Which of the following is likely to result from the release of oxytocin? a. A fight-or-flight response. b. A tend-and-befriend response. c. Social isolation. d. Elevated hunger. e. Exhaustion.

Which of the following is one of the stages of the sexual response cycle described by Masters and Johnson? a. Expulsion. b. Plateau. c. Attraction. d. Compensation. e. Depolarization.

What is North America’s leading cause of death? a. Psychosomatic disorders. b. Coronary heart disease. c. Cancer. d. Depression. e. Stroke.

After Brandon returned from a frightening situation in a war zone, his parasympathetic nervous system reacted with a

A. "fight-and-rest" response.

B. "fight-or-flight" response.

C. "tend-and-befriend" process.

D. "rest-and-digest" process.

The "tend-and-befriend" response to stress is more common among women than men because

a. women do not release oxytocin during stress.

b. men do not produce oxytocin.

c. testosterone reduces the effects of oxytocin.

d. estrogen reduces the effects of oxytocin.

The fight-or-flight response is associated with the release of ________ into the bloodstream.
a. serotonin
b. carcinogens
c. lymphocytes
d. epinephrine

The stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine are released from the a. parasympathetic nervous system. b. hippocampus. c. tend-and-befriend response. d. adrenal glands. e. hypothalamus.

The fight-or-flight response is associated with the release of ________ into the bloodstream.

Which of the following is an example of cognitive appraisal? a. Randall is happy all day because he is savoring the wonderful events of yesterday. b. Charles is frightened in a dark alley because he remembers stories of others being attacked in dark alleys. c. Sherika labels the arousal she is feeling as attraction because she is in the presence of a good-looking man. d. Dora is angry because she cannot figure out how to convince her husband to take her to Hawaii. e. Ann is frustrated because traffic has made her late for an important meeting.

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding emotion? a. Smiles are neither social nor emotional events. b. Inhabitants of individualist countries are more likely to display nonverbal emotions than inhabitants of collectivist countries. c. Mouths convey more emotion than eyes. d. Natively blind people who have never seen a smile will never generate a smile. e. Cultures share a universal facial language for basic emotions.

One night Samar became frightened when she was startled by a noise while walking down the street alone. Which theory of emotion would say that her fear resulted from the startle response alone? a. James-Lange b. Cannon-Bard c. Two-factor d. Lazarus e. Schachter-Singer's

A person who eats excessively and never seems to feel full may have which of the following conditions? a. Tumor in the hypothalamus. b. Too much insulin. c. Stomach ulcer. d. Stomach bypass surgery. e. Too much obestatin.

Which of the following is an example of stress? a. Ray is tense and anxious as he has to decide which college to attend. b. Sunga is assigned an extra shift at work. c. Joe’s parents are allowing him to stay home alone while they go away for a weekend. d. Linda remembers to repay a friend the $10 she owes her. e. Enrico learns of a traffic accident on the Interstate.

Emily's family has been traumatized by a recent hurricane in Puerto Rico. Described in terms of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS), which phase would they have experienced first? a. Resistance b. Appraisal. c. Exhaustion. d. Alarm. e. Challenge.