Question 1

Compare drive, incentive, and evolutionary approaches to understanding motivation.

Accepted Answer

Drive theories hold that motivation is b

Question 2

Current research suggests that stress-induced eating is less common among people who are chronic dieters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What test is generally used to measure the need for achievement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the TAT 
B)  the GSR 
C)  the Rorschach 
D)  the MMPI 
A)  the TAT 
B)  the GSR 
C)  the Rorschach 
D)  the MMPI

Question 4

Cross cultural differences in emotional experience are MOST prominent concerning how individuals from different cultures

Accepted Answer

A)  use facial cues to identify basic emotions 
B)  experience autonomic arousal 
C)  categorize or label specific emotions 
D)  use cognitive appraisal of a situation to determine which emotion is being experienced 
A)  use facial cues to identify basic emotions 
B)  experience autonomic arousal 
C)  categorize or label specific emotions 
D)  use cognitive appraisal of a situation to determine which emotion is being experienced

Question 5

People who are ____________________ in the need for achievement tend to delay gratification well, pursue competitive careers and work harder and more persistently then others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of People who are ____________________ in the need...

Question 6

____ are the reasons that are presented to persuade someone that a conclusion is true or probably true.

Accepted Answer

A)  Premises 
B)  Arguments 
C)  Assumptions 
D)  Attributions 
A)  Premises 
B)  Arguments 
C)  Assumptions 
D)  Attributions

Question 7

What generally happens when a rat's ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is lesioned?

Accepted Answer

A)  It starts eating. 
B)  It looks for a sexual partner. 
C)  It becomes aggressive. 
D)  It loses bladder and bowel control. 
A)  It starts eating. 
B)  It looks for a sexual partner. 
C)  It becomes aggressive. 
D)  It loses bladder and bowel control.

Question 8

The fact that both biological and environmental factors have been shown to jointly govern eating behavior, sexual desire and the experience of emotion is illustrative of which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychology is empirical. 
B)  Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. 
C)  The interplay of heredity and environment. 
D)  Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage. 
A)  Psychology is empirical. 
B)  Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. 
C)  The interplay of heredity and environment. 
D)  Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.

Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding happiness is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The quest for happiness is never hopeless. 
B)  When it comes to happiness, everything is relative. 
C)  Increases in income generally bring increases in happiness. 
D)  Objective realities are not as important as subjective feelings. 
A)  The quest for happiness is never hopeless. 
B)  When it comes to happiness, everything is relative. 
C)  Increases in income generally bring increases in happiness. 
D)  Objective realities are not as important as subjective feelings.

Question 10

According to Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion

Accepted Answer

A)  the experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal. 
B)  different patterns of autonomic activation lead to the experience of different emotions. 
C)  emotion occurs when the thalamus sends signals simultaneously to the cortex and to the autonomic nervous system. 
D)  emotions develop because of their adaptive value. 
A)  the experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal. 
B)  different patterns of autonomic activation lead to the experience of different emotions. 
C)  emotion occurs when the thalamus sends signals simultaneously to the cortex and to the autonomic nervous system. 
D)  emotions develop because of their adaptive value.

Question 11

Research results have indicated considerable cross-cultural agreement in the identification of all EXCEPT which of the following emotional expressions?

Accepted Answer

A)  fear 
B)  sadness 
C)  suspicion 
D)  happiness 
A)  fear 
B)  sadness 
C)  suspicion 
D)  happiness

Question 12

Research on happiness suggests that ____ are more important than ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  subjective feelings; objective realities 
B)  objective realities; subjective feelings 
C)  the ability to adapt; the reality of the situation 
D)  the reality of the situation; the ability to adapt 
A)  subjective feelings; objective realities 
B)  objective realities; subjective feelings 
C)  the ability to adapt; the reality of the situation 
D)  the reality of the situation; the ability to adapt

Question 13

Japanese culture encourages the experience of

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral emotions. 
B)  cognitive emotions. 
C)  socially disengaging emotions. 
D)  socially engaging emotions. 
A)  behavioral emotions. 
B)  cognitive emotions. 
C)  socially disengaging emotions. 
D)  socially engaging emotions.

