Question 1

According to Kinsey, what percentage of women reported bisexual experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  under 2 percent 
B)  less than 20 percent 
C)  42 percent 
D)  more than 50 percent 
A)  under 2 percent 
B)  less than 20 percent 
C)  42 percent 
D)  more than 50 percent

Question 2

According to Carol Dweck, people with this type of control believe intelligence is changeable and can be shaped by experience.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal locus of control 
B)  decremental 
C)  incidental 
D)  external locus of control 
A)  internal locus of control 
B)  decremental 
C)  incidental 
D)  external locus of control

Question 3

To explain the human universality and variability of emotions, Ekman and his associates ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  developed a concept of "display rules," which are rules for emotional expression 
B)  developed an interobserver system to make sure that observers defined expressions reliably 
C)  interviewed all participants in order to assess unexpressed feelings and motivations 
D)  monitored the brain waves of participants to determine which hemisphere had higher activation 
A)  developed a concept of "display rules," which are rules for emotional expression 
B)  developed an interobserver system to make sure that observers defined expressions reliably 
C)  interviewed all participants in order to assess unexpressed feelings and motivations 
D)  monitored the brain waves of participants to determine which hemisphere had higher activation

Question 4

Need for achievement is also referred to as ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nAch 
B)  NFA 
C)  Ach 
D)  neech 
A)  nAch 
B)  NFA 
C)  Ach 
D)  neech

Question 5

Salmon swimming upstream to spawn are an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  incentives 
B)  motives 
C)  instinct 
D)  needs 
A)  incentives 
B)  motives 
C)  instinct 
D)  needs

Question 6

You are walking through a store when you run into a friend you have not seen in a long time and whom you miss very much. According to the James-Lange theory, what might happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  You experience physiological changes followed by a feeling of happiness. 
B)  You feel happiness followed by physiological changes. 
C)  You experience physiological changes and a feeling of happiness simultaneously. 
D)  You experience physiological changes and context appraisal followed by a feeling of happiness. 
A)  You experience physiological changes followed by a feeling of happiness. 
B)  You feel happiness followed by physiological changes. 
C)  You experience physiological changes and a feeling of happiness simultaneously. 
D)  You experience physiological changes and context appraisal followed by a feeling of happiness.

Question 7

What did Charles Darwin believe about the origin of emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are learned through experience. 
B)  They do not merit scientific consideration. 
C)  They are a product of evolution. 
D)  They are remnants of our earliest ancestors and, thus, have little relevance today. 
A)  They are learned through experience. 
B)  They do not merit scientific consideration. 
C)  They are a product of evolution. 
D)  They are remnants of our earliest ancestors and, thus, have little relevance today.

Question 8

Indiana Jones goes off to foreign lands in search of artifacts hidden in dangerous places and guarded by fierce protectors. Dr. Jones would be described as ________ in arousal theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  foolhardy 
B)  a person high in nPow 
C)  a sensation seeker 
D)  a person high in nAff 
A)  foolhardy 
B)  a person high in nPow 
C)  a sensation seeker 
D)  a person high in nAff

Question 9

Which theory of emotion states that your body reacts before you experience an emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  James-Lange 
B)  Cannon-Bard 
C)  cognitive 
D)  Belle-Barrett 
A)  James-Lange 
B)  Cannon-Bard 
C)  cognitive 
D)  Belle-Barrett

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a physiological change associated with emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  adrenalin secretion 
B)  saliva secretion 
C)  increased perspiration 
D)  increased breathing 
A)  adrenalin secretion 
B)  saliva secretion 
C)  increased perspiration 
D)  increased breathing

Question 11

Which of the following statements about stress is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an emotion. 
B)  Stress necessarily involves negative events. 
C)  Positive situations can lead to stress. 
D)  Stress arises only from threatening events. 
A)  It is an emotion. 
B)  Stress necessarily involves negative events. 
C)  Positive situations can lead to stress. 
D)  Stress arises only from threatening events.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a physiological reaction to fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in heart rate 
B)  muscle tension 
C)  slow-down of digestive function 
D)  reduction of epinephrine in the bloodstream 
A)  increase in heart rate 
B)  muscle tension 
C)  slow-down of digestive function 
D)  reduction of epinephrine in the bloodstream

Question 13

Bulimia is most common among which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  females in their late teens and early 20's 
B)  middle-age females 
C)  adolescent males 
D)  both males and females in their late teens and early 20's 
A)  females in their late teens and early 20's 
B)  middle-age females 
C)  adolescent males 
D)  both males and females in their late teens and early 20's

Question 14

Which of the following is one of the three inborn and universal needs that help people gain a complete sense of self and whole, healthy relationships with others, according to the self-determination theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy 
B)  relevance 
C)  incompetence 
D)  rejection 
A)  autonomy 
B)  relevance 
C)  incompetence 
D)  rejection

