Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

Monica has had a very emotionally draining day, but she really isn't sure what she is feeling. After taking a quiet moment to herself, she starts to cry, and after observing this behaviour, she decides that she must be sad. This example of emotional recognition is most consistent with the

Researcher Heiman (1975) found that both women and men were aroused by listening to tape-recorded erotic stories. She also found that the strongest arousal occurred when the stories focused on _________.

Animals and humans who do not have access to sensory feedback from their internal organs still experience emotions that are as intense as other people, a finding that provides support for the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion.

Which model of emotion proposes that signals are sent along two independent pathways when we encounter an emotionally arousing situation?

The body's tendency to maintain an internal state of physiological balance is referred to as _______________.

According to research findings, people who have a high need for achievement are more likely to strive hard for success under all of the following conditions EXCEPT

Modern evolutionary theorists explain and understand motivation with reference to the concept of ____________.

When hungry animals are injected with this peptide, they will stop feeding or reduce the size of their meals. This peptide is called

Maslow distinguished between deficiency needs, which are concerned with physical and social survival, and growth needs, which are uniquely human and motivate us to develop our potential.

Which of the following is considered evidence for fundamental emotional patterns?

How do level of arousal and task complexity combine to affect task performance?

You observe a patient who seems to experience and express a lot of emotion, but he is unable to regulate his emotional behaviour. We might expect to find damage to which of the following brain areas?

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 ________________ can shape emotional responses.

A mutation that affects the Ob gene would result in weight management problems?

Compare and contrast Maslow's hierarchy of needs with self-determination theory.

Phaedra's gym is filled with widescreen televisions. Though she doesn't care for reality shows in which participants are required to do or eat disgusting things, when she sees them while she's on the treadmill she feels so sick she has to get off the treadmill. Why is Phaedra affected so much more at the gym than in other settings?

Some researchers theorize that there is a fixed internal standard called a __________, around which a person's body weight is regulated.

What results concerning emotional perception, sex differences, and universal expressions of emotion have occurred using the FACS?

Results from studies of the facial feedback hypothesis have provided evidence that supports

One of the criticisms of Abraham Maslow's need hierarchy is that people may still pursue their need for love and affiliation, even when presumably lower needs, such as the need for ____________, have not yet been satisfied or met.