Exam 8: Motivation and Emotion

A desire to perform a behavior to obtain an external reward or avoid punishment is known as ________ motivation.

________ refers to the direction of an individual's sexual interest.

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

Describe Plutchik's scheme for classifying emotions.

An emotion is an inner-directing force such as a need or a want that arouses the organism and directs behavior toward a goal.

The theory of motivation that proposes that organisms seek an optimum level of stimulation is ________ theory.

Erin tells Elaina that she is feeling fine, and that she is happy in their relationship. Elaina doesn't believe Erin. What should she focus on to have the best chance of identifying Erin's hidden emotions?

Summarize the research on aggression in humans in terms of the causes of aggression and cultural and gender differences in aggression.

A desire to perform a behavior that originates within the individual is known as ________ motivation.

Explain the difference between "overweight" and "obesity." Describe the factors that contribute to obesity and discuss the problems faced by overweight and obese people.

The correct sequential order of Maslow's hierarchy of motives is ________.

In a recent study of "professional lie catchers," only ________ managed to identify the liars at a better-than-chance rate.

A recent study of premature low-birth-weight babies who were held and massaged found that they gained weight ________ and displayed ________ than those who were touched minimally.

Which of the following would be most likely to result from a manipulation motive?

Women with bulimia nervosa are often characterized by each of the following except ________.

Fat cells in our body produce ________, which travels in the bloodstream, and high levels of it signal the brain to reduce appetite, or to increase the rate at which fat is burned.

Izard's theory of emotion stresses the importance of ________.

Which of the following is most closely linked to aggression?

Some psychologists believe that behavior is motivated by the body's attempts to achieve a state of balance in which the body functions effectively, or arrives at a state of ________.

According to Maslow, lower motives spring from ________.