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Cognition, Emotion, and Self in Human Behavior MCQ

Symbolic interactionism is a theory stressing that we develop a sense of meaning in the world through interaction with our _____ environment and interpretation of symbols

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Correct Answer: A & B

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Preconventional morality is a stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development in which moral decisions are made based on

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Correct Answer: Both

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Postconventional morality is a stage in ______ theory of moral development in which moral decisions are based on moral principles that transcend those of one’s own society.

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Correct Answer: Kohlberg's Theory

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A theory proposing that all of us are engaged in an ongoing process of constructing a life story is termed as

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Correct Answer: Narrative Theory

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_______ is a feeling disposition that, in contrast to an emo-tion, is more chronic, less intense, and less tied to a specific situation

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Correct Answer: Mood

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Information processing theory is a sensory theory of cogni-tion that sees information as flowing from the external world to

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Correct Answer: Nervous System

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A theory asserting that emo-tions originate in our neurophysiology and that our per-sonalities are organized around affective biases

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Correct Answer: Differential emotions theory

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Cognitive operation is the use of abstract thoughts and ideas that are not tied to ______ information.

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Correct Answer: Both

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The influence of thinking between the occurrence of a stimulus and one’s response to the stimulus is called

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Correct Answer: Cognitive mediation

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A theory of ________ behavior assert-ing that the experience of based on conscious evaluations people make about their physiological sensa-tions in particular social settings.

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Correct Answer: Emotional

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Affect refers to _________ manifestation of a feeling.

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Correct Answer: Physiological

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Cognition is defined as our conscious or preconscious thinking processes—the mental activities of which we are aware or can become aware with reflection.

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Correct Answer: True

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In Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, seeking conformity and consistency with what one perceives to be the opinions of the larger community describes the ______ stage.

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Correct Answer: Conventional

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The psychological theory of emotions that purports that our experiences of emotion are based on conscious evaluations we make about physiological sensations in particular social settings is ______.

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Correct Answer: Attribution theory

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______ involves responding to experiences based on existing schema.

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Correct Answer: Assimilation

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______ involves changing schema when new situations cannot be incorporated within an existing one.

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Correct Answer: Accommodation

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______ includes taking in relevant information from the environment, synthesizing that information, and formulating a plan of action based on this synthesis.

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Correct Answer: Cognition

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Both Kohlberg’s and Gilligan’s stages of moral reasoning, like Piaget’s cognitive theory, assume an increased ability to think abstractly as the person progresses.

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Correct Answer: True

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______ refers to the physiological manifestation of feelings.

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Correct Answer: Affect

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In this theory, intelligence is defined as the biopsychosocial potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in culture.

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Correct Answer: Multiple intelligences theory

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When an individual focuses only on the negative aspects of a situation, and consequently overlooks the positive, it is an example of which cognitive distortion?

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Correct Answer: Selective abstraction

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Alfred Bandura added the principle of vicarious learning, modeling, to social learning theory.

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Correct Answer: True

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When an individual views experiences as being all good or all bad, they are engaging which cognitive distortion?

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Correct Answer: Absolute thinking

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The psychological theory of emotions that purports that our conscious mental functioning takes place within the ego is ______.

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Correct Answer: Psychoanalytic theory

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Social theories of emotion take the view that emotion precedes perception (the interpretation of a situation).

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Correct Answer: False

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______ is a feeling state characterized by our appraisal of a stimulus, changes in bodily sensations, and displays of expressive gestures.

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Correct Answer: Emotion

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In Piaget’s stages of cognitive operations, the stage when the child remains primarily egocentric but discovers rules that can be applied to new incoming information is called the ______.

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Correct Answer: Preoperational stage

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