Question 1

Children are most likely to succeed on a test when they have mastery motivation and an approach goal for studying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In experiments where bowls of soup were secretly filled through a tube so that the soup never ran out, which of the following happened?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants felt full at the same time as control participants, but continued to eat anyway. 
B)  Participants ate significantly more than control participants, but did not feel more satiated. 
C)  Participants felt full at the same time as control participants and stopped eating. 
D)  Participants ate significantly less than control participants, but felt equally satiated. 
A)  Participants felt full at the same time as control participants, but continued to eat anyway. 
B)  Participants ate significantly more than control participants, but did not feel more satiated. 
C)  Participants felt full at the same time as control participants and stopped eating. 
D)  Participants ate significantly less than control participants, but felt equally satiated.

Question 3

Which is an example of facial feedback hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  smiling in order to draw a smile from a friend 
B)  avoiding eye contact in order to avoid talking to someone 
C)  making yourself smile, then finding that your mood is more positive 
D)  trying to make eye contact in order to flirt with someone 
A)  smiling in order to draw a smile from a friend 
B)  avoiding eye contact in order to avoid talking to someone 
C)  making yourself smile, then finding that your mood is more positive 
D)  trying to make eye contact in order to flirt with someone

Question 4

Display rules involve

Accepted Answer

A)  displaying an emotion that is not actually felt, often because of a role requirement. 
B)  social/cultural guidelines that regulate when, how, and where a person may express emotion. 
C)  emotions that are displayed, as a rule, only by certain cultures. 
D)  universal, biologically-based emotional displays evoked by particular emotional situations. 
A)  displaying an emotion that is not actually felt, often because of a role requirement. 
B)  social/cultural guidelines that regulate when, how, and where a person may express emotion. 
C)  emotions that are displayed, as a rule, only by certain cultures. 
D)  universal, biologically-based emotional displays evoked by particular emotional situations.

Question 5

Research suggests that relative finger length and sexual orientation are correlated. This is likely because both factors are affected by

Accepted Answer

A)  prenatal estrogen levels. 
B)  nutrition during childhood. 
C)  prenatal testosterone levels. 
D)  a gene on the X-chromosome. 
A)  prenatal estrogen levels. 
B)  nutrition during childhood. 
C)  prenatal testosterone levels. 
D)  a gene on the X-chromosome.

Question 6

In general, motivated behavior occurs in response to which two factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  drives and incentives 
B)  hunger and satiation 
C)  reward and punishment 
D)  food and sex 
A)  drives and incentives 
B)  hunger and satiation 
C)  reward and punishment 
D)  food and sex

Question 7

Which of the following is true of Simon LeVay's finding that a region of the brain is typically smaller in homosexual males than it is in heterosexual males?

Accepted Answer

A)  If true, this would be strong evidence that sexual orientation is genetically determined. 
B)  A confounding variable in the study is that many of the gay men in the study died from HIV complications. 
C)  LeVay's findings have been replicated many times. 
D)  If true, this would be strong evidence that sexual orientation is environmentally determined. 
A)  If true, this would be strong evidence that sexual orientation is genetically determined. 
B)  A confounding variable in the study is that many of the gay men in the study died from HIV complications. 
C)  LeVay's findings have been replicated many times. 
D)  If true, this would be strong evidence that sexual orientation is environmentally determined.

Question 8

Louis practices shooting baskets after school because he doesn't want his friends to make fun of him for being bad at basketball. Louis's motivation to practice is most accurately described as driven by a(n) _____ goal.

Accepted Answer

A)  shame 
B)  mastery 
C)  avoidance 
D)  approach 
A)  shame 
B)  mastery 
C)  avoidance 
D)  approach

Question 9

One factor in hunger seems to be the increase in __________, which causes blood sugar levels to eventually drop several hours after we eat.

Accepted Answer

A)  cholesterol 
B)  lipoproteins 
C)  insulin 
D)  glucose 
A)  cholesterol 
B)  lipoproteins 
C)  insulin 
D)  glucose

Question 10

Affiliation motivation is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the drive to have as many friends as possible. 
B)  the desire to be around other people as often as possible. 
C)  the need to have at least a few permanent meaningful relationships. 
D)  the desire to be isolated from others. 
A)  the drive to have as many friends as possible. 
B)  the desire to be around other people as often as possible. 
C)  the need to have at least a few permanent meaningful relationships. 
D)  the desire to be isolated from others.

Question 11

When volunteers were given all of the nutrients their bodies needed through tube feeding, researchers found that they still ate as much real food as control subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Glucostats are

Accepted Answer

A)  cells that can detect glucose levels. 
B)  drugs that block the absorption of glucose. 
C)  hormones that help cells store glucose for future use. 
D)  a category of sugars used by the brain and body for energy. 
A)  cells that can detect glucose levels. 
B)  drugs that block the absorption of glucose. 
C)  hormones that help cells store glucose for future use. 
D)  a category of sugars used by the brain and body for energy.

Question 13

The goal of motivated behavior is often to _____________ a drive.

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce 
B)  maximize 
C)  maintain 
D)  create 
A)  reduce 
B)  maximize 
C)  maintain 
D)  create

Question 14

The _______________ quickly assesses danger or threat.

