Question 1

Paul Ekman eventually discovered that specific facial muscles were involved in creating the expressions of basic emotion, and he has catalogued these muscular configurations into a coding scheme known as the ____.

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Question 2

The __________theory of emotion asserts that we are happy because we are smiling, sad because we are crying, and frightened because our hearts are racing and our palms are sweating.

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Question 3

According to Cannon and Bard, when some sort of emotion-laden event is perceived, the sensory impulses are relayed to the ______, which then stimulates the autonomic nervous system and cerebral cortex

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Question 4

Researchers estimated that about 50% of one's level of happiness is determined by ________, 10% by one's life circumstances, and 40% by one's "intentional activities."

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Question 5

The ___________theory of emotion states that autonomic nervous system arousal occurs not directly, but only after the thought or event has been appraised so that the meaning of the event is interpreted by the person.

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Question 6

The relief one may experience by expressing emotion is termed ______, which comes from the Greek word for "cleansing."

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Question 7

Telling a lie is more _________on a person's cognitive resources than telling the truth, and increases _____.

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Question 8

Although we all experience similar emotions, there are __________in which emotions have a name and in how we _________and read emotion from facial expressions.

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Question 9

The __________hypothesis argues that the facial expression associated with a basic emotion increases the intensity experience of that emotion.

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Question 10

This cathartic strategy that has been found to significantly benefit physical and mental health, and involves writing about one's feelings is known as ______.

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Question 11

Researchers agree that there is a basic set of emotions that are particularly well represented across different cultures. Identify all of the basic emotions and describe some of Paul Ekman's research on the facial action coding system and display rules

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Question 12

There are four general theories about how emotions are triggered by activation of the nervous system. Briefly describe all four theories and discuss how none of the theories is necessarily better than any of the other

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Question 13

Happiness is an important goal in most people's lives. Discuss genetic and cultural/environmental reasons why some people are happier than others

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Question 14

What is meant by embodied emotion? In your answer make reference to research into facial feedback.

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Quiz 17: Emotion