Question 1

According to research conducted by Susskind and his colleagues (2008) presented by the authors of your text, when people make the facial expression of disgust, it involves

Accepted Answer

The research conducted by Susskind and his colleagues (2008), presented by the authors of the text, suggests that when people make the facial expression of disgust, it involves decreasing input from the senses, particularly from the olfactory and gustatory systems. This reduced sensory input is believed to be related to the aversive nature of the stimuli that elicits the expression of disgust.

Question 2

Ekman and his colleagues have identified ________ universal facial expressions in their research.

Accepted Answer

Ekman and his colleagues have identified six universal facial expressions in their research: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, and disgust.

Question 3

Harry is an American, and he just missed the lyrics in a karaoke contest at his local bar.Which of the following is he LEAST likely to express?

Accepted Answer

Harry is an American, and he just missed the lyrics in a karaoke contest at his local bar. It is unlikely that he would express pride in this situation, as missing the lyrics would be seen as a failure.

Question 4

The six major facial expressions discussed in the text are widely considered to be

Accepted Answer

The six major facial expressions (happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust) are believed to be universal, meaning they are recognized and used by individuals from all cultures and ethnicities. This has been supported by cross-cultural studies and research on isolated cultures.

Question 5

Which of the following facial expressions does NOT belong?

Accepted Answer

Anger, surprise, and happiness are all basic emotions that can be easily recognized through facial expressions. Desire, on the other hand, is not a basic emotion and is not typically expressed through a distinct facial expression.

Question 6

All of the following are among the six universally recognized facial expressions reported by Ekman EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

The six universally recognized facial expressions reported by Ekman are happiness, surprise, sadness, anger, disgust, and fear. Guilt is not considered a universal facial expression.

Question 7

Recent research suggests that the expression for the emotion of contempt may be

Accepted Answer

Recent research suggests that the expression for the emotion of contempt is a universal emotion, meaning it is found in all cultures, and this expression can be recognized by both children and adults of different races and ethnicities.

Question 8

Milo, a Canadian, just won his race.He is likely to show pride, but it is a more complicated emotion to express than the universal expressions and includes body movement in addition to facial expression.What is Milo going to need to include in order to express pride?

Accepted Answer

According to the question, Milo is likely to show pride. Pride is a more complicated emotion and includes body movements in addition to facial expressions. The body movements that are associated with pride are usually ones that make a person appear larger and more dominant, such as tilting the head back and raising the arms. Therefore, the best choice for Milo to express pride is A, which describes him tilting his head back and raising his arms up.

Question 9

Peter's expression when Jan saw him at lunch was difficult to decode.One part of his face registered one emotion and another part of his face registered a different emotion.Therefore, Peter was demonstrating

Accepted Answer

Peter was exhibiting an affect blend, which is when multiple emotions are displayed on different parts of the face at the same time.

Question 10

Nora has been blind since birth, and has never seen a smile, frown, or furrowed brow.At age three, how capable would she be of expressing emotions using the facial expressions of sighted people?

Accepted Answer

Studies have shown that the ability to express basic emotions through facial expressions is innate and does not require visual learning. Blind individuals, including those blind since birth, can express emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust through facial expressions just as accurately as sighted people. This suggests that the ability to express basic emotions is not learned through visual observation but is rather an innate human capability.

Question 11

Ekman and Friesen (1971) collected convincing evidence that facial expressions are universal.In their research, they studied

Accepted Answer

Ekman and Friesen studied a preliterate tribe in an isolated part of New Guinea and found that their facial expressions were largely the same as those found in Western cultures, providing evidence that facial expressions are universal.

Question 12

Your sister comes in and announces that she has just gotten engaged to the man she has been dating for the past two months.You feel a mix of surprise, happiness, and concern, and this shows on your face.The expression your face displays is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

An affect blend is a facial expression that displays a mix of emotions, which is precisely what is happening in this scenario. The individual is experiencing a mixture of surprise, happiness, and concern, which is likely to produce an affect blend on their face. Option B is too general, option C implies confusion on the individual's part, which may not be the case, and option D implies that the emotions are contradictory, which is not necessarily the case here.

Question 13

Contemporary researchers have collected evidence that naturalist Charles Darwin (1872) was correct when he asserted that facial expressions are ________ specific.

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin's research on facial expressions found that they were specific to certain species and related to innate emotions, rather than being culturally or geographically determined.

Question 14

Lars has been blind since birth.Which negative emotion is he unlikely to be able to express on his face?

Accepted Answer

Frustration is a complex emotion that often requires social learning and visual cues to express, which Lars may not have developed due to his blindness from birth.

Question 15

Based on information from the authors of your text, who would be more likely to express a feeling of shame publicly?

Accepted Answer

Tran, a man from a collectivist culture, would be more likely to express a feeling of shame publicly because collectivist cultures often emphasize interdependence, social harmony, and the importance of group over individual, making the expression of shame a more communal and acknowledged experience.

Question 16

Imagine traveling to a country where you don't speak the native language.You just had a great meal.You don't want to be misunderstood, so how can you communicate to your host that the meal was great, and that you're happy?

Accepted Answer

Smiling is a universally understood way of expressing happiness and satisfaction, regardless of language barriers. This gesture is a polite and appropriate way to thank your host for the meal and convey your enjoyment of it. Thumbs up and ok signs may not be universally understood, and frowning would convey the opposite of gratitude and satisfaction.

Question 17

According to research conducted by Susskind and his colleagues (2008) presented by the authors of your text, the expression of fear involves facial movements which

Accepted Answer

The research conducted by Susskind and his colleagues (2008) presented in the text suggested that the expression of fear involves facial movements that increase sensory input. This may be due to the fact that the widened eyes and raised eyebrows associated with fear allow for greater visual perception, while the opened mouth allows for increased olfactory and gustatory input.

Question 18

Recall that Ekman and Friesen (1971) have demonstrated that Fore tribespeople from a preliterate culture in New Guinea were able to decode the facial expressions of Westerners and encode emotion easily interpretable by Westerners.Their findings suggest that Darwin was

Accepted Answer

Darwin proposed that facial expressions are universal among humans, not specific to any one culture. Ekman and Friesen's findings support this by showing that people from very different cultures could understand each other's facial expressions.

Question 19

Based on evidence presented by the authors of your text, the facial expression for disgust is adaptive because it

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Question 20

According to research conducted by Susskind and his colleagues (2008) presented by the authors of your text, the emotions of ________ and ________ involve opposite facial muscle movements.

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