20 MC questions psychology

Book: QUESTION 11.Research on emotions in the 21st century demonstrates that ______.positive emotions determine how adaptive we are, and negative emotions determine our areas for improvementboth positive and negative emotions may determine how adaptive we are in our daily lives negative emotions have very little to do with adaptive functioningpositive emotions determine how adaptive we are in our daily lives0.5 points   QUESTION 21.Which of the following is true about the measurement of emotion-focused coping skills?There was a wide disparity in items used to measure emotion-focused coping.Most statements about emotion-focused coping were overly optimistic and self-congratulatory.Scales measuring emotion-focused coping disregarded those emotions marked by distress or psychopathology.Emotion-focused coping is generally inferior to problem-focused coping.0.5 points   QUESTION 31.Which systems in the body are used to distinguish emotional approach and emotional avoidance?the reticular formation and visual pathwaythe sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systemsthe behavioral activation and behavioral inhibition systemsthe motor cortex and temporoparietal junction0.5 points   QUESTION 41.What are the two related, but distinct processes involved in approach-oriented emotion-focused coping?emotional processing and emotional expressionemotional identification and emotional developmentemotional management and emotional displaysemotional consumption and emotional regulation0.5 points   QUESTION 51.In a study about dealing with the stress of chronic racism, who exhibited greater self-esteem and life satisfaction?People who suppressed their negative emotions in focused on their positive emotions.People who were able to distance themselves from people expressing negative emotions.People who felt that they had ways of coping emotionally with their experiences.People who had more positive emotions toward the dominant group in society.0.5 points   QUESTION 61.What do studies on emotional expression indicate about the differences between Chinese and Western individuals?Chinese individuals commonly use emotional expression and experience the same positive correlations as Westerners.Chinese individuals seldom use emotional expression, but do not experience negative or positive correlations with other life factors.Chinese individuals seldom use emotional suppression, and experience positive correlations with other life factors as a result.Chinese individuals commonly use emotional suppression, but do not experience the same negative correlations as Westerners.0.5 points   QUESTION 71.According to LeDoux during more stressful times, our thinking and coping are powered by the ______.amygdalahippocampusprefrontal cortexreticular formation0.5 points   QUESTION 81.A person has begun to realize that their angry feelings toward their spouse are valid and important. What process involved in approach-oriented emotion-focused coping is Jim demonstrating?emotional processingemotional regulationemotional managementemotional expression0.5 points   QUESTION 91.How does Branch 4 differ from Branches 1?3 in Salovey and Mayer?s model of emotional intelligence?Branches 1?3 require less cognition.Branch 4 is composed of understanding emotions.Branch 4 involves the difficult task of mood regulation.Branches 1?3 each include emotional suppression.0.5 points   QUESTION 101.Appreciating the dynamic relationship among emotions and behaviors is a skill obtained in which branch of Salovey and Mayer?s four-branch model of emotional intelligence?Branch 3Branch 1Branch 4Branch 20.5 points   QUESTION 111.How does the MSCEIT assess the respondents? ability to use emotions to facilitate thought?Respondents are asked to describe feelings arising in other people.Respondents are asked to describe feelings using non-feeling words.Respondents are asked to describe feelings using pictures and drawings.Respondents are asked to describe feelings suggested by artistic designs.0.5 points   QUESTION 121.Which of the following is a positive trait that can be manifested using emotional intelligence?candidnessconscientiousnesswisdommindfulness0.5 points   QUESTION 131.People who are high in emotional intelligence are likely to ______.use their abilities to exploit othersdirectly involve themselves in situations to assist other peoplescore lower on traditional assessments of intelligenceavoid involving themselves in situations where there is conflict0.5 points   QUESTION 141.What is the name of Carstensen?s theory which says that older adults focus less on negative emotions, engage more deeply with emotional content, and savor the positive in life?the socioemotional selectivity theorythe emotional process-approach theorythe life-space emotional theorythe emotional intelligence theory0.5 points   QUESTION 151.Unlike young people, older individuals seem to orient to what type of goals?long-term goalsfuture-oriented goalshere-and-now goalsemotion-related goals0.5 points   QUESTION 161.Which of the following best describes the findings of Dr. Pennebaker?s study on processing intense emotions?Writing about emotional topics proved to be distressing for the experimental group initially, but more beneficial in the long term.Creating art related to emotional topics proved to be distressful for both the experimental group and the control group.Speaking to a significant other about emotional topics was beneficial in the short term but proved to be distressing in the long term.Talking to friends about emotional topics proved to be beneficial in the short term, and was neither beneficial nor distressful in the long term.0.5 points   QUESTION 171.Which of the following descriptions is fitting of someone with the trait of alexithymia?An individual who has trouble making emotional connections with others.An individual who has trouble writing about emotionally traumatic events.An individual who has trouble identifying and making sense of emotions.An individual who has trouble expressing emotions.0.5 points   QUESTION 181.When parents allow their own emotional responses to characters in a story to be seen, children may benefit through which process?empathymodelingreinforcementcatharsis0.5 points   QUESTION 191.Dealing with negative emotions in a manner that result in rumination might be described as what?avoidantregressivemaladaptivedysfunctional0.5 points   QUESTION 201.What can be the result of unbalanced attempts at processing feelings?indecisivenesspoor physical healthcognitive dissonancepoor decision-making