Module 16 Flashcards
Cultural ____ rules are norms regarding the management and modification of emotional expressions based on cultural standards.
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In a popular movie about the Mafia, the head of the family chastises one of his sons, Sonny, for letting other people know what he was thinking and feeling. “Never let anyone outside the family know what you are thinking,” the Mafia boss says to Sonny. From an emotions perspective, the father is speaking about _________.
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Researchers had an infant crawl toward their mother across a table, and then the mother was instructed to make a face expressing a specific emotion. The response of the infants demonstrated an awareness of the mothers’ emotions. Which emotional expression led to the child refusing to crawl to her in all instances?
Fear
The physiological reaction we feel when we experience fear is due to the activity of the ____ nervous system.
Sympathetic
Ekman’s studies of facial emotional communication imply that
There are similarities and differences in the recognition of emotional expressions.
The _____ functions of emotions refers to the roles that emotions play within each of us individually. They can include physical changes in our bodies or psychological changes in our minds.
Intrapersonal
When you drink spoiled milk or put a rancid piece of cheese in your mouth, you may spit it out before you have any cognitive awareness of why you are feeling disgusted. From an evolutionary perspective, this demonstrates which concept?
Emotions help us act with minimally conscious awareness.
Emotions prepare us for behavior by _____ various systems such as attention, memory, and motivation.
Coordinating
People who see someone who appears angry are likely to _____ the angry person.
Avoid
The ____ function of emotion refers to the effect of one’s person’s emotions on other people or on the relationships between people.
Interpersonal
Observing the emotions of others to determine how we should respond to a situation is known as social:
Referencing
Emotions serve a cultural function. One such function is to:
Guide how people ought to feel in various situations
Which of the following is NOT a basic emotion?
Guilt
All of the following are functions of emotions EXCEPT
Rationalizing past behavior
Cynthia smiles when her friend tells her a joke. She also smiles when her boss gives her criticism. Even though Cynthia might not actually be feeling happy, she knows the ________ rules of her work environment. In other words, she knows when emotions are appropriate to show.
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