Developmental Psychology

According to the James-Lange theory of emotion,

According to the James-Lange theory of emotion,

According to the James-Lange theory of emotion,
 
  a. you smile because you are happy.
 b. crying will make you feel much better.
 c. crying will make you feel more unhappy.
 d. punching someone in the nose reliev

hsajem   43   1 Reply

mschindler44

Empathy may result from (Multiple Choice)

Empathy may result from (Multiple Choice)

Empathy may result from
 
  a. an understanding of body language.
 b. good verbal understanding.
 c. the imitation of others' facial expressions.
 d. the ability to express emotion clearly.

duonghathuylinh   66   1 Reply

haley

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion says that we experience

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion says that we experience

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion says that we experience
 
  a. physical responses prior to subjective feelings of emotion.
 b. subjective feelings prior to physical responses to emotion.
 c. simultaneous physical and

AppleGrabFace   68   1 Reply

ch102

The Schacter-Singer theory of emotion suggests that the identification of specific emotions depends ...

The Schacter-Singer theory of emotion suggests that the identification of specific emotions depends ...

The Schacter-Singer theory of emotion suggests that the identification of specific emotions depends on
 
  a. general arousal, which leads us to appraise our circumstances.
 b. physical cues.
 c. feedback from facial ex

mcranfield   66   1 Reply

jonjon2019

You were walking across campus when you noticed a man and a woman standing with their heads very ...

You were walking across campus when you noticed a man and a woman standing with their heads very ...

You were walking across campus when you noticed a man and a woman standing with their heads very close together. You realized it was your ex-boyfriend and your best friend. It took you a minute to react to thisto recognize who it was and then to appr

alimishae   63   1 Reply

tommy7234324

Research in which a participant's mood was influenced by the mood of an actor provides support for ...

Research in which a participant's mood was influenced by the mood of an actor provides support for ...

Research in which a participant's mood was influenced by the mood of an actor provides support for which of the following theories?
 
  a. James-Lange
 b. Cannon-Bard
 c. Schacter-Singer
 d. The results support all

duonghathuylinh   49   1 Reply

tommy7234324

According to a contemporary view of emotion proposed by John Cacioppo and his colleagues,

According to a contemporary view of emotion proposed by John Cacioppo and his colleagues,

According to a contemporary view of emotion proposed by John Cacioppo and his colleagues,
 
  a. all emotions should be expressed immediately, without delay.
 b. happy emotions will be expressed immediately, but the expressi

Hunter5678   28   1 Reply

Fanouse

Somatic markers are defined as

Somatic markers are defined as

Somatic markers are defined as
 
  a. learned associations between stimuli and the physical responses they elicit.
 b. conscious appraisals of subjective emotional states.
 c. unlearned associations between physical sta

slickshot76   40   1 Reply

tbh1227

Patients with frontal lobe damage

Patients with frontal lobe damage

Patients with frontal lobe damage
 
  a. respond to most stimuli with normal emotional responses.
 b. are unable to describe emotional images they have seen in words, but respond to them with typical emotional behaviors.

meganladner25   59   1 Reply

Jlaureano23

Research linking autonomic states to emotional states has found that

Research linking autonomic states to emotional states has found that

Research linking autonomic states to emotional states has found that
 
  a. there are no correlations between autonomic and emotional states.
 b. each emotional state is correlated with a specific autonomic state.
 c. a

Youngbailey97   32   1 Reply

BRaines92

Damage to the amygdala may be correlated with

Damage to the amygdala may be correlated with

Damage to the amygdala may be correlated with
 
  a. increased rage.
 b. increased pleasure.
 c. inability to perceive others' happiness.
 d. inability to perceive others' fear or anger.

meganladner25   27   1 Reply

BRaines92

The emotional symptoms of Klver-Bucy syndrome probably result from damage to the

The emotional symptoms of Klver-Bucy syndrome probably result from damage to the

The emotional symptoms of Klver-Bucy syndrome probably result from damage to the
 
  a. amygdala.
 b. orbitofrontal cortex.
 c. septal area.
 d. temporal lobe cortex.

mmmmm   44   1 Reply

Fanouse

Lesions of the amygdala in monkeys usually results in

Lesions of the amygdala in monkeys usually results in

Lesions of the amygdala in monkeys usually results in
 
  a. reductions in fear and anxiety.
 b. increased aggression.
 c. increased fear.
 d. no observable changes in emotional behavior, although learning is impai

duonghathuylinh   70   1 Reply

estiee3

Patient S.M., whose amygdalae were destroyed,

Patient S.M., whose amygdalae were destroyed,

Patient S.M., whose amygdalae were destroyed,
 
  a. is totally unable to assess the emotions of others accurately.
 b. can assess other people's emotions accurately when she is instructed to pay attention to their eyes.

yanamae   25   1 Reply

IDJ

Kyle is providing after-school care for Sean, a young boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. ...

