire someone who is good at reading emotions from minor, quick changes in people's facial expressions. Which of the following personality types would you choose?

extraverted

introverted

People are not very good at deciding if something is the truth or a lie and, often, their decisions are no more accurate than if they had tossed a coin. However, researchers have found some groups of skilled lie catchers. Which group is most likely to detect someone who is intentionally trying to deceive?

a feigned smile

Women appear to be more sensitive to nonverbal cues than men. Which of the following research findings support this?

Which of the following would probably be better at detecting the emotions of two people having a discussion over dinner?

Which of the following statements is true about gender, emotion, and nonverbal behavior?

In the context of culture and emotion, people in cultures that encourage individuality:

As a member of the diplomatic corps, John was given special training in the customs, language, and religions of the nonindustrialized country where he would be living. However, he probably needed little training to correctly interpret his hosts' expressions of emotion as revealed by their:

People from different cultures are most likely to differ with respect to:

If people wrinkle their noses in disgust when presented with a strange-looking food, they are likely to experience an increasingly intense emotional aversion to the food. This best illustrates the:

The tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear or happiness is called: