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:_________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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: ____________?

   A. Facial feedback effect.
   B. Relative deprivation principle
   C. Adaptation-level phenomenon
   D. Catharsis hypothesis.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. Benzodiaze pines exert their effects in the brain by enhancing activity at the______receptor.

   A. GABAergic
   B. Cholinergic
   C. Dopaminergic
   D. Serotonergic

7. The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion is a _________ theory.

   A. Peripheralist
   B. Modern
   C. Centralist
   D. Contemporary

8. A hormone that increase heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels in time of emergency is: _________?

   A. Epinephrine
   B. Glycogen.
   C. Testosterone.
   D. Insulin.

9. The part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for restoring the body and conserving energy is the _________?

   A. Somatic nervous system.
   B. Limbic system.
   C. Parasympathetic division.
   D. Sympathetic division.

10. If you saw with his pupils dilated (enlarged) you would most likely assume that he was _________?

    A. Angry
    B. Disgusted
    C. Happy
    D. Scared