Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

Parental investment theory suggests that males and females ​

According to the James-Lange theory, the conscious experience of emotion _____ physiological arousal; according to the Cannon-Bard theory, the conscious experience of emotion _____ physiological arousal.

Which of the following theories assert that thinking or cognition plays a relatively small role in emotion?

Research results have indicated considerable cross-cultural agreement in the identification of all of the following emotional expressions EXCEPT

The physiological component of emotion is directly associated with the functioning of the ​

When the mental scale that people use to judge the pleasantness-unpleasantness of their experiences shifts so that their neutral point, or baseline, for comparison changes, _____ is said to have occurred

Cannon and Washburn (1912) proposed that hunger is caused by

The reduction in sexual tension during the resolution phase of the human sexual response is generally relatively slow or more gradual ​

Psychologists distinguish between _____ motives like the need for food and water and _____ motives like the need for dominance.

Compared to low scorers, people who score high in the need for achievement ​

Research on happiness suggests that _____ realities are not as important as _____ feelings.

According to evolutionary theories of emotion,

Briefly explain the parental investment theory, and describe the research findings on human gender differences in sexual activity.

As Danica saw the headlights coming directly at her through the fog on the highway, her blood pressure rose quickly and she felt her heart start to race. These reactions are part of the _____ component in Danica's emotional experience.

Evolutionary theories of motivation suggest that motives result in behaviors that ​

Which of the following emotions are people generally successful in identifying in photographs?

Based on research, which of the following expenditures is likely to have the WEAKEST effect on one's happiness?

If, after brain damage suffered in a car accident, a person gained 50 pounds in two months, you would MOST likely suspect damage to the ​

Which of the following psychologists is MOST closely identified with research on the achievement motive? ​

According to _____ theory, members of the sex that make the smaller investment in the production of offspring will pursue mating opportunities vigorously, whereas members of the sex that make the larger investment tend to be more discriminating about mating behavior.