PSYCHOLOGY 1100 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
The nervous system pathway which transmits information from the thalamus to
the _____ is a rapid-response pathway that quickly results in physiological
responses associated with emotion?
Amygdala
According to the James-Lange theory, the conscious experience of emotion ____
physiological arousal; according to the Cannon-Bard theory the conscious
experience of emotion ______ physiological arousal
Follows; coincides with
Imagine you studied for this psychology exam with two of your classmates. If one
classmate, Becky, was very nervous and stressed out about the exam and the
other classmate, Craig, thought the exam wasnt a big deal, their differing
attitudes are most consistent with the finding that:
People's appraisal of stressful events are highly subjective
Next semester John needs to take one required course to complete his history
major. The two sections of the course are offered at 8am (not ideal when he likes
to sleep in until 10am) and at noon with a professor who is referred to as Dr. Dull.
As John decides on his schedule he will most likely experience ____ conflict.
Avoidance-avoidance
Damage to organ systems within the body have been observed:
Following chronic stress
With 3 finals and 2 papers on her schedule at the beginning of finals week, Kim
was very aware of keeling her body all keyed up as she worried how she could
possibly do everything she needed to do. By the middle of the week, Kim felt
calmer and was dealing fairly well with budgeting her time and was completing
tasks in a timely fashion. During the middle of finals week kim was most likely in
the ____ stage of general adaptation syndrome
Resistance
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
The nervous system pathway which transmits information from the thalamus to
the _____ is a rapid-response pathway that quickly results in physiological
responses associated with emotion?
Amygdala
According to the James-Lange theory, the conscious experience of emotion ____
physiological arousal; according to the Cannon-Bard theory the conscious
experience of emotion ______ physiological arousal
Follows; coincides with
Imagine you studied for this psychology exam with two of your classmates. If one
classmate, Becky, was very nervous and stressed out about the exam and the
other classmate, Craig, thought the exam wasnt a big deal, their differing
attitudes are most consistent with the finding that:
People's appraisal of stressful events are highly subjective
Next semester John needs to take one required course to complete his history
major. The two sections of the course are offered at 8am (not ideal when he likes
to sleep in until 10am) and at noon with a professor who is referred to as Dr. Dull.
As John decides on his schedule he will most likely experience ____ conflict.
Avoidance-avoidance
Damage to organ systems within the body have been observed:
Following chronic stress
With 3 finals and 2 papers on her schedule at the beginning of finals week, Kim
was very aware of keeling her body all keyed up as she worried how she could
possibly do everything she needed to do. By the middle of the week, Kim felt
calmer and was dealing fairly well with budgeting her time and was completing
tasks in a timely fashion. During the middle of finals week kim was most likely in
the ____ stage of general adaptation syndrome
Resistance
