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What component of emotion involves heart rate, breathing rate, sweating, and blood pressure?

  • Cognitive appraisal
  • Sympathetic nervous system arousal
  • Behavioral component (correct)
  • Facial expressions

According to the Facial Feedback Hypothesis, what disadvantage do people with facial paralysis face?

  • Lack of emotional intensity
  • Difficulty in generating emotional responses
  • Inability to identify their emotions (correct)
  • Inability to recognize facial expressions

Which part of the brain is responsible for evaluating stimuli and generating emotional responses?

  • Prefrontal cortex
  • Amygdala (correct)
  • Frontal lobes
  • Hippocampus

What can happen if the prefrontal cortex is damaged according to the text?

<p>Lack of sympathy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of emotion suggests that bodily arousal precedes the experience of emotion?

<p>[James-Lange Theory] (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of emotions are primarily influenced by the right frontal lobe?

<p>Negative emotions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which stage of sleep do we experience the highest brain activity?

<p>Stage 1 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of sleep suggests that sleeping helps in avoiding predators' hunting time?

<p>Restorative theory of sleep (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of light in influencing the waking patterns of people with blindness due to cortical damage?

<p>Stimulates ganglion cells that send output to SCN (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Lisa-Marie Henderson's Consolidation of Learning During Sleep, what can strengthen memories for new words?

<p>REM sleep (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory suggests that dreams are a method to discharge anxiety created by forbidden desires?

<p>Freud's theory of discharge of unconscious desire (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long does a typical REM sleep cycle last?

<p>$90$ minutes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do we feel sad, according to Cannon-Bard's Theory?

<p>Because we cry (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Schachter-Singer's Two Factor Theory, what determines the intensity of emotion?

<p>The degree of sympathetic nervous system arousal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the psychological definition of horror based on G.D. Walter's explanation?

<p>Fear of certain threat to existential nature (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Excitation Transfer theory relate to the enjoyment of horror movies?

<p>It intensifies positive effect at the end (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Dispositional Alignment theory, what leads to an increase in enjoyment of horror movies?

<p>Punishment of norm violators (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Gender Role Socialization theory explain the differing preferences for horror movies between boys and girls?

<p>Boys enjoy seeing girls afraid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the core characteristic of dissociative identity disorder (DID)?

<p>Experience blackouts or awakening in a familiar place (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

From the biological perspective, how are brain activity and activation patterns different in individuals with dissociative identity disorder (DID)?

<p>Indicating childhood abusive experiences (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of therapy for dissociative identity disorder (DID) according to the text?

<p>Encouraging the creation rather than discovery of the alters (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common symptom of schizophrenia mentioned in the text?

<p>False sensory perceptions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the cognitive perspective, what is considered as the problem in abnormal cases?

<p>Irrational and distorted thinking (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many distinct personalities are generally present in individuals with dissociative identity disorder (DID)?

<p>At least two or more distinct personalities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What principle does the Id operate on according to Freud?

<p>Pleasure principle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's negative qualities onto others?

<p>Projection (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which psychosexual development stage does a child focus on the erogenous zone of the mouth?

<p>Oral stage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key concept behind fixation in Freud's psychosexual development stages?

<p>Underindulgence in a specific stage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective attributes abnormal behavior to the repression of thoughts in the unconscious mind?

<p>Psychodynamic perspective (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the central theme of the Oedipus complex according to Freud's theory?

<p>A boy's sexual interest in his mother (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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