Related Mcqs:

1. According to the James-Lange theory, it is the______that tells the conscious brain it is experiencing emotion.

   A. Hypothalamus
   B. Visual sensation of the emotional stimulus
   C. Amygdala
   D. The physiological feedback from the body

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

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

3. According to the Cannon-Bard theory,

   A. The thalamus plays a central role in producing emotions.
   B. The carebellum must give the go-ahead for emotion.
   C. Activity in the occipital and parietal lobes happens simultaneously to produce emotions.
   D. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work in concert.

4. According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion:

   A. There is a different pattern of physiological activity for each emotion
   B. The autonomic nervous system has no role to play in emotion
   C. Cognitive appraisal of the emotional situation has to take place before activation of the sympathetic nervous system can occur
   D. The autonomic nervous system responds in exactly the same way to all type of emotion

5. According to the James-Lange theory of emotion:

   A. The experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and on one’s cognitive interpretation of that arousal.
   B. Different patterns of autonomic activation lead to the experience of different emotions.
   C. Emotion occurs when the thalamus sends signals simulitaneously to the cortex and to the autonomic nervous system.
   D. Emotions develop because of their adaptive value.

6. According to the James-Lange theory,. behavior and psychological reactions________emotions.

   A. Are unrelated to
   B. Follow
   C. Occur simultaneously with
   D. Precede come before

7. Dylan is on a roller coaster that has just reached the top of the first climb and is starting to drop. Based on the James-Lange theory of emotions, Dylan should report

   A. “My racing heart must mean i’m terrified because everyone else is screaming.”
   B. “The sight of the drop makes my heart race and it me feel terrified.”
   C. “My heart is racing because i am terrified.”
   D. “I feel terrified because my heart is racing.”

8. According to Walter Cannon:

   A. Animals without a sympathetic nervous system can still experience emotion
   B. Animals without an amygdala cannot experience emotion
   C. Emotions can never be ‘experienced’ until the body has time to react
   D. The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the feeling of emotion

9. Relatively high levels of physiological arousal would most likely interfere with effectively:

   A. Enjoying a televised football game.
   B. Solving a crossword puzzle
   C. Washing dishes.
   D. Riding a bicycle.

10. A device that measures heart rate respiration and blood pressure(i.e, autonomic arousal) is _________?

    A. An electromyocardiograph
    B. A galvanic response meter
    C. An electroercephalograph
    D. A polygraph