Exam 12: Motivation

Obese people have approximately ________ fat cells as normal-weight people.

Sex researcher and therapist Leonore Tiefer observed that, "sex is not a natural act" for human beings. What did she mean by this?

A person with a(n) ________ attachment style will be uncomfortable getting close to others and find it difficult to trust or depend on others.

In a mother-toddler play group, Geoff has a secure attachment to his mother, Hank has an avoidant attachment, and Henri has an anxious attachment. Based on the attachment theory of love, predict what their attitudes and behaviours will be like as lovers when they reach adulthood.

Risky sexual behaviours, such as sex with many partners and a failure to use birth control, are strongly associated with which of the following motives for sex?

There is an old saying, "Damned if I do and damned if I don't." This saying illustrates a(n):

Injecting leptin into a leptin-deficient mouse would cause it to:

Compared to one generation ago, food and drink portions in America have:

________ fat is an energy-burning type of fat that appears to be important in regulating body weight.

When her baby begins to cry, Brenda can quickly soothe him by picking him up, holding him, and stroking his head. Based on research with animals, it is likely that Brenda's touch has a soothing effect, in part, because it leads to the release of ___________ in the baby's brain.

Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation?

Masters and Johnson concluded that, when it came to orgasms:

What feedback should you give a child after they solve a puzzle correctly, if you do not want them to give-up when they encounter a more difficult puzzle later on?

Kayla, who has excellent writing and interpersonal skills, has been offered a job as an assistant editor for a publishing company, but also has a job offer as an assistant publicist for a communications firm. She's having difficulty deciding which job to take. This conflict is called a(n):

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following examples contradicts the central idea behind Abraham Maslow's "pyramid" of needs?

________ is a protein secreted by fat cells that helps in the regulation of appetite.

Name the three kinds of motivational conflicts that affect our choice of goals.

An expectation that comes true because of the tendency of the person holding it to act in ways that bring it about is called:

A set of implicit rules that specifies proper sexual behaviour for a person in a given situation is termed ________.