Question 1

The inverted U function says

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A)  performance is affected by levels of arousal. 
B)  the more money you make the better your job will be. 
C)  nausea from bad food causes a reluctance to eat that food again. 
D)  performance on tests is better in the morning. 
E)  we tend to be more motivated by external rewards than internal rewards. 
A)  performance is affected by levels of arousal. 
B)  the more money you make the better your job will be. 
C)  nausea from bad food causes a reluctance to eat that food again. 
D)  performance on tests is better in the morning. 
E)  we tend to be more motivated by external rewards than internal rewards.

Question 2

The explanation of human motivation proposed by Freud emphasized the importance of urges relating to

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A)  a drive to be aggressive. 
B)  locus of control 
C)  a hierarch of needs. 
D)  a sex drive. 
E)  A and D are 
A)  a drive to be aggressive. 
B)  locus of control 
C)  a hierarch of needs. 
D)  a sex drive. 
E)  A and D are

Question 3

Which of the following is the best example of a drive?

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A)  your political views 
B)  the need for achievement 
C)  hunger 
D)  earning money by working at a job 
E)  volunteering time to feed the hungry 
A)  your political views 
B)  the need for achievement 
C)  hunger 
D)  earning money by working at a job 
E)  volunteering time to feed the hungry

Question 4

________ is an arousal state that is adaptive for coping with important emergency events.

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A)  Motivation 
B)  Emotion 
C)  Instinct 
D)  Perception 
E)  Homeostasis 
A)  Motivation 
B)  Emotion 
C)  Instinct 
D)  Perception 
E)  Homeostasis

Question 5

The theory stating that behaviors are motivated by an organism's attempts to reduce tension from conditions such as hunger or thirst and return the body to a state of balance is called ________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  drive 
B)  homeostatic 
C)  needs 
D)  disequilibrium 
E)  incentive 
A)  drive 
B)  homeostatic 
C)  needs 
D)  disequilibrium 
E)  incentive

Question 6

Jack said, "I want to rule the world." What type of need is this?

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A)  need for achievement 
B)  need for affiliation 
C)  need for power 
D)  need for sex 
E)  need for extrinsic reward 
A)  need for achievement 
B)  need for affiliation 
C)  need for power 
D)  need for sex 
E)  need for extrinsic reward

Question 7

Which theory of emotion proposes that stimuli cause physiological changes in our bodies and emotions result from those physiological changes?

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A)  Cannon-Bard 
B)  James-Lange 
C)  Schachter-Singer 
D)  cognitive appraisal 
E)  common sense theory 
A)  Cannon-Bard 
B)  James-Lange 
C)  Schachter-Singer 
D)  cognitive appraisal 
E)  common sense theory

Question 8

Robert Plutchik's "emotion wheel" proposes that

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A)  four pairs of opposite emotions are the basis for all other emotions. 
B)  ten emotions are the basis of all other emotions. 
C)  humans have an infinite number of emotions which cannot be separated from each other. 
D)  infants can feel only three different kinds of emotions. 
E)  humans cannot experience two or more emotions simultaneously. 
A)  four pairs of opposite emotions are the basis for all other emotions. 
B)  ten emotions are the basis of all other emotions. 
C)  humans have an infinite number of emotions which cannot be separated from each other. 
D)  infants can feel only three different kinds of emotions. 
E)  humans cannot experience two or more emotions simultaneously.

Question 9

The discovery of the ________ between arousal and performance implies that there is an optimal arousal level for one's best performance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The discovery of the ________ between arousal...

Question 10

What do we call biologically determined, innate patterns of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  drives 
B)  instincts 
C)  releasing behaviors 
D)  universal behaviors 
E)  n Achs 
A)  drives 
B)  instincts 
C)  releasing behaviors 
D)  universal behaviors 
E)  n Achs

Question 11

________ proposed that emotions are created by bodily feedback.

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A)  James and Lange 
B)  Lazarus and Schachter 
C)  Masters and Johnson 
D)  Plutchik and Rotter 
E)  Maslow and Kinsey 
A)  James and Lange 
B)  Lazarus and Schachter 
C)  Masters and Johnson 
D)  Plutchik and Rotter 
E)  Maslow and Kinsey

Question 12

Which of the following would be considered to be a motive rather than a drive?

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A)  religion 
B)  hunger 
C)  thirst 
D)  sexuality 
E)  sleep 
A)  religion 
B)  hunger 
C)  thirst 
D)  sexuality 
E)  sleep

Question 13

Overjustification is most likely to occur when

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A)  Cindy is given a trophy for riding her bicycle. 
B)  Jan is punished for refusing to set the dinner table. 
C)  Marcia is asked out to her senior prom. 
D)  Bobby walks his dog, Tiger. 
E)  Peter receives a trip to Hawaii for being named Salesman of the Year. 
A)  Cindy is given a trophy for riding her bicycle. 
B)  Jan is punished for refusing to set the dinner table. 
C)  Marcia is asked out to her senior prom. 
D)  Bobby walks his dog, Tiger. 
E)  Peter receives a trip to Hawaii for being named Salesman of the Year.

