Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

Lorenzo decides to try skydiving.As he steps out of the airplane door for the first time, his heart starts to pound and he feels as if he can't breathe.These reactions are part of the:

The notion of a "set point," or natural body weight, for each individual is supported by the finding that:

As we move up in Maslow's needs hierarchy, our needs become:

Which part of the brain contains receptors sensitive to food-related hormones such as leptin and insulin?

Research has shown that when people are asked to rate the pleasantness of savory foods after eating a meal containing only sweet foods, their ratings of the savory foods:

Intrinsic behavior is goal-directed behavior that seems to be:

Marlene has recently gone on a diet, and she has successfully lost nearly 10% of her original body weight.Testing of Marlene's current hormone levels would most likely show that:

Satiation signals are:

Seeking ways to cool down our body temperature on hot, summer days is one example of the process known as:

The term for the set of factors that initiate and direct behavior, usually toward some goal is:

A need leads to a(n):

Chandra was getting ready to take a midterm exam, and she took an antihistamine drug that has caused her physiological arousal level to increase to a very high level.Based on what is known about the link between arousal and performance, you should predict that Chandra will:

The view that physiological reactions precede and drive the subjective experience of emotions is known as:

Explain the two-factor theory of emotion.

In males, the removal of the ____________________ results in a loss of interest in sex.

According to Masters and Johnson, the sequence for the four phases of human sexual arousal is excitement phase, plateau phase, orgasmic phase, and ____________________ phase.

An external factor that has the capacity to motivate goal-directed behavior is called:

Discuss the role of satiation signals and CCK in eating behavior.

According to Masters and Johnson, the last physiological phase of sexual arousal is:

After doing extremely well on test of mathematics achievement, Jacinda is surprised when she receives an unexpected award.Based on research by Eisenberg and Cameron (1996) you can predict she will: