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The research finding indicating that goal achievement generally leads to expressions of joy across cultures provides support for the claim that _________.

A
events triggering specific emotions are generally consistent across cultures
B
basic facial expressions are recognizable across cultures
C
cultures categorize emotions in different ways
D
cultural expectation influences how emotion is expressed
3

Research indicates that catharsis generally reinforces the tendency to __________.

A
calm down quickly after a provocation
B
deal with anger in adaptive ways
C
lash out toward others
D
decrease aggressive behaviors
5

Gabriel just moved to the United States and was surprised by the angry emotional outbursts of others he commonly witnessed on the street, as he was used to individuals being more subdued in public settings. Based on this information, a pyschologist would likely claim that __________.

A
individuals in Gabriel's culture have no word for anger
B
individuals in Gabriel's culture do not show emotion
C
Gabriel's culture does not have the same emotional expressions as the United States
D
Gabriel's culture has different display rules for acceptable social behavior
6

Research indicates that negative emotions generally ___________. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
increase one's need to engage in destructive behaviors
B
create an unpleasant state within individuals
C
include feelings of hope and gratitude
D
lead to maladaptive or adaptive behavior
8

Which of the following statements concerning the effects of happiness is not true? Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
Feelings of happiness generally lead individuals to demonstrate less care toward others.
B
Happy individuals are generally more playful than individuals who are not.
C
Research has linked levels of happiness to increases in creative problem solving.
D
Happiness, along with love, has been found to provoke prosocial behaviors.
9

Emotions can lead one to engage in adaptive behavior when they _________.

A
motivate one to increase prosocial behavior
B
cause one to want to become physically violent toward another
C
decrease kind behavior toward others
D
increase panic or anxiety in individuals
10

Researchers Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen conducted facial recognition experiments to determine which of the following?

A
if cultures differ in social gestures used to represent emotion
B
if cultures differ in words used to label emotions
C
if emotional expressions were recognizable across cultures
D
if cultures had different display rules for emotion
12

Which of the following statements concerning the effects of happiness is not true? Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
Feelings of happiness generally lead individuals to demonstrate less care toward others.
B
Happy individuals are generally more playful than individuals who are not.
C
Research has linked levels of happiness to increases in creative problem solving.
D
Happiness, along with love, has been found to provoke prosocial behaviors.
13

Cultures are similar in their influences on an individual's emotion in which of the following ways?

A
labels for emotion
B
situational influences on emotion
C
cultural expectations concerning emotion
D
social gestures characterizing emotion
14

Gabriel just moved to the United States and was surprised by the angry emotional outbursts of others he commonly witnessed on the street, as he was used to individuals being more subdued in public settings. Based on this information, a pyschologist would likely claim that __________.

A
individuals in Gabriel's culture have no word for anger
B
individuals in Gabriel's culture do not show emotion
C
Gabriel's culture does not have the same emotional expressions as the United States
D
Gabriel's culture has different display rules for acceptable social behavior
15

Research indicates that catharsis does not appear to be useful in evoking calm feelings if ___________.

A
catharsis is carried out immediately after feeling anger
B
one's emotional release is targeted at the provoker
C
one's counterattack feels justifiable
D
one's provoker is not intimidating to the one venting anger
16

The research finding indicating that goal achievement generally leads to expressions of joy across cultures provides support for the claim that _________.

A
events triggering specific emotions are generally consistent across cultures
B
basic facial expressions are recognizable across cultures
C
cultures categorize emotions in different ways
D
cultural expectation influences how emotion is expressed
18

Researchers Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen conducted facial recognition experiments to determine which of the following?

A
if cultures differ in social gestures used to represent emotion
B
if cultures differ in words used to label emotions
C
if emotional expressions were recognizable across cultures
D
if cultures had different display rules for emotion
19

Research indicates that negative emotions generally ___________. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
increase one's need to engage in destructive behaviors
B
create an unpleasant state within individuals
C
include feelings of hope and gratitude
D
lead to maladaptive or adaptive behavior
20

All of the following emotions have been found to increase prosocial behavior except __________.

A
hope
B
anxiety
C
love
D
happiness

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