Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

Serena really wants to buy a new MacBook Air. She loves the design and the fact that Macs are easy to use. However, they are also very expensive. She does not know what to do. In terms of motivational theory, Serena is experiencing

One of the primary reasons that people often perform poorly on intelligence tests that require complex reasoning appears to be that their arousal levels are ___________ for these difficult tasks.

Mesquita, Frijda, and Scherer (1997) analyzed cross-cultural studies and concluded that instrumental actions fall into five broad categories. Which of the following is NOT one of their categories?

According to the results of a study conducted by Edward Laumann et al. (1994), about 50 percent of men and about _________ of women fantasize about sex at least once a day.

Self-determination theory focuses on three fundamental psychological needs: competence, autonomy, and relatedness.

According to Schachter's two-factor theory of arousal, to maximize your date's attraction to you the best place to go on a first date would be

Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

What evidence exists for (a) universal and (b) culturally determined appraisals? Provide examples of each.

According to expectancy x value theory, why might people respond differently to the same incentive?

Research on the relationship between physiological arousal and performance has determined that

A new perfume claims that it enhances sexual desire in both males and females. If this is true, then most likely the perfume

Pornographic material containing which of the following themes would be most likely to produce the strongest negative effect?

When rats inherit a mutation in which they produce more leptin that normal then as a result their body weight would increase?

Tim is just learning to play the piano and, somewhat surprisingly, he already enjoys playing it even though he isn't very good. Tim's parents would like to see him develop his skills so they decide to pay Tim $10.00 at the end of each week if he has satisfactorily practiced all his lessons. Motivation theorists familiar with the overjustification hypothesis would argue that the rewards being offered by Tim's parents may decrease Tim's interest in piano by _______________ motivation.

Autonomic arousal is a necessary component for the experience of emotion in which of the following theories?

As a university student, you are satisfying your needs for knowledge and understanding. Although you would like to spend all of your time studying, you find that you have to take a job in order to get enough money for food. According to Maslow, you have regressed from satisfying your cognitive needs to working at your

Evolutionary theorists suggest what about emotional expressions?

According to evolutionary psychologists, the key to understanding motives, like affiliation for example, is their adaptive significance.

Scientists learned about how leptin regulates food intake and weight by studying

Which of the following is an accurate description of Maslow's need hierarchy?