Exam 10: D: Motivation and Emotion

Because boys learn to suppress their emotional expressions,the only emotion they can freely express is __________.

When people are lying,their use of illustrators increases,while their use of emblems decreases.

Learned motives which are acquired in complex ways,such as cultural conditioning,and include the desire for status,money,success,achievement,and dominance are called __________ motives.

The James-Lange theory of emotion theories explains that the feelings occur after the bodily arousal,that is,one sees the growling dog,then runs,is aroused,and,lastly,feels fear.

Lie detectors (polygraphs)cannot tell the difference in lying and anxiety.

Emotional intelligence involves the ability to perceive,use,understand,and manage emotions and includes such skills as self-awareness,empathy,and self-control.

When Patricia almost stepped on a snake,she experienced physiological arousal,reacted,and felt fear simultaneously,which illustrates the __________ theory of emotion.

To prevent test anxiety before each test,you should imagine going blank,running out of time,or feeling panicked and then calmly plan how you will handle each situation.

The process of initiation,directing,sustaining,and terminating the activities of an organism is called __________.

The thumbs-up sign,the head shake for "no",or the A-Okay sign are examples of __________.

After narrowly avoiding a collision on his way to school,Mike notices as he continues to drive that his heart rate and breathing are rapid and his muscles are tense.Mike is feeling the effects of the __________ nervous system.

A friend of yours is experiencing test anxiety,and she thinks that she just needs to "calm down." Explain why "just calming down" will not solve her problem and then give her some helpful suggestions for coping with test anxiety.

We become uncomfortable when the activation of the body and nervous system is too low or too high,according to the __________ theory.

Emotions that are associated with actions that helped our ancestors save their lives,but can which tend to narrow our focus during decision-making are our __________ emotions.

If you have sweated a great deal from exercising,a slightly salty liquid will more readily satisfy the type of thirst known as __________ thirst.

Your friend has just finished her freshmen year in college,and she has gained 15 pounds. Explain to your friend why her weight gain during her freshmen year is quite common and describe how behavioral dieting will help her lose and then maintain a healthy weight.

After a male animal is allowed to copulate until it has no further interest,it will resume sexual activity when a new partner is provided,a non-homeostatic pattern known as the __________ effect.

Guilt is one of the eight primary emotions described by Plutchik.

Pain avoidance is unusual among the biological motives because it is cyclic rather than episodic.

According to Richard Lazarus,people tend to evaluate a stimulus as good or bad,threatening or supportive,relevant or irrelevant,and so on,which illustrates the process of __________.