Exam 8: Motivation and Emotion

When you get too warm,you begin to perspire.This is an example of:

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?

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

Salmon swimming upstream to spawn are an example of _________.

Jerry gets a great deal of fulfillment out of visiting the new art exhibits at the museum in town.He usually visits each exhibit several times during a show and finds beauty in a variety of different types of art works.Jerry is likely to visit the new exhibits in an effort to meet a(n)_____________ need.

Research suggests that many individuals continue to be sexually active well into their eighties.Barriers to sex at an older age include health problems and lack of a partner as opposed to lack of desire.

Jenna skipped dinner last night to stay up late studying for her final exam.She went to bed at 6 am and had to be at class by 8 am.Her alarm clock did not go off as scheduled,and she raced out the door without eating.As a result,she was very distracted by hunger pangs and lack of energy while taking the test.She later learned that she failed her exam.Jenna could have likely performed better on her final if she had met a ______________ need before the final.

Which theory states that a stimulus triggers physiological changes that produce emotion?

When photographs of facial expressions conveying different emotions were shown to subjects in different countries,the subjects:

Which motivational theorist is associated with the following assumption? "Before higher level needs can be addressed or acted on,one's lower level needs must be met."

An example of a primary motive is _______.

The concept of _______ replaced the concept of instinct in motivation theory.

Kinsey was a clinical psychologist.

Early in the twentieth century William McDougall and others proposed that motivation was a result of __________.

Ethan is an award-winning swimmer.His desire to compete and win is part of his need for __________.

According to drive-reduction theory,what occurs each time a behavior results in drive reduction?

The Yerkes-Dodson Law says _____________.

Things that attract or lure people to action are _____________.

Which two different terms best describe Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion?

Which of the following is NOT an emotion?