Exam 10: D: Motivation and Emotion

If Margie studies her college course in order to get good grades and praise from her parents,she would be described as being intrinsically motivated.

People who have had their stomachs surgically removed still experience hunger.

The needs that appear to be innate but are not necessary for survival,such as the needs for activity,exploration,manipulation,and physical contact are called __________ motives.

Lynda is flying from Atlanta,Georgia,to Rome,Italy.Explain why jet lag occurs,how it will affect her overall mood and performance,and what she can do before,during,and after she gets to Tokyo to minimize these "jet lag" effects.

Sex is considered homeostatic and necessary for individual survival.

Compare and contrast the traditional method of polygraphs and the newer method of fMRI scans to "detect lying." Include in your answer what each procedure measures,how each is administered,and the limitations and accuracy of these methods.

To minimize the possibility of an innocent person being wrongly accused due to the results of a polygraph test,skilled polygraph examiners will often use a series of multiple-choice questions known as the __________ test.

Shana gorges on food and then vomits or takes laxatives to avoid gaining weight.Shana would most likely be diagnosed with __________.

The lowest needs in Maslow's hierarchy of motives could be accurately described as growth needs.

Eating a salty meal causes an extracellular thirst.

Feeling dizzy or fainting at the sight of a traumatic injury can occur as a result of an overreaction of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Recordings of brain activity show that it is impossible to experience positive and negative emotions at the same time.

According to positive psychology,negative emotions tend to narrow our focus,while positive emotions tend to broaden our focus.

The maintenance of steady states of temperature and blood pressure are examples of the process known as __________.

Although you were initially terrified on your first roller coaster ride,you now find them thrilling after going on several coaster rides,a change best explained by the opponent-process theory.

If you are feeling happy and joyful,research into brain activity would indicate that processing of those emotions occurs primarily in the __________ hemisphere.

As you and your mother are riding the double ferris wheel,you interpret your adrenaline rush as "thrilling and delightful" and your mother interprets her adrenaline rush as "terrifying fear" with this difference best explained by the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion.

Gabriel goes bungee-jumping,has cage-dived with the great white sharks,and loves riding roller coasters.Gabriel would be described as having the trait of high __________ seeking.

Describe the contemporary model of emotion,explaining how each of the theories of emotion is included within this model.

Restraining one's emotions decreases activity in the sympathetic nervous system.