| Assignment Number 22 Discussion/Writing Assignment Chapter 11. Emotion. (394-411) |
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Name _____________________ Date due: 11-3-04 Introduction to Psychology 101 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
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| 1. | Many people assume that because physiological changes, such as elevated heart rate, are involved in emotional states, physiological measurements can tell us whether someone is afraid, guilty, or lying. Is this assumption valid? What evidence does it overlook? (404-406) |
| 2. | Write down the reasons you think you got the grade you did on your last exam. Do you attribute the reasons to your own efforts, or perhaps lack of effort? If you did not do as well as you hoped, do you blame yourself? or the professor? If you did do well, do you take credit, or do you think your success was a lucky fluke? How are these explanations related to your feelings about your grade? (409) |
| 3. | Which facial expressions of emotion do people recognize the world over? (397) |
| 4. | Why might hanging around with a depressed friend make you gloomy, too? (399-400) |
| 5. | Why don't you smile much when you are home alone? (400) |
| 6. | Which little structure in the brain sees to it that you cross the street fast when a truck is headed toward you? (402) |
| 7. | Which two hormones can make you "too excited to eat?" (403) |
| 8. | What do "lie detectors" actually detect? (405-406) |
| 9. | When people say, "the more I thought about it, the madder I got," what does that tell us about emotion? (407-408) |
| 10. | In competition, who is likely to be happier, the third-place winner or second place winner? Why? (409) |
| 11. | Why can't an infant feel shame or guilt? (410) |
| 12. | What topic do you plan to write your application paper on? |