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Test #3 Review (Spring 03)

Chapter 11 Emotion

Three components to emotion (discussed in lecture)

Schachter-Singer Theory (two-factor theory) (be able to identify an example of this?)

Gender differences in emotion (remember the findings)

Happiness (what are things that lead to happiness)

Dimensions of emotion (what are the 2 dimensions?)

Facial feedback hypothesis (what is it?)

Display rules (what is an example of this?)

Amygdala and emotion (pp. 402-403)

Functions of emotions (discussed in lecture)

Role of hormones and emotion

Lie detection

Chapter 12 Motivation

Drive theory of motivation (how does it work? what is homeostatis?)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (what are the different levels? what is self-actualization?)

Characteristics of successful goal-setting

Need for achievement (what is it?)

Anoxeria nervosa & bulimia nervosa (what are the definitions?)

Obesity (what are causes of obesity?)

Set point theory (what is it?)

Need for affiliation

Sternberg's three factor theory of LOVE

Arousal and orgasm (pp. 441-442).

Motives for sex (p. 443)

Sexual orientation

Chapter 13 Personality

Toughest Point: Distinguishing between Freud’s different Ego Defense Mechanisms. People often do not understand sublimation.

Sigmund Freud's biography (when did he live? what type of research did he start out in?)

Structure of Personality: Id, Ego, Superego (what are the guiding principles of each entity?)

Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Personality Development (what are the stages? what are the issues at each stage? what happens if somebody gets fixated at this stage?)

Defense Mechanisms (given an example, describe what is the likely defense mechanism? how do each work? at least two questions)

Contemporary Criticisms of Freud (what are the criticisms of his theories and ideas?)

Allport’s Three Types of Traits (what are the features of the three types of traits?)

Big Five: Remember OCEAN (know the Big Five traits!--at least two questions)

Objective and Projective Tests (what are the features of each of these types of tests? what are the advantages of both types?)

Temperaments (pp. 471-473)

Heritability of personality

Practice Items:

Chapter 11

Maddie jumps with fear as she feels a hand on her shoulder while walking on a deserted path across campus. What brain structure played a key role in Maddie's swift reaction?

  1. medulla
  2. hippocampus
  3. amygdala
  4. cerebral cortex

The process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the basic emotion being expressed is called:

  1. primary emotional processing
  2. internal emotion work
  3. facial feedback
  4. body language

In lecture, I discussed three components of emotions. Which of the following is NOT one of those components?

  1. physiological
  2. behavioral
  3. unconscious
  4. cognitive

Display rules involve:

  1. displaying an emotion that is not actually felt, often because of a role requirement
  2. social/cultural guidelines that regulate when, how, and where a person may express emotion
  3. emotions that are displayed as a rule, only by certain cultures
  4. universal, biologically-based emotional displays evoked by particular emotional situations

The two-factor theory of emotion states that emotions depend both on:

  1. universal neurophysiology in the facial muscles and on culture-specific emotional variation
  2. subjective feelings and tendencies to act on the feelings
  3. primary emotions and secondary emotions
  4. physiological arousal and a cognitive interpretation of that arousal

Chapter 12

The need for achievement is reflected by a desire to

A. win a game

B. graduate from college

C. do a good job

D. all of the above

According to the triangle theory of love, different varieties of love occur because of different combinations of three key elements:

  1. romance, euphoria, and affection
  2. passion, intimacy, and commitment
  3. fidelity, liking, and sexual excitement
  4. yearning, compatibility, and attachment

Which underlying motive emphasizes having sex to avoid the lover's anger or rejection?

  1. coping
  2. partner approval
  3. peer approval
  4. self-affirmation

Maslow envisioned people's motives as a pyramid, the first needs to be satisfied were:

  1. security needs
  2. social needs
  3. esteem needs
  4. survival needs

Which of the following is NOT one of the working conditions that increases job satisfaction?

  1. the amount of money earned on the job
  2. the amount of control over many aspects of work
  3. supportive relationships with superiors and co-workers
  4. clear and consistent rules for the workers

Chapter 12

According to Freud, if someone does not successfully master a stage of psychosexual development, because too much or too little pleasure was available during that stage, it will result in a(n)

A. Oedipus complex.

B. fixation.

C. erogenous zone.

D. attachment.

Imagine you work for a nasty boss, but have repressed your hostility toward him. If anxiety about this hostility begins to surface, you might say, "I have no problem with him, but there are people in my office who would love to kill him." This is an example of

A. denial.

B. reaction formation.

C. rationalization.

D. projection.

When the clerk at the store overcharged Marissa, she yelled at her and complained to the manager; when the same thing happened to Paul, he accepted the correction with a smile. These people differ most strongly on which of these Big Five personality supertraits?

A. Extroversion-introversion

B. Agreeableness-antagonism

C. Conscientiousness-undirectedness

D. Openness to experience

The personality theory that is most embedded in popular culture is:

  1. social-cognitive theory
  2. psychodynamic theory
  3. humanist theory
  4. trait theory

A distinctive pattern of behavior, thoughts, motives, and emotions that characterizes a person over time is defined as ______whereas habitual ways of behaving, thinking, and feelings are considered ______:

  1. personality; traits
  2. personality; habits
  3. traits; personality
  4. habits; personality

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