Accepted Answer

A)  prefrontal cortex 
B)  amygdala 
C)  right hemisphere 
D)  sympathetic nervous system 
A)  prefrontal cortex 
B)  amygdala 
C)  right hemisphere 
D)  sympathetic nervous system

Question 15

Erica saw her old boyfriend and her heart began to race. According to the two-factor theory, is she happy to see him or frightened of him?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is frightened because her emotional reaction came before her heart began to race. 
B)  You cannot tell because she is not displaying a basic emotion. 
C)  It depends on how she interprets her increased heart rate. 
D)  She must be frightened because her heart began to race before she reacted emotionally. 
A)  She is frightened because her emotional reaction came before her heart began to race. 
B)  You cannot tell because she is not displaying a basic emotion. 
C)  It depends on how she interprets her increased heart rate. 
D)  She must be frightened because her heart began to race before she reacted emotionally.

Question 16

Saying "I'm full" at the end of a meal is a common way to let others know that you have reached the point of

Accepted Answer

A)  homeostasis. 
B)  satiation. 
C)  maximum drive. 
D)  social facilitation. 
A)  homeostasis. 
B)  satiation. 
C)  maximum drive. 
D)  social facilitation.

Question 17

Zulma is currently in therapy for treatment of an eating disorder. Every day she eats a box of donuts and an entire bag of chips and then makes herself vomit. Zulma most likely has which of the following disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  binge-eating disorder 
B)  Adonis complex 
C)  bulimia nervosa 
D)  anorexia nervosa 
A)  binge-eating disorder 
B)  Adonis complex 
C)  bulimia nervosa 
D)  anorexia nervosa

Question 18

The second phase of the sexual response is

Accepted Answer

A)  excitement. 
B)  plateau. 
C)  orgasm. 
D)  resolution. 
A)  excitement. 
B)  plateau. 
C)  orgasm. 
D)  resolution.

Question 19

What is mortality salience?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increased awareness of death. 
B)  the belief that the soul does not die with the body. 
C)  most people's failure to consider that they will die someday. 
D)  strategies people use to try to extend their lives. 
A)  an increased awareness of death. 
B)  the belief that the soul does not die with the body. 
C)  most people's failure to consider that they will die someday. 
D)  strategies people use to try to extend their lives.

Question 20

Some research suggests that an area of the _____________ is on average smaller in brains of gay males than heterosexual males.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  thalamus 
C)  amygdala 
D)  hypothalamus 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  thalamus 
C)  amygdala 
D)  hypothalamus

Children are most likely to succeed on a test when they have mastery motivation and an approach goal for studying.

In experiments where bowls of soup were secretly filled through a tube so that the soup never ran out, which of the following happened?

Which is an example of facial feedback hypothesis?

Display rules involve

Research suggests that relative finger length and sexual orientation are correlated. This is likely because both factors are affected by

In general, motivated behavior occurs in response to which two factors?

Which of the following is true of Simon LeVay's finding that a region of the brain is typically smaller in homosexual males than it is in heterosexual males?

Louis practices shooting baskets after school because he doesn't want his friends to make fun of him for being bad at basketball. Louis's motivation to practice is most accurately described as driven by a(n) _____ goal.

One factor in hunger seems to be the increase in __________, which causes blood sugar levels to eventually drop several hours after we eat.

Affiliation motivation is:

When volunteers were given all of the nutrients their bodies needed through tube feeding, researchers found that they still ate as much real food as control subjects.

Glucostats are

The goal of motivated behavior is often to _____________ a drive.

The _______________ quickly assesses danger or threat.

Erica saw her old boyfriend and her heart began to race. According to the two-factor theory, is she happy to see him or frightened of him?

Saying "I'm full" at the end of a meal is a common way to let others know that you have reached the point of

Zulma is currently in therapy for treatment of an eating disorder. Every day she eats a box of donuts and an entire bag of chips and then makes herself vomit. Zulma most likely has which of the following disorders?

The second phase of the sexual response is

What is mortality salience?

Some research suggests that an area of the _____________ is on average smaller in brains of gay males than heterosexual males.

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Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

Children are most likely to succeed on a test when they have mastery motivation and an approach goal for studying.

In experiments where bowls of soup were secretly filled through a tube so that the soup never ran out, which of the following happened?

Which is an example of facial feedback hypothesis?

Display rules involve

Research suggests that relative finger length and sexual orientation are correlated. This is likely because both factors are affected by

In general, motivated behavior occurs in response to which two factors?

Which of the following is true of Simon LeVay's finding that a region of the brain is typically smaller in homosexual males than it is in heterosexual males?

Louis practices shooting baskets after school because he doesn't want his friends to make fun of him for being bad at basketball. Louis's motivation to practice is most accurately described as driven by a(n) _____ goal.

One factor in hunger seems to be the increase in __________, which causes blood sugar levels to eventually drop several hours after we eat.

Affiliation motivation is:

When volunteers were given all of the nutrients their bodies needed through tube feeding, researchers found that they still ate as much real food as control subjects.

Glucostats are

The goal of motivated behavior is often to _____________ a drive.

The _______________ quickly assesses danger or threat.

Erica saw her old boyfriend and her heart began to race. According to the two-factor theory, is she happy to see him or frightened of him?

Saying "I'm full" at the end of a meal is a common way to let others know that you have reached the point of

Zulma is currently in therapy for treatment of an eating disorder. Every day she eats a box of donuts and an entire bag of chips and then makes herself vomit. Zulma most likely has which of the following disorders?

The second phase of the sexual response is

What is mortality salience?

Some research suggests that an area of the _____________ is on average smaller in brains of gay males than heterosexual males.

Introducing Psychological Science

Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thought and Language

Intelligence, Aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

Life Span Development

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Health, Stress and Coping

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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