Quiz 2: Theories of Emotion

You are alone in your house at night and hear breaking glass in another room. Your heart rate increases, and you jump in the closet to hide. Which theory says you know you are afraid because of your arousal and behavior?

a. Cannon-Bard   b. James-Lange   c. Schachter-Singer   d. Sander

You are alone in your house at night and hear breaking glass in another room. Your heart rate accelerates, and you begin to assess the situation. You remember that you left a glass on your kitchen counter and your cat loves to jump up there. You are feeling some apprehension, but probably not fear. Which theory can best explain your emotion in this scenario? 

a. Cannon-Bard b. James-Lange c. Schachter-Singer d. Sander

You are alone in your house at night and hear breaking glass in another room. Which theory would say that your subjective experience of fear occurs simultaneously with your increase in heart rate?

a. Cannon-Bard b. James-Lange c. Schachter-Singer d. Sander

The finding that some emotions share the same physiological responses (eg increased heart rate when angry and excited) is a problem for which theory?

a. Cannon-Bard b. James-Lange c. Schachter-Singer d. Sander

The facial feedback hypothesis is a test of the… theory. A recent replication report found … evidence to support it. 

a. Schachter-Singer; Weak   b. James-Lange; Weak   c. James-Lange; Strong   d. Schachter-Singer; Strong

Dr. Dual proposes that there are two brain systems governing emotion, approach or avoid the stimulus. Based on Sander’s classification of theories, Dr. Dual’s proposal falls into which category? 

a. Cognition b. Feeling c. Action tendency d. Bodily reaction

Dr. Head’s theory of emotion states that how one appraises a situation can alter their emotional responses. Based on Sander’s classification of theories, Dr. Head’s would fall into which category? 

a. Cognition b. Feeling c. Action tendency d. Bodily reaction

Dr. Love’s theory of emotion focuses on the internal, subjective response to a stimulus. Based on Sander’s classification of theories, Dr. Love’s would fall into which category?

a. Cognition b. Feeling c. Action tendency d. Bodily reaction

Dr. Heart’s theory of emotion examines the similarities and differences in the physiological responses associated with emotional states. Based on Sander’s classification of theories, Dr. Heart’s would fall into which category?

a. Cognition b. Feeling c. Action tendency d. Bodily reaction

The Hajcak, Moser, and Simons study used which if the following neuroscience techniques to measure brain activity?

a. DBS b. ERP c. fMRI d. tDCS

The Hajcak, Moser, and Simons study examined whether appraisals alter how arousing one finds an affective stimulus. This idea is most closely associated with which? 

a. James-Lange b. Cannon-Bard c. Schachter-Singer d. Sander

Which of the following statements best represents the findings of the Hajcak, Moser, and Simons study?

a. The amplitude of the LPP was smaller for affective pictures than neutral ones.

b. The amplitude of the LPP was smaller when making affective appraisals compared to non-affective appraisals.

c. The amplitude of the LPP was larger for neutral pictures than affective pictures and when making non-affective appraisals compared to affective appraisals. 

d. The amplitude of the LPP was larger for affective pictures than neutral pictures and when making affective appraisals compared to non-affective appraisals. 

You want to study Ekman’s 6 basic emotions (happy, sad, fear, anger, surprise, disgust) in human infants. You gather 50 babies between birth and 6 months old and start assessing their emotion by recording and coding their facial movements in response to various stimuli. Given this scenario, which of Sander’s classes of theories are you studying?

Expression because that explains emotion through facial expression and body movements and this study is looking at their facial expression as a response to stimuli. 

Which of the three major components of emotion discussed in class is going to be the most problematic for you to study in infants? 

Subjective experience because each baby has different experiences and their facial movements might be different after responding to stimuli than someone else’s. They also can’t express themselves verbally for you to understand their thoughts.