Question 1

Which of the following statements is an example of a person engaging in affective forecasting?

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A)   "The reason that he dropped out of school was because he felt insecure and incompetent."
B)   "If he ever betrayed me, I would be so depressed I would never recover."
C)   "If I hadn't gotten reprimanded by my boss that one time, I never would have hated my job as much as I did."
D)   "If I had only trusted him and not said anything, we wouldn't have gotten into that stupid argument."E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

How do positive emotions impact problem-solving? Research suggests that being in a good mood ____.

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A)   improves cognitive flexibility and creativity, but does not necessarily improve problem-solving ability
B)   improves persistence, but does not necessarily improve problem-solving ability
C)   improves cognitive flexibility and creativity, as well as persistence, but does not necessarily improve problem-solving ability
D)   improves cognitive flexibility and creativity, persistence, and problem-solving abilityE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Bechara et al. (1997)  conducted a study in which they allowed participants to draw from various decks of cards. For some decks, the cards generally signaled a "win" of a small amount of money. Other decks dealt with larger amounts but you could win or lose money. In this study, the people who lacked emotion tended to ____.

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A)   choose only from the decks with larger sums
B)   choose only from the decks with small wins
C)   go back to the same deck over and over
D)   behave similarly to those who were capable of emotionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Broadly speaking, in considering the link between emotions and decision-making, it appears that anticipated emotions tend to ____ decision-making, while current emotional states tend to ____ decision-making.

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A)   guide and improve; guide and improve
B)   guide and improve; have little impact on
C)   guide and improve; bias and hurt
D)   bias and hurt; guide and improveE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Marcus is talking to his sister on the phone. He senses, accurately, that she is feeling pressured and needs to go. Marcus often has experiences where he is able to accurately identify what the other person is feeling. He would probably score high on the ____ branch on a test of emotional intelligence.

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A)   Perceiving Emotions
B)   Managing Emotions
C)   Facilitating Thought
D)   Understanding EmotionsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The so-called "facial feedback hypothesis" refers to the idea that

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A)   facial expressions seem to have evolved in order for humans to better communicate feelings to one another.
B)   we get information about what other people are feeling via their facial expressions.
C)   others' emotional facial expressions can actually evoke or heighten our own emotional experiences.
D)   feedback from our own facial muscles can actually evoke or heighten our own emotional experiences.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Suppose that, at your 60ᵗʰ high school reunion, you gather together the senior portraits and relate your classmates' facial expressions to their mortality rates. Based on the study of baseball players, what would you expect to find?

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A)   Facial expressions in the portraits were unrelated to mortality rates.
B)   Students with big smiles and those with half smiles lived longer than those who did not smile at all, but those with big and half smiles had similar lifespans. 
C)   Students who frowned had very short lifespans while those who smiled even a little had average life spans. 
D)   Students with big smiles had the longest lifespans, followed by those with partial smiles, and then by those with no smiles.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Discuss the various methods that people use to regulate their emotions. Which of these are relatively effective, and which are relatively ineffective? Do men and women tend to use different strategies?

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Question 9

Sadness is likely to ____.

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A)   make one have a lower selling price for an object
B)   make one have a higher selling price for an object
C)   decrease what one is willing to pay for an object
D)   both make one have a higher selling price and willing to pay more to purchase an objectE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Anya is trying to predict how upset she would be if she got into a car accident and her car was completely totaled. Psychologists would say that Anya is engaging in affective forecasting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Suppose that you are feeling a positive emotion such as "relief" (e.g., you thought your wallet had been stolen, but realized it wasn't)  or "joy" (e.g., you just heard that your older sister had a baby) . Would it be possible for that emotion to be converted into another emotion via excitation transfer?

Accepted Answer

A)   No, once a full-blown emotion has "registered," it cannot be converted into another emotion.
B)   Yes, although typically (once a positive emotion has already been "registered")  it could only be converted into another positive emotion.
C)   Yes, although typically (once a positive emotion has already been "registered")  it could only be converted into a negative emotion.
D)   Yes, it could be converted into another positive emotion or (just as easily)  into a negative emotion.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

One of the best things to do if you want to feel good and avoid emotional distress is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   form and maintain good social relationships with others
B)   limit your social contact with others
C)   have high affective intensity
D)   have low affective intensityE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Most researchers describe affect as ____.

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A)   occurring along a single dimension, ranging from negative to positive
B)   occurring along a single dimension, ranging from weak to strong
C)   occurring along two separate dimensions - negative and positive
D)   occurring along two separate dimensions - weak and strongE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Research on the emotions of guilt and shame suggests that, while guilt is usually ____ shame is usually ____.

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A)   automatic; conscious
B)   conscious; automatic
C)   constructive; destructive
D)   destructive; constructiveE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Research on the link between happiness and health demonstrates that ____.

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A)   there is actually a weak link here, and it is not clear what causes what
B)   there is actually a weak link here, though it appears that health drives happiness (rather than happiness driving health) 
C)   there is a strong link here, although it is not clear what causes what
D)   there is a strong link here, and it appears that health drives happiness (rather than happiness driving health) E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Judgments about the moral virtue of ____ are most associated with the emotion of disgust.

Accepted Answer

A)   purity
B)   fairness
C)   kindness
D)   loveE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

According to the ____ hypothesis, people tend to evaluate things as good or bad in part by asking themselves: "How do I feel about it?"

Accepted Answer

A)   affective forecasting
B)   affect balance
C)   affect-as-information
D)   emotional intelligence (EQ) E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

People use many strategies to try to regulate affect and stay in a good mood. While the data are very complex, research suggests that one of the most effective strategies is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   introspection by oneself
B)   watching television
C)   exercising
D)   drinking alcoholE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

People typically tend to form affects ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   within a few microseconds
B)   within a few seconds or minutes
C)   after a few days or weeks of being exposed to someone or something
D)   across a span of several yearsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Disgust has been shown to promote handwashing, avoidance of sex with risky partners, and other health-promoting behaviors. As such, disgust has been called our ___.

Accepted Answer

A)   behavioral immune system
B)   physiological immune system
C)   catharsis mechanism
D)   affect regulation systemE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 6: Emotion and Affect

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