Exam 10: Motivation and Emotion

In one study,participants undergoing positron emission tomography (PET)brain scans were asked to recall events that made them feel sad,or events that made them feel happy.What did the results of such studies show?

Dr.Fiore conducts a study in which two groups of participants work on challenging puzzles: one group is extrinsically motivated whereas the other is intrinsically motivated.Thus,one group is paid for its participation,while the other is not.Dr.Fiore records the length of time each participant spent working on the puzzle and how enjoyable each participant rated the puzzle.Based on the theories of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation,what might you expect?

The hormone _____ appears to be designed,from an evolutionary standpoint,to protect the body against weight loss.

Each semester,during advising week,Dylan asks his faculty advisor to identify the easiest courses and teachers that would satisfy his degree requirements.Dylan's need for achievement is probably:

Does the drive-reduction approach offer a comprehensive account of motivation? Which of the following explains it?

Inborn patterns of behavior that are biologically determined are called:

One of Cannon's major objections to the James-Lange theory of emotion was that:

The first two theoretical approaches to motivation that attained prominence in the history of modern psychology were:

"Be all that you can be," exhorted the U.S.Army in one of its recruitment campaigns.In Maslow's terms,the Army is promoting itself as the royal road to_____ .

Review the biological factors involved in the regulation of hunger.Make sure you discuss what areas of the brain may be involved with hunger and what blood chemicals are involved.

The_____ plays an important role in the experience of emotions for it provides a link between the perception of an emotion-producing stimulus and the recall of that stimulus later.

Which of the following is TRUE of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation?

Mary Jo is taking the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT).She is looking at:

Dr.DeRidder lesions,or damages,the ventromedial hypothalamus in one group of rats and the lateral hypothalamus in another group.What effect might he expect on the eating behavior of each group of rats?

The concept of visceral experience can be attributed to the _____ theory of emotion.

According to the self-determination theory,_____ is the need to be involved in close,warm relationships with others.

When psychologists first tried to explain motivation,they turned to _____.

Which of the following biological hunger regulators is correctly identified and described?

Which of the following theories of emotion most explicitly recognizes the importance of the cognitive component of emotion?

Valerie is obese-that is,her body mass index (BMI)exceeds _____.