Question 1

Which of the following is not important to answer about children's emotional development?

Accepted Answer

Emotional universality refers to the idea that certain emotions are universally experienced and recognized across cultures. While it is an interesting concept, it is not crucial to understanding the emotional development of individual children. In contrast, emotional expression, recognition, and understanding are key components of emotional development that impact social interactions, relationships, and overall well-being.

Question 2

The term ______ is often used synonymously with emotion and refers to the outward expression of an emotion.

Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

The best way to read people's emotions is usually

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

Which of the following is not a major aspect of emotional development?

Accepted Answer

Emotional retreat is not a recognized aspect of emotional development. The major aspects of emotional development include emotional expression (the ability to communicate and show emotions), emotional recognition (the ability to identify and understand emotions in oneself and others), and emotional self-regulation (the ability to manage and control one's own emotions).

Question 5

All of the following are true of emotions except

Accepted Answer

Emotions are not independent of cognitions as they are influenced by our thoughts, interpretations, and beliefs about a situation.

Question 6

The belief that basic emotions are innate and associated with distinctive bodily and facial reactions is called the

Accepted Answer

The belief that basic emotions are innate and associated with distinctive bodily and facial reactions is known as the discrete emotion theory. This theory suggests that emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, and fear are biologically determined and universally recognized based on their facial expressions and physiological responses.

Question 7

Devries studies suggest that the babies most likely to survive in famine in Kenya were

Accepted Answer

Devries' studies suggest that babies who cried the most were more likely to survive in famine conditions in Kenya. This is because their crying behavior likely signaled their needs more effectively to their caregivers, prompting more attention and resources to be directed towards them, thus increasing their chances of survival.

Question 8

Which of the following has revitalized research in emotional development and placed the study of emotions in an evolutionary context, as originally proposed by Darwin more than 130 years ago?

Accepted Answer

The functionalist perspective has revitalized research in emotional development and placed the study of emotions in an evolutionary context, as originally proposed by Darwin more than 130 years ago. The functionalist perspective emphasizes the adaptive function of emotions and how they help individuals respond to their environment.

Question 9

Ethologists have generally subscribed to the view that emotions evolved as

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

What causes us to act-to make decisions one way or another, to care about the outcomes of our behavior, and to care about other people?

Accepted Answer

Emotions play a significant role in motivating our actions, influencing our decision-making, and shaping our attitudes towards others. The intensity of our emotional responses can dictate the extent to which we care about the outcomes of our behavior and the impact it has on those around us. While intelligence, reasoning, and personality can also play a role in shaping our actions, emotions are often the driving force behind why we act as we do.

Question 11

The evolutionary origins of disgust are likely associated with the rejection of

Accepted Answer

Disgust likely evolved as a mechanism to protect humans from consuming potentially harmful or toxic substances, such as bad-tasting and likely illness-inducing foods.

Question 12

Children who feel one emotion (disappointment about receiving a toy they already have as a gift) but display another (joy, to the person who gave them the toy) reflects an ability
To

Accepted Answer

The ability to feel one emotion but display another is known as emotional regulation. This means that the child is able to control their initial disappointment and display joy, likely to spare the feelings of the person who gave them the gift. This is a valuable skill that can help children navigate social situations and form positive relationships with others.

Question 13

Which of the following possible adaptive goals are associated with sadness?

Accepted Answer

Sadness is often associated with a need to conserve energy and withdraw from activities that may not be achievable. It can also serve as a signal for others to provide nurturance and support. These adaptive goals align with choice A.

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the basic six emotions that Darwin described?

Accepted Answer

Darwin's basic six emotions are happiness, sadness, surprise, anger, fear, and disgust. Jealousy is not one of the basic six emotions described by Darwin.

Question 15

According to Darwin, emotions are universal and

Accepted Answer

Darwin proposed that emotions have species-specific adaptive functions, meaning they evolved to serve particular roles that enhance survival and reproduction within a species.

Question 16

Which of the following possible adaptive goals are associated with shame?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Darwin proposed that the facial expressions and emotions seen in both humans and animals were based on a common physiological system and thus reflected

Accepted Answer

Darwin's proposal of a common physiological system underlying facial expressions and emotions suggests a continuity of function between humans and animals, indicating that certain emotions and their corresponding expressions have evolved and persisted throughout evolutionary history.

Question 18

Which of the following are the last things for which children develop disgust?

Accepted Answer

According to research, social and moral infractions are the last things for which children develop disgust. Children tend to have a primary focus on core disgusts (such as feces and vomit) and animals before developing a disgust response to social or moral violations (such as lying or cheating). People who frighten them may elicit fear, but not necessarily disgust.

Question 19

Darwin's ideas, viewing emotions as playing an adaptive role, helping individuals to achieve specific goals related to survival is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

Darwin's ideas on emotions are most commonly associated with the functionalist perspective, which posits that emotions serve a specific purpose in helping individuals to adapt to their environment and achieve specific goals related to survival. The other options are not directly related to Darwin's ideas on emotions.

Question 20

Which of the following emerges during the first year of life?

Accepted Answer

Primary emotions, such as joy, sadness, and anger, emerge within the first year of life. Secondary emotions, self-conscious emotions, and cultural emotions develop later in childhood and adolescence.

Quiz 11: Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development