A)

B)
C)
D)

1.Researchers Friedman and Rosenman refer to individuals who are very time-conscious,
supermotivated, verbally aggressive, and easily angered as
ulcer-prone personalities.
cancer-prone personalities.
Type A.
Type B.

A)
B)
C)
D)

2.Which division of the nervous system is especially involved in bringing about emotional
arousal?
somatic nervous system
peripheral nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system

A)
B)
C)
D)

3.Concerning emotions and their accompanying bodily responses, which of the following
appears to be true?
Each emotion has its own bodily response and underlying brain circuit.
All emotions involve the same bodily response as a result of the same underlying
brain circuit.
Many emotions involve similar bodily responses but have different underlying brain
circuits.
All emotions have the same underlying brain circuits but different bodily responses.

D)

4.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.

A)
B)
C)
D)

5.During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is a person especially vulnerable
to disease?
alarm reaction
stage of resistance
stage of exhaustion
stage of adaptation

A)
B)
C)
D)

6.The leading cause of death in North America is

lung cancer.
AIDS.
coronary heart disease.
alcohol-related accidents.

A)
B)
C)

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B)
C)
D)

7.Which of the following was NOT raised as a criticism of the James-Lange theory of
emotion?
The body's responses are too similar to trigger the various emotions.
Emotional reactions occur before the body's responses can take place.
The cognitive activity of the cortex plays a role in the emotions we experience.
People with spinal cord injuries at the neck typically experience less emotion.

A)
B)
C)
D)

8.Current estimates are that an innocent person taking a polygraph test would have been
declared guilty approximately ________ of the time.
three-fourths
one-half
one-third
one-fourth

A)
B)
C)
D)

9.In the Schachter-Singer experiment, which college men reported feeling an emotional
change in the presence of the experimenter's highly emotional confederate?
those receiving epinephrine and expecting to feel physical arousal
those receiving a placebo and expecting to feel physical arousal
those receiving epinephrine but not expecting to feel physical arousal
those receiving a placebo and not expecting to feel physical arousal

A)
B)
C)
D)

10.Which of the following is true regarding happiness?

People with less education tend to be happier.
Beautiful people tend to be happier than plain people.
Women tend to be happier than men.
People who are socially outgoing or who exercise regularly tend to be happier.

A)
B)
C)
D)

11.Catharsis will be most effective in reducing anger toward another person if

you wait until you are no longer angry before confronting the person.
the target of your anger is someone you feel has power over you.
your anger is directed specifically toward the person who angered you.
the other person is able to retaliate by also expressing anger.

A)
B)
C)
D)

12.Emotions consist of which of the following components?

physiological reactions
behavioral expressions
conscious feelings
all of these components

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A)
B)
C)
D)

A)
B)
C)
D)

13.Law enforcement officials sometimes use a lie detector to assess a suspect's responses to
details of the crime believed to be known only to the perpetrator. This is known as the
inductive approach.
deductive approach.
guilty knowledge test.
screening examination.
14.Research on nonverbal communication has revealed that
it is easy to hide your emotions by controlling your facial expressions.
facial expressions tend to be the same the world over, while gestures vary from
culture to culture.
most authentic expressions last between 7 and 10 seconds.
most gestures have universal meanings; facial expressions vary from culture to
culture.

A)
B)
C)
D)

15.In laboratory experiments, fear and joy

result in an increase in heart rate.
stimulate different facial muscles.
increase heart rate and stimulate different facial muscles.
result in a decrease in heart rate.

A)
B)
C)
D)

16.Research suggests that people generally experience the greatest well-being when they
strive for
wealth.
modest income increases from year to year.
slightly higher status than their friends, neighbors, and co-workers.
intimacy and personal growth.

A)
B)
C)
D)

17.Research indicates that a person is most likely to be helpful to others if he or she

is feeling guilty about something.
is happy.
recently received help from another person.
recently offered help to another person.

A)
B)
C)
D)

18.With regard to emotions, Darwin believed that

the expression of emotions helped our ancestors to survive.
all humans express basic emotions using similar facial expressions.
human facial expressions of emotion retain elements of animals' emotional displays.
all of these statements are true.

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A)
B)
C)
D)

19.A graph depicting the course of positive emotions over the hours of the day since waking
would
start low and rise steadily until bedtime.
start high and decrease steadily until bedtime.
remain at a stable, moderate level throughout the day.
rise over the early hours and fall during the day's last several hours.

A)
B)
C)
D)

20.Research with subliminally flashed stimuli supports Robert Zajonc's view that
the heart is always subject to the mind.
emotional reactions involve deliberate rational thinking.
cognition is not necessary for emotion.
responding to a subliminal stimulus is a learned skill.

A)
B)
C)
D)

21.Genuine illnesses that are caused by stress are called ________ illnesses.
psychophysiological
cathartic
psychogenic
psychotropic

A)
B)
C)
D)

22.Stress has been demonstrated to place a person at increased risk of

cancer.
progressing from HIV infection to AIDS.
bacterial infections.
all of these conditions.

A)
B)
C)
D)

23.Stress is defined as
unpleasant or aversive events that cannot be controlled.
situations that threaten health.
the process by which we perceive and respond to challenging or threatening events.
anything that decreases immune responses.

A)
B)
C)
D)

24.Attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing a stressor or how we interact with it is

an example of
problem-focused coping.
emotion-focused coping.
managing rather than coping with stress.
catharsis.
25.A study in which Holocaust survivors spent time recalling their experiences found that

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A)
B)
C)
D)

most did not truthfully report feelings and events.

all survivors experienced a sustained increase in blood pressure until they finished
talking about their experiences.
those who were most self-disclosing later had the most improved health.
all the survivors denied undergoing concentration camp horrors.

A)
B)
C)
D)

26.Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the text as a potential health benefit of
exercise?
Exercise can increase ability to cope with stress.
Exercise can lower blood pressure.
Exercise can reduce stress, depression, and anxiety.
Exercise improves functioning of the immune system.

A)
B)
C)
D)

27.Social support ________ our ability to cope with stressful events.

has no effect on
usually increases
usually decreases
has an unpredictable effect on

A)
B)
C)
D)

28.Research has demonstrated that as a predictor of health and longevity, religious

involvement
has a small, insignificant effect.
is more accurate for women than men.
is more accurate for men than women.
rivals nonsmoking and exercise.

A)
B)
C)
D)

29.Behavioral and medical knowledge about factors influencing health form the basis of the
field of
health psychology.
holistic medicine.
behavioral medicine.
osteopathic medicine.

A)
B)
C)
D)

30.The stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the ________
gland(s) in response to stimulation by the ________ branch of the nervous system.
pituitary; sympathetic
pituitary; parasympathetic
adrenal; sympathetic
adrenal; parasympathetic

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1.C
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.C
6.C
7.D
8.C
9.C
10.D
11.C
12.D
13.C
14.B
15.C
16.D
17.B
18.D
19.D
20.C
21.A
22.D
23.C
24.A
25.C
26.D
27.B
28.D
29.C
30.C

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