Affective psychology

Pavlov described curiosity as spontaneous orienting behavior. True. False.

Hebb found a U-shaped relationship between stress and motor activity. True. False.

Alpha waves appear during a highly alert and focused mental state. True. False.

Barbiturates increase system activity and alertness of the ARAS. True. False.

According to affective psychology, emotions are strongly connected to motivation. True. False.

Curiosity is a human specific need. True. False.

Intrinsic motivation is always stronger than extrinsic motivation. True. False.

Social support can buffer negative emotional effects. True. False.

Suppression is considered an antecedent-focused emotion regulation strategy. True. False.

Projection is a coping mechanism. True. False.

Which emotion regulation stratedy is most connected to better tong-term wettbeing?. Cognitive reappraisal. Suppression. Avoidance. Rumination.

What is coping?. Analysis of avaitable resources. Filtering environmental stimut. Overcoming stress. None of these.

Which emotion is linked to the fight-or-flight response?. Fear. Sadness. Joy. Disgust.

Which phase of the sexual response cycle is characterized by a repid return to an unaroused state?. Resolution. Excitement. Plateou. Orgasm.

Which theorist is most associated with the concept of self-actualization?. B. F Skinner. Henry Murray. Abraham Maslow. Carl Rogers.

According to the cognitive model of sexual behavior, it is... Driven by mental processes, scripts and schemas. Learned through conditioning and reinforcement. Learned through observation, imitation and social reinforcement. A natural, healthy and positive aspect of human life.

Which statement best reflects humanistic psychology's view of motivation?. People are solely motivated by external rewards. Motivation is determined by unconscious impulses. Motivation is based on biological need only. People are motivated by personal growth and fulfillment.

The central model of emotion was proposed by…. James and Lange Schacter and. Singer. Cannon and Bard Arnold and. Lazarus.

Positive affect is greatest when the stimulus is... Highly novel and highly complex. Moderately novel and moderately complex. Low in both novelty and complexity. None of the above.

Curiosity can be best explained by…. Drive reduction theory. Drive induction theory. Both. Neither.

What does the abbreviation ARAS stand for?.

Stimulating certain regions of the brain (e-g, septal region, midbrain dopaminerg system) serves as reinforcement. What is this region called?.

Name one universal facial expression of emotion!.

What is the first step in Gross's process model of emotion regulation?.