Understanding Emotional Reappraisal

What is the concept of emotional reappraisal primarily about?

• Suppressing emotions to improve mental health

• Ignoring emotions to focus on tasks

• Altering thoughts to change emotional experiences

• Changing physiological responses to alter emotions

In the shaky bridge study, what was the main finding regarding emotional misattribution?

• Participants were more likely to call male researchers

• Participants felt more confident on the shaky bridge

• Participants misattributed fear as attraction

• Participants felt less fear on the sturdy bridge

What does the study on the shaky bridge suggest about the interpretation of physiological responses?

• They are always accurate reflections of emotions

• They can be misinterpreted based on context

• They are unrelated to emotional experiences

• They are solely determined by external factors

How did reappraisal affect the students' performance in the speech study?

• It had no effect on their performance

• It made them appear more persuasive and confident

• It made them more anxious

• It decreased their anxiety levels

What was the effect of reappraisal on the students' self-reported emotions in the speech study?

• They reported feeling less confident

• They reported no change in emotions

• They reported feeling more anxious

• They reported feeling more excited

What role does the amygdala play in emotional reactions?

• It processes higher-level reasoning

• It initiates fear reactions

• It monitors sensory input

• It sends signals to the cortex

What is the primary function of the thalamus in emotional processing?

• To process higher-level reasoning

• To initiate fear reactions

• To reinterpret emotional scenes

• To monitor sensory input and signal action

How does the cortex contribute to emotional reappraisal?

• By monitoring all sensory input

• By activating the amygdala

• By processing whether a situation is truly threatening

• By initiating immediate fear reactions

What is 'affective flexibility' in the context of emotional reappraisal?

• The tendency to ignore emotional experiences

• The ability to suppress emotions

• The capacity to focus on negative responses

• The skill to avoid negative responses and focus on positives

What is the benefit of reappraisal according to the conclusion of the video?

• It helps in ignoring stressful situations

• It makes stressful things feel less stressful

• It eliminates all negative emotions

• It increases anxiety in challenging situations