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PSY1101 CHAPTER 12 MCQ EXAM QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
1. The basic components of emotion are
a) sympathetic arousal, parasympathetic inhibition, and cognitive labelling.
b) physical gestures, facial expressions, and psychological drives.
c) expressive behaviours, physiological arousal, and conscious experience.
d) cognition, affect, and behaviour. - ANSWER C
2. Who suggested that "we feel sorry because we cry . . . afraid because we
tremble"?
a) Stanley Schachter
b) William James
c) Walter Cannon
d) Richard Lazarus - ANSWER B
3. The James-Lange theory of emotion states that
a) to experience emotion is to be aware of our physiological responses to an
emotion-arousing event.
b) the expression of emotion reduces our level of physiological arousal.
c) an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers both physiological arousal
and the subjective experience of emotion.
d) to experience emotion we must be physically aroused and able to cognitively
label the emotion. - ANSWER A
4. Cassandra's mother told her, "You know you are in love when your heart beats
fast and you experience that unique trembling feeling inside." This remark best
illustrates the
,a) Cannon-Bard theory.
b) two-factor theory.
c) Yerkes-Dodson law.
d) James-Lange theory. - ANSWER D
5. The idea that an emotion-arousing stimulus is simultaneously routed to the
cortex and to the sympathetic nervous system is central to the
a) James-Lange theory.
b) Yerkes-Dodson law.
c) two-factor theory.
d) Cannon-Bard theory. - ANSWER D
6. Paul insists that the sight of guns always leads him to experience the same
intense level of fear regardless of whether he is physically aroused or physically
calm. Paul's reported experience is most consistent with
a) the James-Lange theory.
b) the two-factor theory.
c) the Yerkes-Dodson law.
d) the Cannon-Bard theory. - ANSWER D
7. According to the Cannon-Bard theory, the body's arousal is related to the
sympathetic nervous system in the same way that subjective awareness of emotion
is related to the
a) cortex.
b) hypothalamus.
c) thalamus.
d) parasympathetic nervous system. - ANSWER A
8. According to the James-Lange theory, we experience emotion ________ we
,notice our physiological arousal. According to the Cannon-Bard theory we
experience emotion ________ we become physiologically aroused.
a) before; before
b) before; after
c) after; at the same time as
d) at the same time as; after - ANSWER C
9. According to the ________, you would be able to experience emotion even
without sympathetic nervous system arousal.
a) Cannon-Bard theory
b) James-Lange theory
c) two-factor theory
d) Yerkes-Dodson law - ANSWER A
10. Tranquilizing drugs that inhibit sympathetic nervous system activity often
reduce people's subjective experience of intense anxiety. Which theory of emotion
would have the greatest difficulty explaining this effect?
a) James-Lange
b) Cannon-Bard
c) two-factor
d) Yerkes-Dodson - ANSWER B
11. Research has shown that neck-level spinal cord injuries reduce the intensity of
certain emotional experiences. This finding supports the
a) Cannon-Bard theory.
b) Yerkes-Dodson law.
c) James-Lange theory.
d) spillover effect. - ANSWER C
, 12. The two-factor theory of emotion was proposed by
a) Walter Cannon and Philip Bard.
b) Robert Zajonc and Richard Lazarus.
c) William James and Carl Lange.
d) Stanley Schachter and Jerome Singer. - ANSWER D
13. The two-factor theory of emotion places more emphasis on the importance of
________ than does the James-Lange theory.
a) cognitive activity
b) the autonomic nervous system
c) physiological arousal
d) stress hormones - ANSWER A
14. According to the two-factor theory, the two basic components of emotions are
________ and ________.
a) facial expressions; cognitive appraisal
b) emotion-arousing events; physical arousal
c) physical arousal; overt behaviour
d) cognitive appraisal; physical arousal - ANSWER D
15. Noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty while he
was taking a difficult test, Harley concluded that he was "anxious." Noticing that
his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty when an attractive lady
asked him to dance, Harley concluded that he was "falling in love." The differing
emotions experienced by Harley can best be explained by the
a) Yerkes-Dodson law.
b) James-Lange theory.
c) two-factor theory.
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