Question 1

Regulatory drives are those actions that seek to preserve __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  homeostasis 
B)  social goals 
C)  self-actualization 
D)  reproductive success 
A)  homeostasis 
B)  social goals 
C)  self-actualization 
D)  reproductive success

Question 2

__________ is assigning the incorrect meaning to an emotion because of a particular physiological response.

Accepted Answer

A)  Directional error 
B)  Misattribution 
C)  Emotional bias 
D)  Inaccurate exposure 
A)  Directional error 
B)  Misattribution 
C)  Emotional bias 
D)  Inaccurate exposure

Question 3

A past experience of a stimulus can cause a(n)__________ effect,wherein the familiarity of the stimulus primes us to react in a certain way.

Accepted Answer

A)  appraisal 
B)  repeated 
C)  affective 
D)  exposure 
A)  appraisal 
B)  repeated 
C)  affective 
D)  exposure

Question 4

The small structure in the brain that assesses the emotional significance of stimuli is called	
the amygdala.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the __________-appraisal theory of Richard Lazarus,if a person notices a particular physiological response,that person has to decide what it means before he or she can feel an emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental 
B)  cognitive 
C)  emotional 
D)  exposure 
A)  environmental 
B)  cognitive 
C)  emotional 
D)  exposure

Question 6

Recent developments in the detection of lies has found that the traditional polygraph is 	
not nearly as effective at detecting dishonest and deceptive answers as thermal imaging
techniques that show different patterns of facial blood flow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When you get into your car,there are either two or three pedals on the floor (depending on the type of transmission that you drive).One pedal makes the car speed up,while still another pedal slows the car back down.In your autonomic nervous system,which division would be the brake pedal?

Accepted Answer

A)  The parasympathetic division 
B)  The inhibitory division 
C)  The innervative division 
D)  The sympathetic division 
A)  The parasympathetic division 
B)  The inhibitory division 
C)  The innervative division 
D)  The sympathetic division

Question 8

If you want to get help from a colleague on a difficult project,the best time to ask them is	
after they have received praise from the boss for their work on their own project.This is because
people who are experiencing positive emotions tend to be more helpful to other people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  The somatic division 
B)  The motor division 
C)  The sensory division 
D)  The sympathetic division 
A)  The somatic division 
B)  The motor division 
C)  The sensory division 
D)  The sympathetic division

Question 10

The Yerkes-Dodson law states that the more arousal a person experiences the better their 	
performance will be.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The brain's remembered response to experiencing an emotion is the __________ experience of an emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  physiological 
C)  affective 
D)  expressive 
A)  cognitive 
B)  physiological 
C)  affective 
D)  expressive

Question 12

Some people believe that if you are angry you should express your feelings,because getting the emotions "out" will help them to go away faster.According to the work of Ekman and Friesen,what do you know about this belief?

Accepted Answer

A)  They found that expressing emotions seems to intensify, not diminish, how we feel them. 
B)  They found that expression of anger only helps if the expression is aggressive. Healthy aggression, like pounding nails into a board or hitting a punching bag, is the best therapy for reducing anger. 
C)  They found that expressing emotions simply spreads them to others, but does not intensify or diminish them for ourselves. 
D)  They found that expressing anger does, in fact, help it to go away since it is no longer bottled up inside. 
A)  They found that expressing emotions seems to intensify, not diminish, how we feel them. 
B)  They found that expression of anger only helps if the expression is aggressive. Healthy aggression, like pounding nails into a board or hitting a punching bag, is the best therapy for reducing anger. 
C)  They found that expressing emotions simply spreads them to others, but does not intensify or diminish them for ourselves. 
D)  They found that expressing anger does, in fact, help it to go away since it is no longer bottled up inside.

Question 13

Animals that have missing or damaged _________ neurons will lose all motivation and die unless artificially fed.

Accepted Answer

A)  hedonic 
B)  intrinsic 
C)  reward 
D)  extrinsic 
A)  hedonic 
B)  intrinsic 
C)  reward 
D)  extrinsic

Question 14

Every Thursday,Yvette goes to the local grocery store and spends $5 on tickets to try to win the Super Lotto.She knows that her chance of winning is very low,but she also dreams of winning the $200 million prize.Yvette's behavior can best be explained by the __________ theory of motivation.

Accepted Answer

A)  instinct 
B)  central-state 
C)  incentive 
D)  drive-reduction 
A)  instinct 
B)  central-state 
C)  incentive 
D)  drive-reduction

Question 15

The first,or bottom,level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes __________ needs.

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological 
B)  social 
C)  safety 
D)  esteem 
A)  physiological 
B)  social 
C)  safety 
D)  esteem

Question 16

Barbara works very hard at her job,hoping that her effort will pay off with a promotion within the next several months.Barbara's work is a good example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidance motivation 
B)  approach motivation 
C)  mixed motivation 
D)  hedonic motivation 
A)  avoidance motivation 
B)  approach motivation 
C)  mixed motivation 
D)  hedonic motivation

Question 17

__________ processing is the selective perception of stimuli congruent with the emotional state of the person experiencing the stimuli

Accepted Answer

A)  Mood-congruent 
B)  Affective 
C)  Cognitive parallel 
D)  Emotional mainstream 
A)  Mood-congruent 
B)  Affective 
C)  Cognitive parallel 
D)  Emotional mainstream

Question 18

The expectancy theory of job satisfaction states that we decide how happy we are at work	
based on our comparison of our own situations to the other workers around us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

13-year old Debbie is attempting to jump off of the high diving board for the very first time.Though she does not have a pathological fear of heights,the concept of jumping off of a ten-meter board is very stressful for her.As she walks to the edge of the board,her heart begins to pound and she gets goosebumps on her skin.These responses refer to the __________ component of an emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  expressive behavior 
B)  affective relay 
C)  cognitive experience 
D)  physiological arousal 
A)  expressive behavior 
B)  affective relay 
C)  cognitive experience 
D)  physiological arousal

Question 20

All emotions,by definition,have __________,which refers to a positive or negative quality or "tone."

Accepted Answer

A)  affect 
B)  valence 
C)  mood 
D)  qualitative set 
A)  affect 
B)  valence 
C)  mood 
D)  qualitative set

Regulatory drives are those actions that seek to preserve __________.

__________ is assigning the incorrect meaning to an emotion because of a particular physiological response.

A past experience of a stimulus can cause a(n)__________ effect,wherein the familiarity of the stimulus primes us to react in a certain way.

The small structure in the brain that assesses the emotional significance of stimuli is called the amygdala.

According to the __________-appraisal theory of Richard Lazarus,if a person notices a particular physiological response,that person has to decide what it means before he or she can feel an emotion.

Recent developments in the detection of lies has found that the traditional polygraph is not nearly as effective at detecting dishonest and deceptive answers as thermal imaging techniques that show different patterns of facial blood flow.

When you get into your car,there are either two or three pedals on the floor (depending on the type of transmission that you drive).One pedal makes the car speed up,while still another pedal slows the car back down.In your autonomic nervous system,which division would be the brake pedal?

If you want to get help from a colleague on a difficult project,the best time to ask them is after they have received praise from the boss for their work on their own project.This is because people who are experiencing positive emotions tend to be more helpful to other people.

Which of the following is one of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

The Yerkes-Dodson law states that the more arousal a person experiences the better their performance will be.

The brain's remembered response to experiencing an emotion is the __________ experience of an emotion.

Some people believe that if you are angry you should express your feelings,because getting the emotions "out" will help them to go away faster.According to the work of Ekman and Friesen,what do you know about this belief?

Animals that have missing or damaged _________ neurons will lose all motivation and die unless artificially fed.

Every Thursday,Yvette goes to the local grocery store and spends $5 on tickets to try to win the Super Lotto.She knows that her chance of winning is very low,but she also dreams of winning the $200 million prize.Yvette's behavior can best be explained by the __________ theory of motivation.

The first,or bottom,level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes __________ needs.

Barbara works very hard at her job,hoping that her effort will pay off with a promotion within the next several months.Barbara's work is a good example of a(n)

__________ processing is the selective perception of stimuli congruent with the emotional state of the person experiencing the stimuli

The expectancy theory of job satisfaction states that we decide how happy we are at work based on our comparison of our own situations to the other workers around us.

All emotions,by definition,have __________,which refers to a positive or negative quality or "tone."

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Genetics and Evolution

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

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Human Development II: Social Development

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Exam 13: Emotion and Motivation

Regulatory drives are those actions that seek to preserve __________.

__________ is assigning the incorrect meaning to an emotion because of a particular physiological response.

A past experience of a stimulus can cause a(n)__________ effect,wherein the familiarity of the stimulus primes us to react in a certain way.

The small structure in the brain that assesses the emotional significance of stimuli is called the amygdala.

According to the __________-appraisal theory of Richard Lazarus,if a person notices a particular physiological response,that person has to decide what it means before he or she can feel an emotion.

Recent developments in the detection of lies has found that the traditional polygraph is not nearly as effective at detecting dishonest and deceptive answers as thermal imaging techniques that show different patterns of facial blood flow.

When you get into your car,there are either two or three pedals on the floor (depending on the type of transmission that you drive).One pedal makes the car speed up,while still another pedal slows the car back down.In your autonomic nervous system,which division would be the brake pedal?

If you want to get help from a colleague on a difficult project,the best time to ask them is after they have received praise from the boss for their work on their own project.This is because people who are experiencing positive emotions tend to be more helpful to other people.

Which of the following is one of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

The Yerkes-Dodson law states that the more arousal a person experiences the better their performance will be.

The brain's remembered response to experiencing an emotion is the __________ experience of an emotion.

Some people believe that if you are angry you should express your feelings,because getting the emotions "out" will help them to go away faster.According to the work of Ekman and Friesen,what do you know about this belief?

Animals that have missing or damaged _________ neurons will lose all motivation and die unless artificially fed.

Every Thursday,Yvette goes to the local grocery store and spends $5 on tickets to try to win the Super Lotto.She knows that her chance of winning is very low,but she also dreams of winning the $200 million prize.Yvette's behavior can best be explained by the __________ theory of motivation.

The first,or bottom,level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes __________ needs.

Barbara works very hard at her job,hoping that her effort will pay off with a promotion within the next several months.Barbara's work is a good example of a(n)

__________ processing is the selective perception of stimuli congruent with the emotional state of the person experiencing the stimuli

The expectancy theory of job satisfaction states that we decide how happy we are at work based on our comparison of our own situations to the other workers around us.

All emotions,by definition,have __________,which refers to a positive or negative quality or "tone."

Introduction

Research Methods

The Human Brain

Genetics and Evolution

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

Human Development I: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

Sex and Gender

Human Development II: Social Development

Social Psychology

Health and Stress

Personality and Individual Differences

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters