Chapter 10 - Quiz 1 - World of Psychology, 7th

Name _____________________________________________________________ Chapter 10 - Quick Quiz 1 1. _________ refers to focused energy and attention applied in order to reach a goal. Persistence Intensity Orientation Activation 2. Which of the following activities is inconsistent with drive-reduction theory? a) eating food that tastes bad b) going swimming on a hot day c) eating when you are not hungry d) smoking pot to relax 3. Jenna skipped dinner last night to stay up late studying for her final exam. She went to bed at 6 am and had to be at class by 8 am. Her alarm clock did not go off as scheduled, and she raced out the door without eating. As a result, she was very distracted by hunger pangs and lack of energy while taking the test. She later learned that she failed her exam. Jenna could have likely performed better on her final if she had met a __________ need before the final. a) freedom b) belonging c) transcendence d) physiological 4. National surveys show that nearly __________ of Americans had altered their diets in order to lose weight at some point in the previous year. 10% 20% 70% 90% 5. This theory suggests that different patterns of arousal in the autonomic nervous system produce the different emotions people feel, and that the arousal appears before the emotion is perceived. Cannon-Bard theory Schachter-Singer theory James-Lange theory of emotion Lazarus theory 6. The brain structure most related to fear is __________ the thalamus. the amygdala. the hippocampus. the limbic system. 7. A psychologist who has studied emotions with Paul Ekman for decades is going to present a summary of the research. Which title might this psychologist consider? a) “Emotion as a Deviation” b) “Emotion: Evolution’s Big Mistake” c) “Why Emotions Are Not Fully Developed in Humans” d) “How Facial Expressions Communicate Emotions” 8. Which of the following is accurate about one’s ability to detect lies? Neither men nor women are especially good at detecting deception. Married people are better than single people at detecting lies. Women are better than men at detecting lies. Older people can detect deception better than younger people. 9. In a recent study of how the brain processes emotions, it was found that __________ men process emotions mostly in the left hemisphere of the brain and women process emotions mostly in the right hemisphere. men process emotions mostly in the left hemisphere of the brain and women process emotions in both hemispheres equally. men process emotions in both hemispheres of the brain and women process emotions mostly in the right hemisphere. both men and women process emotions in both hemispheres equally. 10. According to Sternberg, three components in combination and alone produce seven kinds of love. Which of the following is NOT one of these kinds of love? infatuated love consummate love romantic love sexual love Chapter 10 - Quick Quiz 1 Answer Key 1. b Explanation: Intensity represents the focus and dedication to a specific behavior or action that one experiences and displays. (Page 337, Factual, LO 10.1) 2. c Explanation: This behavior contradicts drive-reduction theory because there is no drive to be reduced if you are not hungry. (Page 339, Conceptual, LO 10.3) 3. d Explanation: By taking care of her basic need of hunger, she may have improved her test score. (Pages 343-344, Applied, LO 10.5) 4. c Explanation: 70% of Americans have altered their eating habits to lose weight in the past year. (Page 349, Factual, LO 10.9) 5. c Explanation: The James-Lange theory of emotion says that the physical component is the first to occur, and is followed by the behavioral and cognitive components. (Page 353, Conceptual, LO 10.12) 6. b Explanation: Research has found that the amygdala is involved in the experience of fear and the memory of fear-inducing events (Page 355, Factual, LO 10.13) 7. d Explanation: How facial expressions communicate emotions was the main topic of Ekman’s research. (Page 358, Conceptual, LO 10.17) 8. a Explanation: Research has found that even those who are well-trained to detect deception are not as good as a machine that can monitor physical changes. (Page 360, Applied, LO 10.19) 9. b Explanation: This was the finding of research into neurological control of emotions. (Page 363, Factual, LO 10.21) 10. d Explanation: The input of sexual interest is implicit in one of the three factors of Sternberg’s theory – passion – but it is not one of the types of love that he suggested can exist. (Page 365, Conceptual, LO 10.23)