Psychology Mcqs
You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is ____________?

A. The midbrain
B. The left hemisphere
C. The right hemisphere
D. The amygdala

Moods: __________________?

A. Are the most extreme forms of various emotions.
B. Are stubtle emotional undercurrents.
C. Reflect base physiological changes.
D. Reflect only positive emotions.

At the highest levels of arousal,

A. The individual becomes emotional, frenzied, and disorganized.
B. Only biological needs can be meet.
C. Performance of the most complex tasks improves.
D. Intellectual products exhibit great creativity.

According to the Cannon-Bard theory,

A. The thalamus plays a central role in producing emotions.
B. The carebellum must give the go-ahead for emotion.
C. Activity in the occipital and parietal lobes happens simultaneously to produce emotions.
D. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work in concert.

Which of the following is a method or way in which a stressful situation could be perceived as less stressful?

A. When one a anticipates the threat or the stressful situation
B. When one knows how long the stressful situation will last
C. When one understands the nature and cause of the situation
D. All of the above

A device that measures heart rate respiration and blood pressure(i.e, autonomic arousal) is _________?

A. An electromyocardiograph
B. A galvanic response meter
C. An electroercephalograph
D. A polygraph

Which theory holds that we are afraid because we run or are angry because we strike?

A. Attribution
B. James-lange
C. Cannon-bard
D. Cognitive

According to Walter Cannon:

A. Animals without a sympathetic nervous system can still experience emotion
B. Animals without an amygdala cannot experience emotion
C. Emotions can never be ‘experienced’ until the body has time to react
D. The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the feeling of emotion