18 Questions
What is predicted by BIS and BAS according to the text?
Positive affect
Which system is mentioned as facilitating the occurrence of positive events?
BAS
Who displays greater reactivity to negative events according to the text?
People high in BIS
What does the BAS system predict regarding positive events?
Positively moderates
Which system can be associated with negative affect by increasing reactivity to negative events?
BIS
Why may the BAS system facilitate positive events?
Active initiation is required for positive events
What does the Mediation (or Exposure) Hypothesis propose?
People with a strong BAS are more likely to experience positive events and consequently positive affect.
In the study by Bolger & Zuckerman (1995), what did the study participants have to report daily?
Daily mood and daily events.
Which type of events were found to predict daily positive affect in Study 1?
Social and achievement-related events.
What did the results of Study 3 indicate about the relationship between yesterday's negative events and today's negative affect?
Yesterday's negative events predicted today's negative affect.
Which system predicted daily positive affect according to Study 2 results?
BAS.
What was partly confirmed by the results in terms of the Reactivity Hypotheses?
The relationship between negative events and higher negative affect in high BIS individuals.
What was the goal of Study 3 and Study 4 in the text?
To examine how BIS and BAS sensitivity predicts anxiety and happiness in different situations
What procedure was used to activate BIS sensitivity in the text?
Placing the hand in ice water
Which factor was NOT independently predictive of nervousness in the text?
BAS Initial Happiness
How many factors were found for the BAS in Study 1?
3
In the text, what was the main goal of Study 2?
To establish validity of the BIS/BAS scales
What event reduced some of the effects of happiness according to the text?
Receiving negative feedback on task performance
Explore the results and hypotheses related to affective sciences, focusing on the predictions made by BIS and BAS, as well as reactivity and exposure hypotheses. Understand the impact of negative and positive events on affective states.
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