Exam 13: Emotion and Motivation

The highest level of needs according to Maslow's hierarchy is self-actualization.

At the recent funeral of her husband of over 50 years,Marcie kept a very straight face,thanked people politely for their condolences,and sat very still during the religious ceremony.Despite the fact that she was racked with sadness,she did not let these emotions show to any great extreme.This is an example of __________.

Which of the following people is likely to demonstrate a facial expression that is symmetrical,that is uses approximately the same muscle groups on both sides of their face?

__________ is a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior.

On one episode of the popular television comedy Friends,Rachel ran into some of her old sorority sisters.Even though she was only mildly happy to see these friends,she squealed with glee,ran to them,hugged,and jumped up and down in a foolishly comedic moment.Rachel's behavior here is an example of __________.

The major foundations of __________ psychology suggest that the field should not only study maladaptive people but should also examine highly functioning individuals.

The universality hypothesis of __________ supposes that facial expressions are understood across all cultures.

The amygdala,a small structure in the brain that helps process the emotional significance of stimuli,gets projections from the sensory organs via the __________,which is the brain's message-directing center.

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,the accelerator,makes the car speed up,while still another pedal,the brake,slows the car back down.In your autonomic nervous system,which division would be the accelerator?

The hormone that plays the largest role in the sex drive is __________ for women and __________ for men.

The nucleus __________ is an area of the brain underneath the frontal cortex that is involved in experiencing pleasure.Stimulation of this area in depressed people releases dopamine and triggers smiling and laughing.

While in graduate school,Allison used to brag to her friends that she only needed 4 hours of sleep a night,which allowed her extra study time.If Allison was being honest about her sleep needs,she would be classified as a(n)__________.

The __________ defines job satisfaction as a worker's sense of achieving a certain outcome based on expectancy,instrumentality,and valence.

The menstrual cycle is to human females as the __________ cycle is to other animals.

Which of the following concepts underlies the placement of emotions on Plutchik's Emotion Wheel?

Isn't it amazing how when you're in a really foul mood - angry at the world,one might say - that all of the bad drivers come out to get in your way? It seems like when you're just hot under the collar,people seem to know it and they drive badly just to irritate you more.Maybe,instead,you just notice the other bad drivers more when you're angry.This is an example of __________ processing.

When researchers removed the amygdalae and parts of the temporal lobes from the brains of monkeys,those monkeys developed __________ blindness,which refers to the fact that they would not approach objects that would ordinarily frighten them.

The Schachter and Singer two-factor theory states that __________ evaluation happens alongside a person's physiological arousal to create the emotion he or she experiences.

The drive-reduction theory,postulated by __________,states that a person reacts when a physiological need creates an aroused state that drives him or her to reduce that need.

In the movie "Speed," the characters played by Sandra Bullock (Annie)and Keanu Reaves (Jack)go through some very intense action,after which they find themselves ready to share a passionate kiss.Before that kiss happens,however,Annie says "Relationships that start under intense circumstances never work." In psychological terms,she is referencing the phenomenon of __________,which means we can incorrectly assign meaning to an emotion because of physiological responses or changes that we experience.