Lazarus' Appraisal Theory Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Cognitive Appraisal

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🤔 Primary Appraisal: Evaluating the significance of an event. Is it irrelevant, benign-positive, or stressful?
• 😟 Secondary Appraisal: Assessing your resources and coping options for dealing with a stressful event.
• 🛡️ Coping Strategies: Problem-focused (addressing the stressor) and emotion-focused (managing emotional reactions).
• 🔄 Reappraisal: Changing your perception of the event based on new information or coping efforts.
• 📈 Cognitive Appraisal: A continuous process influenced by individual differences, experiences, and the environment.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is the FIRST step in Lazarus's Cognitive Appraisal Theory?
   1. Assessing available resources.
   2. Identifying potential coping mechanisms.
   3. Determining if the event is stressful.
   4. Evaluating past experiences.
2. What does 'secondary appraisal' primarily involve?
   1. Determining the emotional impact of an event.
   2. Evaluating available resources and coping options.
   3. Assessing the initial threat level of a stressor.
   4. Reinterpreting the meaning of an event.
3. Which coping strategy aims to directly address the stressor?
   1. Emotion-focused coping.
   2. Avoidance coping.
   3. Problem-focused coping.
   4. Cognitive reappraisal.
4. What is 'reappraisal' in the context of Lazarus' theory?
   1. The initial assessment of an event's relevance.
   2. Changing your perception of an event based on new information.
   3. Suppressing emotional responses to a stressor.
   4. Ignoring the stressor altogether.
5. Which factor does NOT significantly influence cognitive appraisal?
   1. Individual differences.
   2. Environmental conditions.
   3. Past experiences.
   4. Genetic predisposition to specific diseases.
6. What is the primary focus of emotion-focused coping?
   1. Addressing the root cause of the stressor.
   2. Managing emotional reactions to the stressor.
   3. Seeking social support to resolve the stressor.
   4. Ignoring the stressor to reduce anxiety.
7. In Lazarus's theory, if an event is deemed 'benign-positive' during primary appraisal, what is the likely outcome?
   1. A significant stress response.
   2. Activation of problem-focused coping.
   3. Minimal or no stress response.
   4. Intense emotional distress.