PSY336H1 Midterm: Notes on readings for test 1 (pt 2)

20. You realize that the PowerPoint assignment that you were going to work on this weekend is actually due today. You feel stressed, anxious, and show signs of physiological arousal such as muscle tension and increased heart rate and blood pressure. According to the Canon-Bard theory of emotion A) the physiological arousal and subjective experience occur simultaneously B) you have the subjective experience of emotion prior to the physiological arousal C) you have the physiological arousal and then interpret this as feeling stressed D) the subjective experience of emotion generates the physiological arousal E) the amount of anxiety you feel will depend on happy you were when you put off working on the assignment the previous week

20. You realize that the PowerPoint assignment that you were going to work on this weekend is actually due today. You feel stressed, anxious, and show signs of physiological arousal such as muscle tension and increased heart rate and blood pressure. According to the Canon-Bard theory of emotion A) the physiological arousal and subjective experience occur simultaneously B) you have the subjective experience of emotion prior to the physiological arousal C) you have the physiological arousal and then interpret this as feeling stressed D) the subjective experience of emotion generates the physiological arousal E) the amount of anxiety you feel will depend on happy you were when you put off working on the assignment the previous week

22. The theories of Richard Lazarus and Stanley Schachter are similar because both A) propose that emotion is caused by unconscious conflicts B) propose that extrinsic reward decreases intrinsic motivation C) propose that emotional expression is culturally determined D) propose that cognitive appraisals are an essential component of emotional experience E) all of the above