Question 1

Which of the following is classified as a biological motive?

Accepted Answer

A) aggression 
B) physical contact 
C) security 
D) pain avoidance 
A) aggression 
B) physical contact 
C) security 
D) pain avoidance

Question 2

Ahmad enjoys photography and loves to experiment with different angles and lighting, while Maria also works very hard at creating beautiful photographs because she wants to win awards that will please her parents, who are award-winning photographers. Regarding photography,

Accepted Answer

A) Ahmad and Maria are both exhibiting intrinsic motivation. 
B) Ahmad and Maria are both exhibiting extrinsic motivation. 
C) Ahmad is intrinsically motivated, while Maria is extrinsically motivated. 
D) Ahmad is extrinsically motivated, while Maria is intrinsically motivated. 
A) Ahmad and Maria are both exhibiting intrinsic motivation. 
B) Ahmad and Maria are both exhibiting extrinsic motivation. 
C) Ahmad is intrinsically motivated, while Maria is extrinsically motivated. 
D) Ahmad is extrinsically motivated, while Maria is intrinsically motivated.

Question 3

People who suffer damage to which part of the brain become "blind" to emotion and are unable to feel fear in a life-threatening situation or to relate normally to family and friends?

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) occipital lobes 
C) corpus callosum 
D) midbrain 
A) amygdala 
B) occipital lobes 
C) corpus callosum 
D) midbrain

Question 4

Which of the following is the component of emotions that serve to tell others what emotions we are experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A) emotional feelings 
B) emotional behavioral symptoms 
C) physiological changes 
D) emotional expressions 
A) emotional feelings 
B) emotional behavioral symptoms 
C) physiological changes 
D) emotional expressions

Question 5

A friend of yours is experiencing test anxiety, and she thinks that she just needs to "calm down." Explain why "just calming down" will not solve her problem and then give her four helpful suggestions for coping with test anxiety.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that just "calming d

Question 6

Marta is flying from Chicago to Stockholm in a month. What would you tell her about "jet lag"?

Accepted Answer

A) She should be exposed to bright light late the first evening she is in Stockholm to reset her circadian rhythm. 
B) She should preadapt her sleep-and-waking cycle to Stockholm time. 
C) When she arrives in Stockholm, she needs to stay indoors and eat and sleep on Chicago time until her body adapts. 
D) She should use over-the-counter sleep aids in order to get to sleep in Stockholm the first few nights. 
A) She should be exposed to bright light late the first evening she is in Stockholm to reset her circadian rhythm. 
B) She should preadapt her sleep-and-waking cycle to Stockholm time. 
C) When she arrives in Stockholm, she needs to stay indoors and eat and sleep on Chicago time until her body adapts. 
D) She should use over-the-counter sleep aids in order to get to sleep in Stockholm the first few nights.

Question 7

A woman's sex drive is related to the levels in her bloodstream of estrogens and

Accepted Answer

A) androgens. 
B) serotonins. 
C) endorphins. 
D) catecholamines. 
A) androgens. 
B) serotonins. 
C) endorphins. 
D) catecholamines.

Question 8

Putting on an angry face has what effects on heart rate and skin temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) raises both 
B) lowers both 
C) raises the heart rate and lowers the skin temperature 
D) lowers the heart rate and raises the skin temperature 
A) raises both 
B) lowers both 
C) raises the heart rate and lowers the skin temperature 
D) lowers the heart rate and raises the skin temperature

Question 9

Keeping a "diet diary," developing techniques to control the act of eating, and setting a "threshold" for weight control in order to lose weight are approaches used in

Accepted Answer

A) stimulus-deprivation conditioning. 
B) behavioral dieting. 
C) "yo-yo dieting." 
D) aversive conditioning. 
A) stimulus-deprivation conditioning. 
B) behavioral dieting. 
C) "yo-yo dieting." 
D) aversive conditioning.

Question 10

To control your weight over the long-term, the brain monitors the amount of fat stored in your body in specialized fat cells, thus maintaining a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) set point. 
B) obesity limit. 
C) critical weight. 
D) weight standard. 
A) set point. 
B) obesity limit. 
C) critical weight. 
D) weight standard.

Question 11

When Erin is upset or anxious, she often eats large amounts of food within an hour or two, but she does not purge. Erin has which condition?

Accepted Answer

A) anorexia nervosa 
B) binge eating disorder 
C) bulimia nervosa 
D) behavioral dieting. 
A) anorexia nervosa 
B) binge eating disorder 
C) bulimia nervosa 
D) behavioral dieting.

Question 12

Regarding overeating and dieting, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Restaurant foods in the United States are higher in fat and calories than meals made at home. 
B) Frequent weight changes increase the risk for heart disease and premature death. 
C) Dieting speeds up the body's rate of metabolism. 
D) People are sensitive to dietary content with sweetness, high fat content, and variety tending to encourage overeating. 
A) Restaurant foods in the United States are higher in fat and calories than meals made at home. 
B) Frequent weight changes increase the risk for heart disease and premature death. 
C) Dieting speeds up the body's rate of metabolism. 
D) People are sensitive to dietary content with sweetness, high fat content, and variety tending to encourage overeating.

Question 13

In a research study, one-third of the subjects were injected with adrenaline, one-third were given a tranquilizer, and one-third were injected with a placebo (salt water)and shown a slapstick comedy film. The findings of the study provided support for Schachter's theory of emotion since the group members that laughed the MOST were the ones injected with

Accepted Answer

A) adrenaline. 
B) a tranquilizer. 
C) a placebo 
D) nothing. 
A) adrenaline. 
B) a tranquilizer. 
C) a placebo 
D) nothing.

