Question 1

All of the following are parts of the procedure for dealing with debilitative feelings except which one?​

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A)  ​Record your self-talk
B)  ​Monitor your emotional reactions.
C)  ​Dispute your irrational beliefs.
D)  ​Identify the activating event.
E)  ​Analyze your motives.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

The best predictor of being able to detect and interpret emotional expressions is

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A)  ​foreign travel.
B)  ​academic background.
C)  ​cultural similarity.
D)  ​biological sex.
E)  ​none of the above.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 3

Fortunately, for people who want to hide their emotions, all the physical changes that accompany emotions are internal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is a better way of expressing emotion in the statement: "You're making me nervous"?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Say "I feel nervous when you drive over the speed limit."
B)  ​Say "Your fast driving is not making me feel very safe."
C)  ​Say "I feel like taking the keys."
D)  ​All of the above could improve the statement.
E)  ​No improvement is needed.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

Subscribing to the fallacy of catastrophic expectations can lead to

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A)  ​self-fulfilling prophecies.
B)  ​erroneous perception checking.
C)  ​reflected appraisals.
D)  ​physiological noise.
E)  ​both c and d above.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

Generally speaking, people are more likely to share negative emotions rather than positive emotions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In mainstream U.S.society, we don't express our emotions very well or very frequently because

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A)  ​of social rules and roles.
B)  ​others put us down.
C)  ​we recognize so many emotions.
D)  ​self-disclosure is already high enough.
E)  ​of inadequate self-concepts.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The "amygdala" refers to

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A)  ​the threat alarm system in the brain.
B)  ​a type of emotional contagion.
C)  ​a reservoir of emotional memories.
D)  ​nonverbal reactions expressed on the face.
E)  ​none of the above.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

"I feel like quitting school" is an example of

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A)  ​a feeling statement.
B)  ​an emotionally counterfeit statement.
C)  ​an emotional intention.
D)  ​a contextual emotion.
E)  ​a self-fulfilling prophecy.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Revealing multiple feelings means

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A)  ​mixing up all the feelings you have.
B)  ​expressing more than one feeling.
C)  ​sharing what you feel and what your partner feels, too.
D)  ​all of the above.
E)  ​none of the above.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Research described in this chapter found that when subjects were coached to move their facial muscles in ways that appeared afraid, angry, disgusted, amused, sad, etc., the subjects responded

Accepted Answer

A)  ​as if they themselves were having these feelings.
B)  ​by showing the opposite feeling.
C)  ​by showing more intense feelings than the volunteers.
D)  ​with no emotion at all.with no emotion at all.
E)  ​with pity for the volunteers.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of falling for the fallacy of causation?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​"People at parties make me nervous."
B)  ​"If I ask her/him for a date the answer will probably be no."
C)  ​"I'm no good at anything!"
D)  ​"Everybody is against me."
E)  ​"I should be a better person."F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

Self-talk

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A)  ​can be facilitative or debilitative.
B)  ​can determine how you feel.
C)  ​includes identifying an event, your thought, and feeling.
D)  ​allows you to have control over how you feel.
E)  ​includes all of the above.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

"I know he'll be crushed if I don't go out with him."

Accepted Answer

A)  ​fallacy of causation
B)  ​fallacy of shoulds
C)  ​fallacy of overgeneralization
D)  ​fallacy of perfection
E)  ​fallacy of helplessnessF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

"Those interviewers made me so nervous."

Accepted Answer

A)  ​fallacy of causation
B)  ​fallacy of shoulds
C)  ​fallacy of overgeneralization
D)  ​fallacy of perfection
E)  ​fallacy of helplessnessF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following is true of debilitative feelings?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​They often last a long time.
B)  ​They keep you from functioning effectively.
C)  ​They are intense.
D)  ​They are a product of your beliefs.
E)  ​All of the above are true of debilitative feelings.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

"I can't tell my boyfriend his smoking upsets me!"

Accepted Answer

A)  ​fallacy of causation
B)  ​fallacy of shoulds
C)  ​fallacy of overgeneralization
D)  ​fallacy of perfection
E)  ​fallacy of helplessnessF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

The approach to handling emotions described in your text involves talking yourself out of feeling unnecessarily bad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Over-expression of emotion may create physiological ailments as much as under-expression of emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Some people fail to communicate their emotions clearly because they understate or downplay them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Emotions

"I know he'll be crushed if I don't go out with him."

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"Those interviewers made me so nervous."

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Research described in this chapter found that when subjects were coached to move their facial muscles in ways that appeared afraid, angry, disgusted, amused, sad, etc., the subjects responded

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Which of the following is true of debilitative feelings?

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Which of the following is a better way of expressing emotion in the statement: "You're making me nervous"?

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The best predictor of being able to detect and interpret emotional expressions is

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"I feel like quitting school" is an example of

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The "amygdala" refers to

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Revealing multiple feelings means

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Some people fail to communicate their emotions clearly because they understate or downplay them.

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In mainstream U.S.society, we don't express our emotions very well or very frequently because

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Which of the following is an example of falling for the fallacy of causation?​

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Subscribing to the fallacy of catastrophic expectations can lead to

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All of the following are parts of the procedure for dealing with debilitative feelings except which one?​

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The approach to handling emotions described in your text involves talking yourself out of feeling unnecessarily bad.

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Generally speaking, people are more likely to share negative emotions rather than positive emotions.

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"I can't tell my boyfriend his smoking upsets me!"

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Fortunately, for people who want to hide their emotions, all the physical changes that accompany emotions are internal.

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Over-expression of emotion may create physiological ailments as much as under-expression of emotion.

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