30 Questions
Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of emotion?
Emotions are always positive
What is the main difference between emotions and moods?
Emotions are temporary, while moods tend to last longer
How do negative emotions affect an individual's focus?
Negative emotions can narrow an individual's focus
What is one way in which individuals communicate their internal states and intentions to others?
Through body language
What is the role of interpretation in experiencing emotions?
Interpretation influences the experience of emotions
What are the two components of emotions mentioned in the text?
Objective behavior and subjective experience
What is the main difference between emotions and moods in terms of duration?
Moods tend to last longer than emotions
Which of the following is an example of a basic emotion?
Joy
According to the James-Lange theory, how do people experience emotion?
Through observations of their own physical behavior
Which theory suggests that emotion starts in the thalamus and becomes conscious in the cerebral cortex?
Cannon-Bard theory
According to cognitive theories of emotion, what role does cognitive interpretation play in the experience of emotion?
Primary role
What is the process of identifying the cause of an event called?
Attribution
What is an example of a complex emotion?
Love
What does the facial-feedback hypothesis suggest?
Involuntary facial movements provide enough peripheral information to create emotional experience
According to Lazarus’ cognitive appraisal theory, our emotion is a result of our evaluation of how an event affects our wellbeing. The reaction will be positive or negative depending on whether we see the event as advancing our personal goals or obstructing them.
Emotions are determined by our evaluation of how an event affects our wellbeing.
According to the conceptual act model of emotion, core affect is distinguished from emotion. Emotion results when we attach to our feelings a category label that our cultural and language training has taught us to use.
Emotion results when we attach a category label to our feelings.
Which emotions have been associated with universal facial expressions according to Ekman and Friesen's research?
Surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness, and sadness
What is the term used to describe the smile that occurs with real happiness?
The Duchenne smile
What is the term used to describe the process of letting another person’s emotional state guide our own behaviour?
Emotional contagion
What is emotional regulation?
The effortful management of our emotions
At what age does stability of emotion normally occur?
4-5 years old
Which strategy comes early in the emotion-generative process and involves changing how we think about a situation to decrease its emotional impact?
Reappraisal
Which strategy comes later in the emotion-generative process and involves inhibiting the outward signs of emotion?
Suppression
Which strategy is generally considered to be more effective than suppression as it decreases the experience and behavioral expression of emotion, and has no impact on memory?
Reappraisal
What is the term for the process of changing how we think about a situation in order to decrease its emotional impact?
Reappraisal
What is the term for inhibiting the outward signs of emotion?
Suppression
What is the term for the process of letting another person's emotional state guide our own behavior?
Social referencing
What is the term for the smile that occurs with real happiness?
Duchenne smile
Which gender is more likely to talk about their emotions and better at identifying and interpreting non-verbal emotion cues conveyed by facial expression?
Women
What are the two widely used strategies for down-regulating emotion?
Reappraisal and suppression
Test your knowledge of Lazarus' cognitive appraisal theory and its implications for the interpretation of emotions in this quiz. Explore the role of cognitive evaluation in the experience of emotions and gain a deeper understanding of how events impact our wellbeing.
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