University of Utah Newest Actual Exam
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Schachter-Singer Two factor Theory --- correct answer ---an emotion
consists of physiological arousal, which is then given a cognitive label
LeDoux's theory --- correct answer ---our brains process emotions on
a high road (where we think before we feel) and a low road (we feel
before we thing or understand)
James-Lange Theory --- correct answer ---Our physiological response
comes first, and then we experience a feeling, or emotion
Lazarus Theory --- correct answer ---every emotional response is
preceded by an appraisal of the situation, whether that appraisal is
conscious or automatic (sub-conscious)
Cannon-Bard Theory --- correct answer ---Our physiological responses
and emotion responses arise separately and simultaneously
,The complex emotions of pride, shame, envy, and guilt appear
between 18 months and 3 years of age because... --- correct answer ---
children younger than 18 months don't have a firmly established sense
of self, and therefore do not experience emotions that require an
audience other than the self.
emotions always involve a physiological response --- correct answer -
--true
when we experience strong negative emotion, the sympathetic
nervous system prepares us for fight or flight --- correct answer ---
true
fear, anger, and lust are processed in the same area of the brain ---
correct answer ---false
our physiological reaction to fear, anger and lust is similar. --- correct
answer ---True
It is more common for emotions to influence thoughts, but human
beings can change their emotions by changing their appraisals, or
thoughts. --- correct answer ---true
,it is difficult to detect emotions in people who are from different
cultures --- correct answer ---false
most people are pretty good at knowing when other people are lying --
- correct answer ---false
it is easier to read the emotions of an introvert than an extrovert ---
correct answer ---false
abused children detect signs of anger in faces more quickly than non-
abused children --- correct answer ---true
introverts are a little better at reading the emotions of others than
extroverts are --- correct answer ---true
women are better at detecting emotions than men when there is very
little information to go on --- correct answer ---true
women rate themselves as more empathetic than men rate themselves
--- correct answer ---true
, women's faces are more expressive of empathy than are men's ---
correct answer ---true
men's physiological response to emotions material tends to be
stronger than women's --- correct answer ---false
people from individualistic cultures are more likely to display strong
emotions than people from collectivist cultures --- correct answer ---
true
expressing anger by yelling, shouting, or hitting something allows you
to release the negative emotion and feel better. --- correct answer ---
false
facial expression of emotions enhance how much you feel that
emotion --- correct answer ---true
body language tells others how you are feeling, but doesn't enhance or
change how you feel. --- correct answer ---false
empathetic responses from caregivers help children learn to regulate
their own emotions. --- correct answer ---true