Question 1

The ____________________ test records indications of sympathetic nervous system arousal, such as blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, and electrical conduction of the skin.

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Question 2

Any stimulus that arouses emotion alters the activity of the ____________________, the section of the nervous system that controls the organs such as the heart and intestines.

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Question 3

In response to prolonged stress, higher amounts of cortisol are released from the ____________________.

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Question 4

You are going to show someone a picture that might arouse anger. The experience of anger will probably be greater if you mold the person's face into a ____________________ before showing the picture.

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Question 5

Research focusing on recognition of emotional expression suggests that asking people to match facial expressions to a list of emotions in a matching task ____________________ people's accuracy. Asking people to identify emotions from a still photograph ____________________ their real-life emotion recognition abilities.

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Question 6

Researchers measure changes in the startle reflex as an operational definition of ____________________.

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Question 7

Researchers have linked violence to childhood maltreatment in combination with one form of the gene controlling the brain protein ____________________.

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Question 8

The ____________________ theory of emotions claims that the autonomic nervous system leads to emotions.

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Question 9

People with ____________________ have little physical response to any event and weak emotions.

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Question 10

The ____________________ nervous system prepares you for a burst of vigorous activity, the ____________________ nervous system generally supports nonemergency functions.

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Question 11

The ____________________ test, a modified version of the polygraph test, produces more accurate results by asking questions that should be threatening only to someone who knows the facts of a crime that have not been publicized.

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Question 12

The full expression including the muscles around the eyes is called the ____________________.

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Question 13

Psychologists sometimes speak of ____________________, the ability to perceive, imagine, and understand emotions and to use that information in making decisions.

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Question 14

According to Barbara Fredrickson's ____________________ hypothesis of positive emotions, a happy mood increases your readiness to explore new ideas and opportunities.

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Question 15

Phineas Gage showed little emotion after an iron bar damaged his ____________________.

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Question 16

Activity of the ____________________ decreases heart rate and increases digestion.

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Question 17

Based on ____________________ view of emotion, we can predict that drugs or injuries that prevent strong autonomic arousal will weaken emotional experiences.

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Question 18

Emotions are generally associated with changes in the activity of the ____________________ nervous system.

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Question 19

Brain-damaged patients who show a significant loss of emotional intelligence also show ____________________.

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Question 20

____________________ psychology is the study of the features that enrich life, such as happiness, hope, creativity, courage, spirituality, and responsibility.

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Quiz 12: A--Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health