Exam 9: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

________ is the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are threatening or challenging.

Which motivational theorist is associated with the following assumption? "Before higher level needs can be addressed or acted on, one's lower level needs must be met."

Drive-reduction theorists would say that getting a haircut to look attractive is a(n) ________.

Identify and define two types of conflicts. Give one example for each conflict.

Which of the following is an example of an avoidance-avoidance conflict?

Incentives are things that attract or lure humans into action.

________ can vary from culture to culture and are socially acceptable ways of showing emotion in public settings.

The concept that a person acts in a certain manner because of an innate predisposition to do so is based on the _______ theory.

Which of the following examples best represents the Yerkes-Dodson Law?

Use Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory to discuss responses to disasters such as hurricanes in Florida or a tsunami in Southeast Asia.

The approach to motivation that forced psychologists to consider the value of homeostasis in motivation was the __________ approach.

Which of the following is a criticism of Maslow's theory?

James and McDougall were proponents of which of the following theories of motivation?

According to the self-determination theory of Ryan and Deci, the need of _______ is the need to feel a sense of belonging and connection in relationships with others.

The pursuit of an activity for an outcome that is separate from the person is called ________.

Coping strategies can be either ________-focused or ________-focused in nature.

Which is NOT a typical physiological change during an emotional episode?

"I think I'm afraid; therefore, I am afraid." Name the theory of emotion that this statement characterizes.

Which of the following is the term used to describe unpredictable, large-scale events that create a great deal of stress and feelings of threat?

The English words motivation and emotion come from the Latin root meaning "to move."