Questions

1.  ________ is a general tendency to expect positive outcomes.
2. Glucose levels in the bloodstream are regulated by the hormone ________.
3. The sexual response cycle begins with ________ and ends with ________.
4. The HPA axis is comprised of the ________, the ________ ________and the ________ ________.
5. The ________-________ theory of emotion argues that our experience of emotion occurs alongside our experience of arousal.
6. A ________ is a driving force that initiates and directs behaviour.
7. Gestures, body position, facial expression and paralanguage are all kind of ________________.
8. The suggestion that movement of the muscles in our face may trigger corresponding emotions is referred to as the ________ ________ hypothesis.
9. ________ ________ is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging.
10. According to the two-factor theory of emotion, the experience of emotion is determined by both arousal and ________ ________.

Answers

1. optimism
2. insulin
3. excitement, resolution
4. hypothalamus, pituitary gland, adrenal glands
5. Cannon-Bard
6. motivation
7. nonverbal communication
8. facial feedback
9. bulimia nervosa
10. cognitive appraisal