Question 1

Concerns with meeting standards of excellence and accomplishing difficult tasks refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  need for power. 
B)  need for achievement. 
C)  need for apperception. 
D)  need for affiliation. 
A)  need for power. 
B)  need for achievement. 
C)  need for apperception. 
D)  need for affiliation.

Question 2

What are basic emotions?

Accepted Answer

Basic emotions are those that are unlear

Question 3

What are the roles of the lateral hypothalamus and the ventromedial hypothalamus in the regulation of eating behaviour?

Accepted Answer

The lateral hypothalamus acts in part as

Question 4

Stomach contractions (hunger pangs) may not be necessary in the perception of hunger because researchers found that

Accepted Answer

A)  hunger is a physical process, and thus perception is not involved. 
B)  people become hungry before stomach contractions start to happen. 
C)  humans continue to experience hunger even when it is impossible for them to feel stomach contractions. 
D)  hunger pangs are not real. 
A)  hunger is a physical process, and thus perception is not involved. 
B)  people become hungry before stomach contractions start to happen. 
C)  humans continue to experience hunger even when it is impossible for them to feel stomach contractions. 
D)  hunger pangs are not real.

Question 5

Which theory states that in order to experience an emotion, we must first feel physiological arousal and second, have an explanation for the arousal in order to label the emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  instinct theory 
B)  James-Lange theory 
C)  Cannon-Bard theory 
D)  Schachter-Singer theory 
A)  instinct theory 
B)  James-Lange theory 
C)  Cannon-Bard theory 
D)  Schachter-Singer theory

Question 6

Which student is taking psychology out of intrinsic motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maggie is taking the course because it was offered at a convenient time. 
B)  Jamie is taking the course because he thinks it will raise his grade point average. 
C)  Alfredo is taking the course because he has always found the subject interesting. 
D)  Kim is taking the course to fulfill a core course requirement. 
A)  Maggie is taking the course because it was offered at a convenient time. 
B)  Jamie is taking the course because he thinks it will raise his grade point average. 
C)  Alfredo is taking the course because he has always found the subject interesting. 
D)  Kim is taking the course to fulfill a core course requirement.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of catharsis, or the venting of emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is good for mental health. 
B)  Venting anger makes a person angrier. 
C)  Venting of negative emotions reduces the intensity of that emotion. 
D)  Venting positive emotions leads to the opposite emotion. 
A)  It is good for mental health. 
B)  Venting anger makes a person angrier. 
C)  Venting of negative emotions reduces the intensity of that emotion. 
D)  Venting positive emotions leads to the opposite emotion.

Question 8

According to the text, humans tend to prefer approximately the same level of arousal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When we lose weight, we do not lose fat cells-they only decrease in size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ventromedial hypothalamus acts as a feeding centre to trigger eating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The instinct theorists believed that human behaviour is governed by learned or conditioned patterns of action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The lateral hypothalamus acts as a feeding centre to trigger eating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The body cells lose water and become dehydrated when an individual

Accepted Answer

A)  has diarrhea or vomiting. 
B)  drinks too much alcohol. 
C)  perspires heavily. 
D)  consumes too much salt. 
A)  has diarrhea or vomiting. 
B)  drinks too much alcohol. 
C)  perspires heavily. 
D)  consumes too much salt.

Question 14

Compared to those with a lower metabolic rate, persons with higher metabolic rates

Accepted Answer

A)  gain much more weight eating the same amount of food. 
B)  can eat much more without gaining weight. 
C)  are more prone to obesity. 
D)  have probably been dieting for longer periods. 
A)  gain much more weight eating the same amount of food. 
B)  can eat much more without gaining weight. 
C)  are more prone to obesity. 
D)  have probably been dieting for longer periods.

Question 15

Describe the nature and importance of fat cells?

Accepted Answer

Typically numbering between 25 and 35 bi

Question 16

How does the development of facial expressions of different emotions in infants suggest a biological basis for emotional expression?

Accepted Answer

The facial expressions of different emot

Question 17

The theory of emotions that asserts different patterns of physiological arousal are associated with different emotions is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Cannon-Bard theory. 
B)  facial-feedback theory. 
C)  James-Lange theory. 
D)  Schachter-Singer theory. 
A)  Cannon-Bard theory. 
B)  facial-feedback theory. 
C)  James-Lange theory. 
D)  Schachter-Singer theory.

