Culture & Emotion (Ch9) Qs without answers

1 Emotion & Culture (PY 340): Chapter 9 1. _____ are defined as transient, biopsychosocial reactions to events. Emotions 2. Emotions are typically short-term reactions to events. True or false? True 3. Emotions are functional. True or false? True 4. Emotions are universal. True or false? True 5. What does it mean to say emotions are functional? They are functional because emotions can cause a response that leads to a behaviror. 6. There are 2 ways that emotions differ between cultures. List (do not describe) the 2 ways. Recognition and perception 7. Emotions that focus on the self are referred to as _____. Self-Conscious Emotions 8. _____ emotions refer to the set of emotions that are believed to universal to all humans. Basic 9. List the 6 basic emotions. Happiness, Surprise, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust 10. _____ is believed to be the 7 th basic emotion. Contempt 11. Charles Darwin wrote a book that compared how humans and nonhumans displayed emotions. What is the title of that book? The Expression of the Emotion in Man and Animals 12. In his book, Charles Darwin argued that humans and nonhumans displayed emotions differently. True or false? False 13. Which of the following individuals is the current key researcher associated with the ways people display and interpret emotions? a. Turvey b. Shaw c. Ekman d. Hull 14. Charles Darwin concluded that humans and nonhuman display the same emotions in different ways. True or false? False 15. Individuals in literate and illiterate cultures are equally capable of accurately identifying facial expressions. True or false? True 16. Significant cultural differences exist in how emotions are expressed. True or false?

2 False 17. *Q: What do you think the world would be like if different cultures expressed emotions differently? 18. *Q: What do you think the world would be like if different cultures perceived emotional expressions differently? 19. Research has shown that congenitally blind individuals express emotions different than sighted individuals. True or false? False 20. *Q: Research has shown that congenitally blind individuals express emotions different than individuals who became blind after birth. True or false? False 21. In comparison to the creation of emotional expressions, people are ____ at judging emotional expressions. a. more accurate b. less accurate c. equally accurate d. the answer depends on the culture that we are discussing or considering 22. There are reasons to believe an individual’s physiological states causes one to feel a particular emotion. True or false? True 23. There are reasons to believe an individual’s psychological state with regard to emotion causes changes in that individual’s physiological state. True or false? True 24. What causes a person to experience emotions? a. Physiology b. Psychological state c. Both and b d. Neither a nor b 25. _____ refer to the events or situations that elicit or trigger an emotion. Emotion Antecedents 26. *Q: Using your personal life, provide an example of an antecedent that caused a particular emotion in you. Be sure to describe the antecedent and response. Your answer should not be the same answer somebody else submits. 27. *Q: Using your personal life, provide an example of a particular antecedent that caused a particular emotion in you and a different emotional response in another individual. Be sure to describe the antecedent and response. Your answer should not be the same answer somebody else submits. 28. People are more accurate at emotional recognition than emotional regulation. True or false? True 29. People are more accurate at emotional regulation than emotional recognition. True or false?

4 41. *Q: You are incredibly angry about something that has happened, but you resist fully expressing your anger. Which one of the following best relates to such a situation? a. Deamplification b. Amplification c. Neutralization d. Qualification e. Masking f. Simulation 42. *Q: There are times when I am feeling so overwhelmed and stressed about things that I display no emotions at all. Which one of the following best relates to such a situation? a. Deamplification b. Amplification c. Neutralization d. Qualification e. Masking f. Simulation 43. *Q: You are walking down the sidewalk and a total stranger passes by you. You smile at them and say, “Hello” even though you are not happy. Which one of the following best relates to such a situation? a. Deamplification b. Amplification c. Neutralization d. Qualification e. Masking f. Simulation 44. *Q: A person is at work and having a tough day. Nonetheless, that person is smiling. Which one of the following best relates to such a situation? a. Deamplification b. Amplification c. Neutralization d. Qualification e. Masking f. Simulation 45. *Q: You are disappointed at hearing some news, but you do not display the way you feel. In fact, you express no emotion at all. Which one of the following best relates to such a situation? a. Deamplification b. Amplification c. Neutralization d. Qualification e. Masking f. Simulation

5 46. *Q: You are disappointed at hearing some news, but you display less than what you actually feel. Which one of the following best relates to such a situation? a. Deamplification b. Amplification c. Neutralization d. Qualification e. Masking f. Simulation 47. *Q: You get a great grade on an exam or paper, but your friend does not do well. To be sensitive at the disappointment your friend feels, you display your excitement but not to the degree you actually feel. Which one of the following best relates to such a situation? a. Deamplification b. Amplification c. Neutralization d. Qualification e. Masking f. Simulation 48. There is a possibility that our emotions will not be interpreted the way they were intended . True or false? 49. There are _____ cultural differences in the ability of individuals to interpret emotional expressions. a. No b. Small c. Medium d. Large 50. Collectivistic cultures are better at recognizing negative emotions than Individualistic cultures. True or false? 51. Individualistic cultures are better at recognizing negative emotions than Collectivistic cultures. True or false? 52. Cultural differences exist in the perceived intensity of an emotional expression . True or false?