Question 1
Depressed people are more likely to recall unpleasant memories than pleasant memories. This
is an example of:
flashbulb memory.
avoidance learning.
learned helplessness.
mood congruency of memory.
Question 2
When researchers exposed dogs to an inescapable shock and then put the dogs in a situation
in which they could escape the shock, the dogs:
quickly learned to escape the shock.
learned to escape the shock if it was extremely painful.
did not learn to escape the shock.
learned to escape the shock if a warning tone was first presented.
Question 3
Physiological responses that correlate with the emotion of fear:
prove the existence of emotions in nonhuman animals.
are present in humans but not in nonhuman animals.
are very different in humans than in nonhuman animals.
are consistent with the existence of emotions in nonhuman animals.
Question 4
Which statement is an example of an overt behavior caused by an emotion?
, Nancy is very sad when she misses her boyfriend.
Uma feels her heart rate increase right before she gives a presentation at work.
Derrick screams loudly when his brother startles him.
Greg is elated when his soccer team wins the playoffs.
Question 5
One difference between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias is that:
with PTSD, the fear is triggered by a specific stimulus, whereas with phobias the fear is
triggered by a wide variety of stimuli.
PTSD, but not phobias, can be explained by classical conditioning.
with phobias, the fear is triggered by a specific stimulus, whereas with PTSD the fear is
triggered by a wide variety of stimuli.
phobias, but not PTSD, can be explained by classical conditioning.
Question 6
A collection of bodily responses that prepare the body to face a threat is known as:
emotion.
arousal.
the fear response.
the stress response.
Question 7
Whenever a child has a tantrum, his mother has learned to put the child in his bedroom and
close the door in order to get away from his yelling and screaming. This is an example of:
conditioned escape.
conditioned avoidance.
learned helplessness.
perseveration.