Exam 10: Motivation and Emotion

Many elementary school teachers offer prizes to students who read the most books during an academic year.The failure of many students to read books during the summer vacations may be due to a lack of

Identify a feature of anorexia nervosa.

On a hiking trip,Alex encounters a bear in the woods and begins to run away.How would the James-Lange theory and the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion explain Alex's fear of the bear?

Overlearning is the primary goal of the drive reduction theory.

Jessica stayed up all night to study for a math exam.After the test,she returned to her dorm room and slept for seven hours to compensate for her lack of sleep.In the context of drive reduction theory,Jessica's sleeping behavior was regulated by her body's tendency to maintain

The goal of the drive reduction theory is

Who among the following is extrinsically motivated to pursue his or her goals?

At the age of 33,Ricky is a highly-ranked partner in a law firm.He lives by himself and doesn't find the time to socialize.He has a lavish house with an elaborate security system and owns a luxurious sports car.According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory,which of the following can best explain Ricky's discontentment with life?

The hormone cholecystokinin (CCK)hampers the digestion process of food in the human body.

Who among the following is most likely to be an advocate of the Yerkes-Dodson law?

Differentiate between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation.Give appropriate examples of each.

An individual will show increased interest in food consumption when his or her lateral hypothalamus is destroyed.

Chavez is studying the relationship between emotions and physiological changes.His finding is that emotions cannot be associated to specific physiological changes.He points out that the time taken by autonomic nervous system to respond in a situation cannot fully account for the varied and sudden emotional responses an individual experiences.In this case,he is most likely to be in favor of the

Nate begins to feel very thirsty during an annual sports meet in his college.Since he forgot to carry a bottle of water,Nate decides to go to the cafeteria to get some soda.Which of the following is responsible for urging Nate to walk toward the cafeteria to quench his thirst?

The feeling of hunger that initiates the act of opening a refrigerator for food best represents a(n)

Who among the following is most likely experiencing a high-arousal positive emotion?

Describe the characteristics of individuals with binge eating disorder (BED).

According to Maslow's theory of hierarchy of needs,self-actualization must be met first before fulfilment of other needs.

In the context of emotion,when information about fear is conveyed through the direct brain pathway,it moves from the thalamus to the

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory,the strongest human needs are