Exam 10: Motivation and Emotion

Regarding sex as a biological motive, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Regarding diets, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of bulimia nervosa?

Learned motives that are acquired in complex ways, such as cultural conditioning, and include the desire for status, money, success, achievement, and dominance are called __________ motives.

When using a polygraph, the galvanic skin response (GSR)is recorded from the hand and measures

According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, optimum performance on tasks which are simple and direct occurs at levels of arousal that are

Like other humanistic psychologists, Maslow believed that people

The desire for activities that are at first frightening or painful, such as jumping out of airplanes, running marathons, taking saunas, or swimming in frozen lakes, are considered __________ motives.

Which nervous system connects the brain with internal organs and glands?

Pain avoidance is unusual among the biological drives because it is

In therapy, Lauren has learned to laugh at another driver's childish behavior rather than become very angry at the driver. Thus, therapy has helped Lauren to minimize her anger by teaching her how to

Lightning is flashing around you, and you are running down the street for home. Your heart is pounding, your throat is dry, your hands are trembling, and you are sweating. Your reactions

You and a friend play three hours of racquetball. Afterwards, to quench your thirst, you would most likely prefer

We become uncomfortable when the activation of the body and nervous system is too low or too high, according to the __________ theory.

Which of the following drives is non-homeostatic?

Unconsciously imitating the postures, mannerisms, and facial expressions of other people as we interact with them is called behavioral mimicry, or the __________ effect.

Your right foot will be more ticklish than your left foot because the part of the brain that controls the right side of the body also processes positive emotions. This part of the brain is the

According to Richard Lazarus, people tend to evaluate a stimulus as good or bad, threatening or supportive, relevant or irrelevant, and so on, which illustrates the process of emotional __________.

The word polygraph means

When parents try to break up the romance of a son or daughter, they tend to add anger, frustration, and fear to the situation. Then, the romantic couple may see the cause of all these intense feelings to their "love." This situation illustrates the effects of the mental process called