Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

Mariah was have photos taken for her website. The photographer asked her to smile as he took the shots. Oddly, she felt happy whenever she was smiling. His would be predicted by

Pearl is in love with Edward. When her little sister asks her how she knows it is true love she is feeling, Pearl replies that the reaction of her body tells her it is love. Pearl's explanation supports the _______________ theory of emotion.

Jim is trying to lose some weight. If we were to monitor brain areas while Jim looked at pictures of food, we would see increased activity in the

Both Mike and Barney are rather anxious at the approach of a challenging chemistry test. Mike tends to dwell on his anxiety and after a while, he becomes somewhat depressed. Barney, on the other hand, decides that he can reduce his anxiety if he sets up a rigorous study schedule where he works evenings and weekends. Mike's emotional responses to this situation are best considered as examples of expressive behaviours and Barney's responses are most similar to what are called _____________ behaviours.

Some motivational researchers make an important distinction between types of motivation, extrinsic motivation involves performing an activity to obtain an external reward or prize, as opposed to engaging in an activity for its own sake because it is enjoyable or engaging, which is ________________ motivation.

Energy expended in your body is used to maintain your basal metabolism which involves the continuous work of resting cells in your body. The amount of this energy is approximately ___________ percent.

Usually, to achieve maximum performance the optimal level of arousal decreases as task complexity __________.

Research suggests that left-hemisphere brain activation may underlie certain _________ emotions.

What would be considered a gonad?

You spend hours in your basement playing the guitar, which you enjoy immensely. You play the guitar for ___________.

If a stroke causes damage to a person's right hemisphere, it is most likely that the future emotional experiences of this person will be characterized by

According to the over justification hypothesis, giving people extrinsic rewards to perform activities that they intrinsically enjoy may ___________

Research conducted by Fallon and Rozin (1985) demonstrated that college women overestimated how thin they should be to conform to men's preferences, and that men _____________ how bulky they should be to conform to women's preferences.

In adults, there is an increased risk for later developing depressive disorders in individuals who have a higher resting level of EEG activity in the _____________.

Carlos has a need to form meaningful bonds with others. According to Self-determination theory, Carlos is trying to satisfy his need for

Dopamine is thought to be associated with _________, whereas serotonin and norepinephrine may play a role in __________.

People with spinal injuries who receive no sensory input from bodily areas below the injury tended to report emotions that were as intense as a comparison group of people. The results from this study provide clear support for the _____________ theory of emotion.

To what does the term "metabolism" refer? How much energy goes to support the resting, continuous work of cells in the body? What is a set point?

In reality, polygraphs assess ___________.

In theory, if a cancer patient who suffers from anorexia related to chemotherapy is given a neuropeptide Y supplement then their appetite would improve?