Exam 12: Motivation

A(n) ________ is framed in terms of being judged favorably by others and avoiding criticism.

People with an avoidant attachment style often distrust other adults.

Only 20 percent of eating disorders occur among men.

Professor Batsell notices that one of his students seems to frame her participation in the course in terms of being judged favorably by fellow students and avoiding his criticism. It is likely that the student:

In Abraham Maslow's theory, what is the top level of the needs hierarchy?

Over time, ________ typically decreases in relationships.

The phrase, "addicted to love" may have some truth to it, because the touch of a parent or lover can cause the release of neurotransmitters in the brain that are natural __________, a class of drugs known to cause addiction.

Surveys find that the three basic styles of attachment among adults are based on their "first love" relationship with a peer.

The evidence for psychological theories of overweight individuals empirically supports the view that being overweight is a sign of emotional disturbance.

Which of the following is one of the five leading environmental culprits causing the worldwide weight-gain epidemic?

According to the attachment theory of love, anxious lovers worry that:

List the six major categories of motives that people give for having sex.

Eating disorders and body-image distortions among American boys and men often take a different form than is typically seen among women. For example, males are more likely to:

For many decades, the study of motivation was dominated by a focus on ________, although this did not account for the full complexity of human motivation.

In America, servings of food and drink have become supersized, double or triple what they were only one generation ago.

Repetitive tasks rather than varied tasks help boost worker motivation.

During a critical period in infancy, __________ influences the formation of neural circuits in the hypothalamus, which are responsible for determining the body's set point.

Bill, who is thin, reads that genes set the range of body weight and shape. "Oh, good," he exclaims, "now I an eat all the junk food I want; I was born to be skinny." What's wrong with Bill's conclusion?

In a study mentioned in your textbook, a survey of nearly 2,000 people yielded _____ motives for having sex.

Motivation refers to the process within a person or animal which causes organisms in a deprived state to seek a physical need.