Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

One of the problems in defining sexual orientation is that many people identify as homosexuals but very few of these people actually engage in homosexual behaviour.

The refractory period, during which males are temporarily unable to have another orgasm, occurs during the _________ phase of the sexual response cycle.

What psychological factors stimulate and inhibit sexual functioning?

If you enjoy an activity for its own sake then the activity is said to be high in

You are working on a new drug to help people stop eating. Which of the following peptides might you target?

Why is the issue of defining sexual orientation complicated?

The process that influences the direction, persistence, and vigour of goal-directed behaviour is called _________.

Hunger researchers initially assumed that a certain region of the brain region is responsible for initiating hunger and eating because when it was electrically stimulated, animals would begin to eat. This brain region was called the

What are instrumental behaviours?

Though scientists first thought that the lateral hypothalamus (LH) was a "hunger on" centre, they now believe that the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is responsible for this particular function.

An approach-approach conflict occurs when a person experiences conflict when deciding between two attractive alternatives.

Yang is feeling very sad. Her best friend was in an accident and may not be able to walk again. If we examined Yang's brain, most likely, we would find increased activity in her

Thomas really likes psychology. He studies very hard because he enjoys finding out about how people work. But lately his parents have started to give him money every time he does well on a test. We would expect Thomas' motivation to decrease because of

Zelig and Bertram are reading the same book. Because Zelig is reading it for a class, he is expected to finish it by a certain date and write a paper on what he learned. Bertram is reading the book for fun. Zelig is _______________ motivated to read the book, while Bertram is _________________ motivated to read it.

Ruth recently started exercising with a personal trainer. The trainer tells her that weight-lifting sessions will build lean muscle and increase her body's calorie-burning efficiency, while cardio sessions burn fat. In other words, the trainer will help increase Ruth's

The newest game show has contestants earning points based on the difficulty level of the questions. Answering a difficult question correctly earns the most points, but missing the difficult questions takes away the most points from the team score. There are three levels of question categories: difficult, moderate, and easy. Zoey, the first contestant, is not very bright and her team knows she is very anxious and afraid of failing, so they are surprised when Zoey chooses the difficult category. In fact, research would have predicted this because

Researchers have determined that the cognitive appraisals of different emotions, such as anger, fear, and joy, appear to be remarkably similar for people in different cultures, suggesting that some types of interpretations may be ______________.

If you knew how motivated your roommate was to study for their next test, you would know all the following information EXCEPT

We can learn to associate the smell and sight of food with its taste and, thus, these stimuli can serve to trigger a hunger response, through the process of __________________________.

If you wanted to design a new drug that makes people feel full and stop eating, or at least, eat smaller meals, you might consider stimulating the release of