Exam 10: Emotion and Motivation

Freud's pleasure principle may explain why:

According to sexual strategies theory,men and women differ in their sexual behavior because they:

The _____ deal(s)with motivating behavior; the _____ deal(s)with cold cognitions.

When people view a face that is displaying an emotion,which part is most important in determining how the viewers perceive the emotion?

How many English words refer to emotions?

Alexithymia occurs because damage to the _____ causes the physiological messages associated with emotions to _____ the brain centers that interpret emotions.

Huram is very sad because his girlfriend has gone to study abroad for a year.His friends try to get him to go out with them,but he just does not want to go.Even going to work is becoming difficult; he does not seem to want to do anything.Huram is lacking:

A major criticism of the James-Lange theory is that:

The purpose of homeostatic behaviors is to:

Jenna plans to be an engineer.However,she loves to dance and makes time in her life to take dance classes,even if it means that she must skip a meal or get too little sleep.Jenna's behavior is easily explained by _____ theory,but is difficult to explain with _____ theory.

Jason is fascinated by his physics course; he gets excited every time he walks into class.However,Jason has always considered himself someone who does not like science,so he does not recognize that his excitement is due to the class.Instead,he decides that he must be attracted to his lab partner.Jason's misattribution of his arousal is compatible with which theory of emotion?

Damaging the ventromedial region of the hypothalamus of a rat will cause _____,and as a result the rat will become _____.

Robert becomes anxious during exams.He has found that chewing on the eraser on his pencil while he thinks helps him to calm down.According to Hull,over time Robert's pencil chewing is likely to become _____ due to _____.

In an accident,Shuchun has received damage to his prefrontal cortex.This condition is likely to cause Shuchun to have a lessened ability to:

Gavriel has a tremendous crush on Angelique,who seems to see him only as a friend.One way that Gavriel might be able to change Angelique's feelings would be to:

A child is very excited to go to the playground.He is walking in circles,fidgeting with his hands,and showing other forms of agitation.These behaviors are almost certainly the result of:

Shana wants to establish an exercise routine.Since she really does not like to exercise,she decides to reward herself.If she goes to the gym every day for two weeks,she will buy herself a new pair of shoes.Shana's behavior is being motivated by a(n):

Sarah and Joe are taking the same psychology class.Sarah wants to do well in the class because she is earning credit toward a general education requirement.Joe wants to do well because he loves the material.Sarah wants to do well because of _____ motivation,whereas Joe wants to do well because of _____ motivation.

Dagmar and Bjorg have gone down the most demanding ski trail at the resort.Back at the lodge,they suddenly find that their attraction for each other has increased greatly.This effect is most likely due to:

Motivation _____,whereas emotion _____.