Haley’s parents bought her a used bicycle for her birthday. She was thrilled until she learned that her best friend received a brand new bicycle on her birthday.Haley’s declining satisfaction illustrates the: ____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following factors has been found to be clearly related to feelings of general happiness or life satisfaction?

   A. Being well educated
   B. Being over 50 years old
   C. Having children
   D. Having a meaningful religious faith

2. A psychotherapist suggests that Theresa can effectively reduce the anger she feels toward her ex-boy friend by tearing pictures of him into little pieces. This therapeutic technique is based on the: ___________?

   A. James-Lange theory.
   B. Catharsis hypothesis.
   C. Relative deprivation theory.
   D. Two-factor theory.

3. When a polygraph operator asks a subject, “Have you ever lied to your parents?” her or she is using

   A. A control
   B. A critical
   C. Deception
   D. An irrevelant

4. After receiving an unexpected “A” on his psychology test, Jordan was easily persuaded went out for dinner. This best illustrates the:

   A. Cartharsis hypothesis.
   B. Relative deprivation principle.
   C. Feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
   D. Adaptation-level phenomenon.

5. Lewis has suffered from acute stress for years. He is presently learning to relax with a device that provides him with information about changes in tension in his forehead muscles. Lewis’ case illustrates the use of: ___________?

   A. Biofeedback
   B. The general adaptation syndrome.
   C. Psychoanalysis.
   D. Cognitive therapy.

6. Amanda is stressed out because she think she’s too boring socially to make friends with her new classmates. Amanda best illustrates the debilitating effects of:_________?

   A. A pessimistic explanatory style
   B. Problem-focused coping
   C. Hypochondriasis
   D. Emotion-focused coping

7. In anger-provoking situations, sexually aroused people experience more intense hostility than those who are not sexually aroused. This best illustrates the:

   A. James-Lange theory.
   B. Spilover effect
   C. Cannon-Bard theory
   D. Catharsis hypothesis.

8. It has been suggested that baring the teeth is universally associated with the expression of anger because this ability to convey threats has helped humans to survive. This suggestion best illustrates the: ___________?

   A. Two-factor theory.
   B. Cannon-Bard theory.
   C. Adaptation-level principle.
   D. Evolutionary perspective

9. One of the most stressful events on the major life changes scale is ____________?

   A. Death of a spouse
   B. Divorce
   C. Losing a job
   D. Major move

10. As the three children approached the house that everyone claimed was haunted, Yvette was apprehensive,Mackenzie was afraid, and Jayme was terrified. Robert Plutnik would suggest that these three chidren were: ____________?

    A. Experiencing different unique secondary emotions
    B. Experiencing different intensities of the same primary notion
    C. Experiencing different unique primary emotions
    D. Each labelling their emotions differently due to difference in genetic disposition