Exam 9: Human Development

According to self-determination theory, which is NOT a fundamental need?

Exercising 30 minutes a day 5 times a week is generally sufficient for weight loss.

The cognitive appraisal theory of emotion asserts that emotion arises from the label placed on physiological arousal.

Which therapeutic option appears MOST effective for the treatment of eating disorders?

A.L. Washburn was the only participant in Cannon and Washburn's (1912) demonstration of the stomach's role in producing hunger pangs. Cannon and Washburn's study is therefore BEST seen as an example of a(n):

With respect to the experience and expression of emotion, men and women are generally more similar than different.

When behavior is motivated by personal satisfaction or interest, it is driven by _____ motivation.

In Ekman's studies of emotional experience, participants were usually drawn from either literate, Western cultures, or isolated, preliterate cultures. This describes the studies' _____ variable.

The stomach is to the pancreas as _____ is to _____.

Israeli and American researchers found a _____ correlation between the percentage of parole requests granted by Israeli judges and the length of time since the judges had eaten.

In one study described in the text, Ekman et al. (1987) secretly videotaped American and Japanese students as they watched repulsive film clips. In one condition, a researcher was present while the students watched the clips; in another condition, no researcher was present. What did Ekman et al. find?

Complex behaviors that are innate, fixed, and universal are called:

The equation "stimulus = physiological response + emotion" BEST represents the _____ theory of emotion.

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion emphasizes the contribution of the _____ to emotional experiences.

Kayley just feels happy today. She can't remember exactly when the feeling started, and she can't think of a particular reason she should feel this way. Kayley is experiencing a(n):

Most North Americans are motivated by needs at the very bottom of Maslow's hierarchy.

One of the theories of emotion reviewed in the textbook is sometimes called the "two-factor" theory. Based on the textbook's discussion, the "two-factor" theory is MOST likely the _____ theory of emotion.

With respect to LeDoux's emotional processing pathways, fast is to slow as _____ is to _____.

What is homeostasis?

Review the biological factors involved in the regulation of hunger.