Question 1

Both motives and emotions move us toward some ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  incentive 
B)  stimulus 
C)  action 
D)  equilibrium 
A)  incentive 
B)  stimulus 
C)  action 
D)  equilibrium C

Question 2

Primary drives are found in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  most animals except primates 
B)  only mammals 
C)  only reptiles and fish 
D)  all animals 
A)  most animals except primates 
B)  only mammals 
C)  only reptiles and fish 
D)  all animals D

Question 3

Seeing a snake, running away from it, then becoming frightened is the sequence of events postulated by the ________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plutchik 
B)  James-Lange 
C)  Yerkes-Dodson 
D)  Cannon-Bard 
A)  Plutchik 
B)  James-Lange 
C)  Yerkes-Dodson 
D)  Cannon-Bard B

Question 4

Which of the following most accurately describes the relationship between frustration and aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frustration is the least important among several types of experience that can provoke aggression. 
B)  Frustration almost always leads to aggression. 
C)  Frustration generates aggression most often in those people who have learned aggression as a coping mechanism. 
D)  Unintentional interference with a task will lead people to become more aggressive. 
A)  Frustration is the least important among several types of experience that can provoke aggression. 
B)  Frustration almost always leads to aggression. 
C)  Frustration generates aggression most often in those people who have learned aggression as a coping mechanism. 
D)  Unintentional interference with a task will lead people to become more aggressive.

Question 5

A rabbit hears a rustle in some bushes and runs away in fear before it has time to evaluate the possibilities as to what made the rustling noise. This situation best supports ________ theories of emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spiesman's 
B)  Cannon's 
C)  Zajonc's 
D)  Freud's 
A)  Spiesman's 
B)  Cannon's 
C)  Zajonc's 
D)  Freud's

Question 6

The major difference in animal and human sex drives is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  human sex drive is controlled by the male's reproductive system 
B)  human sex drive is controlled by hormones 
C)  humans are capable of sexual arousal at any time 
D)  human sex drive is controlled by the female's reproductive system 
A)  human sex drive is controlled by the male's reproductive system 
B)  human sex drive is controlled by hormones 
C)  humans are capable of sexual arousal at any time 
D)  human sex drive is controlled by the female's reproductive system

Question 7

Which of the following situations best illustrates how a stimulus motive can direct behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  A rat will learn a maze in order to get food. 
B)  Children who see an object new to their environment will usually pick it up and try to see how it works. 
C)  People who are used to eating dinner at 6 P. M. feel hungrier as dinnertime approaches. 
D)  Monkeys kept in a zoo will form male-female pairs, copulate, and rear their young. 
A)  A rat will learn a maze in order to get food. 
B)  Children who see an object new to their environment will usually pick it up and try to see how it works. 
C)  People who are used to eating dinner at 6 P. M. feel hungrier as dinnertime approaches. 
D)  Monkeys kept in a zoo will form male-female pairs, copulate, and rear their young.

Question 8

The motive of self-actualization makes one want to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have frequent contact with others 
B)  fulfill one's inborn potential 
C)  convince others of one's true worth 
D)  possess as many material goods as possible 
A)  have frequent contact with others 
B)  fulfill one's inborn potential 
C)  convince others of one's true worth 
D)  possess as many material goods as possible

Question 9

In a study in which men and women were shown people in distress, men showed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the same levels of physiological arousal but less emotional expression than women 
B)  less physiological arousal and less emotional expression than women 
C)  greater levels of physiological arousal but less emotional expression than women 
D)  the same levels of physiological arousal and emotional expression as women 
A)  the same levels of physiological arousal but less emotional expression than women 
B)  less physiological arousal and less emotional expression than women 
C)  greater levels of physiological arousal but less emotional expression than women 
D)  the same levels of physiological arousal and emotional expression as women

Question 10

Married couples report having sex ________ often and being ________ satisfied with their sex lives than unmarried persons.

Accepted Answer

A)  less; more 
B)  less; less 
C)  more; more 
D)  more; less 
A)  less; more 
B)  less; less 
C)  more; more 
D)  more; less

Both motives and emotions move us toward some ________.

Primary drives are found in ________.

Seeing a snake, running away from it, then becoming frightened is the sequence of events postulated by the ________ theory.

Which of the following most accurately describes the relationship between frustration and aggression?

A rabbit hears a rustle in some bushes and runs away in fear before it has time to evaluate the possibilities as to what made the rustling noise. This situation best supports ________ theories of emotion.

The major difference in animal and human sex drives is that ________.

Which of the following situations best illustrates how a stimulus motive can direct behavior?

The motive of self-actualization makes one want to ________.

In a study in which men and women were shown people in distress, men showed ________.

Married couples report having sex often and being satisfied with their sex lives than unmarried persons.

The Science of Psychology

Extension: The Science of Psychology

The Biological Basis of Behavior

Extension: the Biological Basis of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Extension: Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Extension: States of Consciousness

Learning

Extension: Learning

Memory

Extension: Memory

Extension: Cognition and Mental Abilities

Cognition and Mental Abilities

Motivation and Emotion

Life-Span Development

Extension: Life-Span Development

Personality

Extension: Personality

Stress and Health Psychology

Extension: Stress and Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Extension: Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Extension: Therapies

Social Psychology

Extension: Social Psychology

Filters

Exam 8: Extension: Motivation and Emotion

Both motives and emotions move us toward some ________.

Primary drives are found in ________.

Seeing a snake, running away from it, then becoming frightened is the sequence of events postulated by the ________ theory.

Which of the following most accurately describes the relationship between frustration and aggression?

A rabbit hears a rustle in some bushes and runs away in fear before it has time to evaluate the possibilities as to what made the rustling noise. This situation best supports ________ theories of emotion.

The major difference in animal and human sex drives is that ________.

Which of the following situations best illustrates how a stimulus motive can direct behavior?

The motive of self-actualization makes one want to ________.

In a study in which men and women were shown people in distress, men showed ________.

Married couples report having sex ________ often and being ________ satisfied with their sex lives than unmarried persons.

The Science of Psychology

Extension: The Science of Psychology

The Biological Basis of Behavior

Extension: the Biological Basis of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Extension: Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Extension: States of Consciousness

Learning

Extension: Learning

Memory

Extension: Memory

Extension: Cognition and Mental Abilities

Cognition and Mental Abilities

Motivation and Emotion

Life-Span Development

Extension: Life-Span Development

Personality

Extension: Personality

Stress and Health Psychology

Extension: Stress and Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Extension: Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Extension: Therapies

Social Psychology

Extension: Social Psychology

Filters

Married couples report having sex often and being satisfied with their sex lives than unmarried persons.