[Solved] Freud, Lorenz, and Others Proposed the Concept of Catharsis, Which

Q42:  You are starting a new job that is very important to your career. On your first day, though you are very upset over a personal matter, you determine to do the very best job you can and you keep a smile pasted on your face all day. By the end of the day, you find that not only have you done very well at work, but you actually feel better than you might have expected. This experience offers support for A) a variation of the James-Lange theory suggesting that facial expressions can affect our emotions. B) a variation of the Cannon-Bard theory suggesting that facial expressions can affect our emotions. C) the fact that you are probably in the resistance stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS). D) the idea that we can all choose to feel whatever emotion we choose if we have strong enough character.

Q43:  The use of the Maori haka to "psych up" by the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team demonstrates A) catharsis. B) the ability of facial expression and body movements to alter mood. C) the role of the right hemisphere in facial expression. D) the role of the amygdala in emotion.

Q44:  Increased empathy may result from A) an understanding of body language. B) good verbal understanding. C) the imitation of others' facial expressions. D) the ability to express emotion clearly.

Q45:  When your friend is feeling very stressed about an upcoming exam, you are most likely to correctly assess her feelings when you A) are discussing the matter in less-stressful settings, like a party, which gives you enough distance to feel objective. B) pay more attention to what she is saying than to her facial expressions. C) are able to feel confident about your own upcoming exams. D) feel the same level of stress about your own upcoming exams.

Q46:  You and your friends get together to talk about your performances on an exam. You are all upset about your performances. Given what you learned in this chapter, how do you think you will all feel when you finish discussing the exam? A) You will all feel a great deal better because you will have gotten it off your chests, as suggested by catharsis theory. B) You will all feel about the same as when you started, as suggested by the Cannon-Bard theory. C) You will all probably be even more upset, as suggested by the James-Lange theory. D) You will all be in the exhaustion phase of GAS.

Q48:  Kayla's friends worry about her terrible temper, especially when she is driving. Which of the following strategies would be most helpful for reducing Kayla's road rage? A) encouraging her to express her feelings more regularly when she is not driving, as bottling up her anger leads to explosions B) imitating her behavior so she can see how ridiculous she looks C) encouraging her to see the humor in the driving behavior of others D) encouraging her to express her feelings verbally and with gestures so she can "let off some steam"

Q49:  Data from the "swinging bridge" experiment, in which men appeared to have difficulty separating sexual arousal and fear, are most difficult to explain in terms of A) the James-Lange theory. B) the Cannon-Bard theory. C) the Schachter-Singer theory. D) all of the theories, which are equally unable to explain these data.

Q50:  The biggest flaw in the "swinging bridge" study is the fact that A) people were coerced into participating in the experiment. B) men were not randomly assigned to the safe or scary bridges. C) the participants did not include women. D) outside the laboratory, it is too difficult to control for so many different variables.

Q51:  The theory of emotion that says we feel simultaneous physical and subjective emotional responses is the _______ theory. A) James-Lange B) Cannon-Bard C) Schachter-Singer D) Darwinian

Q52:  The Schachter-Singer theory of emotion suggests that the identification of specific emotions depends on A) general arousal, which leads us to appraise our circumstances. B) physical cues. C) feedback from facial expressions. D) simultaneous physical and subjective reactions.