Related Mcqs:

1. Paul Ekman,the leading researcher on the nature of facial expressions, believes that all of the following are universal expressions of emotion EXCEPT

   A. Hopefulness
   B. Surprise
   C. Happiness
   D. Contempt

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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:

   A. Relative deprivation principle
   B. Adaptation-level principle
   C. James-Lange theory
   D. Catharsis hypothesis

5. As a member of the diplomatic corps, Alex was given special training in the customs, language, and religions of the Third World country where he would be living. However, Alex probably needed little training to correctly interpret his hosts’ expressions of emotion as revealed by their:

   A. Facial expressions
   B. Tones of voice
   C. Verbal experiences
   D. Body postures

6. People are especially good at quickly detecting facial expressions of: ____________?

   A. Happiness
   B. Boredom.
   C. Surprise
   D. Anger

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

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

8. 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

9. Which theory claims that emotions are organized in the brain and that emotional feelings and bodily expressions occur simultaneously?

   A. The common sense theory
   B. The Cannon-Bard theory
   C. Attribution theory
   D. The James-Lange theory

10. The most universally recognized facial expression is ___________?

    A. Pursed lips.
    B. Smiling.
    C. Sticking out your tongue.
    D. Raising your eyebrows.