Deck 37: A: Experienced Emotion

Question 1

After 9/11, Americans who responded with anger more than fear also displayed

A) more intolerance for immigrants.
B) less heart disease.
C) more subjective well-being.
D) less physiological arousal.

Answer 1

more intolerance for immigrants.

Question 2

A sense of satisfaction with life is known as

A) the spillover effect.
B) the adaption-level phenomenon.
C) subjective well-being.
D) the feel-good, do-good phenomenon.

Answer 2

subjective well-being.

Question 3

People's tendency to be helpful when already in a positive mood is called the

A) feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
B) behavior feedback phenomenon.
C) spillover effect.
D) placebo effect.

Answer 3

feel-good, do-good phenomenon.

Question 4

A wage increase of $1000 is more likely to improve the subjective well-being of low-income workers than of middle-income executives. This illustrates the importance of

A) the feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
B) the general adaptation syndrome.
C) the diminishing returns phenomenon.
D) the spillover effect.

Question 5

Experts suggest that an intensely angry person should

A) avoid the offending person so as to alleviate the problem.
B) release the anger through some aggressive action or fantasy.
C) take time to let the anger and emotional arousal subside.
D) mentally rehearse the exact reasons for the anger.

Question 6

A major physical disability usually leaves people ________ than able-bodied people with depression. Most patients who are "locked-in" a motionless body ________ say they want to die.

A) less happy; do
B) less happy; do not
C) happier; do
D) happier; do not

Question 7

People's positive emotions typically ________ between the early and middle hours of the day and typically ________ between the middle and late hours of the day.

A) remain stable; rise
B) rise; remain stable
C) rise; fall
D) remain stable; fall

Question 8

The emotion of sadness is characterized by negative valence and ________ arousal.

A) high
B) positive
C) low
D) negative

Question 9

A television producer believes that violent TV programs provide viewers an opportunity to reduce their own anger through fantasy. The producer appears to accept the

A) James-Lange theory.
B) facial feedback effect.
C) relative deprivation principle.
D) catharsis hypothesis.

Question 10

People who must go on kidney dialysis usually ________ recover near-normal levels of day-to-day happiness. People who must have permanent colostomies usually ________ recover near-normal levels of day-to-day happiness.

A) do not; do not
B) do; do
C) do not; do
D) do; do not

Question 11

Since 1970, entering U.S. collegians have expressed a(n) ________ desire to be wealthy and a(n) ________ desire to develop a meaningful life philosophy.

A) increasing; decreasing
B) increasing; increasing
C) decreasing; decreasing
D) decreasing; increasing

Question 12

Research on the well-being of Americans indicates that the

A) vast majority of Americans currently declare themselves to be very happy.
B) personal happiness of Americans has been increasing during the last half-century.
C) buying power of Americans has been decreasing during the last half-century.
D) increase in the buying power of Americans during the last half-century has provided no apparent boost to Americans' personal happiness.

Question 13

One study surveyed thousands of U.S. college students and restudied them at age 37. College students who were happy had gone on to earn ________ money than their less-happy-than-average peers.

A) 50 percent less
B) slightly more
C) no more
D) significantly

Question 14

Milan is upset with his wife because she was over an hour late in picking him up at the airport. He is likely to deal most effectively with his feelings of irritation toward her by telling her

A) "I'm really angry that I had to wait so long for you to get here."
B) "From now on, I'll ask someone at the office to pick me up."
C) "I'm dying of hunger! It's 7:45 and I haven't had dinner yet."
D) "I was starting to worry that you had a car accident on your way over here."

Question 15

In which country would parents be LEAST likely to advocate catharsis as a way of helping their children reduce their anger?

A) the United States
B) Japan
C) Australia
D) France

Question 16

Mrs. Chen asks her teenage son, Keith, to rake the leaves in the yard. Keith is most likely to want to help his mother after

A) losing an important athletic contest.
B) bringing home a less-than-satisfactory report card from school.
C) discovering that his cell phone had been stolen.
D) receiving news that he has just won $1000 in a state lottery.

Question 17

Compared with those who are unhappy, happy people are ________ socially connected and they are ________ tolerant of other people.

A) more; less
B) less; more
C) more; more
D) less; less

Question 18

Our tendency to judge various stimuli relative to those we have previously experienced is called

A) the behavior feedback phenomenon.
B) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
C) the diminishing returns phenomenon.
D) the feel-good, do-good phenomenon.

Question 19

People report that they are especially likely to experience anger when they are harmed by an event that is perceived as

A) unusual.
B) unintended.
C) unjustified.
D) unavoidable.

Question 20

The catharsis hypothesis refers to the idea that

A) every emotion is preceded by cognition.
B) humans tend to adapt to a given level of stimulation.
C) anger is reduced by aggressive action or fantasy.
D) successful performance is influenced by level of physiological arousal.

Question 21

The concept of relative deprivation refers to the perception that

A) yesterday's luxuries are today's necessities.
B) things are never quite as bad as they could be.
C) one is worse off than those with whom one compares oneself.
D) happiness can't last forever.

Question 22

Of the following, differences among people's self-reported happiness levels are MOST strongly related to

A) genetic differences.
B) gender differences.
C) age differences.
D) physical attractiveness differences.

Question 23

Juan and Berta were millionaires who lost half of their life savings due to a bad investment decision. Which of the following best explains why after three years Juan and Berta seem to have suffered no permanent loss of happiness?

A) relative deprivation
B) the two-factor theory
C) the James-Lange theory
D) the adaptation-level phenomenon

Question 24

When Mrs. Van Dyke first acquired a new luxury car, she was ecstatic. After several months, however, she took the car for granted and it gave her little sense of emotional excitement. This change in her feelings can best be explained in terms of

A) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
B) relative deprivation.
C) the catharsis hypothesis.
D) the spillover effect.

Question 25

Researchers have found that certain factors are related to happiness. One of these is that happy people tend to

A) be well educated.
B) have many children.
C) have a satisfying marriage or close friendship.
D) be physically attractive.

Question 26

When the mayor ordered a salary increase for the city's police officers, there was a sudden loss of morale among the city's firefighters. The firefighters' sudden dissatisfaction best illustrates

A) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
B) the spillover effect.
C) the two-factor theory.
D) relative deprivation.

Question 27

You were happy with your grade of B on the psychology test until you learned that almost everyone else in the class received an A. This illustrates that happiness is influenced by

A) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
B) relative deprivation.
C) the feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
D) catharsis.

Question 28

Research suggests that people experience the most happiness when they are

A) eating.
B) daydreaming.
C) highly self-aware.
D) absorbed in challenging activities.