Question 1

Ginny works for Friendly Airlines and spends her day smiling at passengers. According to the facial-feedback hypothesis, smiling should

Accepted Answer

A)  make her job more stressful. 
B)  make her feel happier. 
C)  not influence her feelings of happiness. 
D)  make her feel less happy. 
A)  make her job more stressful. 
B)  make her feel happier. 
C)  not influence her feelings of happiness. 
D)  make her feel less happy.

Question 2

Severely restricting food intake results in an initial loss of weight, but the body adjusts its energy consumption by lowering the metabolic rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following views suggests that our biological needs give rise to unpleasant states of tension or arousal that push us into action?

Accepted Answer

A)  instinct theory 
B)  expectancy theory 
C)  affiliation theory 
D)  drive-reduction theory 
A)  instinct theory 
B)  expectancy theory 
C)  affiliation theory 
D)  drive-reduction theory

Question 4

Kim is preparing to take a calculus exam. Which of the following suggests that if she is very nervous, she will do poorly on this complex exam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maslow's hierarchy of needs 
B)  the need for achievement 
C)  instinctual theory of motivation 
D)  The Yerkes-Dodson law 
A)  Maslow's hierarchy of needs 
B)  the need for achievement 
C)  instinctual theory of motivation 
D)  The Yerkes-Dodson law

Question 5

Which of the following appears to be a genetic factor involved in controlling one's weight?

Accepted Answer

A)  activity of the hormone leptin 
B)  the number of sweet receptors on the tongue 
C)  chewing rate 
D)  stomach size 
A)  activity of the hormone leptin 
B)  the number of sweet receptors on the tongue 
C)  chewing rate 
D)  stomach size

Question 6

Consistent with the facial-feedback hypothesis, it has been suggested that

Accepted Answer

A)  we often display a facial expression first, and this produces our emotional experience. 
B)  we often label our emotions first and then display an appropriate facial expression. 
C)  we usually experience the emotion and display the appropriate expression simultaneously. 
D)  there is no connection between the emotions we experience and our facial expression. 
A)  we often display a facial expression first, and this produces our emotional experience. 
B)  we often label our emotions first and then display an appropriate facial expression. 
C)  we usually experience the emotion and display the appropriate expression simultaneously. 
D)  there is no connection between the emotions we experience and our facial expression.

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the central components of Sternberg's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy 
B)  commitment 
C)  passion 
D)  compatibility 
A)  intimacy 
B)  commitment 
C)  passion 
D)  compatibility

Question 8

An internal condition of arousal that directs a person to satisfy a physiological need is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a drive. 
B)  expectancy. 
C)  a survival motive. 
D)  homeostatic deficiency. 
A)  a drive. 
B)  expectancy. 
C)  a survival motive. 
D)  homeostatic deficiency.

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the six styles of love identified by John Alan Lee?

Accepted Answer

A)  romantic 
B)  friendly 
C)  possessive 
D)  attachment 
A)  romantic 
B)  friendly 
C)  possessive 
D)  attachment

Question 10

Which of the following best describes extrinsic motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the desire to act in order to get a pay increase 
B)  the desire to eat because of hunger 
C)  the desire to cry because of a feeling of sadness 
D)  the desire to study because you like psychology 
A)  the desire to act in order to get a pay increase 
B)  the desire to eat because of hunger 
C)  the desire to cry because of a feeling of sadness 
D)  the desire to study because you like psychology

Question 11

The way we interpret a stimulus or situation as requiring one emotional response or another is the ________ component of emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  learned 
B)  thoughtful 
C)  cognitive 
D)  mastered 
A)  learned 
B)  thoughtful 
C)  cognitive 
D)  mastered

Question 12

Emotional display rules do not appear to be influenced by gender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the theories of emotion suggests that we would feel fearful because we were shaking?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The motive to explore and the motive of curiosity are called

Accepted Answer

A)  extrinsic motives. 
B)  stimulus motives. 
C)  instincts. 
D)  social motives. 
A)  extrinsic motives. 
B)  stimulus motives. 
C)  instincts. 
D)  social motives.

Question 15

How does Maslow's hierarchy of needs explain motivation?

