psychology quiz 16

30 December 2023
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Haley's parents bought her a used bicycle for her birthday. She was thrilled until she learned that her best friend received a brand new bicycle for her birthday. Haley's declining satisfaction illustrates
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relative deprivation
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Resistance to stress is greatest during ________ of the GAS.
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phase 2
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According to the James-Lange theory, we experience emotion ________ we notice our physiological arousal. According to the Cannon-Bard theory, we experience emotion ________ we become physiologically aroused.
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after; at the same time as
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As you are waiting to be interviewed for a job, your heart rate, body temperature, and breathing rate begin to increase. These physiological changes are produced by activation of the ________ nervous system.
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sympathetic
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The third phase of the general adaptation syndrome is characterized by
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exhaustion
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The autonomic nervous system regulates the ________ that accompanies different emotions.
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physiological arousal
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Which of the following is the CORRECT order of events in the James-Lange theory of emotion?
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perception of stimulus β†’ perception of body response β†’ emotion
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The feel-good, do-good phenomenon refers to the fact that when people feel happy they
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are more willing to help others.
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The pervasiveness of stress is best illustrated by the fact that the most significant category of life-event stressors involves
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everyday annoyances
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Who is the best example of a Type A personality?
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Philip, a competitive, hot-tempered corporation president
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Our most rapid and automatic emotional responses may result from the routing of sensory input through the thalamus directly to the
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amygdala
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LaDoux proposes that sensory input arrives in the _____ of the brain, which splits the signal, sending part of the message to the cortex and part of the message to the amygdala.
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thalamus
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The three components of emotion are _____.
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cognitive, physiological, and behavioral
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Noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty while he was taking a difficult test, Harley concluded that he was "anxious." Noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty when an attractive lady asked him to dance, Harley concluded that he was "falling in love." The differing emotions experienced by Harley can best be explained by the
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two-factor theory
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Unlike the low-road brain pathway, the high road for emotional responses extends through the
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cortex