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PSY MISC

Chapter 9

Question1)Donato and Quincy are identical twins who were separated at birth. Donato tends to be fearful of many things. According to the research on genetics and negative emotions, you would expect Quincy to have

               levels of fear.  

 

 

Question 2

 

 

 

While studying Ekman’s work on expressions of emotions, Tanino learns that the strongest cross-cultural agreement in the identification of emotions involves             , and the weakest involves              .

 

 

 

Question 3

 

 

 

Cynthia’s psychology professor asks the class not to think about purple unicorns. Though Cynthia has never once before thought about a purple unicorn, she finds that she cannot stop thinking about them. Cynthia is experiencing                               as a result of her attempts at               .

 

 

 Question 4

 

 

 

Makenna is starting her first job as a teacher. She is considering how to use goals to effectively encourage persistence and concentration, and to increase student motivation. Makenna should

 

 

 

Question 5

 

 

 

Eva and Garnet survived a traumatic bus accident. During the accident, Eva’s amygdala was severely damaged while Garnet experienced no injuries. When compared with Garnet, you would expect Eva to be         to develop a conditioned fear to buses.

 

 

 

Question 6

 

 

 

Maya finds her customer service job to be frustrating and stressful. She tells her friend Jeff about her negative experience at work, and he tells her to force herself to smile while she is at work, an idea he learned in his psychology class. When Maya tries smiling at work, she finds her job less frustrating and even begins to enjoy it some days. The idea that Jeff shared with Maya is most likely the

 

 

 

Question 7

 

 

 

Gertrude is close to finishing her degree in biology and was offered several good jobs in her field. However, Gertrude decides that her real dream is to become a carpenter. She quits school and becomes a very happy and successful carpenter. According to Maslow, Gertrude

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 8

 

 

 

Your siblings are arguing about who will be more successful in school. Your brother says that he will, because he has more natural talent and intelligence. Your sister thinks that she will, because she has more grit. You decide to settle the argument by telling them the latest research finding on whether natural talent or grit is more important in predicting success. What should you tell them?

 

 

 

 

 

 Question 9

 

 

 

Remmy is watching a tragic love story at the movie theater. She notices feelings of sadness come over her as tears fill her eyes. The idea that processing in the brain is the cause of emotions and bodily responses at the same time is consistent with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 10

 

 

 

Lisa does not like going to her sister Megan’s piano recitals, but she finds that if she forces herself to smile during the recital, she will                        , as predicted by the               .

 

 

 

 

Question 11

 

 

 

In a study, male participants are given a drug that makes them feel extremely happy. Participants in Group A are told that the drug will make them happy. Participants in Group B are not told about the effects of the drug. Later on, an attractive woman enters the room. According to the two-factor theory, Group A is less likely to feel attracted to the woman because these participants

 

 

 

Question 12

 

 

 

Noor and Ahmad, four-year-old twins, are shopping with their mother. She offers to buy them each a small cookie now or a large toy later if they are good during the shopping trip. Noor takes the cookie, but Ahmad waits for the toy. Based on this, who will be more successful in high school?

 

 

 Question 13

 

 

 

Mr. Griffin has a class full of students with high achievement motivation. To help these students do well on his calculus exam, Mr. Griffin should write questions that are

 

 

 

Question 14