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
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - Which of the following is a method or way in which a stressful situation could be perceived as less stressful?
A. When one a anticipates the threat or the stressful situation
B. When one knows how long the stressful situation will last
C. When one understands the nature and cause of the situation
D. All of the above - Which of the following structures does not belong to the limbic system?
A. Hippocampus
B. Striatum
C. Hypothalamus
D. Amygdala - 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 - 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
