Social Psychology and Human Nature Comprehensive Edition 3rd Edition Test bank
CHAPTER 6—Emotion and Affect
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the opening of this chapter, two men’s reactions to spam e-mail were described. The
fact that neither of the men were able to shrug off their annoyance to the spam illustrates
the fact that ____. a. emotion is largely consciously controlled
b. emotion is largely outside conscious awareness
c. emotion is a positive coping skill
d. emotion is a negative coping skill
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Introduction TYPE: Conceptual
2. Emotions are both positive and negative. Once people experience both types of emotion,
they generally try to orchestrate their lives to maximize the experience of positive
emotion and minimize the experience of negative emotion. This pattern illustrates that
emotions provide ____. a.a feedback system
b. enrichment to life
c. the intent for criminal behavior
d. a motive for creative behavior
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Introduction TYPE: Conceptual
3. According to the text, emotions are ____, whereas moods are ____.
a. linked to particular events; not linked to particular events
b. not linked to particular events; linked to particular events
c. automatic responses; conscious evaluations
d. conscious evaluations; automatic responses
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Conceptual
4. In social psychology, a feeling state that is not linked to any particular event is known as
a(n) ____. a. mood
b. emotion
c. affect
d. response
, ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Factual
5. According to the textbook, an affect is ____.
a. a feeling state that is not linked to a particular event
b. a largely automatic response that something is good or bad
c. a conscious evaluative reaction to some event
d. a judgment containing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Factual
6. Tammy is very upset because she received a poor grade on a big English assignment. It
would be most accurate to say that Tammy is experiencing a(n) ____.
a. emotion
b. affect
c. mood
d. attitude
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Applied
7. Madge woke up this morning feeling grouchy and annoyed. When asked why she is
feeling this way, she can’t seem to come up with any particular reason. It would be most
accurate to say that she is experiencing a(n) ____.
a. affect
b. emotion
c. mood
d. attitude
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Applied
8. Alice was attacked by a pig when she was a child, and developed a strong phobia of pigs.
Whenever she sees a pig—whether on a farm, in a zoo, or even in a movie—she has a
strong and immediate automatic reaction. This reaction is best classified as a(n) ____.
a. emotion
b. affect
c. mood
d. attitude
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Applied
9. Most researchers describe affect as ____.
a. occurring along a single dimension, ranging from negative to positive
, b. occurring along a single dimension, ranging from weak to strong
c. occurring along two separate dimensions – negative and positive
d. occurring along two separate dimensions – weak and strong
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Conceptual
10. When social psychologists talk about quick and automatic reactions that are simply
positive or negative (as opposed to being full-blown, complex feelings), they are talking
about ____.
a. moods
b. emotions
c. affects
d. drives
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Factual
11. People typically tend to form affects ____.
a. within a few microseconds
b. within a few seconds or minutes
c. after a few days or weeks of being exposed to someone or something
d. across a span of several years
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Factual
12. According to the text, an affect is different than an emotion in that an affect is ____ while
an emotion is ____.
a. a feeling state that is not linked to a particular event; a conscious evaluative reaction to some
event an automatic response that something is good or bad; a feeling state that is not linked to a
particular b.
event
c. an automatic response that something is good or bad; a conscious evaluative reaction to
some event
d. a conscious evaluative reaction to some event; an automatic response that something is good
or bad
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Conceptual
13. Affective reactions differ from emotions in a number of ways. For example, affective
reactions tend to ____. a. occur more automatically
b. involve a stronger behavioral component
c. be more likely to relate to particular events
d. be more complex
, ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Conceptual
14. Consider the following quote: “… we feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike,
afraid because we tremble…”. With which of the following theories is this MOST
consistent? a. The Cannon-Bard theory
b. The James-Lange theory
c. The Schachter-Singer theory
d. The excitation transfer theory
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Emotional Arousal TYPE: Conceptual
15. A physiological reaction that entails a quickened heartbeat and more labored breathing
would most likely be linked to ____. a. control
b. arousal
c. drive
d. motivation
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Emotional Arousal TYPE: Factual
16. Within social psychological research on emotion, the term “arousal” is used to refer to
____.
a. the physiological reaction linked to most emotions
b. any positive emotion
c. any physiological response that prepares the person for sexual activity
d. attraction
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Emotional Arousal TYPE: Factual
17. The so-called “facial feedback hypothesis” refers to the idea that facial expressions seem
to have evolved in order for humans to better communicate feelings to one a.
another.
b. we get information about what other people are feeling via their facial expressions.
c. others’ emotional facial expressions can actually evoke or heighten our own emotional
experiences.
d. feedback from our own facial muscles can actually evoke or heighten our own emotional
experiences.
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Emotional Arousal TYPE: Conceptual
CHAPTER 6—Emotion and Affect
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the opening of this chapter, two men’s reactions to spam e-mail were described. The
fact that neither of the men were able to shrug off their annoyance to the spam illustrates
the fact that ____. a. emotion is largely consciously controlled
b. emotion is largely outside conscious awareness
c. emotion is a positive coping skill
d. emotion is a negative coping skill
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Introduction TYPE: Conceptual
2. Emotions are both positive and negative. Once people experience both types of emotion,
they generally try to orchestrate their lives to maximize the experience of positive
emotion and minimize the experience of negative emotion. This pattern illustrates that
emotions provide ____. a.a feedback system
b. enrichment to life
c. the intent for criminal behavior
d. a motive for creative behavior
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Introduction TYPE: Conceptual
3. According to the text, emotions are ____, whereas moods are ____.
a. linked to particular events; not linked to particular events
b. not linked to particular events; linked to particular events
c. automatic responses; conscious evaluations
d. conscious evaluations; automatic responses
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Conceptual
4. In social psychology, a feeling state that is not linked to any particular event is known as
a(n) ____. a. mood
b. emotion
c. affect
d. response
, ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Factual
5. According to the textbook, an affect is ____.
a. a feeling state that is not linked to a particular event
b. a largely automatic response that something is good or bad
c. a conscious evaluative reaction to some event
d. a judgment containing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Factual
6. Tammy is very upset because she received a poor grade on a big English assignment. It
would be most accurate to say that Tammy is experiencing a(n) ____.
a. emotion
b. affect
c. mood
d. attitude
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Applied
7. Madge woke up this morning feeling grouchy and annoyed. When asked why she is
feeling this way, she can’t seem to come up with any particular reason. It would be most
accurate to say that she is experiencing a(n) ____.
a. affect
b. emotion
c. mood
d. attitude
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Applied
8. Alice was attacked by a pig when she was a child, and developed a strong phobia of pigs.
Whenever she sees a pig—whether on a farm, in a zoo, or even in a movie—she has a
strong and immediate automatic reaction. This reaction is best classified as a(n) ____.
a. emotion
b. affect
c. mood
d. attitude
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Applied
9. Most researchers describe affect as ____.
a. occurring along a single dimension, ranging from negative to positive
, b. occurring along a single dimension, ranging from weak to strong
c. occurring along two separate dimensions – negative and positive
d. occurring along two separate dimensions – weak and strong
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Conceptual
10. When social psychologists talk about quick and automatic reactions that are simply
positive or negative (as opposed to being full-blown, complex feelings), they are talking
about ____.
a. moods
b. emotions
c. affects
d. drives
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Factual
11. People typically tend to form affects ____.
a. within a few microseconds
b. within a few seconds or minutes
c. after a few days or weeks of being exposed to someone or something
d. across a span of several years
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Factual
12. According to the text, an affect is different than an emotion in that an affect is ____ while
an emotion is ____.
a. a feeling state that is not linked to a particular event; a conscious evaluative reaction to some
event an automatic response that something is good or bad; a feeling state that is not linked to a
particular b.
event
c. an automatic response that something is good or bad; a conscious evaluative reaction to
some event
d. a conscious evaluative reaction to some event; an automatic response that something is good
or bad
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Conceptual
13. Affective reactions differ from emotions in a number of ways. For example, affective
reactions tend to ____. a. occur more automatically
b. involve a stronger behavioral component
c. be more likely to relate to particular events
d. be more complex
, ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: What Is Emotion? TYPE: Conceptual
14. Consider the following quote: “… we feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike,
afraid because we tremble…”. With which of the following theories is this MOST
consistent? a. The Cannon-Bard theory
b. The James-Lange theory
c. The Schachter-Singer theory
d. The excitation transfer theory
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Emotional Arousal TYPE: Conceptual
15. A physiological reaction that entails a quickened heartbeat and more labored breathing
would most likely be linked to ____. a. control
b. arousal
c. drive
d. motivation
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Emotional Arousal TYPE: Factual
16. Within social psychological research on emotion, the term “arousal” is used to refer to
____.
a. the physiological reaction linked to most emotions
b. any positive emotion
c. any physiological response that prepares the person for sexual activity
d. attraction
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Emotional Arousal TYPE: Factual
17. The so-called “facial feedback hypothesis” refers to the idea that facial expressions seem
to have evolved in order for humans to better communicate feelings to one a.
another.
b. we get information about what other people are feeling via their facial expressions.
c. others’ emotional facial expressions can actually evoke or heighten our own emotional
experiences.
d. feedback from our own facial muscles can actually evoke or heighten our own emotional
experiences.
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Emotional Arousal TYPE: Conceptual
