Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

Prior to World War II, Pima Indians had normal rates of obesity and diabetes in their culture, but as their culture changed and they adopted a more Westernized diet and lifestyle, the rates of these two problems dramatically increased, demonstrating ______________.

What are the three needs identified in self-determination theory?

Andrew is testing eating behaviour in rats. He stimulates different parts of the rat's brain. He stimulates a certain part that makes the rat eat nonstop. What area of the brain has Andrew stimulated?

Cross-cultural research indicates which of the following in regards to cognitive appraisals?

Zhang is about to attempt a very difficult and complicated task. What would be the optimal level of arousal for Zhang to succeed at this task?

The case of the Pima Indians of Arizona was presented to illustrate how genetic and environmental factors can interact to produce obesity.

A baby who smiles a lot is likely to increase his parents' feelings of love and caring for him and as a result, this may increase the likelihood that his biological and emotional needs will be met. This example illustrates the potential adaptive function of emotions for infants and young children and shows how language can serve as a form of _____________.

Humanistic theories would suggest that unconscious motives (especially sexual and aggressive ones) are responsible for many behaviours.

Feeling passion at the sight of your lover and feeling anxious when thinking of someone who is very critical and harsh are best considered examples of how emotional responses are shaped by ________________.

When discussing the origins of altruistic behaviour evident in many individuals across many circumstances, Dr. Kim asserts that even though it doesn't necessarily benefit the individual, there must have been some kind of adaptive significance produced by this kind of behaviour or it would not be present today. Based on this information, Dr. Kim would most likely identify with which of the following approaches to motivation?

A finding obtained by Niles in her cross-cultural research on Sri Lankans (a collectivistic culture) and Anglo-Australians (an individualistic culture) was that

What is an emotion?

Initial research suggested that the ________________ was a "hunger on" centre in the brain, but more-recent research has revealed that neurons in the ______________ play an important role in triggering and reducing hunger.

The similarity between the concepts of emotion and motivation is further reinforced by the fact that they share the same Latin root, which means

Goal-directed behaviour is jointly determined by the strength of the person's expectation that particular behaviours will lead to a goal and by the incentive value the individual places on that goal according to ______________ theory.

When given the opportunity to select the difficulty of a task, people who are high in need for achievement tend to select tasks that are ______________. This appears to be because these kinds of tasks offer the most ______________.

In most legal situations, a lawyer cannot introduce evidence from a "lie detector." Why?

Tom is interested in working for an intelligence branch of the government, and a polygraph test is part of the interview process. Though Tom intends to be honest, he is worried that the polygraph will say he is lying when he isn't. Tom's friend Cameron assures Tom that polygraph tests are infallible. Is he right?

Rats with mutations to the ob gene become obese because

What clinical and research evidence is there to support a "left-right" theory of hemispheric activation differences for positive and negative emotions?