Psychological Aspects of Emotions and Well-Being Quiz

Test your knowledge on neurotransmitters, theories of emotion, coping strategies, and more in this quiz on affective neuroscience. Dive into the science of emotions!

#1

Which neurotransmitter is commonly associated with feelings of happiness and pleasure?

Dopamine
Serotonin
Endorphins
GABA
#2

What term describes the tendency to attribute one's own emotions to the emotional expressions of others?

Projection
Empathy
Mood contagion
Mirror neurons
#3

What term describes the psychological phenomenon where individuals adjust to a consistent level of stimulation, becoming less sensitive to it over time?

Sensory adaptation
Habituation
Sensitization
Selective attention
#4

Which brain structure plays a key role in the regulation of the sleep-wake cycle and is involved in the generation of slow-wave sleep?

Hippocampus
Thalamus
Pineal gland
Hypothalamus
#5

Which psychological theory proposes that emotions are the result of physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal?

James-Lange Theory
Cannon-Bard Theory
Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory
Lazarus Theory of Emotion
#6

Which theory of emotion suggests that physiological arousal precedes the emotional experience?

James-Lange Theory
Cannon-Bard Theory
Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory
Facial Feedback Hypothesis
#7

What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the duration of negative events and underestimate the duration of positive events?

Hedonic treadmill
Positivity offset
Negativity bias
Framing effect
#8

Who proposed the hierarchy of needs, suggesting that individuals are motivated to fulfill certain needs before moving on to others?

Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
Erik Erikson
B.F. Skinner
#9

Which psychological theory emphasizes the role of cognitive appraisal in determining emotions?

Facial Feedback Hypothesis
Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory
Lazarus Theory of Emotion
Cannon-Bard Theory
#10

What is the term for the psychological state that results from comparing one's current circumstances to a standard?

Mood
Affect
Subjective well-being
Social comparison
#11

Which emotion-focused coping strategy involves reframing a stressful situation in a positive light?

Problem-solving
Emotional expression
Positive reinterpretation
Avoidance
#12

Which area of the brain is primarily responsible for the regulation of emotions, including fear and aggression?

Amygdala
Hippocampus
Prefrontal cortex
Hypothalamus
#13

Who developed the broaden-and-build theory, suggesting that positive emotions broaden one's awareness and encourage novel, varied, and exploratory thoughts and actions?

Barbara Fredrickson
Martin Seligman
Carol Dweck
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
#14

What term refers to the ability to recognize, understand, and manage both your own emotions and the emotions of others?

Emotional intelligence
Emotional regulation
Emotional awareness
Emotional literacy
#15

What is the term for the tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event based on how easily examples of it come to mind?

Availability heuristic
Representativeness heuristic
Anchoring and adjustment
Confirmation bias
#16

Who proposed the cognitive-mediational theory of emotion, suggesting that emotions are the result of appraisals of the environment and not simply reactions to stimuli?

Richard Lazarus
Walter Cannon
Robert Zajonc
Stanley Schachter
#17

What term describes the process of adapting to and effectively managing significant sources of stress or trauma?

Emotional intelligence
Coping
Resilience
Mindfulness

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