Exam 10: Emotion and Motivation

Jason and Cora are riding on a roller coaster,which is producing high levels of arousal.They attribute their aroused state to romantic feelings for each other and feel they are falling in love.The effect of the roller coaster causes ________ associated with emotion; thinking that the arousal is usually due to romantic feelings is part of the ________ associated with emotion; feeling they are falling in love reflects the ________ associated with emotion.

Sydney has been asked about her life satisfaction.To answer the question,she reflects on how she feels right now,and right now she is in a positive mood.According to the affect-as-information theory,Sydney will most likely respond that:

Nitya has been eating a large tuna fish sandwich.After eating the first half,she is no longer hungry and wraps the other half for later.When she is putting the wrapped sandwich in the fridge,she notices a piece of apple pie and ends up eating the whole piece.The most likely reason that Nitya felt hungry when she saw the new food is:

Ever since his girlfriend broke up with him,Marcus has been going over the breakup in his mind."Why did she leave? How could I have stopped her? We had such wonderful times.I miss her so much." Marcus is coping with his feelings through:

Which hormone is released during sexual arousal and orgasm in both men and women?

The James-Lange theory of emotion states that:

Remy the rat has lost his appetite and is losing so much weight that he is in danger of dying.Remy most probably has damage to the ________ region of the hypothalamus.

Luiz is walking home late at night when he hears footsteps behind him.He is instantly frightened and gets ready to run.He glances over his shoulder and sees that it is the neighborhood police officer on patrol.Realizing there is nothing to fear,he calms down.Luiz's first response,fear,was processed by the path from the ________.His second response,calming,was processed by the path from the ________.

Gerde is very close to finishing her Ph.D.in biology.She has been offered several good jobs,and everyone assumes she is off to a brilliant career.However,Gerde decides that although she is a very talented biologist,what she really wants to become is a carpenter.She quits graduate school and goes on to become a very happy and successful carpenter.According to Maslow,Gerde is:

Theories of motivation that are based on biological drives have trouble explaining why people engage in behaviors that:

Dashawna has decided that she wants a new image.She goes to a new store and shops for the perfect outfit.Dashawna's decision to get a new image shows the ________ quality of motivation.Her trip to the store shows the ________ quality of motivation.

A computer program is developed that searches for the most items that are related to the search term or for items that are the most relevant to the search term.In terms of human behavior,a program that searches for the most items is showing the ________ quality of motivation,whereas a program that searches for the most relevant items is showing the ________ quality of motivation.

Vincent is a brilliant but impoverished artist.He spends all day pushing the boundaries of his art and finds complete satisfaction in his achievements,but he has little to eat and lives in squalor.His wife has left him,and most of his friends keep their distance because they do not understand his art.Why would Vincent's life be problematic in terms of Maslow's need hierarchy?

Sally is having a very hard time losing weight and keeping it off because she feels hungrier the more weight she loses.This condition is most likely due to the effects of:

Bethany's boyfriend has just broken up with her.At first,she is heartbroken,thinking she has lost the perfect man.As the weeks go by,she realizes that she had never acknowledged the negative aspects of the relationship.Eventually,she comes to see the breakup as an opportunity rather than a disaster.Bethany is engaging in ________,which research suggests will ________.

Hernando and Fiona have both been placed in a new advanced math class.They both love math and are finding the enriched work fascinating.In order to increase his effort in the class,Hernando's parents give him $5 for every grade of "A" that he receives on a test.Fiona's parents do not reward her for good grades.Who is likely to do better in the class,and why?

Often,at the end of a long soccer practice,Roland has told himself that he must love soccer because he works so hard at it.One day,his high school soccer coach says that Roland is good enough to get a full soccer scholarship to college.Now Roland leaves long practices telling himself that he is working this hard to earn a scholarship.He finds that he now enjoys soccer less.Bem's self-perception theory would explain Roland's behavior by saying that:

One criticism of the James-Lange theory of emotion has been that physiological responses are not specific enough to correspond to different emotions.However,more recent research has shown that ________,which is ________ with the James-Lange theory.

At age 5,Connie is better able to delay gratification than Gerald.At which of the following will Connie NOT necessarily be better than Gerald when they are adolescents?

Shana wants to establish an exercise routine.Because she really does not like to exercise,she decides to reward herself.If she goes to the gym every day for two weeks,she will buy herself a new pair of shoes.Shana's behavior is being motivated by a(n):