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Emotional Perspectives

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : General Psychology : Emotional Perspectives

Introduction:
"Emotions are feelings that can affect the way we behave. Emotions can also be based on a person's bodily expressions and may include subjective feelings."


1. By recording a person's heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate, you are using which type of measurement of emotional state?
    polygraph
    self-reports
    body language
    GSR


2. If a person has damage to the right hemisphere of the brain, which of the following will increase?
    depression
    violent behavior
    periods of uncontrollable crying
    positive emotions


3. What test can be used to measure how sensitive a group of subjects is to nonverbal cues?
    ITBS
    ASL
    IQ
    PONS


4. What part of your brain is not directly involved in emotion?
    hypothalamus
    amygdala
    cerebral cortex
    cerebellum


5. Using the adaptation theory of happiness, when is a person happiest?
    you are completely absorbed in an activity
    you have what you need
    your circumstances are constantly improving
    you are an extrovert and experience little anxiety


6. If a person believes that happiness is achieved when you are so involved that you are not aware of it, what perspective would this person subscribe to?
    trait theory
    comparison theory
    adaptation theory
    absorption theory


7. Which characteristic best describes a type B personality?
    aggressive
    impatient
    relaxed
    competitive


8. If you are being treated for stress by being hooked up to electronic recording devices that tells you when you are changing your internal physiological processes, what is this technique called?
    imagery therapy
    social readjustment
    attribution therapy
    biofeedback


9. What theory states that patterns of physiological change produce emotion?
    Kubler-Ross
    Cannon
    Selye
    James-Lange


10. When are polygraphs most used?
    private industry
    law enforcement officials
    clinical psychologists
    school systems and hospitals


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