Accepted Answer

Once our physiological needs for water,

Question 16

Rats soon become grossly obese when which of the following is destroyed?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ventromedial hypothalamus 
B)  the lateral hypothalamus 
C)  the frontal lobe 
D)  the feeding centre 
A)  the ventromedial hypothalamus 
B)  the lateral hypothalamus 
C)  the frontal lobe 
D)  the feeding centre

Question 17

Which of the following rules are the cultural rules that dictate generally how emotions should be expressed and when and where their expression is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  display rules 
B)  cultural rules 
C)  expressional rules 
D)  conventional rules 
A)  display rules 
B)  cultural rules 
C)  expressional rules 
D)  conventional rules

Question 18

The desire to perform behaviours largely because of the inherent pleasure they yield, rather than because of any hope of external reward, is

Accepted Answer

A)  achievement motivation. 
B)  affiliation motivation. 
C)  power motivation. 
D)  intrinsic motivation. 
A)  achievement motivation. 
B)  affiliation motivation. 
C)  power motivation. 
D)  intrinsic motivation.

Question 19

An incentive is

Accepted Answer

A)  something over and above what actually motivates us. 
B)  something that pulls or entices us to act. 
C)  a motive that comes from inside of us. 
D)  an internal reason for doing something. 
A)  something over and above what actually motivates us. 
B)  something that pulls or entices us to act. 
C)  a motive that comes from inside of us. 
D)  an internal reason for doing something.

Question 20

Which of the following is the highest need in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological needs 
B)  belonging and love needs 
C)  esteem needs 
D)  the need for self-actualization 
A)  physiological needs 
B)  belonging and love needs 
C)  esteem needs 
D)  the need for self-actualization

Ginny works for Friendly Airlines and spends her day smiling at passengers. According to the facial-feedback hypothesis, smiling should

Severely restricting food intake results in an initial loss of weight, but the body adjusts its energy consumption by lowering the metabolic rate.

Which of the following views suggests that our biological needs give rise to unpleasant states of tension or arousal that push us into action?

Kim is preparing to take a calculus exam. Which of the following suggests that if she is very nervous, she will do poorly on this complex exam?

Which of the following appears to be a genetic factor involved in controlling one's weight?

Consistent with the facial-feedback hypothesis, it has been suggested that

Which of the following is not one of the central components of Sternberg's theory?

An internal condition of arousal that directs a person to satisfy a physiological need is called

Which of the following is not one of the six styles of love identified by John Alan Lee?

Which of the following best describes extrinsic motivation?

The way we interpret a stimulus or situation as requiring one emotional response or another is the ________ component of emotion.

Emotional display rules do not appear to be influenced by gender.

Which of the theories of emotion suggests that we would feel fearful because we were shaking?

The motive to explore and the motive of curiosity are called

How does Maslow's hierarchy of needs explain motivation?

Rats soon become grossly obese when which of the following is destroyed?

Which of the following rules are the cultural rules that dictate generally how emotions should be expressed and when and where their expression is appropriate?

The desire to perform behaviours largely because of the inherent pleasure they yield, rather than because of any hope of external reward, is

An incentive is

Which of the following is the highest need in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

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Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

Ginny works for Friendly Airlines and spends her day smiling at passengers. According to the facial-feedback hypothesis, smiling should

Severely restricting food intake results in an initial loss of weight, but the body adjusts its energy consumption by lowering the metabolic rate.

Which of the following views suggests that our biological needs give rise to unpleasant states of tension or arousal that push us into action?

Kim is preparing to take a calculus exam. Which of the following suggests that if she is very nervous, she will do poorly on this complex exam?

Which of the following appears to be a genetic factor involved in controlling one's weight?

Consistent with the facial-feedback hypothesis, it has been suggested that

Which of the following is not one of the central components of Sternberg's theory?

An internal condition of arousal that directs a person to satisfy a physiological need is called

Which of the following is not one of the six styles of love identified by John Alan Lee?

Which of the following best describes extrinsic motivation?

The way we interpret a stimulus or situation as requiring one emotional response or another is the ________ component of emotion.

Emotional display rules do not appear to be influenced by gender.

Which of the theories of emotion suggests that we would feel fearful because we were shaking?

The motive to explore and the motive of curiosity are called

How does Maslow's hierarchy of needs explain motivation?

Rats soon become grossly obese when which of the following is destroyed?

Which of the following rules are the cultural rules that dictate generally how emotions should be expressed and when and where their expression is appropriate?

The desire to perform behaviours largely because of the inherent pleasure they yield, rather than because of any hope of external reward, is

An incentive is

Which of the following is the highest need in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

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

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