"Fight-or-flight" responses entail activity of the _____ nervous system.

Sympathetic
According to the text, the functions of emotions include which of the following?
Helping us interact more effectively with others
Hakiro, a Japanese, reports experiencing hagaii. He is experiencing a:
mood of vulnerable heartache colored by frustration.
According to the _____ theory of emotion, emotional experience is a reaction to
bodily events occurring as a result of an external situation.
James-Lange
One of Cannon's major objections to the James-Lange theory of emotion was
that:
the sympathetic nervous system was not given a more prominent role.
With respect to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, more recent research:
has disconfirmed the idea that emotional experiences are controlled by the
thalamus.
Which alternative below correctly identifies one of the results in Schachter and
Singer's experiment?
The confederate's behavior had the expected effect on participants' emotional
state.
In PET scan studies, participants have been asked to recall either very happy or
very sad events. What did the results of such studies show?
The two emotions produced opposite patterns of activation in certain areas of the
brain.
Dr. Lynch shows a) members of a preliterate Andean culture and b) American
college students a series of photos of either Andeans or Americans displaying
emotional expressions. She asks Andeans and Americans to identify the emotion
displayed in each photo. Based on previous research, what might Dr. Lynch
predict?
Participants should identify emotions accurately both when they are displayed by
members of their own cultural group and when they are displayed by members of
the other group.
Which of the following are included in the definition of emotion?
All of these
The most effective element of the polygraph test lies in the
belief it is accurate in detecting deception.

Polygraph examiners can

record physiological responses.
What is the main problem with using polygraph results as an indication of
whether or not a person is lying?
Different emotions can cause the same physiological changes.
According to the James-Lange theory of emotions, crying over spilled milk will
result in
sorrow because you are crying.
"It seemed like the two cars crossed the finish line at exactly the same time," the
commentator yelled. Which theory of emotion most closely resembles this
outcome?
Cannon-Bard
According to the two-factor theory, if Shelby wants her boyfriend to find her more
attractive, she should approach him after
bungee jumping.
Which of the following theories is best supported by the facial feedback
hypothesis?
James-Lang
A professor conducts an experiment in which she asks her students to either hold
a pen between their teeth or hold a pen between their lips. After five minutes, she
finds that the students who held the pen between their teeth reported being
happier than those who held it between their lips. These results most strongly
support the
facial feedback hypothesis.
What effect, if any, does engaging in altruistic behavior have on one's well-being?
Increases happiness
The concept of visceral experience can be attributed to which of the following
theories of emotion? James-Lange
The _____, a limbic system structure, is strongly involved in our experience of
emotion.
Amygdala
Which of the following best describes the male participants' thoughts/feelings
regarding the female experimenter in the Capilano River Bridge Experiment?
Men found the experimenter on the high bridge more sexually attractive than the
one on the low bridge.

Tim and Margaret are enjoying a picnic on the edge of a large forest. Suddenly, a
huge black bear invades their space and heads for the picnic basket. According
to the James Lange theory of emotions, the couple will
run away and then experience the emotion of fear as a result of the physical
changes in their bodies.
Sarah, from Tahiti, reports experiencing musu. She is experiencing a:
feeling of reluctance to yield to unreasonable demands made by one's parents.
One of Cannon's major objections to the James-Lange theory of emotion was
that:
physiological arousal alone leads to the perception of emotion.
According to the facial-feedback hypothesis:
facial expressions can actually determine our emotional experience.
Max, a German, reports experiencing schadenfreude. He is
experiencing a:
feeling of pleasure over another person's difficulties.
Sarah, from Tahiti, reports experiencing musu. She is experiencing a:
feeling of reluctance to yield to unreasonable demands made by one's
parents.