Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

A man who has difficulty maintaining an erection or a woman who has difficulty lubricating or becoming aroused may have what is called a sexual dysfunction, which is caused _______________.

Which of the following is not one the phases of Masters' and Johnson's sexual response cycle?

Thomas really likes psychology. He studies very hard because he enjoys finding out about how people work. Jill studies hard as well. But in case, her parents want her top become a psychologist, so they give her money every time she does well on a test. Thomas' motivation is ______, while Jill's motivation is ______.

Mastery-avoidance goals reflect a fear of not performing up to one's own standards.

Peter is a very outgoing and fun-loving guy; his sister, Patty is just the opposite. She is quiet, serious and keeps to herself. Peter and Patty could best be described as differing in

Mauro and his colleagues found that Americans were more likely than Japanese individuals to report feelings such as pride and hope, and that Japanese individuals were more likely to report feelings of shame and regret than people from Hong Kong. However, when any particular emotion did occur, it was found that the ____________ that produced it tended to be very similar.

The ______________ would suggest that viewing pornographic material should increase sexual aggression against women because viewers see models acting out aggression. However, the ______________ would suggest that viewing pornography should reduce aggression against women by releasing built up sexual and aggressive impulses.

A psychologist argues that pornographic materials often model inaccurate and potentially damaging "rape myths," such as the incorrect assumption that women enjoy being dominated and coerced into sex. This psychologist's assumptions are most consistent with the views of

The fact that emotions typically do not occur by themselves and are usually triggered in response to various people, behaviours, situations, objects, or events best demonstrates how emotions involve

Male human embryo is to female human embryo as ___________.

When asked their reasons for having sex, adolescents are more likely to cite ___________.

What are some of the physiological signals that 1) initiate hunger and 2) cease eating? What is the role of leptin in the hunger process and how was its role discovered?

One of the problems with lie detector tests is that an innocent person may appear guilty if they become __________ during the procedure.

Most research on sexual activities tends to be done with ___________.

John admits that he sometimes feels attracted to other men, but he does not identify himself as a homosexual and he has never engaged in any same-gender sexual behaviour. According to modern sexual orientation theorists

Your intestines respond to the ingestion of food by releasing _____________, which travels to the brain and stimulates the receptor sites of brain regions that __________ eating.

People with a low need for achievement tend to choose tasks that are ___________.

The ___________ theory proposes that motivated behaviour stems from a person's beliefs that particular behaviours will lead to a goal and from the worth that a person places on that goal.

Experts are usually able to correctly identify people who are known to be innocent using the results from lie detector tests, but they are less accurate when it comes to correctly identifying people known to be guilty.

Kelly said, "I'm motivated by the thought of getting a better mark in my math class than anyone else." Kelly's statement best represents