Exam 10: Emotion and Motivation

Jermaine told his girlfriend that he was going to the library when he was actually staying home to watch the game.She begins to get angry when she stops by his room and finds him watching TV.However,when he starts to blush and look embarrassed,she readily forgives him.Her attitude changes because his embarrassment and blushing indicate that Jermaine:

Emilio and Claudio are both graduating seniors.Emilio has an A average,and Claudio has a C average.They are both applying to law school at Harvard,Stanford,and Yale.Emilio is likely to be _____ in achievement motivation,and Claudio is likely to be _____ in achievement motivation.

A(n)_____ is a physiological state that encourages behaviors that correct a deficiency state,which is called a(n)_____.

Magdala blushes very easily; any time she makes even a slight social error,she turns bright red.Magdala regards this tendency as a real social failing and would give a great deal to stop blushing.You might make Magdala reconsider the value of her blushing by telling her that people who blush:

An evolutionary explanation of mate preferences might suggest that women seek men with high status because:

Massoud is an international student studying in America.In his culture,women are expected to be very modest.He really likes Hillary,an American girl whom he has gotten to know in his art history class.However,Massoud is distressed and is reevaluating his opinion of Hillary because she spontaneously kissed him on their second date.Though she probably did not realize it,Hillary has:

Research on the role of hormones in the development of homosexuality has found that:

Gervasio sustained damage to his prefrontal cortex in a car crash,and the damage left him with severe alexithymia.As a result,Gervasio:

Eva and Garnet are identical twins who survived a traumatic accident in which a bus they were riding in plummeted into a river.During the accident Eva's amygdala was severely damaged; Garnet experienced no injuries.You would expect that Eva _____ develop a conditioned fear to buses and Garnet _____ develop a conditioned fear to buses.

Bingwen does not like formal clothes,but he must buy a suit for his sister's wedding.He goes to seven stores before he finds a suit that he likes.Bingwen's going to buy a suit shows the _____ quality of motivation.His search through seven stores shows the _____ quality of motivation.

Which of the following is NOT a secondary emotion?

Cesar has done so well in his economics class that he needs to earn only 43 of 100 points on the final exam to receive an A in the class.Cesar still studies a lot because he wants to get an A on the exam.Cesar's behavior is being motivated by a(n):

The Yerkes-Dodson law,which characterizes the relation between arousal and performance,is characterized graphically as a(n):

Comparisons of sexual motivation in men and women have found that:

Morwenna has always been overweight and Ammon has always been thin.If they both look at pictures of food,a brain scan is likely to show that Morwenna has _____ than Ammon.

Most psychologists and physicians today believe that one's sexual orientation:

Short-term eating control primarily involves _____; long-term regulation of body fat primarily involves _____.

There is an area of the hypothalamus that typically differs in size between men and women.Research has found that the size of this area in gay men is comparable to that of heterosexual women.What is the most reasonable interpretation of this finding?

In a song from the musical The King and I,the lead character sings about whistling when she feels afraid,to hide her fear,and finally losing her fear.The notion that acting as though you are not afraid keeps you from feeling afraid is compatible with which theory of emotion?

When Suellen learns that her roommate will be an international student from Britain,she is worried that her roommate will be stiff and reserved.She is very surprised,but pleased,when Diana turns out to be bouncy and emotional.Suellen is surprised because Diana's behavior violates: