Question 1

An individual's personal perception of his or her overall happiness and life satisfaction is referred to as

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Subjective well-being refers to an individual's personal perception of their overall happiness and life satisfaction. The other options are not relevant to this definition.

Question 2

According to the James-Lange theory,people look to ____ cues to differentiate and label their emotions; according to Schachter,people look to ____ cues to differentiate and label their emotions.

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According to the James-Lange theory, people experience physiological responses first and then look to those bodily cues to determine and label their emotions. In contrast, Schachter's two-factor theory proposes that people use situational cues (such as environmental factors or cognitive appraisals) in conjunction with physiological arousal to determine their emotions. Therefore, choice A best captures the key differences in the two theories.

Question 3

Walking in the forest,you see a bear.Your heart starts pounding,you run,and then you feel fear.This description best illustrates the ____ theory of emotion.

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The James-Lange theory of emotion suggests that our experience of emotion is the result of physiological changes in our body - we feel fear because we run and our heart starts pounding in response to seeing a bear, for example. This is different from the commonsense theory, which suggests that we feel emotion first and then experience physiological arousal. The Cannon-Bard theory suggests that physiological changes and emotional experience happen simultaneously, while the Schachter two-factor theory suggests that both physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation are necessary for emotional experience.

Question 4

Evolutionary theories of emotion suggest people exhibit ____ primary emotions.

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Question 5

Schachter suggests that people rely on ____ cues to label their emotional states.

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Question 6

Evolutionary theorists believe that emotions evolved

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Evolutionary theorists argue that emotions evolved before thought, serving as a fundamental mechanism for survival by enabling quick, adaptive reactions to environmental challenges and opportunities, long before the development of complex cognitive processes.

Question 7

When people are asked to rate their happiness,

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Research shows that most people tend to rate themselves above the neutral point on happiness scales, indicating that only a small minority consider themselves below the neutral point.

Question 8

Which of the following BEST characterizes the correlation between income and subjective feelings of happiness?

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Research has shown that there is a positive correlation between income and happiness, but the relationship is relatively weak. This means that as income increases, there tends to be a slight increase in subjective feelings of happiness, but there are many other factors that also contribute to overall well-being and happiness. Therefore, choice C is the best characterization of the correlation between income and subjective feelings of happiness.

Question 9

Evolutionary theorists account for the many different emotions that humans are capable of experiencing by assuming that

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Evolutionary theorists propose that humans have a few primary emotions that can combine in different ways to create a wide range of emotions. This theory suggests that emotions have evolved as adaptive responses to help humans deal with different situations, and that there are a limited number of basic emotions that have consistencies across cultures and even animal species.

Question 10

While walking down the street you are approached by a man with a gun who demands your money.According to the Schachter two-factor theory of emotion,you are most likely to conclude

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According to the Schachter two-factor theory of emotion, emotion is based on physiological arousal and cognitive labeling. In this situation, you would interpret your pounding heart as a response to the dangerous situation and label it as fear.

Question 11

The fact that both biological and environmental factors have been shown to jointly govern eating behavior,sexual desire and the experience of emotion is illustrative of which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

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The interplay of heredity and environment is the unifying theme that best explains the joint influence of biological and environmental factors on eating behavior, sexual desire, and emotions. This theme emphasizes how both nature (heredity) and nurture (environment) interact to shape human behavior and psychology.

Question 12

____ consider emotions to be largely innate reactions to certain stimuli.

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Evolutionary theories propose that emotions are largely innate and have developed over time as adaptive responses to certain environmental stimuli, such as fear in response to a potential threat. Psychoanalytic theories focus more on internal conflicts and early childhood experiences as shaping emotions. Behavioral theories suggest that emotions are learned through experiences and reinforcement, while cognitive theories focus on how thoughts and perceptions influence emotions.

Question 13

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion,one's conscious experience of emotion occurs

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According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, emotional responses occur simultaneously with physiological arousal. This means that the experience of emotion and the bodily changes associated with emotions occur at the same time.

Question 14

According to ____,one's conscious experience of emotion occurs after autonomic arousal.

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Question 15

Imagine that your house is on fire and you are afraid.Which of the following explanations BEST represents evolutionary theories of emotion?

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Evolutionary theories suggest that certain emotions, such as fear, are a primary and instinctual response to dangerous situations, rather than being caused by physical symptoms such as shaking.

Question 16

Learned preferences for foods and display rules concerning the expression of emotion BEST reflect the unifying theme in psychology of

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The idea of culture and its impact on behavior is highlighted through the discussion of learned preferences for foods and display rules concerning the expression of emotion. This reflects the unifying theme in psychology that behavior is shaped by cultural heritage.

Question 17

According to evolutionary theories of emotion,

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Evolutionary theorists propose that emotions have adaptive value and helped our ancestors survive and reproduce. Emotions like fear, anger, and disgust may have helped our ancestors respond quickly to potential threats, avoid danger, and identify potential mates or foods.

Question 18

Evolutionary theories of emotion assume all EXCEPT which of the following?

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Evolutionary theories of emotions, such as the one proposed by Charles Darwin, suggest that emotions are largely innate (A), originate in subcortical brain structures (C), and serve adaptive functions (D). However, they do not suggest that emotions followed thought in the evolutionary sequence (B). Instead, emotions were thought to develop alongside other traits that aided survival and reproduction.

Question 19

Your textbook describes a number of approaches for explaining the experience of emotion.From this discussion,we can see that

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The fact that the textbook describes multiple approaches for explaining the experience of emotion suggests that psychology is theoretically diverse, as it draws from various theoretical frameworks and perspectives.

Question 20

Walking through the forest you see a bear.All at once,your heart starts pounding,you feel fear,and you run.This description BEST illustrates the ____ theory of emotion.

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