Exam 8: Motivation and Emotion

The theory stating that behaviors are motivated by the body's attempts to reduce tension from conditions such as hunger or thirst to a state of balance is ________ theory.

In the ________ phase of the sexual response cycle, the male ejaculates and the woman's uterus contracts rhythmically, and both men and women experience some loss of muscle control.

Drive-reduction theory explains only some motivated behavior.

Sex is the primary factor that motivates the affiliation motive.

The average duration of intercourse reported by most people is approximately ________ minutes.

Sexual excitement seems to be influenced by the ________ and the _________.

There is no universally recognized facial expression for love.

Virtually all emotional expressions are inborn.

Hugh has such a strong need to bolster his fragile self-esteem that he engages in dangerously promiscuous behavior. Hugh's need to bolster his self-esteem is a(n) ________.

Cultures are very similar in how they handle aggression.

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

Primary drives are ________.

Internally, thirst is monitored by ________ regulators that monitor the level of fluids inside and outside the cells.

Each of the following is true except ________.

The experience of feelings is known as a(n) ________.

In the ________ phase of the sexual response cycle, sexual tension levels off, breathing becomes more rapid and genital secretions and muscle tension increase.

The state of tension created by biological needs is called a(n) ________.

The Yerkes-Dodson Law states ________.

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

The median number of sex partners for the average female over a lifetime is ________.