Question 14

Discuss the biological components of emotional arousal, and explain the difference between the James-Lange theory of physical arousal and the two-factor theory.

Accepted Answer

The limbic system integrates hormonal an

Question 15

Ekman and his colleagues gathered abundant evidence supporting the universality of _______ basic facial expressions of emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  five 
C)  seven 
D)  nine 
E)  eleven 
A)  three 
B)  five 
C)  seven 
D)  nine 
E)  eleven

Question 16

The process of homeostasis results in

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A)  an imbalance in the state of the body. 
B)  a fixed action pattern. 
C)  bodily equilibrium. 
D)  increased drive. 
E)  reduced intrinsic motivation. 
A)  an imbalance in the state of the body. 
B)  a fixed action pattern. 
C)  bodily equilibrium. 
D)  increased drive. 
E)  reduced intrinsic motivation.

Question 17

Sexual motivation resembles hunger in that

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A)  each produces an arousal that is pleasurable. 
B)  deprivation of each behavior can be life-threatening. 
C)  each is accounted for by drive theory. 
D)  it has roots in the survival of the species. 
E)  both are homeostatic drives. 
A)  each produces an arousal that is pleasurable. 
B)  deprivation of each behavior can be life-threatening. 
C)  each is accounted for by drive theory. 
D)  it has roots in the survival of the species. 
E)  both are homeostatic drives.

Question 18

Which factor diminishes the eating response?

Accepted Answer

A)  being presented with sweet foods 
B)  having a low blood sugar level 
C)  being presented with fatty foods 
D)  being in the presence of others eating 
E)  being presented with bitter foods 
A)  being presented with sweet foods 
B)  having a low blood sugar level 
C)  being presented with fatty foods 
D)  being in the presence of others eating 
E)  being presented with bitter foods

Question 19

According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, anger

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A)  causes people to hit someone. 
B)  occurs at the same time a person hits someone. 
C)  does not truly exist. 
D)  might occur after we feel aroused because we hit someone. 
E)  and happiness always occur simultaneously. 
A)  causes people to hit someone. 
B)  occurs at the same time a person hits someone. 
C)  does not truly exist. 
D)  might occur after we feel aroused because we hit someone. 
E)  and happiness always occur simultaneously.

Question 20

________ theory can account for regular cycles of animal activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Drive 
B)  Psychoanalytic 
C)  Instinct 
D)  Homeostatic 
E)  The James-Lange 
A)  Drive 
B)  Psychoanalytic 
C)  Instinct 
D)  Homeostatic 
E)  The James-Lange

The inverted U function says

The explanation of human motivation proposed by Freud emphasized the importance of urges relating to

Which of the following is the best example of a drive?

________ is an arousal state that is adaptive for coping with important emergency events.

The theory stating that behaviors are motivated by an organism's attempts to reduce tension from conditions such as hunger or thirst and return the body to a state of balance is called ________ theory.

Jack said, "I want to rule the world." What type of need is this?

Which theory of emotion proposes that stimuli cause physiological changes in our bodies and emotions result from those physiological changes?

Robert Plutchik's "emotion wheel" proposes that

The discovery of the ________ between arousal and performance implies that there is an optimal arousal level for one's best performance.

What do we call biologically determined, innate patterns of behavior?

________ proposed that emotions are created by bodily feedback.

Which of the following would be considered to be a motive rather than a drive?

Overjustification is most likely to occur when

Discuss the biological components of emotional arousal, and explain the difference between the James-Lange theory of physical arousal and the two-factor theory.

Ekman and his colleagues gathered abundant evidence supporting the universality of _______ basic facial expressions of emotion.

The process of homeostasis results in

Sexual motivation resembles hunger in that

Which factor diminishes the eating response?

According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, anger

________ theory can account for regular cycles of animal activity.

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Exam 9: Emotion and Motivation

The inverted U function says

The explanation of human motivation proposed by Freud emphasized the importance of urges relating to

Which of the following is the best example of a drive?

________ is an arousal state that is adaptive for coping with important emergency events.

The theory stating that behaviors are motivated by an organism's attempts to reduce tension from conditions such as hunger or thirst and return the body to a state of balance is called ________ theory.

Jack said, "I want to rule the world." What type of need is this?

Which theory of emotion proposes that stimuli cause physiological changes in our bodies and emotions result from those physiological changes?

Robert Plutchik's "emotion wheel" proposes that

The discovery of the ________ between arousal and performance implies that there is an optimal arousal level for one's best performance.

What do we call biologically determined, innate patterns of behavior?

________ proposed that emotions are created by bodily feedback.

Which of the following would be considered to be a motive rather than a drive?

Overjustification is most likely to occur when

Discuss the biological components of emotional arousal, and explain the difference between the James-Lange theory of physical arousal and the two-factor theory.

Ekman and his colleagues gathered abundant evidence supporting the universality of _______ basic facial expressions of emotion.

The process of homeostasis results in

Sexual motivation resembles hunger in that

Which factor diminishes the eating response?

According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, anger

________ theory can account for regular cycles of animal activity.

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Development Over the Lifespan

States of Consciousness

Personality: Theories of the Whole Person

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

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