Question 1

Describe the mechanism by which activation of the amygdala enhances memory for emotional events.

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Question 2

Based on the two-factor theory of emotion,if you want your date to become very attracted to you,you should:

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A)  take him/her on an exhilarating roller coaster ride.
B)  have a quiet dinner together.
C)  discuss topics that are not likely to be very emotional for him/her.
D)  do something low-key at the start of the date.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding emotions?

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A)  There seem to be many cultural differences in feeling emotions but not in expressing them.
B)  People have a difficult time recognizing emotions in the faces of people from other cultures.
C)  Emotions seem to be hardwired,although they may be expressed to different degrees.
D)  People experience very different emotions depending on their culture.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Cameron's heart begins to beat rapidly right before he has to deliver an important sales pitch to a client.This is an example of:

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A)  a physiological response.
B)  an overt behavior.
C)  a conscious feeling.
D)  perseveration.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

What is the phenomenon in which exposure to an uncontrollable punisher reduces the chance that an organism will try to make an avoidance response?

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A)  conditioned emotional response
B)  learned helplessness
C)  conditioned avoidance
D)  perseverationE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a flashbulb memory?

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A)  remembering sad words because you are feeling sad
B)  remembering a game show you watched on TV last night
C)  remembering happy words because you were happy when you learned them
D)  remembering the birth of your first childE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Suppose we shock a rat when it enters one corner of a learning chamber.If we inject the rat with epinephrine immediately following the shock,the rat will:

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A)  enter that corner again and stay in it despite receiving shock.
B)  enter that corner briefly and then run away from it.
C)  never enter that corner again.
D)  wait longer than normal before entering that corner again.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Human depression seems to involve:

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A)  learned helplessness.
B)  conditioned avoidance.
C)  flashbulb memories.
D)  conditioned emotional responses.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

When researchers injected participants with a stress hormone that increases arousal,and then put them in a room with a person who acted either irritated or joyful,they found that the participants reported feeling:

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A)  joyful.
B)  irritated.
C)  both joyful and irritated at the same time.
D)  the same emotion as the other person in the room.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

People who listen to an emotional narrative while watching an accompanying slide show remember the pictures from the:

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A)  emotional parts of the slide show particularly well.
B)  unemotional parts of the slide show particularly well.
C)  end of the slide show much better than those from the beginning or middle.
D)  beginning of the slide show much better than those from the middle or end.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Electrical stimulation of the amygdala produces a:

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A)  strong emotional response in both animals and humans.
B)  mild emotional response in both animals and humans.
C)  strong emotional response in animals and a mild emotional response in humans.
D)  mild emotional response in animals and a strong emotional response in humans.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Describe the basic procedure involved in creating a conditioned emotional response.

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Question 13

Memories for highly emotional events such as the terrorist attacks of September 11th are known as:

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A)  mood-congruent memories.
B)  conditioned emotional responses.
C)  flashbulb memories.
D)  false memories.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

PTSD appears to be:

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A)  extremely common in people who have experienced traumatic events.
B)  dependent on individual factors that influence vulnerability to PTSD.
C)  reduced in nearly everyone who is the recipient of an intervention after a traumatic event.
D)  common even in people who have not experienced traumatic events.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Holding a pencil between your teeth,so that you are "smiling," can increase feelings of happiness.This is consistent with the predictions of which theory?

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A)  both the James-Lange theory and the Cannon-Bard theory
B)  neither the James-Lange theory nor the Cannon-Bard theory
C)  the Cannon-Bard theory
D)  the James-Lange theoryE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

If we block norepinephrine and have people listen to an emotionally arousing story,they will remember:

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A)  the emotional parts of the story better than the unemotional parts.
B)  the unemotional parts of the story better than the emotional parts.
C)  all parts of the story equally well.
D)  the beginning of the story better than the end.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Physiological responses that correlate with the emotion of fear:

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A)  are present in humans but not in non-human animals.
B)  prove the existence of emotions in non-human animals.
C)  are consistent with the existence of emotions in non-human animals.
D)  are very different in humans than in non-human animals.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Flashbulb memories:

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A)  remain highly accurate over time.
B)  are relatively immune to inconsistencies.
C)  are held with very high confidence.
D)  are nearly-perfect photographic records of the event.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Caden was overjoyed when he learned that he was accepted into a top business school.His heart rate and blood pressure increased,and he started to breathe more rapidly.According to the James-Lange theory of emotion:

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A)  Caden felt happy,which led to the physiological changes he experienced.
B)  Caden determined that his physiological changes were due to being accepted,and he labeled the changes as "happiness."
C)  Caden's physiological changes led him to consciously experience "happiness."
D)  Caden took into account both his physiological changes and the fact that he was accepted in determining that the emotion he felt was "happiness."E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

According to cognitive expectancy theories of avoidance,animals make a decision based on:

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A)  how strong the conditioned fear is.
B)  a comparison of expected outcomes.
C)  whether the CS was successfully avoided on the previous trial.
D)  how strong the US is.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 10: Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

According to cognitive expectancy theories of avoidance,animals make a decision based on:

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Which of the following is an example of a flashbulb memory?

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Caden was overjoyed when he learned that he was accepted into a top business school.His heart rate and blood pressure increased,and he started to breathe more rapidly.According to the James-Lange theory of emotion:

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Describe the mechanism by which activation of the amygdala enhances memory for emotional events.

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Based on the two-factor theory of emotion,if you want your date to become very attracted to you,you should:

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Suppose we shock a rat when it enters one corner of a learning chamber.If we inject the rat with epinephrine immediately following the shock,the rat will:

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PTSD appears to be:

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Cameron's heart begins to beat rapidly right before he has to deliver an important sales pitch to a client.This is an example of:

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Holding a pencil between your teeth,so that you are "smiling," can increase feelings of happiness.This is consistent with the predictions of which theory?

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Human depression seems to involve:

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If we block norepinephrine and have people listen to an emotionally arousing story,they will remember:

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People who listen to an emotional narrative while watching an accompanying slide show remember the pictures from the:

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Memories for highly emotional events such as the terrorist attacks of September 11th are known as:

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Which of the following is true regarding emotions?

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When researchers injected participants with a stress hormone that increases arousal,and then put them in a room with a person who acted either irritated or joyful,they found that the participants reported feeling:

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Electrical stimulation of the amygdala produces a:

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Flashbulb memories:

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Describe the basic procedure involved in creating a conditioned emotional response.

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Physiological responses that correlate with the emotion of fear:

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What is the phenomenon in which exposure to an uncontrollable punisher reduces the chance that an organism will try to make an avoidance response?

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