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One way for people to improve their own subjective well-being is to


A) focus more attention on themselves.
B) participate in regular aerobic exercise.
C) overestimate how much they can accomplish.
D) do all of these things.

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Concerning emotions and their accompanying bodily responses, which of the following appears to be true?


A) Each emotion has its own bodily response and underlying brain circuit.
B) All emotions involve the same bodily response as a result of the same underlying brain circuit.
C) Many emotions involve similar bodily responses but have different underlying
Brain circuits.
D) All emotions have the same underlying brain circuits but different bodily

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In one experiment, college men were injected with epinephrine before spending time with either a joyful or an irritated person. The results of this experiment support the idea that


A) some emotions can be experienced apart from cognition.
B) there are subtle but distinct physiological differences among the emotions.
C) our experience of emotion depends on how we interpret the body's arousal.
D) happiness is largely a function of experience.

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Which of the following suggests that the experience of emotion results from an awareness of our own physiological responses to an emotion-arousing event?


A) the Cannon-Bard theory
B) the catharsis hypothesis
C) the James-Lange theory
D) the adaptation-level phenomenon

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After overcoming the initial shock of having her car stolen, Marlys calls the police for help and begins to 1.possible witnesses. At this point, Marlys is most likely in the ________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.


A) resistance
B) exhaustion
C) adjustment
D) stress appraisal

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Ten-year-old Vito tells his friend, "When you notice that your knees knock, your hands sweat, and your stomach is in knots, then you really get scared." This statement best illustrates the


A) Cannon-Bard theory.
B) James-Lange theory.
C) catharsis hypothesis.
D) relative deprivation principle.

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The spillover effect is best explained in terms of the


A) relative deprivation principle.
B) catharsis hypothesis.
C) adaptation-level phenomenon.
D) two-factor theory.

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(Thinking Critically) The polygraph measures


A) lying.
B) brain rhythms.
C) chemical changes in the body.
D) physiological indexes of arousal.

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Repeatedly saying the word "me" puts people in a better mood than repeatedly saying "you." This best illustrates the


A) catharsis hypothesis.
B) feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
C) adaptation-level phenomenon.
D) facial feedback effect.

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Unlike the low-road brain pathway, the high road for emotional responses extends through the


A) thalamus.
B) cortex.
C) hypothalamus.
D) cerebellum.

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People tend to describe their experienced emotions along the two dimensions of


A) physical and social.
B) clarity and stability.
C) valence and arousal.
D) expressiveness and meaningfulness.

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People often overestimate the clarity of their intentions in their e-mails because they underestimate the importance of ________ in communication.


A) relative deprivation
B) the spillover effect
C) tones of voice
D) the adaptation-level phenomenon

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For purposes of lie detection, investigators have most commonly made use of a(n)


A) electrocardiograph.
B) electroencephalograph.
C) myograph.
D) polygraph.

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Noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty while he was taking a difficult test, Harley concluded that he was "anxious." Noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty when an attractive lady asked him to dance, Harley concluded that he was "falling in love." The differing emotions experienced by Harley can best be explained by the


A) relative deprivation principle.
B) James-Lange theory.
C) two-factor theory.
D) catharsis hypothesis.

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When Laura acts happy, she experiences increased feelings of cheerfulness. This best illustrates the


A) adaptation-level phenomenon.
B) diminishing returns phenomenon.
C) feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
D) behavior feedback phenomenon.

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Who suggested that "we feel sorry because we cry . . . afraid because we tremble"?


A) Stanley Schachter
B) William James
C) Walter Cannon
D) Richard Lazarus

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Which of the following emotional reactions is most likely to precede any conscious thinking?


A) hatred
B) love
C) fear
D) depression

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The ABC program has been used with notable success to


A) prevent HIV infections.
B) slow the transition from HIV infection to AIDS.
C) provide pain medication for AIDS patients.
D) help HIV patients recover from their immune system disorder.

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AIDS is a disorder of the


A) circulatory system.
B) immune system.
C) reproductive system.
D) endocrine system.

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Walter Cannon perceived the stress response to be highly adaptive because it prepared the organism for


A) spontaneous remission.
B) the production of lymphocytes.
C) emotion-focused coping.
D) fight or flight.

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