Kyle is providing after-school care for Sean, a young boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. ...

Kyle is providing after-school care for Sean, a young boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Sean frequently mistakes Kyle's concerned expressions as expressions of anger. It might be helpful if Kyle
 
  a. reminded Sean to

Valvarez   85   1 Reply

jonjon2019

LeDoux's threat circuit depends on connections between the amygdala and the

LeDoux's threat circuit depends on connections between the amygdala and the

LeDoux's threat circuit depends on connections between the amygdala and the
 
  a. nucleus accumbens.
 b. thalamus.
 c. cingulate cortex.
 d. prefrontal cortex.

Kiaalyce1   46   1 Reply

darthb10

Which sensory modality is most likely to involve processing by the anterior cingulate cortex?

Which sensory modality is most likely to involve processing by the anterior cingulate cortex?

Which sensory modality is most likely to involve processing by the anterior cingulate cortex?
 
  a. olfaction
 b. taste
 c. pain
 d. hearing

k_deshotels   73   1 Reply

jonjon2019

Frontal lobe damage is correlated with

Frontal lobe damage is correlated with

Frontal lobe damage is correlated with
 
  a. increases in feelings of fear and anxiety.
 b. decreases in feelings of fear and anxiety.
 c. increases in feelings of reward.
 d. decreases in feelings of reward.

slickshot76   73   1 Reply

mschindler44

Patients with left hemisphere damage

Patients with left hemisphere damage

Patients with left hemisphere damage
 
  a. are more likely to be depressed than patients with right hemisphere damage.
 b. are less likely to be depressed than patients with right hemisphere damage.
 c. are equally lik

slickshot76   61   1 Reply

Jlaureano23

John, who is right-handed, is studying a reproduction of the Mona Lisa very intently, without moving ...

John, who is right-handed, is studying a reproduction of the Mona Lisa very intently, without moving ...

John, who is right-handed, is studying a reproduction of the Mona Lisa very intently, without moving his eyes. It is likely that his interpretation of Mona Lisa's emotional expression will be most influenced by
 
  a. her eyes.

wqeywqorwerh   54   1 Reply

LittleMarc

Mark received a call on his cell phone from his mother, but the reception was so poor and there was ...

Mark received a call on his cell phone from his mother, but the reception was so poor and there was ...

Mark received a call on his cell phone from his mother, but the reception was so poor and there was so much noise from the street that he had trouble making out her words. Even without knowing exactly what she was saying, however, he knew she was sad

JTaylor02   179   1 Reply

Ca1234

Janice had an accident that resulted in brain damage. Although her intelligence and personality are ...

Janice had an accident that resulted in brain damage. Although her intelligence and personality are ...

Janice had an accident that resulted in brain damage. Although her intelligence and personality are unchanged, she does seem to have difficulty understanding communication that depends on people's tone of voice or facial expression. The part of her b

dsvcbhdjnskl   29   1 Reply

LittleMarc

Antonio Damasio and his colleagues reported that experiencing an emotion was correlated with

Antonio Damasio and his colleagues reported that experiencing an emotion was correlated with

Antonio Damasio and his colleagues reported that experiencing an emotion was correlated with
 
  a. distinct, nonoverlapping areas of brain activation.
 b. overlapping areas of brain activation.
 c. separate areas of ac

dsvcbhdjnskl   25   1 Reply

-justin-

Olds and Milner (1954) discovered that rats would work very hard to obtain

Olds and Milner (1954) discovered that rats would work very hard to obtain

Olds and Milner (1954) discovered that rats would work very hard to obtain
 
  a. food.
 b. water.
 c. social interaction with other rats.
 d. electrical stimulation of the brain.

Kiaalyce1   50   1 Reply

ytrtry

In Robert Heath's experiments with human participants, electrical stimulation of the septal area ...

In Robert Heath's experiments with human participants, electrical stimulation of the septal area ...

In Robert Heath's experiments with human participants, electrical stimulation of the septal area produced
 
  a. rage.
 b. fear.
 c. anxiety.
 d. sexual pleasure.

mcranfield   28   1 Reply

jonjon2019

Some of the most powerful reinforcement effects are obtained through electrical stimulation of the ...

Some of the most powerful reinforcement effects are obtained through electrical stimulation of the ...

Some of the most powerful reinforcement effects are obtained through electrical stimulation of the
 
  a. fornix.
 b. medial forebrain bundle.
 c. corpus callosum.
 d. anterior commissure.

