Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)   two-factor theory
B)   James-Lange theory
C)   achievement theory
D)   evolutionary theoryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Compare and contrast the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories of emotion, and explain how Schachter reconciled these conflicting views in his two-factor theory.

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Question 3

"General bodily arousal contributes to emotion, but one's interpretation of what is happening gives the specific emotion" is a proposition that would be made by

Accepted Answer

A)   Ivan Pavlov.
B)   William James.
C)   Walter Cannon.
D)   Stanley Schachter.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Evolutionary theory predicts that women should place more emphasis than men on all but which of the following partner characteristics?

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A)   ambition
B)   intelligence
C)   social status
D)   physical attractivenessE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Cross-cultural similarities have been found in both the cognitive and physiological elements of emotional experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which theorists agree that autonomic arousal precedes the conscious experience of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)   James, Lange and Schachter
B)   Cannon, Bard and Atkinson
C)   Tomkins, Izard and Plutchik
D)   Maslow, McClelland and MurrayE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The fact that both biological and environmental factors have been shown to jointly govern eating behaviour, sexual desire and the experience of emotion is illustrative of which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)   Psychology is empirical.
B)   Psychology evolves in a socio-historical context.
C)   The interplay of heredity and environment.
D)   Our behaviour is shaped by our cultural heritage.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

According to the James-Lange theory, people look to ____ cues to differentiate and label their emotions; according to Schachter, people look to ____ cues to differentiate and label their emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)   physiological; situational
B)   physiological; physiological
C)   situational; physiological
D)   situational; situationalE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

In what ways are motivation and emotion similar to each other and different from each other?

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Question 11

Mandla has a high need for achievement and he is currently enrolled in a philosophy course that is required for his major. The professor who teaches the course gives extremely difficult exams, and has never been known to give a student a grade higher than a B. Under these conditions, it is likely that Mandla

Accepted Answer

A)   will not exert his maximum effort in the course because the course has a low incentive value for him.
B)   will exert the maximum effort he can because he has a high need for achievement.
C)   will not exert his maximum effort in the course because he has a low expectation of success.
D)   will drop the course and switch to a different major.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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) None of the above

Question 13

People who are high in achievement need tend to prefer challenges of moderately easy difficulty due to the interaction between two situational determinants of achievement behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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According to the James-Lange theory, people look to cues to differentiate and label their emotions; according to Schachter, people look to cues to differentiate and label their emotions.

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The fact that both biological and environmental factors have been shown to jointly govern eating behaviour, sexual desire and the experience of emotion is illustrative of which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

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Compare and contrast the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories of emotion, and explain how Schachter reconciled these conflicting views in his two-factor theory.

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