Emotions Practice

On Diane’s first day of work she was offered a cookie. When she bit into the cookie, it tasted horrible, but because she wanted to make a good impression, Diane concealed her disgust and smiled instead. Diane’s reaction best illustrates

• display rules

• the facial feedback hypothesis

• social facilitation

• intrinsic motivation

Nick is smiling even though he does not feel happy. After a short time he feels happier. The best explanation for Nick’s change in mood is

• justification of effort

• facial feedback

• bottom-up processing

• selective encoding

Based only on the variable described for each of the following pairs of individuals, which individuals are most likely to show different facial expressions when experiencing the same emotion?

• Two individuals who are from different nations

• Two individuals who are from different cultures that have different display rules for the emotion

• An individual who is blind and an individual who can see

• An individual conforming to the James-Lange theory and an individual conforming to the Schachter two factor theory

Hans grew up in Germany and later moved to Japan for a job opportunity. Back at home, he never had issues making friends or had interpersonal issues with colleagues at work, but in his new home, Hans is having difficulty interacting with his colleagues. According to psychologists who study how culture influences behavior, his difficulties most likely stem from

• Hans’s prior colleagues and friends having been overly accommodating of his rude tendencies

• cultural differences in emotional expression and body language between Japan and Germany

• Japan having a more individualistic culture than Germany

• Hans interacting with an abnormally large number of individuals with socio-emotional or personality disorders

Peyton had never felt romantically attracted to her coworker Antoni before because they have very little in common and his sense of humor usually annoys her. However, after attending an exciting, energetic party with Antoni, where they danced and ate good food, Peyton began feeling strong positive emotions every time he was near her. She began to think it might be fun to go out with him. What psychological principle can best explain the situation?

• Peyton mislabeled the excitement she felt at the party as excitement for Antoni.

• Peyton was repressing her attraction to Antoni before the party.

• Peyton’s mere exposure to Antoni in a social setting changed her mind about him.

• Peyton’s motivations to find a romantic partner at work are based on Lewin’s Conflict theory.

Which of the following best supports the hypothesis that basic human emotions, such as sadness, are innate?

• Most individuals can distinguish between expressions of different basic emotions during the sensorimotor period.

• Basic emotions are understood and expressed in a similar fashion by individuals from diverse cultures.

• Most individuals can identify their own emotional states from their physiological symptoms and the context of their present situation.

• Infants and young animals cry when they are hungry.

The view that human emotions are universal has been supported by studies of

• facial expressions

• body language

• linguistic structures

• biological symmetry