Psychology of Emotions

Which of the following argued that emotion is made up first of physiological arousal followed immediately by emotional experience?

• James-Lange Theory
• Cannon-Bard Theory
• Schachter-Two Factor Theory
• Zajonc and LeDoux Theory

Which theory argued that physiological arousal and subjective emotional experience happen simultaneously?

• James-Lange Theory
• Cannon-Bard Theory
• Schachter Two-Factor Theory
• Lazarus Theory

The image here best relates to which theory of emotion?

• James-Lange Theory
• Cannon-Bard Theory
• Schachter Two-Factor Theory
• Lazarus Theory

Which of the following components of the nervous system is primarily responsible for the physiological arousal associated with an acute emotional response?

• Somatic Nervous System
• Sympathetic Nervous System
• Parasympathetic Nervous System
• Motor Nervous System

"Rest and digest" is most associated with which aspect of the nervous system?

• Sympathetic Nervous System
• Motor Nervous System
• Parasympathetic Nervous System
• Afferent Nervous System

Which of the following is a device that reads levels of bodily arousal to detect if someone is lying, and is inaccurate 33% of the time?

• Biofeedback Monitor
• Polygraph
• Optimal Arousal Window
• Two-Factor Analysis

Which theory suggests that you would not experience intense anger unless you were first aware of your racing heart or other symptoms of physiological arousal?

• the relative deprivation theory

• the James-Lange theory

• the adaptation-level theory

• the Cannon-Bard theory

Activation of the sympathetic nervous system:

• increases salivation and increases blood pressure.

• decreases salivation and decreases blood pressure.

• increases salivation and decreases blood pressure.

• decreases salivation and increases blood pressure.

If people who have just been aroused by watching rock videos are then insulted, their feelings of anger will be greater than those of people who have been similarly provoked but were not previously aroused. This is best explained by the:

• relative deprivation principle.

• Cannon-Bard theory.

• catharsis hypothesis.

• two-factor theory.

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion states that:

• emotions have two ingredients: physical arousal and a cognitive label.

• the conscious experience of an emotion occurs at the same time as the body's physical reaction.

• emotional experiences are based on an awareness of the body's responses to an emotion-arousing stimulus.

• emotional ups and downs tend to balance in the long run.