Exam 13: Emotion and Motivation

The __________ principle states that people want to experience pleasure and avoid pain.

Homeostasis refers to a steady and balanced inner state that we are motivated to maintain.

Which of the following is one of the major theories that predicts workers' satisfaction at their jobs?

Emily is camping in the woods when suddenly a bear comes out from behind a tree.At the same time as she becomes aware of how terrified she is,her face takes on a mask of fear,and her heart begins to race as she gets ready to run away.Which theory of emotions explains how the different components of emotions can happen simultaneously?

Sigmund Freud proposed the concept of the hedonic principle,which suggests that human want to experience pleasure and avoid pain.

How many emotions on the Emotional Wheel did Robert Plutchik consider to be "primary" emotions?

While a polygraph test is often referred to as a lie detector,in truth it should be called a(n)__________ detector.

The major precept of catharsis theory,the idea that venting our emotions helps to deflate them,has found what response in the research community?

Which of the following is not one of the types of motivations discussed by your textbook?

A(n)_________ is a person who requires far less than the average eight hours of sleep per night that most people need for optimal functioning.

__________ units refer to the 46 unique movements involved in the facial expressions that indicate emotions.

The part of the limbic system that is essential for unconscious emotional responses is the __________.

Ross has been outside for the past four hours mowing the lawn and doing yard work on a 90 degree day.He comes inside and immediately begins downing glasses of water.After he's had 3 or 4 glasses,he stops drinking so quickly and calms down a bit.Ross's motivation to drink water is best explained by Clark Hull's ____________ theory.

Once an animal is castrated,what can be done to restore that animal's sex drive?

If you are feeling very happy to get a call from a new romantic interest,but you "play it cool" when you answer the telephone,you are engaging in intensification.

Recently Mario learned that a new employee was hired at his company,and that she was starting out at a salary that is equivalent to his.The only problem for Mario,however,is that he has been working at the company for two years already.He is suddenly gripped with the sense that he is being underpaid,even though he had no problem with his salary just yesterday.Mario's new sense of dissatisfaction is explained by the __________ theory.

Which of the following emotions would be most likely to stimulate activity on the right side of the prefrontal cortex?

The __________,located at the very front of the brain,is essential for the cognitive experience of emotions.

When Harry and Suzette recently applied for the same job,they found out that they had interviews on the same day,in consecutive hours.As they sat making idle chitchat before the first interview,each wished each other good luck,shook hands,and smiled.Deep inside,however,each was really thinking that they'd like the other to do poorly so that the job would be more easily won! This process of showing one emotion while feeling another is called __________.

There are three primary components to the experiencing of any emotion.They are