Chapter 7 - Psychology Flashcards
According to the ______________ theory, too much stimulation causes anxiety, but too
little of it creates a motivation to seek out novel stimulation.
a. peak stimulation
b. flow state
c. Yerkes-Dodson
d. optimal arousal
e. arousal homeostasis
d. optimal arousal
The candle problem experiment demonstrated that
a. intrinsic rewards can decrease creativity.
b. extrinsic rewards can increase creativity.
c. extrinsic rewards can decrease creativity.
d. intrinsic rewards can increase the problem of functional fixedness.
e. extrinsic rewards can decrease the problem of functional fixedness.
c. extrinsic rewards can decrease creativity
The U-shape relationship between arousal and performance is known as the:
a. Johnson-Duci model
b. Watson-Kullberg law
c. Bowlby-Lange equation
d. Yerkes-Dodson law
e. Cannon-Bard theory
d. Yerkes-Dodson law
A person is walking along and sees a snake on the ground. Their heart races, and their
hands get sweaty. These physiological responses are then interpreted by the brain as
fear. This best represents the ____________ theory of emotions.
a. Cannon-Bard
b. Sapolsky-Ariely
c. James-Lange
d. Schachter-Singer
e. Chang-Kendell
c. James-Lange
You are at the zoo, and you see a tiger through a glass partition. Your heart races, but
you interpret that racing as a positive emotion of excitement. You are out for a stroll on
the island of Sumatra and come face to face with a tiger. Your heart races, but you
interpret that as a negative emotion of fear. These examples best describe which theory
of emotion?
a. James-Lange
b. Cannon-Bard
c. Schachter-Singer two factor
d. Scairme and Howe
e. Tuffs and Lowenstein
c. Schachter-Singer two factor
The activity of the ___________ is most associated with experiencing a fearful event.
a. occipital lobe
b. amygdala
c. interior temporal lobe
d. dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
e. striatum
b. amygdala
What is the name of the hypothesis that states decisions are facilitated by feedback
from emotional responses in the body? In this theory, the ventromedial prefrontal
cortex gets information from the body’s physiological responses, such as heart rate and
skin response. This helps in making decisions.
a. sympathetic response hypothesis
b. HPA response hypothesis
c. the somatic marker hypothesis
d. the synthesis integration hypothesis
e. the limbic-retrieval hypothesis
a. sympathetic response hypothesis
Which of the following psychophysiology devices evaluates arousal by measuring
increased sweat in the hands or fingers?
a. PPG
b. EDA
c. ECG
d. EMG
e. EEG
b. EDA
Someone interested in how the brain and body respond to emotions studies:
a. emotion physiology
b. affective physiology
c. neuroendocrinology
d. affective neuroscience
e. emotional neuroscience
d. affective neuroscience
Which of the following devices can be used to measure blushing in the face?
a. electrodermal activity
b. photoplethysmogram
c. facial electromyogram
d. electroencephalography
e. electrocardiogram
b. photoplethysmogram
