Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

Researchers have determined that meals tend to last longer, and people tend to eat more food when they eat _____________.

Ann taught many of her classmate how to complete the problems in their statistics class. But, she is really worried about the exam because she needs a high mark to maintain the average required to keep her scholarship. She barely passed the exam although she knew the material. This probably occurred because

It was the championship game and Ryan, the star player, was a nervous wreck. Soccer was his love but this game held a lot of pressure. A college scout was in the stands as well as his entire family. Ryan could taste victory and the importance of the game only increased his drive and need for success. Ryan's motivation is most likely based on his

Richard and Robert are watching a film on public television. The film is of the amputation of an arm. The film evoked pleasure in Richard and disgust in Robert because each boy attached different meaning to the film. Richard, who is studying to become a doctor, interpreted the film in a clinical, detached way. The sight of blood, on the other hand, sickened Robert. Each boy had a different _____________ of the film.

The theory of emotion which asserts that the thalamus sends messages directly to the cortex and that these messages determine the experience of emotion is called the ___________ theory. The physiological arousal that accompanies the emotion is determined by separate messages sent from the thalamus to the body's internal organs.

All of the following are involved in the regulation of hunger EXCEPT

What types of goals are adopted by people suggested by achievement goal theory?

How are homeostatic and drive concepts of motivation related?

Your best friend was in accident and can longer feel any autonomic arousal. If they can still experience emotion, this would argue strongly against which of the following theories?

You notice that an individual is displaying only positive emotions-there are no negative emotions at all. Your suspicion is

In addition to being evoked by internal or external stimuli, another common factor that all emotions generally share is that

You are going to cross the street and as you step out a car almost runs you over. Fortunately, a stranger pulled you back to the sidewalk. As you catch your breath, you notice that the stranger is quite attractive. Your perception of attraction would be predicted by

Which of the following was discussed as one of the psychological factors than can increase sexual arousal?

This theory asserts that human emotions are the product of the intensity of emotional arousal and cognitive labelling that occurs in response to environmental cues. This is the _________________.

The concept of fundamental emotional patterns comes from which theoretical perspective?

A drop-rise pattern in the level of glucose in our bodies appears to trigger hunger.

All of the following were discussed as correlational evidence suggesting the possible link between sex hormones and adult sexual orientation EXCEPT

In his two-factor theory of emotion, Stanley Schachter asserts that the cognitive appraisal of ___________ provide(s) essential information to help us determine exactly what emotion we are feeling whereas our ______________ tell(s) us how strongly we are feeling something.

The lie detector test makes use of which of the following measures?

Janet wanted to reduce some of the wrinkles on her forehead, so she used a Botox treatment (a drug that inhibits muscle movement). Unfortunately, she was able not able to move the muscles around her face for a while either. However, she could still experience emotion. This result argues against