Psychology Test 3 (Tulane, Bethany Rollins, PSYC
1000) |Questions and Answers
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the psychological changes
associated with emotion? - -Autonomic nervous system (allows for
communication between CNS and the organs and glands, physiological
changes)
- T/F Every emotion is associated with a unique pattern of physiological
changes. - -False (Different emotions can produce somewhat different
responses but two different emotions can have the same pattern of
responses)
- The James-Lange theory states that when an emotion occurs, a specific
patter of changes arises, and then brain interprets them and tells the person
how to feel, what is wrong with this theory? - -Two emotions can elicit the
same pattern of responses, for this theory to work, each emotion would have
to have a different response.
- What is the facial feedback phenomena? - -Changes in facial expressions
can change emotions.
- What is the behavioral feedback phenomena? - -Changes in behavior and
posture can influence emotions.
- What is the sequence of events in the Cannon-Bard theory? - -Nonspecific
psychological and behavioral changes + emotion (neither one causes the
other, they occur simultaneously).
- What is the sequence of events in the Schacter and Singer's Two factor
theory? - -Nonspecific psychological and behavioral changes, cognitive
interpretation of situation and changes, emotion.
- What is transferred excitation/spillover effect? - -Arousal from one
situation intensifies emotion associated with subsequent situation.
- What is a polygraph? - -Machine that measures the several autonomic
responses. It is said that it measures changes that are specific to lying.
- What are the problems associated with a polygraph? - -There is no specific
arousal pattern for lying and some people can control their psychological
reactions.
- How often is a polygraph right? - -70%
, - What is the main error a polygraph makes? - -More likely to label innocent
people as guilty.
- What are primary emotions/when do they develop/examples? - -Innate and
unlearned, comes with a unique facial expression. First 6 months. Happiness,
sadness, anger, excitement and fear.
- What is the mirror and rouge test? - -When a dot of lipstick is placed on
the nose of a child, and said child is placed in front of a mirror. If the child
tries to wipe off the lipstick, it demonstrates awareness that they know the
child in the mirror is themselves and thus they will try and remove the
lipstick.
- What factors are not related to happiness? - -Age, gender, physical
resources, physical attractiveness, having children, even money when it
reaches a certain point.
- What is the relationship between money and happiness? - -If one has very
little money and acquires a great deal more that person will become happier.
But once an individual has enough to support their basic needs, having more
no longer makes them happier.
- What is meant by diminishing returns? - -Once one has enough money to
cover their own comfort and security, gaining more money actually adds less
and less to their happiness.
- When are people happier spending money? - -When they spend it on
others, not on themselves.
- What is the adaption-level phenomenon? - -Tendency to judge new stimuli
and events based on what we have recently experienced.
- How does the adaption-level phenomenon relate to the tendency for
people to misjudge the effect of major events on their long-term happiness? -
-We think that life-changing events will forever alter our general level of
happiness.
- When does stress occur? - -When we feel that the demands placed upon
us are more than we can cope with.
- How can we decrease stress? - -Cognitive appraisals/interpretations, sense
control (having a sense over one's environment decreases stress), social
support, exercise, relaxation, spirituality or affiliation with a religious
community.
1000) |Questions and Answers
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the psychological changes
associated with emotion? - -Autonomic nervous system (allows for
communication between CNS and the organs and glands, physiological
changes)
- T/F Every emotion is associated with a unique pattern of physiological
changes. - -False (Different emotions can produce somewhat different
responses but two different emotions can have the same pattern of
responses)
- The James-Lange theory states that when an emotion occurs, a specific
patter of changes arises, and then brain interprets them and tells the person
how to feel, what is wrong with this theory? - -Two emotions can elicit the
same pattern of responses, for this theory to work, each emotion would have
to have a different response.
- What is the facial feedback phenomena? - -Changes in facial expressions
can change emotions.
- What is the behavioral feedback phenomena? - -Changes in behavior and
posture can influence emotions.
- What is the sequence of events in the Cannon-Bard theory? - -Nonspecific
psychological and behavioral changes + emotion (neither one causes the
other, they occur simultaneously).
- What is the sequence of events in the Schacter and Singer's Two factor
theory? - -Nonspecific psychological and behavioral changes, cognitive
interpretation of situation and changes, emotion.
- What is transferred excitation/spillover effect? - -Arousal from one
situation intensifies emotion associated with subsequent situation.
- What is a polygraph? - -Machine that measures the several autonomic
responses. It is said that it measures changes that are specific to lying.
- What are the problems associated with a polygraph? - -There is no specific
arousal pattern for lying and some people can control their psychological
reactions.
- How often is a polygraph right? - -70%
, - What is the main error a polygraph makes? - -More likely to label innocent
people as guilty.
- What are primary emotions/when do they develop/examples? - -Innate and
unlearned, comes with a unique facial expression. First 6 months. Happiness,
sadness, anger, excitement and fear.
- What is the mirror and rouge test? - -When a dot of lipstick is placed on
the nose of a child, and said child is placed in front of a mirror. If the child
tries to wipe off the lipstick, it demonstrates awareness that they know the
child in the mirror is themselves and thus they will try and remove the
lipstick.
- What factors are not related to happiness? - -Age, gender, physical
resources, physical attractiveness, having children, even money when it
reaches a certain point.
- What is the relationship between money and happiness? - -If one has very
little money and acquires a great deal more that person will become happier.
But once an individual has enough to support their basic needs, having more
no longer makes them happier.
- What is meant by diminishing returns? - -Once one has enough money to
cover their own comfort and security, gaining more money actually adds less
and less to their happiness.
- When are people happier spending money? - -When they spend it on
others, not on themselves.
- What is the adaption-level phenomenon? - -Tendency to judge new stimuli
and events based on what we have recently experienced.
- How does the adaption-level phenomenon relate to the tendency for
people to misjudge the effect of major events on their long-term happiness? -
-We think that life-changing events will forever alter our general level of
happiness.
- When does stress occur? - -When we feel that the demands placed upon
us are more than we can cope with.
- How can we decrease stress? - -Cognitive appraisals/interpretations, sense
control (having a sense over one's environment decreases stress), social
support, exercise, relaxation, spirituality or affiliation with a religious
community.