Question 14

Evidence suggests that factors that contribute to the development of obesity include genetic predispositions, and failure to engage in dietary restraint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The statement, "If marijuana is legalized, then the next thing you know heroin will be legal," is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a weak analogy 
B)  slippery slope 
C)  irrelevant reasoning 
D)  circular reasoning 
A)  a weak analogy 
B)  slippery slope 
C)  irrelevant reasoning 
D)  circular reasoning

Question 16

The ____ in Japanese society encourage masking emotions such as anger and sadness by exhibiting polite smiling or a neutral expression.

Accepted Answer

A)  display rules 
B)  rules of engagement 
C)  rules of conduct 
D)  rules of polite society 
A)  display rules 
B)  rules of engagement 
C)  rules of conduct 
D)  rules of polite society

Question 17

"General bodily arousal contributes to emotion, but one's interpretation of what is happening gives the specific emotion" is a proposition that would be made by

Accepted Answer

A)  Ivan Pavlov. 
B)  William James. 
C)  Walter Cannon. 
D)  Stanley Schachter. 
A)  Ivan Pavlov. 
B)  William James. 
C)  Walter Cannon. 
D)  Stanley Schachter.

Question 18

Between 75% and 90% of young boys who display extremely feminine behavior eventually show homosexual behavioral tendencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What generally happens when a rat's ventromedial hypothalamus is lesioned?

Accepted Answer

A)  It starts eating. 
B)  It looks for a sexual partner. 
C)  It becomes aggressive. 
D)  It loses bladder and bowel control. 
A)  It starts eating. 
B)  It looks for a sexual partner. 
C)  It becomes aggressive. 
D)  It loses bladder and bowel control.

Question 20

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between parenthood and happiness is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who have children are happier than people without children. 
B)  People who have children are less happy than people without children. 
C)  People who have children are neither more, nor less, happy than people without children. 
D)  The more children people have, the happier they tend to be. 
A)  People who have children are happier than people without children. 
B)  People who have children are less happy than people without children. 
C)  People who have children are neither more, nor less, happy than people without children. 
D)  The more children people have, the happier they tend to be.

Exam 20: Motivation and Emotion Part 2

Compare drive, incentive, and evolutionary approaches to understanding motivation.

Current research suggests that stress-induced eating is less common among people who are chronic dieters.

What test is generally used to measure the need for achievement?

Cross cultural differences in emotional experience are MOST prominent concerning how individuals from different cultures

People who are ____________________ in the need for achievement tend to delay gratification well, pursue competitive careers and work harder and more persistently then others.

____ are the reasons that are presented to persuade someone that a conclusion is true or probably true.

What generally happens when a rat's ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is lesioned?

The fact that both biological and environmental factors have been shown to jointly govern eating behavior, sexual desire and the experience of emotion is illustrative of which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

Which of the following statements regarding happiness is LEAST accurate?

According to Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion

Research results have indicated considerable cross-cultural agreement in the identification of all EXCEPT which of the following emotional expressions?

Research on happiness suggests that ____ are more important than ____.

Japanese culture encourages the experience of

Evidence suggests that factors that contribute to the development of obesity include genetic predispositions, and failure to engage in dietary restraint.

The statement, "If marijuana is legalized, then the next thing you know heroin will be legal," is an example of which of the following?

The ____ in Japanese society encourage masking emotions such as anger and sadness by exhibiting polite smiling or a neutral expression.

"General bodily arousal contributes to emotion, but one's interpretation of what is happening gives the specific emotion" is a proposition that would be made by

Between 75% and 90% of young boys who display extremely feminine behavior eventually show homosexual behavioral tendencies.

What generally happens when a rat's ventromedial hypothalamus is lesioned?

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between parenthood and happiness is MOST accurate?

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