Researchers have found that people experience cartoons as more amusing while holding a pen with their teeth than while holding it with their lips. This finding best serves to support the:

Related Mcqs:

1. The fact that facial expressions of emotion tend to intensify the experience of emotion serves to support the: ___________?

   A. Adaptation-level principle
   B. Relative-deprivation principle
   C. Cannon-Bard theory
   D. James-Lange theory

2. According to the James-Lange theory, the conscious experience of emotion________physiological arousal; according to the Cannon-Bard theory, the conscious experience of emotion_______physiological arousal.

   A. Coincides with; precedes
   B. Precedes; coincides with
   C. Follow; precedes
   D. Follows; coincides with

3. Researchers have found the certain factors are related to happiness. One of these is that happy people tend to: ____________?

   A. Have many children..
   B. Have a satisfying marriage or close friendship
   C. Be physically attractive.
   D. Be over 50 years old.

4. Researchers are certain that facial expressions of_______are recognized by people of all cultures, but they are not so certain that facial expressions of______are universal.

   A. Fear; interest
   B. Sadness; surprise
   C. Anger; contempt
   D. Disgust; horror

5. 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.

6. Which of the following statements about cross-cultural comparisons of emotional experience is not true?

   A. The facial expressions that accompany specific emotions are fairly similar across cultures
   B. The physiological reactions that accompany emotions tend to be similar across cultures
   C. People of different cultures tend to categorize emotions somewhat differently
   D. Display rules do not vary from one culture to another

7. The fact that eating behavior, sexual desire, and the experience of emotion all depend on interactions between biological and environmental determinants lends evidence lands evidence to which of this text’s organizing themes?

   A. Psychology’s theoretical diversity
   B. Psychology’s empiricism
   C. People’s experience of the world is subjective
   D. The joint influence of heredity and experience

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. As Erica watched the televised drawing of lottery numbers, she had the winning combination. If heart starts to race at the same instant that she feels euphoria over winning the lottery, Erica’s response pattern would lend support to __________?

   A. The common-sense view of emotion
   B. The James-Lange theory of emotion
   C. The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion
   D. Izard’s evolutionary theory of emotion

10. People from different cultures can recognize which facial expressions?

    A. Fear
    B. Anger
    C. Disgust
    D. All of these