AP Psychology - Emotion

You are aware that a dog is viciously barking at you, but you are not aware of the type of dog. Later, you are able to describe the type and color of the dog. This ability to process information without conscious awareness best exemplifies which of the following?

• Split brain

• Blindsight

• Consciousness

• Cognitive neuroscience

• Dual processing

The Yerkes-Dodson Law predicts that most people would perform an easy task best if they are at a 

• high level of arousal
• low level of arousal
• baseline state
• level of self-actualization

The "fight or flight" response involves activation of the __________ nervous system.

• sympathetic
• parasympathetic
• somatic
• central

Researcher who found that emotional responses of participants injected with epinephrine depended upon their interpretation of the situation they were placed in.

• William James
• Hans Selye
• Stanley Schachter
• Ancel Keys

Theory of emotion that suggests physical arousal and emotional experience arise simultaneously.

• Yerkes-Dodson
• James-Lange
• Cannon-Bard
• Two-Factor

Which of these is not a primary emotion?

• Fear
• Disgust
• Loneliness
• Anger

The six universal emotions specified that inherited facial patterns of expression are

• worried, sadness, anger, resentment, disgust and fear
• happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, disgust and fear
• happiness, excitemetn, anger, sadness and fear
• confusion, happiness, sadness, anger, fear and disgust

In which of the following situations would you perform best with lower levels of arousal?

• A task you could do easily
• A task that you watch others perform
• A task that you find difficult 
• A task for which you have motivation 

Involves communication through body language, movements, and gestures.

• facial feedback hypthesis

• Paralanguage

• Nonverbal communication

• display rules

_____________ theories of emotion propose that how we make judgements about events leads to emotional reactions.

• Cognitive

• Language

• Emotional Intelligence

• Appraisal