Question 14

Recordings of brain activity show that it is impossible to experience positive and negative emotions at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The "chameleon effect" involves

Accepted Answer

A) our ability to learn new skills through modeling. 
B) the learned ability to effectively lie to others. 
C) the tendency to lose one's identity by identifying too intensely with another person. 
D) unconsciously imitating the postures, mannerisms, and facial expressions of other people as we interact with them. 
A) our ability to learn new skills through modeling. 
B) the learned ability to effectively lie to others. 
C) the tendency to lose one's identity by identifying too intensely with another person. 
D) unconsciously imitating the postures, mannerisms, and facial expressions of other people as we interact with them.

Question 16

Which of the following theorists believes that "making faces" can actually produce emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) James and Lange 
B) Cannon and Bard 
C) Paul Ekman 
D) Richard Lazarus 
A) James and Lange 
B) Cannon and Bard 
C) Paul Ekman 
D) Richard Lazarus

Question 17

Regarding intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Extrinsic motivation in the form of money and awards tends to increase creativity. 
B) Extrinsic motivation is often necessary but should not be overused, especially with children. 
C) If there is high intrinsic interest in an activity initially, then extrinsic rewards should be used immediately to enhance it. 
D) The quality of work can be increased by using extrinsic motivations. 
A) Extrinsic motivation in the form of money and awards tends to increase creativity. 
B) Extrinsic motivation is often necessary but should not be overused, especially with children. 
C) If there is high intrinsic interest in an activity initially, then extrinsic rewards should be used immediately to enhance it. 
D) The quality of work can be increased by using extrinsic motivations.

Question 18

Vending machines display the food they sell because many people are sensitive to

Accepted Answer

A) external eating cues. 
B) internal eating cues. 
C) the set point. 
D) their satiety system. 
A) external eating cues. 
B) internal eating cues. 
C) the set point. 
D) their satiety system.

Question 19

Lie detectors (polygraphs)can accurately tell the difference between lying and anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The theory that explains that posed facial expressions can alter emotion, such as frowning making one feel sad and smiling making one feel happy, is known as the __________ hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The theory that explains that posed facial...

Which of the following is classified as a biological motive?

Ahmad enjoys photography and loves to experiment with different angles and lighting, while Maria also works very hard at creating beautiful photographs because she wants to win awards that will please her parents, who are award-winning photographers. Regarding photography,

People who suffer damage to which part of the brain become "blind" to emotion and are unable to feel fear in a life-threatening situation or to relate normally to family and friends?

Which of the following is the component of emotions that serve to tell others what emotions we are experiencing?

A friend of yours is experiencing test anxiety, and she thinks that she just needs to "calm down." Explain why "just calming down" will not solve her problem and then give her four helpful suggestions for coping with test anxiety.

Marta is flying from Chicago to Stockholm in a month. What would you tell her about "jet lag"?

A woman's sex drive is related to the levels in her bloodstream of estrogens and

Putting on an angry face has what effects on heart rate and skin temperature?

Keeping a "diet diary," developing techniques to control the act of eating, and setting a "threshold" for weight control in order to lose weight are approaches used in

To control your weight over the long-term, the brain monitors the amount of fat stored in your body in specialized fat cells, thus maintaining a(n)

When Erin is upset or anxious, she often eats large amounts of food within an hour or two, but she does not purge. Erin has which condition?

Regarding overeating and dieting, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Recordings of brain activity show that it is impossible to experience positive and negative emotions at the same time.

The "chameleon effect" involves

Which of the following theorists believes that "making faces" can actually produce emotions?

Regarding intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Vending machines display the food they sell because many people are sensitive to

Lie detectors (polygraphs)can accurately tell the difference between lying and anxiety.

The theory that explains that posed facial expressions can alter emotion, such as frowning making one feel sad and smiling making one feel happy, is known as the __________ hypothesis.

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Exam 10: Motivation and Emotion

Which of the following is classified as a biological motive?

Ahmad enjoys photography and loves to experiment with different angles and lighting, while Maria also works very hard at creating beautiful photographs because she wants to win awards that will please her parents, who are award-winning photographers. Regarding photography,

People who suffer damage to which part of the brain become "blind" to emotion and are unable to feel fear in a life-threatening situation or to relate normally to family and friends?

Which of the following is the component of emotions that serve to tell others what emotions we are experiencing?

A friend of yours is experiencing test anxiety, and she thinks that she just needs to "calm down." Explain why "just calming down" will not solve her problem and then give her four helpful suggestions for coping with test anxiety.

Marta is flying from Chicago to Stockholm in a month. What would you tell her about "jet lag"?

A woman's sex drive is related to the levels in her bloodstream of estrogens and

Putting on an angry face has what effects on heart rate and skin temperature?

Keeping a "diet diary," developing techniques to control the act of eating, and setting a "threshold" for weight control in order to lose weight are approaches used in

To control your weight over the long-term, the brain monitors the amount of fat stored in your body in specialized fat cells, thus maintaining a(n)

When Erin is upset or anxious, she often eats large amounts of food within an hour or two, but she does not purge. Erin has which condition?

Regarding overeating and dieting, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Recordings of brain activity show that it is impossible to experience positive and negative emotions at the same time.

The "chameleon effect" involves

Which of the following theorists believes that "making faces" can actually produce emotions?

Regarding intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Vending machines display the food they sell because many people are sensitive to

Lie detectors (polygraphs)can accurately tell the difference between lying and anxiety.

The theory that explains that posed facial expressions can alter emotion, such as frowning making one feel sad and smiling making one feel happy, is known as the __________ hypothesis.

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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