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Perception, thinking, and memory are all part of the ________ process of emotion. |
cognitive |
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In the early 1900s the major health problems were infectious diseases; today the leading health problems are: |
cancer and strokes cardiovascular diseases b and c only |
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The theory of emotion which states that our emotions follow, rather than cause, our behavior belongs to |
James-Lange |
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The headline in The National Busybody reads "97-Pound Mom Lifts Minivan Off Toddler." Which phase of the general adaptation syndrome was "Mom" in at the time? |
Alarm |
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Major short coming(s) of both the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories of emotion is (are): |
-they both fail to take into account the role of interpretation of the context of an emotion -they both ignore our interpretation of affective components of emotional responses -both b and c |
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Evidence that people with damage high on the spinal cord (quadriplegic) experience lowered emotional in the sity supports the: |
James-Lange theory |
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The theory which states that the same body state of arousal can lead to a variety of emotions depending on an individual's interpretation is called the: |
Schachter-Singer |
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One criticism of Seyle's GAS is that: |
it does not acknowledge the important role of psychological factors in the stress response |
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Debbi is an apparently healthy college student; however, she has noticed that she always gets a cold or the flu right after exam week. What would a health psychologist say about this? |
The stress of exam week has probably lowered her immunocompetence |
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According to the Schachter-Singer theory emotions are the result of: |
cognitive appraisal and physiological arousal |
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The person who used to sit next to you in psychology class dropped the course because he or she was failing. He or she showed what type of response to the stress of psychology class? |
Flight |
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According to Robert Plutchik's theory of emotion: |
all human emotion is a blend of one or more of eight basic emotions |
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Which of theory of emotion proposes that differences in physiological arousal during individual emotions are minor; cognitions play the major role in determining the emotion felt? |
Schachter-Singer |
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We see a bear! We determine that this could be a dangerous situation, so we run away because we know we could be hurt. This statement would be supportive of the ________ theory. |
Schachter-Singer |
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Terry was a promising gymnast until he fell off the high bar and broke his neck. He is now paralyzed from the neck down. How would the paralysis affect his experiences of emotions according to James and Lange? |
The intensity of his emotional experience would be reduced, but he would still experience emotions |
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The major difference between the Cannon-Bard theory and the James-Lange theory of emotion is that: |
Cannon-Bard proposes the direct involvement of the brain |
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Highest blood pressure readings have been recorded among residents of |
high-stress areas |
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Hans Seyle's term for the body's three-stage response to stress is: |
the general adaptation syndrome |
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Continued stress during the ________ stage may lead to diseases of adaptation and possible death. |
exhaustion reaction |
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The theory which states that the same body state of arousal can lead to a variety of emotions depending on an individual's interpretation is called the: |
Schachter-Singer theory |