Deck 36: Expressed Emotion

Question 1

People often overestimate the clarity of their intentions in their e-mails because they underestimate the importance of ________ in communication.

A) relative deprivation
B) the spillover effect
C) tones of voice
D) the adaptation-level phenomenon

Answer 1

tones of voice

Question 2

In which country are people most likely to convey visible facial expressions of their inner feelings?

A) China
B) Australia
C) Japan
D) India

Answer 2

Australia

Question 3

If people wrinkle their noses in disgust when presented with a strange-looking food, they are likely to experience an increasingly intense emotional aversion to the food. This best illustrates the

A) Cannon-Bard theory.
B) relative deprivation principle.
C) adaptation-level phenomenon.
D) facial feedback effect.

Answer 3

facial feedback effect.

Question 4

Compared with men, women are ________ effective in discerning whether a male-female couple is a genuine romantic couple or a posed phony couple. They are ________ effective in discerning which of two people in a photo is the other's supervisor.

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

Question 5

People are especially good at quickly detecting facial expressions of

A) anger.
B) surprise.
C) happiness.
D) boredom.

Question 6

Maureen is an introvert, who prefers staying in and reading a good book. Her friend Paula is an extrovert, who would much rather spend her time partying. In terms of their ability to recognize facial expressions of emotion and express emotions,

A) Paula is better at recognition and Maureen is more expressive.
B) Maureen is better at recognition and Paula is more expressive.
C) Both are equally good at recognition but neither is very expressive.
D) Both are equally expressive but neither is good at recognition.

Question 7

If a gender-neutral face is made to look angry, most people perceive it as ________. If asked to imagine an angry face, most identify it as ________.

A) male; female
B) female; male
C) male; male
D) female; female

Question 8

Research on the nonverbal expression of emotion indicates that

A) the body movements and gestures used to express emotions are the same throughout the world.
B) it is difficult to use nonverbal cues to mislead others about one's true emotions.
C) introverts are better than extraverts at recognizing nonverbal expressions of emotion in others.
D) accurately identifying emotional facial expressions in people from different cultures requires personal experience with those cultures.

Question 9

Research on nonverbal communication has revealed that

A) it is easy to hide your emotions by controlling your facial expressions.
B) facial expressions tend to be the same the world over, while gestures vary from culture to culture.
C) most authentic expressions last between 7 and 10 seconds.
D) most gestures have universal meanings; facial expressions vary from culture to culture.

Question 10

When shown a face with an evenly mixed expression of fear and anger, ________ children were much quicker than other children to see anger.

A) socially extraverted
B) physically abused
C) academically successful
D) athletically skilled

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding gestures and facial expressions?

A) Gestures are universal; facial expressions, culture-specific.
B) Facial expressions are universal; gestures, culture-specific.
C) Both gestures and facial expressions are universal.
D) Both gestures and facial expressions are culture-specific.

Question 12

Women show ________ facial expression of emotion than men while viewing frightening films, and they show ________ facial expression of emotion than men while viewing happy films.

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

Question 13

If you mimic another person's facial expressions of emotion, you probably will feel increasing empathy for that person. This is best explained in terms of

A) the catharsis hypothesis.
B) relative deprivation.
C) the James-Lange theory.
D) the feel-good, do-good phenomenon.

Question 14

With regard to emotions, Darwin believed that

A) the expression of emotions helped our ancestors to survive.
B) all humans express basic emotions using similar facial expressions.
C) human facial expressions of emotion retain elements of animals' emotional displays.
D) all of these statements are true.

Question 15

Feigned smiles are initiated ________ abruptly and last for a ________ time than genuine smiles.

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

Question 16

We find it especially difficult to detect from other people's facial expressions whether they are

A) afraid.
B) angry.
C) lying.
D) disgusted.

Question 17

Chiana and her husband both want to feel and express greater warmth and affection for each other. They would be advised to spend time looking intently at one another's

A) eyes.
B) lips.
C) hand gestures.
D) body postures.

Question 18

In terms of ability to recognize others' facial expressions of emotion

A) introverts do better than extraverts and women do better than men.
B) introverts do worse than extraverts and women do better than men.
C) introverts do better than extraverts and women do worse than men.
D) introverts do worse than extraverts and women do worse than men.

Question 19

The facial expressions associated with particular emotions are

A) learned in early childhood.
B) different in Eastern and Western cultures.
C) the same throughout the world.
D) more similar in adults than they are in children or adolescents.

Question 20

The most universally understood way of expressing emotion is through

A) hand gestures.
B) body postures.
C) facial expressions.
D) tone of voice.

Question 21

Imitating another person's facial expression of emotion is most likely to facilitate

A) the feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
B) the catharsis of aggressive feelings.
C) parasympathetic nervous system activity.
D) empathy.

Question 22

Men and women students watched film clips that were sad, happy, or frightening. Measures taken during their viewing of films showed that the genders differed the most in their

A) self-reported emotions.
B) changes in heart rate.
C) facial expressions of emotion.
D) changes in respiration.

Question 23

People from different cultures are most likely to differ with respect to

A) the way they categorize basic emotions such as fear and anger.
B) their facial expressions of different emotions such as sadness or surprise.
C) the specific states of physiological arousal associated with their feelings of happiness or disgust.
D) how they interpret hand gestures such as the "A - OK" sign.

Question 24

It has been suggested that baring the teeth is universally associated with the expression of anger because this ability to convey threats has helped humans to survive. This suggestion best illustrates the

A) evolutionary perspective.
B) relative deprivation principle.
C) two-factor theory.
D) adaptation-level phenomenon.

Question 25

The fact that people from widely different cultures display and interpret facial expressions of emotion in a similar manner best illustrates the impact of

A) human genetic similarities.
B) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
C) the catharsis hypothesis.
D) the spillover effect.

Question 26

Botox paralysis of the frowning facial muscles ________ people's reading of sadness-related sentences and ________ activity in emotion-related brain circuits.

A) speeds; speeds
B) slows; slows
C) slows; speeds
D) speeds; slows

Question 27

The tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear or happiness is called

A) the spillover effect.
B) the feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
C) spontaneous remission.
D) the facial feedback effect.

Question 28

People experience a mood shift when they switch from taking short shuffling steps to taking long strides and swinging their arms by their sides. This best illustrates

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

Question 29

Repeatedly saying the word "me" puts people in a better mood than repeatedly saying "you." This best illustrates the

A) catharsis hypothesis.
B) feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
C) adaptation-level phenomenon.
D) facial feedback effect.

Question 30

Most recent participants reported feeling more happy than sad after rubberbands secured to the sides of their faces were stretched over the tops of their heads. Their reactions best illustrated

A) the feel-good, do-good phenomenon.
B) the adaptation-level principle.
C) the facial feedback effect.
D) the spillover effect.

Question 31

Research on nonverbal communication indicates that

A) very young children's facial expressions of emotion are difficult to interpret.
B) children learn the facial expressions associated with emotion by observing adults.
C) blind children who have never observed others demonstrate normal facial expressions of emotion.
D) boys are better than girls at recognizing nonverbal expressions of emotion.