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Emotional and Physiological Responses Quiz

#1

Which of the following hormones is associated with the fight-or-flight response?

Adrenaline
Explanation

Hormone linked to the body's immediate reaction to stress.

#2

What is the term for the involuntary physiological response to a perceived threat?

Fight-or-flight response
Explanation

Body's instinctual reaction to danger or stress.

#3

Which of the following is NOT considered a primary emotion?

Jealousy
Explanation

Jealousy is a complex secondary emotion.

#4

Which hormone is often referred to as the 'love hormone' due to its role in social bonding and attachment?

Oxytocin
Explanation

Hormone involved in social bonding and attachment.

#5

Which neurotransmitter is associated with the regulation of mood, sleep, and appetite?

Serotonin
Explanation

Neurotransmitter involved in mood regulation, sleep, and appetite.

#6

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for regulating emotions?

Amygdala
Explanation

Brain structure crucial for emotional responses and memory.

#7

Which neurotransmitter is commonly associated with pleasure and reward?

Dopamine
Explanation

Neurotransmitter linked to feelings of pleasure and reward.

#8

Which of the following is NOT a typical physiological response to stress?

Decreased blood pressure
Explanation

Stress typically elevates blood pressure.

#9

What is the term for the study of how psychological processes, such as perception and memory, are affected by the presence of others?

Social psychology
Explanation

Study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others.

#10

Which of the following is NOT a typical symptom of anxiety?

Decreased breathing rate
Explanation

Anxiety often increases breathing rate.

#11

Which brain structure plays a key role in processing and storing emotional memories?

Hippocampus
Explanation

Crucial for memory consolidation, especially emotional memories.

#12

What is the term for the process of interpreting and making sense of sensory information?

Perception
Explanation

Mental process of understanding and interpreting sensory input.

#13

What is the term for the process by which we regulate our emotions in order to achieve a desired emotional state?

Emotion regulation
Explanation

Strategy to manage and adjust emotions.

#14

Which theory of emotion suggests that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously?

Cannon-Bard theory
Explanation

Emotional response and physiological reactions happen together.

#15

What term refers to the psychological phenomenon where people tend to overestimate the intensity and duration of their emotional reactions to future events?

Affective forecasting
Explanation

Tendency to predict future emotions inaccurately.

#16

What is the term for the psychological defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses or emotions are repressed and expressed in a disguised form?

Reaction formation
Explanation

Defense mechanism involving expressing the opposite of one's true feelings.

#17

What is the term for the psychological defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own undesirable qualities onto others?

Projection
Explanation

Assigning one's own unacceptable qualities to others.

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