Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

According to the facial feedback hypothesis, feedback signals from facial muscles might determine the nature and intensity of emotion experience, is most consistent with the ____________ theory of emotion.

Explain Maslow's concept of a need hierarchy. Do you agree with this model?

Steve's friend invited him out for a gourmet dinner. Steve was really looking forward to it because he was very hungry. Once there he stuffed himself. It is likely that Steve's levels of _________ were _________ before he ate, and _________ after he finished ?dinner.

According to the results of a study conducted by Laumann and his colleagues (1994), about _________ of men and about _________ of women fantasize about sex at least once a day.

Chaka and Zafira just saw the latest horror movie. While both agreed it was scary, the specifics of how each responded differed considerably. Chaka felt very relaxed throughout the whole movie and found it to be a pleasant departure from all the work she had been doing lately. Zafira found the experience to be nothing but stressful. In particular, she kept finding herself worrying about what she would do if she was in some of the same situations as the characters in the movie. Considering they were both watching the same movie, what is one factor that could account for the vast difference in their emotional responses?

According to the text, some cognitive appraisals can be very automatic and primitive such that we have little awareness that they have even occurred.

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. This is best explained through the constructs of ______________ theory.

Brooke and Kasia work out at the same gym. Brooke works out because she enjoys feeling strong and fit, but Kasia does so only because she is trying to lose weight. Brooke is _______________ motivated to work out, while Kasia is ___________________ motivated.

____________________ states that women may view their bodies in the same way external viewers do, which can increase their body shame and anxiety, leading to eating disorders.

You have a high need for achievement. You take a class where you are responsible for your grade, you are unsure of your ability in the class, and you receive regular feedback from the instructor. We can expect that you will work __________ than the typical student.

Though the meaning has since been rethought, initial research found that when the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) of rats was destroyed, the rats ___________.

Positive or negative affective states that are comprised of various cognitive, physiological, and behavioural responses are called ___________.

Compare the James-Lange (somatic) and Cannon-Bard explanations for emotional perception and labelling.

You have always been motivated to outperform others. In jobs, in your recreational basketball league, and even when driving home from work, you often want to be the best and surpass other people. In particular, your motivation appears to stem in a large part from your desire to avoid making mistakes and losing, which were things that your father never tolerated when you were growing up. Your high achievement motivation appears to come from a combination of ___________.

According to Hull's drive theory, drives are generated by physiological disruptions of homeostasis.

In general, both males and females experience the sexual response cycle in similar ways EXCEPT

Why is it especially hard for obese people to lose weight? Are diets doomed to fail?

Research indicates that people in different cultures show a high level of agreement concerning the emotions being expressed in facial photographs.

Repeated "yo-yo dieting" makes it increasingly more difficult for a person to lose weight.

What is the facial feedback hypothesis? What research evidence supports it? What might be the role of vascular feedback?