Transcript Step Up To: Psychology by John J. Schulte, Psy.D. Psychology, Eighth Edition By David G.

Step Up To: Psychology
by John J. Schulte, Psy.D.
Psychology, Eighth Edition
By David G. Myers
Worth Publishers
(2007)
Chapter 13: Emotion
Show your Feelings
Let’s get Physical
How do I feel?
What’s so upsetting?
What a rush!
What a Rush!
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Let’s get Physical
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Show your
Feelings
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How do I feel?
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400
300
200
100
What’s so upsetting?
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1. The belief that emotions are
experienced following physical response
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 emotional-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.
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 innocents 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.
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. Without training, the average
person can detect someone lying:
•
•
•
•
A) about half the time.
B) about 73% of the time.
C) about 68% of the time.
D) about 85% of the time.
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 to 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. Carol Izard (1977) isolated 10
basic emotions seen in infants,
including all of the following, except:
•
•
•
•
A) anger
B) love
C) guilt
D) contempt
17. Monkeys raised in the wild naturally
fear snakes, while those raised in the
lab do not. This is because wild
monkeys:
• A) are taught not to fear snakes.
• B) have a particularly strong nervous system
reaction to snake bites.
• C) have all been bitten by snakes in the wild.
• D) have learned to fear snakes by
observing the reactions of other
monkeys.
18. If the amygdala is suppressed
or severely damaged:
• A) fear may not be learned.
• B) there will be fear, but he/she will
not remember it.
• C) fear will be heightened.
• D) fear will be constant.
19. Julie has an extreme fear of spiders. She
is unable to go outside in the summer for fear
that there may be a spider somewhere. She
is suffering from a:
•
•
•
•
A) problem with her amygdala.
B) neurological problem.
C) phobia.
D) bad experience with a spider.
20. When identical twins are reared
apart:
• A) their response to fear is very different.
• B) their response to fear is like their
adoptive parents.
• C) their response to fear is very similar.
• D) their response to fear is no more alike
than any other two people.
21. Karen’s therapist encouraged her to
“get her anger out” by punching a pillow.
Her therapist values the concept of:
•
•
•
•
A) emotional expression.
B) catharsis.
C) cognitive therapy.
D) relationship therapy.
22. The best advice given by your text for
dealing with angry feelings includes all of the
following, except:
• A) just wait a while.
• B) blow off steam by punching a
pillow.
• C) talk with a friend.
• D) play a musical instrument.
23. If you were collecting for a charity,
you would likely be more successful if
you approached:
• A) Mary, who was just complimented by
her boss.
• B) John, who just paid a large bill.
• C) Steven, who was insulted by a peer.
• D) Joyce, who was just in an
automobile accident.
24: When looking at the relation of
wealth to happiness, the research
strongly suggests:
• A) money has no relation to happiness.
• B) once we get above the poverty level,
there is no relation.
• C) wealth has a slight relation to
happiness.
• D) money has a significant relation to
happiness.
25. According to the relative deprivation
theory:
• A) we compare ourselves to people in our
family.
• B) we feel deprived if someone has
something we don’t have.
• C) we feel deprived if we are worse off than
we were before.
• D) we judge our happiness on where
we are in relation to our peers.
Stop here, or continue as a review
1. The belief that emotions are
experienced following physical response
is the:
•
•
•
•
A) the two-factor theory.
B) the Cannon-Bard theory.
C) the James-Lange theory.
D) self-efficacy theory.
514
2. The idea that an emotional-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.
514
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.
514
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.
516
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.
517
6. A polygraph is an instrument that
detects:
•
•
•
•
A) lying.
B) guilt and lies.
C) physical responses.
D) truth.
520
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 innocents are found guilty.
520
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.
520
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.
522
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.
522
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.
525
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.
525
13. Without training, the average
person can detect someone lying:
•
•
•
•
A) about half the time.
B) about 73% of the time.
C) about 68% of the time.
D) about 85% of the time.
527
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 to eastern cultures.
529
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.
531
16. Carol Izard (1977) isolated 10
basic emotions seen in infants,
including all of the following, except:
•
•
•
•
A) anger.
B) love.
C) guilt.
D) contempt.
532
17. Monkeys raised in the wild naturally
fear snakes, while those raised in the
lab do not. This is because wild
monkeys:
• A) are taught not to fear snakes.
• B) have a particularly strong nervous system
reaction to snake bites.
• C) have all been bitten by snakes in the wild.
• D) have learned to fear snakes by
observing the reactions of other
monkeys.
533
18. If the amygdala is suppressed
or severely damaged:
• A) fear may not be learned.
• B) there will be fear, but he/she will
not remember it.
• C) fear will be heightened.
• D) fear will be constant.
535
19. Julie has an extreme fear of spiders. She
is unable to go outside in the summer for fear
that there may be a spider somewhere. She
is suffering from a:
•
•
•
•
A) problem with her amygdala.
B) neurological problem.
C) phobia.
D) bad experience with a spider.
535
20. When identical twins are reared
apart:
• A) their response to fear is very different.
• B) their response to fear is like their
adoptive parents.
• C) their response to fear is very similar.
• D) their response to fear is no more alike
than any other two people.
535
21. Karen’s therapist encouraged her to
“get her anger out” by punching a pillow.
Her therapist values the concept of:
•
•
•
•
A) emotional expression.
B) catharsis.
C) cognitive therapy.
D) relationship therapy.
536
22. The best advice given by your text for
dealing with angry feelings includes all of the
following, except:
• A) just wait a while.
• B) blow off steam by punching a
pillow.
• C) talk with a friend.
• D) play a musical instrument.
536
23. If you were collecting for a charity,
you would likely be more successful if
you approached:
• A) Mary, who was just complimented by
her boss.
• B) John, who just paid a large bill.
• C) Steven, who was insulted by a peer.
• D) Joyce, who was just in an
automobile accident.
537
24: When looking at the relation of
wealth to happiness, the research
strongly suggests:
• A) money has no relation to happiness.
• B) once we get above the poverty level,
there is no relation.
• C) wealth has a slight relation to
happiness.
• D) money has a significant relation to
happiness.
539
25. According to the relative deprivation
theory:
• A) we compare ourselves to people in our
family.
• B) we feel deprived if someone has
something we don’t have.
• C) we feel deprived if we are worse off than
we were before.
• D) we judge our happiness on where
we are in relation to our peers.
543
Acknowledgements
• Step Up Created by:
– John J. Schulte, Psy.D.
• Based on Psychology,
Eighth Edition
• By David Myers
• Published by
• Worth Publishers
(2007)
Answers
1.
C
9.
D
17.
D
2.
B
10.
B
18.
A
3.
D
11.
C
19.
C
4.
B
12.
D
20.
C
5.
A
13.
A
21.
B
6.
C
14.
B
22.
B
7.
D
15.
C
23.
A
8.
A
16.
B
24.
B
25.
D