KaylaMarie2014   62   1 Reply

ytrtry

The medial forebrain bundle makes connections between the

The medial forebrain bundle makes connections between the

The medial forebrain bundle makes connections between the
 
  a. mammillary bodies and the hippocampus.
 b. two cerebral hemispheres.
 c. midbrain and the limbic system.
 d. thalamus and the cerebral cortex.

Lananicole98   41   1 Reply

dc0063

Most neurons in the mesostriatal system use the neurotransmitter

Most neurons in the mesostriatal system use the neurotransmitter

Most neurons in the mesostriatal system use the neurotransmitter
 
  a. acetylcholine.
 b. serotonin.
 c. norepinephrine.
 d. dopamine.

stringbean9051   52   1 Reply

tdclark

One thing that many addictive substances and behaviors have in common is activation of the

One thing that many addictive substances and behaviors have in common is activation of the

One thing that many addictive substances and behaviors have in common is activation of the
 
  a. medial forebrain bundle with release of dopamine in the hippocampus.
 b. amygdala with release of acetylcholine in the nucleus

mmmmm   49   1 Reply

sydifer34

Violence results when (Multiple Choice)

Violence results when (Multiple Choice)

Violence results when
 
  a. subcortical structures fail to inhibit the frontal cortical areas of the brain.
 b. the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices fail to inhibit subcortical structures.
 c. both frontal co

12366   68   1 Reply

Fanouse

Evidence for a genetic basis for aggression is provided by

Evidence for a genetic basis for aggression is provided by

Evidence for a genetic basis for aggression is provided by
 
  a. data indicating that membership in certain ethnic groups predicts aggression.
 b. findings that men with the XYY genotype are more likely to be imprisoned.

JTaylor02   43   1 Reply

summer123

Human twin studies suggest that aggressiveness is

Human twin studies suggest that aggressiveness is

Human twin studies suggest that aggressiveness is
 
  a. heritable, and impulsive aggression is particularly so.
 b. heritable, and premeditated aggression is particularly so.
 c. almost entirely the result of learning.

sis   85   1 Reply

jacebrowndog

Human societies show (Multiple Choice)

Human societies show (Multiple Choice)

Human societies show
 
  a. uniform levels of all types of violence.
 b. uniform levels of premeditated, but not impulsive violence.
 c. uniform levels of impulsive, but not premeditated violence.
 d. wide variatio

12366   67   1 Reply

mschindler44

Sham rage behaviors can be duplicated by electrically stimulating the

Sham rage behaviors can be duplicated by electrically stimulating the

Sham rage behaviors can be duplicated by electrically stimulating the
 
  a. amygdala.
 b. hypothalamus.
 c. hippocampus.
 d. septal area.

gracweeb   120   1 Reply

sydifer34

Use of which of the following substances is most likely to provoke aggression?

Use of which of the following substances is most likely to provoke aggression?

Use of which of the following substances is most likely to provoke aggression?
 
  a. LSD
 b. alcohol
 c. tobacco
 d. MDMA (ecstasy)

Kiaalyce1   33   1 Reply

BRaines92

Prenatal exposure to extra testosterone

Prenatal exposure to extra testosterone

Prenatal exposure to extra testosterone
 
  a. increases aggression in males but not females.
 b. increases aggression in females but not males.
 c. increases aggression in both males and females.
 d. has no effect

KaylaMarie2014   57   1 Reply

dc0063

Michael uses illegal steroid supplements in order to improve his performance in the weight room. His ...

Michael uses illegal steroid supplements in order to improve his performance in the weight room. His ...

Michael uses illegal steroid supplements in order to improve his performance in the weight room. His resulting high testosterone levels are likely to
 
  a. improve the accuracy of his interpretation of the violent intentions of

Valvarez   33   1 Reply

dc0063

High normal testosterone levels (Multiple Choice)

High normal testosterone levels (Multiple Choice)

High normal testosterone levels
 
  a. are not related to delinquent behavior.
 b. do not predict a male's level of aggression.
 c. are negatively correlated with male aggression
 d. are positively correlated with

meganladner25   70   1 Reply

IDJ

The term fight or flight was coined by

The term fight or flight was coined by

The term fight or flight was coined by
 
  a. Paul Broca.
 b. James Papez.
 c. Walter Cannon.
 d. Hans Selye.

countrygal101   55   1 Reply

Fanouse

For Hans Selye, the fight or flight response is synonymous with

For Hans Selye, the fight or flight response is synonymous with

For Hans Selye, the fight or flight response is synonymous with
 
  a. an alarm reaction.
 b. resistance.
 c. exhaustion
 d. the general adaptation syndrome (GAS).

chillywilly4242   89   1 Reply

rmullin