Exam 5: Motivation and Emotion

According to research studies, if you had an anorexic identical twin, you are ____.

Shen was injured in an accident. At the hospital, he was given an IV with glucose. What effect would this IV likely have on Shen's level of hunger?

Your motivation to study hard in school in order to get good grades and prepare for a career would be best explained by ____.

What research-based evidence suggests homosexuality may have a biological basis in some people?

The hunger motive is ____.

For every male with anorexia, there are approximately ____ females with the disorder.

Becoming hungry when we smell our neighbor's barbecue illustrates the role that ____ play(s) in hunger motivation.

If you make yourself smile while reading your psychology textbook, research on the facial feedback hypothesis predicts that you will probably ____.

Which theorist proposed that human motivation was best explained by genetically determined instincts?

Compared to the average person, the late Mother Teresa was probably more motivated by ____.

One criticism of William James's theory of instincts is that ____ seems to be eligible for inclusion in the list of possible instincts.

Foods that cause a rapid increase in blood sugar ____.

Feeling the urge to go to the bathroom is a good example of ____.

Wendy is anorexic. Which characteristic is Wendy most likely to have?

You are on vacation in a very rural area, where the people do not speak your language. Which facial expression of emotion will they be most likely to understand?

Abraham Maslow believed that after satisfying our belongingness and esteem needs, we can begin to work on our ____ needs.

Are emotions understood across cultures? Explain your response.

If research were to show that individuals whose bodies are incapable of becoming physiologically aroused are still capable of experiencing emotion, which theory would have the greatest difficulty explaining that result?

You are giving a lecture on negative feedback loops to a group of high-school students. Which analogy for negative feedback would be most effective in your lecture?

High leptin levels in the brain are most associated with ____.