Question 18

Sid has recently begun dieting to lose weight. He has significantly reduced his caloric intake, but has not changed his activity level. According to set-point theory, what might we expect to happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sid's appetite will increase and his metabolic rate will decrease to help maintain his current weight. 
B)  Sid will begin to lose fat cells, which will make it more difficult to gain weight in the future. 
C)  Sid's appetite will increase, but his metabolic rate will increase as well, promoting gradual weight loss. 
D)  Sid's appetite will decrease, and his metabolic rate will increase. 
A)  Sid's appetite will increase and his metabolic rate will decrease to help maintain his current weight. 
B)  Sid will begin to lose fat cells, which will make it more difficult to gain weight in the future. 
C)  Sid's appetite will increase, but his metabolic rate will increase as well, promoting gradual weight loss. 
D)  Sid's appetite will decrease, and his metabolic rate will increase.

Question 19

The condition in which sensory stimulation is reduced to a minimum or eliminated is called

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus reduction. 
B)  sensory deprivation. 
C)  sensory reduction. 
D)  stimulus deprivation. 
A)  stimulus reduction. 
B)  sensory deprivation. 
C)  sensory reduction. 
D)  stimulus deprivation.

Question 20

Hunger can be experienced even when it is impossible to feel stomach contractions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Concerns with meeting standards of excellence and accomplishing difficult tasks refers to the

What are basic emotions?

What are the roles of the lateral hypothalamus and the ventromedial hypothalamus in the regulation of eating behaviour?

Stomach contractions (hunger pangs) may not be necessary in the perception of hunger because researchers found that

Which theory states that in order to experience an emotion, we must first feel physiological arousal and second, have an explanation for the arousal in order to label the emotion?

Which student is taking psychology out of intrinsic motivation?

Which of the following is true of catharsis, or the venting of emotions?

According to the text, humans tend to prefer approximately the same level of arousal.

When we lose weight, we do not lose fat cells-they only decrease in size.

The ventromedial hypothalamus acts as a feeding centre to trigger eating.

The instinct theorists believed that human behaviour is governed by learned or conditioned patterns of action.

The lateral hypothalamus acts as a feeding centre to trigger eating.

The body cells lose water and become dehydrated when an individual

Compared to those with a lower metabolic rate, persons with higher metabolic rates

Describe the nature and importance of fat cells?

How does the development of facial expressions of different emotions in infants suggest a biological basis for emotional expression?

The theory of emotions that asserts different patterns of physiological arousal are associated with different emotions is the

Sid has recently begun dieting to lose weight. He has significantly reduced his caloric intake, but has not changed his activity level. According to set-point theory, what might we expect to happen?

The condition in which sensory stimulation is reduced to a minimum or eliminated is called

Hunger can be experienced even when it is impossible to feel stomach contractions.

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Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

Concerns with meeting standards of excellence and accomplishing difficult tasks refers to the

What are basic emotions?

What are the roles of the lateral hypothalamus and the ventromedial hypothalamus in the regulation of eating behaviour?

Stomach contractions (hunger pangs) may not be necessary in the perception of hunger because researchers found that

Which theory states that in order to experience an emotion, we must first feel physiological arousal and second, have an explanation for the arousal in order to label the emotion?

Which student is taking psychology out of intrinsic motivation?

Which of the following is true of catharsis, or the venting of emotions?

According to the text, humans tend to prefer approximately the same level of arousal.

When we lose weight, we do not lose fat cells-they only decrease in size.

The ventromedial hypothalamus acts as a feeding centre to trigger eating.

The instinct theorists believed that human behaviour is governed by learned or conditioned patterns of action.

The lateral hypothalamus acts as a feeding centre to trigger eating.

The body cells lose water and become dehydrated when an individual

Compared to those with a lower metabolic rate, persons with higher metabolic rates

Describe the nature and importance of fat cells?

How does the development of facial expressions of different emotions in infants suggest a biological basis for emotional expression?

The theory of emotions that asserts different patterns of physiological arousal are associated with different emotions is the

Sid has recently begun dieting to lose weight. He has significantly reduced his caloric intake, but has not changed his activity level. According to set-point theory, what might we expect to happen?

The condition in which sensory stimulation is reduced to a minimum or eliminated is called

Hunger can be experienced even when it is impossible to feel stomach contractions.

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Social Psychology

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Filters