Exam 12: Motivation and Emotion

_____ involves extreme weight loss due to an obsessive fear of obesity and self-imposed starvation.

Ishaya was startled awake by a major earthquake. He immediately felt frightened, broke out in a cold sweat, and jumped out of bed to run for cover-all in the same instant. This description of Ishaya's experience BEST fits the ______ theory of emotion.

_____ theory suggests that organisms are motivated to achieve and maintain an ideal or optimal level of stimulation that maximizes their performance.

Which of the following strategies is LEAST beneficial for Shuyler's parents to use to get Shuyler to play the violin?

Performance is BEST for most tasks when you are experiencing _____ levels of arousal.

You just stuffed yourself with a hot dog, a large tub of popcorn, and a box of Milk Duds while watching a movie. When you come out of the theater, you smell the cinnamon buns across the mall and decide to get one even though you are full. This can BEST be explained by _____.

Contrast the instinct, drive-reduction, incentive, and cognitive theories of motivation, providing an original example of each motive in action.

When the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed, animals will _____.

In the _____ theory of motivation, a lack or a deficiency of something creates a state of tension that motivates us to reduce the deficiency.

According to your textbook, the MOST important cure for test anxiety is _____.

Define and illustrate the needs at each level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Describe a time in your (or a friend's) life when (1) a "higher" motive had to wait until a "lower" motive was met, and (2) a "higher" motive occurred before a "lower" need was met.

The _____ nervous system produces obvious signs of emotional arousal.

In the drive-reduction theory, motivation decreases once _____ occurs.

Describe various beliefs regarding the universality of basic emotions, the difference between primary and secondary emotions, and how display rules create differences in how such emotions are expressed.

Which of the following extrinsic rewards is LEAST likely to REDUCE enjoyment or productivity related to the stated task?