Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

Intrinsic motivation is one that propels a person to pursue an activity:

A famed psychologist claims that motivated behaviours result from an effort to reduce tension caused by bodily needs such as hunger or thirst.This psychologist's philosophy most closely matches ______ theory.

Robert played volleyball on the beach.The sun and the exercise made him sweat causing him to feel very thirsty.Robert was experiencing ___________ thirst.

Which hormones are responsible for a child's developing as a female during pregnancy?

Instinct approaches to motivation have faded because they lacked the goal of _________ of psychology.

Mark Schaller and colleagues argue that Maslow's hierarchy be altered in which of the following ways?

Primary drives are:

Sexual reassignment surgery is:

Glenn believes he can learn from his mistakes and that study and perseverance will help him improve his intelligence.According to Dweck,what locus of control does Glenn have?

Jill is motivated by money and the things money will bring her.Jack is motivated by a belief in the importance of doing good things,and his incentives are based on that belief.Which theory incorporates both these types of motivational causes?

The concept of "comfort food" suggests that eating:

Female sex organs that are present at birth are called ___________ sex characteristics.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three elements of emotion?

Many surveys have attempted to determine the number of people who consider themselves to be homosexual and/or the number of people who have had some homosexual experience.It is difficult to arrive at solid figures.The most likely reason is that:

A newspaper reporter looks for interesting stories related to weight,weight control,and obesity.In recent years,which of these titles might have been used for a story?

___________ proposed that two things have to happen before emotion occurs: physical arousal and labelling.

Incentives are things that attract or lure humans into action.

When we eat,the pancreas releases insulin,which lowers blood sugar and will eventually increase the feeling of hunger.

One secondary male sex characteristic is:

Indiana Jones goes off to foreign lands in search of artifacts hidden in dangerous places and guarded by fierce protectors.Dr.Jones would be described as _______________ in arousal theory.