Psychology 10th Edition By Wade Tavris – Test Bank

Chapter 11 Emotion, Stress and Health

[NOTE: Correct answer and item analysis are located ABOVE question.]

The Nature of Emotion

Answer  d     % correct 85      a= 3  b= 0  c= 12  d= 85      r = .31

1. With the polygraph:
2. the voice stress analyzer is more valid than the polygraph.
3. the polygraph is more valid than the voice stress analyzer.
4. the voice stress analyzer and the polygraph used together result in valid lie detection.
5. at present there is no perfect way to detect lying.

Emotion and Culture

Answer  c     % correct 90      a= 5  b= 0  c= 90  d= 5      r = .33

2. The study of body language is termed _________.
3. kinematics
4. kinesthesia
5. kinesis
6. kinetics

Answer  d     % correct 63      a= 2  b= 21  c= 12  d= 63      r = .53

3. Bob tells Jan that he is feeling fine, but Jan doesn’t believe him. What should she focus on to have the BEST chance of identifying any emotions Bob might be hiding?
4. his words
5. his body posture
6. his vocal intonations
7. his facial expressions

The Nature of Stress

Answer  b     % correct 68      a= 6  b= 68  c= 12  d= 15      r = .40

4. A careful examination of emotions can be traced back to ___________.
5. B. F. Skinnerian emotion
6. Charles Darwin
7. The Renaissance
8. World War I

Answer  c     % correct 80      a= 20  b= 0  c= 80  d= 0      r = .20

5. Affective states accompanied by physiological changes that often influence behavior are called __________.
6. motives
7. drives
8. emotions
9. traits

Answer  c     % correct 65      a= 15  b= 20  c= 65  d= 0      r = .58

6. The statement, “If you expect something to make you feel bad, chances are it will” is reflective of which of the following theories of emotion?
7. somatic
8. Darwinian
9. appraisal
10. opponent-process

Answer  b     % correct 30      a= 35  b= 30  c= 30  d= 5      r = .23

7. Schacter-Singer’s famous emotion experiment showed that:
8. physiological arousal came after emotional arousal.
9. a physiological aroused person will label his arousal as greater when people are duped or misled.
10. emotional arousal is greater when people are duped or misled.
11. emotions start in the cortex and are sent to one’s internal organs.

Answer  b     % correct 85      a= 15  b= 85  c= 0  d= 0      r = .44

8. Researchers have concluded that the ________ is/are the most important part of the body in nonverbal communication.
9. hands
10. face
11. legs
12. torso

Answer  c     % correct 90      a= 5  b= 0  c= 90  d= 5      r = .33

9. The study of body language is termed _________.
10. kinematics
11. kinesthesia
12. kinesis
13. kinetics

Answer  a     % correct 15      a= 15  b= 25  c= 40  d= 20      r = .43

10. Which of the following is the better predictor of psychological and physical health, according to Lazarus?
11. hassles
12. uplifts
13. life events
14. negative attitudes

Answer  c     % correct 85      a= 10  b= 0  c= 85  d= 5      r = .46

11. Unpredictability is stressful because:
12. we don’t know when “uplifts” will occur.
13. we must expect too much control.
14. we cannot plan for random events.
15. hassles cancel good effects of “uplifts.”

Answer  b     % correct 65      a= 15  b= 65  c= 5  d= 15      r = .29

12. Overall, research has indicated that __________ influences the amount of stress that people experience.
13. the seriousness of life events
14. degree of control people have over their lives
15. intelligence
16. physical health

Answer  c     % correct 47      a= 4  b= 35  c= 47  d= 12      r = .40

13. Emotion is to affect as appraisal is to __________.
14. mood
15. arousal
16. interpretation
17. sense

Stress and Emotion

Answer  c     % correct 71      a= 18  b= 6  c= 71  d= 6      r = .49

14. Type A behavior is characterized by ____________.
15. learned helplessness
16. relaxed attitude
17. anger and impatience
18. lack of competitiveness

15. Unpredictability is stressful because:
16. we don’t know when “uplifts” will occur.
17. we must expect too much control.
18. we cannot plan for random events.
19. hassles cancel good effects of “uplifts.”

Answer c   % correct 85   a= 10 b= 0 c= 85 d= 5   r = .46

16. Which of the following statements about stress is TRUE?
17. It is an emotion.
18. Stress necessarily involves negative events.
19. Positive situations can lead to stress.
20. Stress arises only from threatening events.

Answer c   % correct 74   a= 12 b= 3 c= 74 d= 12   r = .71

17. Which of the following is the better predictor of psychological and physical health, according to Lazarus?
18. hassles
19. uplifts
20. life events
21. negative attitudes

Answer a   % correct 15   a= 15 b= 25 c= 40 d= 20   r = .43

18. Overall, research has indicated that __________ influences the amount of stress that people experience.
19. the seriousness of life events
20. degree of control people have over their lives
21. intelligence
22. physical health

Answer b   p. 367   % correct 65   a= 15 b= 65 c= 5 d= 15   r = .29