Chapter 12 Quiz Flashcards
Imagine that you have just finished an intense running workout and you get an email saying you’ve been approved for a full university scholarship. According to the two-factor theory of emotion the physical arousal caused by the workout should:
Intensify your happiness
Zajonc and LeDoux maintain that some emotional reactions occur before we have had the chance to consciously label or interpret them. Lazarus noted the importance of how we appraise events. These psychologists differ in the emphasis they place on _____________________ in emotional responses.
Cognitive Processing
One of the most consistent findings of psychological research is that happy people are also:
More likely to help others
You’ve just moved into your new apartment and find the noise on the street irritatingly loud. After a while it no longer bothers you. This reaction illustrates the:
adaptation-level phenomenon.
The number of short-term illnesses and stress-related psychological disorders was higher than usual in the months following an earthquake. Such findings suggest that:
experiencing a very stressful event increases a person’s vulnerability to illness.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of stressors?
Pessimism
Daily Hassles, Significant life changes, Catastrophes
Research has shown that people are at increased risk for cancer a year or so after experiencing depression, helplessness, or bereavement. In describing this link, researchers are quick to point out that:
stress does not create cancer cells, but weakens the body’s natural defense to them.
Seligman’s research showed that a dog will respond with learned helplessness if it has received repeated shocks and has:
no control over the shocks
People who have close relationships are less likely to die prematurely than those who do not, supporting the idea that:
social support has a beneficial effect on health.
Research on the faith factor has found that:
religiously active people tend to outlive those who are not religiously active.
