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Exam 3
Module 31
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/22/2014

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When research participants were asked to raise their middle finger through a motion sensor while reading a story, the behaviors they read about were perceived as more hostile. This best illustrated
Definition
the behavior feedback effect
Term
Compared with men, women are ________ likely to report themselves open to feelings and ________ likely to express empathy.
Definition
more; more
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Comparing introverts and extraverts, we can say that the nonverbal expressions of emotion conveyed by ________ are easier to read, and ________ are better at reading other people's nonverbal expressions of emotion.
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extraverts; introverts
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Studies of observers' ability to detect whether people are lying or telling the truth indicate that the number of observers' correct judgments are ________ than one would predict from chance.
Definition
only slighter greater
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Compared with men, women would probably be better at detecting
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the emotions of two people having a discussion over lunch
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Compared with males, females are more likely to cry and report distress when observing someone in distress. Females' response best illustrates
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empathy
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Studies of our ability to perceive and communicate emotions indicate that in a crowd of people, it's easier to detect _____________ than a single happy face.
Definition
a single angry face
Term
As a member of the diplomatic corps, Alex was given special training in the customs, language, and religions of the nonindustrialized country where he would be living. However, Alex probably needed little training to correctly interpret his hosts' expressions of emotion as revealed by their
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facial expressions
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Researchers have found that people experience cartoons as more amusing while holding a pen with their teeth than while holding it with their lips. This best illustrates
Definition
the facial feedback effect
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Patients reportedly feel less depressed following between-the-eyebrows Botox injections that immobilize their frown muscles. This best illustrates
Definition
the facial feedback effect
Term
North Americans are more likely than Japanese citizens to display their feelings openly. This cultural difference best reflects the American culture's greater emphasis on
Definition
individuality
Term
Couples who are passionately in love most frequently communicate intimacy by means of
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prolonged eye gazing
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In 1968, North Korea published photos of American officers they had captured from a U.S. navy ship. Three men in the photo most clearly conveyed an emotional expression of defiance toward their captors by means of
Definition
gestures
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Compared with the explanations we give for men's emotionality, our explanations for women's emotionality are ________ likely to focus on their personal dispositions and ________ likely to focus on their circumstances.
Definition
more; less
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Who suggested that a sneer retains elements of baring one's teeth so as to threaten predators?
Definition
Charles Darwin
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