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Most people suffer from impoverished emotional vocabularies.

A) True
B) False

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Research indicates that teaching children to recognize and __________ their emotions is foundational to building their emotional intelligence.


A) label
B) suppress
C) reappraise
D) enhance

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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After a heated argument with your romantic partner, what does research on emotions suggest you should do?


A) Say nothing. More talk will only aggravate your partner.
B) Do something unexpectedly nice for your partner. Actions speak louder than words.
C) Express your feelings through nonverbal communication.
D) Express your feelings through verbal communication that centers on specific circumstances.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Keeping a balanced "body budget" decreases emotional stress.

A) True
B) False

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Reappraisal often leads to higher stress and decreased productivity.

A) True
B) False

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What does EQ measure?


A) Extroversion tendency
B) Emotional intelligence
C) Empathic ability
D) Educational level

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Whereas collectivists are quite frank about expressing negative emotions toward outsiders, individualists are more likely to hide emotions such as disliking.

A) True
B) False

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People who act out angry feelings-even by hitting an inanimate punching bag-feel better than those who experience anger without acting out.

A) True
B) False

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"Emotions are things that people feel" is a satisfactory definition.

A) True
B) False

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Reappraisal is an activity related to which component of emotions?


A) Verbal expression
B) Nonverbal behavior
C) Physiological changes
D) Cognitive interpretations

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which recurrent thoughts not demanded by the immediate environment can increase feelings of sadness, anxiety, and depression and makes them last longer?


A) Hyperpersonal communication
B) Emotional labor
C) Rumination
D) Emotional contagion

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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What do researchers call the managing and even suppressing of emotions in situations where it is both appropriate and necessary?


A) Rumination
B) Emotional contagion
C) Emotional labor
D) Alexithyemia

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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One way to avoid the debilitative feelings that often accompany the fallacy of causation is to use language that minimizes responsibility for your choices.

A) True
B) False

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You appreciate the question "how are you?" and enjoy responding with a detailed and specific description of your feelings at the time. Your response to this query illustrates which communication orientation?


A) Low power
B) High power
C) Low affective
D) High affective

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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You were devastated when Game of Thrones ended and began writing fanfiction to keep the saga alive. What type of relationship might you have with these media characters?


A) Hyperpersonal
B) Parasocial
C) In-group
D) Polychronic

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Identify 5 influences on human communication?

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Abandoning the fallacy of approval means living a life of selfishness.

A) True
B) False

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Which country is known internationally for its "culture of cheerfulness"?


A) United States
B) Japan
C) Poland
D) India

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Elevated blood sugar, slowed digestion, and pupil dilation are all symptoms of fear. These can occur when couples engage in intense conflicts, a condition marriage researcher John Gottman calls __________.


A) flooding
B) nonverbal behavior
C) cognitive interpretations
D) verbal expression

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Being around a calm person who makes you feel more at peace is an example of emotional contagion.

A) True
B) False

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