Question 1

Evolutionary theorists believe that emotions evolved

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A)   before thought.
B)   after thought.
C)   simultaneously with thought.
D)   as a control on thought.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Evolutionary theorists account for the many different emotions that humans are capable of experiencing by assuming that

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A)   each emotion is associated with its own distinctive pattern of autonomic arousal.
B)   a small number of primary emotions can occur in various combinations and at various intensities.
C)   humans use their advanced cognitive skills to make fine distinctions between emotions.
D)   each and every specific emotion evolved separately.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Tension reduction is the goal according to which motivational theory?

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A)   drive theory
B)   evolutionary theory
C)   instinct theory
D)   incentive theoryE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Maria is pursuing a highly competitive career, and she works very hard and persistently at her tasks.Maria's behaviour MOST likely reflects

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A)   an external locus of control.
B)   a high achievement motivation.
C)   a high power need.
D)   an obsessive-compulsive personality structure.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) B

Question 5

Psychologists distinguish between ____________________motives like the need for food and water and those ____________________ motives that are acquired through learning.

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Question 6

Research on happiness suggests that ____________________ realities are not as important as ____________________ feelings.

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Question 7

People who are ____________________ in the need for achievement tend to delay gratification well, pursue competitive careers and work harder and more persistently then others.

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Question 8

When you are engaging in goal-directed behaviour, you may be BEST described as experiencing

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A)   drive reduction.
B)   an incentive.
C)   emotion.
D)   motivation.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Imagine that your house is on fire and you are afraid.Which of the following explanations best represents Schachter's two-factor theory?

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A)   "I'm shaking because I'm afraid."
B)   "I'm afraid because I'm shaking."
C)   "My shaking must be due to fear, since my house is on fire."
D)   "My fear is a built-in, primary reaction to a dangerous situation."E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between parenthood and happiness is MOST accurate?

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A)   People who have children are happier than people without children.
B)   People who have children are less happy than people without children.
C)   People who have children are neither more, nor less, happy than people without children.
D)   The more children people have, the happier they tend to be.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

As Danica saw the headlights coming directly at her through the fog on the highway, her blood pressure rose quickly and she felt her heart start to race.These reactions are part of

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A)   the behavioural component in Danica's emotional experience.
B)   the objective component in Danica's emotional experience.
C)   the cognitive component in Danica's emotional experience.
D)   the physiological component in Danica's emotional experience.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Imagine that your house is on fire and you are afraid.Which of the following explanations BEST represents the James-Lange theory?

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A)   "I'm shaking because I'm afraid."
B)   "I'm afraid because I'm shaking."
C)   "My shaking must be due to fear, since my house is on fire."
D)   "My fear is a built-in, primary reaction to a dangerous situation."E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

____________________ theories of emotion maintain that emotions are innate reactions that require little cognitive interpretation.

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Evolutionary

Question 14

Schachter suggests that people rely on ____ cues to label their emotional states.

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A)   physiological
B)   interpersonal
C)   external
D)   internalE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

The physiological component of emotion is directly associated with the functioning of the

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A)   autonomic nervous system.
B)   somatic nervous system.
C)   central nervous system.
D)   hindbrain.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following theories assert that thinking or cognition plays a relatively small role in emotion?

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A)   two-factory theory
B)   James-Lange theory
C)   achievement theory
D)   evolutionary theoryE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, one's conscious experience of emotion occurs

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A)   independently of autonomic arousal.
B)   before autonomic arousal.
C)   after autonomic arousal.
D)   simultaneously with autonomic arousal.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The correlation between age and happiness is

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A)   negative.
B)   moderately positive.
C)   moderately negative.
D)   negligible.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

As you'll learn in Chapter 11, research on temperament shows that from the earliest days of life, infants differ from each other in things like emotional tone, tempo of activity, and sensitivity to environmental stimuli.Discuss these findings from the viewpoint of evolutionary theories of emotion.

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Answers should reveal students' understanding that when newborns exhibit characteristics such as these, this strongly suggests that those characteristics are innate, based on heredity rather than experience.The evolutionary perspective would state that such innate characteristics probably have adaptive value.Good answers should explore the possible adaptive benefits that temperamental differences might confer.

Question 20

Scott takes an antihistamine but he doesn't realise that the medication will also increase his overall level of autonomic arousal.Thirty minutes after he has taken the medication he is introduced to Danielle.If Scott incorrectly attributes his increased arousal as attraction for Danielle, it would lend support to

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A)   Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion.
B)   the James-Lange theory of emotion.
C)   the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion.
D)   Izard's evolutionary theory of emotion.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 10: Theories of Motives and Emotions

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Evolutionary theorists account for the many different emotions that humans are capable of experiencing by assuming that

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Tension reduction is the goal according to which motivational theory?

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Maria is pursuing a highly competitive career, and she works very hard and persistently at her tasks.Maria's behaviour MOST likely reflects

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Psychologists distinguish between motives like the need for food and water and those motives that are acquired through learning.

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Research on happiness suggests that realities are not as important as feelings.

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People who are ____________________ in the need for achievement tend to delay gratification well, pursue competitive careers and work harder and more persistently then others.

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When you are engaging in goal-directed behaviour, you may be BEST described as experiencing

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Imagine that your house is on fire and you are afraid.Which of the following explanations best represents Schachter's two-factor theory?

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Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between parenthood and happiness is MOST accurate?

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As Danica saw the headlights coming directly at her through the fog on the highway, her blood pressure rose quickly and she felt her heart start to race.These reactions are part of

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Imagine that your house is on fire and you are afraid.Which of the following explanations BEST represents the James-Lange theory?

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____________________ theories of emotion maintain that emotions are innate reactions that require little cognitive interpretation.

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Which of the following theories assert that thinking or cognition plays a relatively small role in emotion?

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According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, one's conscious experience of emotion occurs

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The correlation between age and happiness is

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As you'll learn in Chapter 11, research on temperament shows that from the earliest days of life, infants differ from each other in things like emotional tone, tempo of activity, and sensitivity to environmental stimuli.Discuss these findings from the viewpoint of evolutionary theories of emotion.

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Tension reduction is the goal according to which motivational theory?

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