COMM 451 MIDTERM EXAM 70 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER Darwin claimed that phylogeny is driven by
which process?
Self-protection - CORRECT ANSWER Many emotions have specific action
tendencies. When Mario feels surprised, which action tendency is activated?
Jealousy - CORRECT ANSWER Ekman argues that humans display six basic
emotions. Which of the following is NOT among them?
All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following constitutes
plagiarism?
Motivation - CORRECT ANSWER The word "emotion" shares Latin roots with which
of the following terms?
Appraisal of the reaction as a specific emotion is required - CORRECT ANSWER
Regarding the conscious experience of emotion, which of the following
statements is true?
Physiological arousal - CORRECT ANSWER The emotion cascade includes all of the
following components EXCEPT:
Emotion - CORRECT ANSWER This is the body's response to any event that
enhances or inhibits its goals.
, Change over time in the characteristics of an individual organism - CORRECT
ANSWER Ontogeny is best defined as what?
Social cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER Judgments, evaluations, thoughts, and
culture are key components of which approach to emotion?
Prefrontal cortex - CORRECT ANSWER In lecture, we identified four major brain
structures. Which of the following is NOT among them?
Cognition - CORRECT ANSWER This is the act or process of acquiring knowledge,
including perception, intuition, and reasoning.
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex - CORRECT ANSWER According to the somatic
markers hypothesis, this is the brain structure responsible for somatic states from
secondary inducers (e.g., "I think of a snake and I feel fear.")
Measures cannot be valid unless they are also reliable - CORRECT ANSWER
Regarding the relationship between reliability and validity, which of the following
statements is true?
Piloerection - CORRECT ANSWER Lee's hair stands on end when she gets scared.
This is an example of which physiological response?
Degree of agreement with the statement "I love my romantic partner very much" -
CORRECT ANSWER Maris knows that to measure romantic love, she can assess
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER Darwin claimed that phylogeny is driven by
which process?
Self-protection - CORRECT ANSWER Many emotions have specific action
tendencies. When Mario feels surprised, which action tendency is activated?
Jealousy - CORRECT ANSWER Ekman argues that humans display six basic
emotions. Which of the following is NOT among them?
All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following constitutes
plagiarism?
Motivation - CORRECT ANSWER The word "emotion" shares Latin roots with which
of the following terms?
Appraisal of the reaction as a specific emotion is required - CORRECT ANSWER
Regarding the conscious experience of emotion, which of the following
statements is true?
Physiological arousal - CORRECT ANSWER The emotion cascade includes all of the
following components EXCEPT:
Emotion - CORRECT ANSWER This is the body's response to any event that
enhances or inhibits its goals.
, Change over time in the characteristics of an individual organism - CORRECT
ANSWER Ontogeny is best defined as what?
Social cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER Judgments, evaluations, thoughts, and
culture are key components of which approach to emotion?
Prefrontal cortex - CORRECT ANSWER In lecture, we identified four major brain
structures. Which of the following is NOT among them?
Cognition - CORRECT ANSWER This is the act or process of acquiring knowledge,
including perception, intuition, and reasoning.
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex - CORRECT ANSWER According to the somatic
markers hypothesis, this is the brain structure responsible for somatic states from
secondary inducers (e.g., "I think of a snake and I feel fear.")
Measures cannot be valid unless they are also reliable - CORRECT ANSWER
Regarding the relationship between reliability and validity, which of the following
statements is true?
Piloerection - CORRECT ANSWER Lee's hair stands on end when she gets scared.
This is an example of which physiological response?
Degree of agreement with the statement "I love my romantic partner very much" -
CORRECT ANSWER Maris knows that to measure romantic love, she can assess