Question 15

For someone who likes both movies and concerts, choosing between going to one or the other represents an ________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)  approach-avoidance 
B)  avoidance-avoidance 
C)  approach-approach 
D)  incompatible demands 
A)  approach-avoidance 
B)  avoidance-avoidance 
C)  approach-approach 
D)  incompatible demands

Question 16

According to Abraham Maslow, developing one's potential to its fullest extent results in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  safety 
B)  self-esteem 
C)  belongingness 
D)  self-actualization 
A)  safety 
B)  self-esteem 
C)  belongingness 
D)  self-actualization

Question 17

Kinsey believed that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual orientation was an either/or situation 
B)  sexual orientation was on a continuum 
C)  sexual orientation was too sensitive to be studied 
D)  premarital sex was fundamentally destructive to society 
A)  sexual orientation was an either/or situation 
B)  sexual orientation was on a continuum 
C)  sexual orientation was too sensitive to be studied 
D)  premarital sex was fundamentally destructive to society

Question 18

For Maslow, the most highly evolved motive is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  esteem 
B)  physiological need 
C)  intellectual need 
D)  self-actualization 
A)  esteem 
B)  physiological need 
C)  intellectual need 
D)  self-actualization

Question 19

As the week draws to a close, Nancy reviews the lessons she gave to her students, thinks about the papers she has graded and returned, and speculates on the exam that she wrote to give on Monday morning. Which stage of the GTD model is Nancy currently engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)  first stage 
B)  second stage 
C)  third stage 
D)  fourth stage 
A)  first stage 
B)  second stage 
C)  third stage 
D)  fourth stage

Question 20

Kinsey discovered, to everyone's surprise, that only about 15 percent of people masturbated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Kinsey, what percentage of women reported bisexual experiences?

According to Carol Dweck, people with this type of control believe intelligence is changeable and can be shaped by experience.

To explain the human universality and variability of emotions, Ekman and his associates ________.

Need for achievement is also referred to as ________________.

Salmon swimming upstream to spawn are an example of ________.

You are walking through a store when you run into a friend you have not seen in a long time and whom you miss very much. According to the James-Lange theory, what might happen?

What did Charles Darwin believe about the origin of emotions?

Indiana Jones goes off to foreign lands in search of artifacts hidden in dangerous places and guarded by fierce protectors. Dr. Jones would be described as ________ in arousal theory.

Which theory of emotion states that your body reacts before you experience an emotion?

Which of the following is NOT a physiological change associated with emotion?

Which of the following statements about stress is TRUE?

Which of the following is NOT a physiological reaction to fear?

Bulimia is most common among which of the following?

Which of the following is one of the three inborn and universal needs that help people gain a complete sense of self and whole, healthy relationships with others, according to the self-determination theory?

For someone who likes both movies and concerts, choosing between going to one or the other represents an ________ conflict.

According to Abraham Maslow, developing one's potential to its fullest extent results in ________.

Kinsey believed that ________.

For Maslow, the most highly evolved motive is _______.

As the week draws to a close, Nancy reviews the lessons she gave to her students, thinks about the papers she has graded and returned, and speculates on the exam that she wrote to give on Monday morning. Which stage of the GTD model is Nancy currently engaging in?

Kinsey discovered, to everyone's surprise, that only about 15 percent of people masturbated.

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Exam 9: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

According to Kinsey, what percentage of women reported bisexual experiences?

According to Carol Dweck, people with this type of control believe intelligence is changeable and can be shaped by experience.

To explain the human universality and variability of emotions, Ekman and his associates ________.

Need for achievement is also referred to as ________________.

Salmon swimming upstream to spawn are an example of ________.

You are walking through a store when you run into a friend you have not seen in a long time and whom you miss very much. According to the James-Lange theory, what might happen?

What did Charles Darwin believe about the origin of emotions?

Indiana Jones goes off to foreign lands in search of artifacts hidden in dangerous places and guarded by fierce protectors. Dr. Jones would be described as ________ in arousal theory.

Which theory of emotion states that your body reacts before you experience an emotion?

Which of the following is NOT a physiological change associated with emotion?

Which of the following statements about stress is TRUE?

Which of the following is NOT a physiological reaction to fear?

Bulimia is most common among which of the following?

Which of the following is one of the three inborn and universal needs that help people gain a complete sense of self and whole, healthy relationships with others, according to the self-determination theory?

For someone who likes both movies and concerts, choosing between going to one or the other represents an ________ conflict.

According to Abraham Maslow, developing one's potential to its fullest extent results in ________.

Kinsey believed that ________.

For Maslow, the most highly evolved motive is _______.

As the week draws to a close, Nancy reviews the lessons she gave to her students, thinks about the papers she has graded and returned, and speculates on the exam that she wrote to give on Monday morning. Which stage of the GTD model is Nancy currently engaging in?

Kinsey discovered, to everyone's surprise, that only about 15 percent of people masturbated.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters