Exam 10: Emotion and Motivation

Paul is getting married on Sunday.On Saturday,he is riding in a very exciting and somewhat dangerous bicycle race.He knows that it is not sensible to risk an injury the day before his wedding.But he really wants to race,and he feels sure that he can do so safely.Paul's decision to ride in the race demonstrates that:

Kitchi and Cosette are studying in the library on a Sunday afternoon.When they take a break for lunch,they discover that the university café,the campus convenience store,and their dorm cafeteria are closed.Kitchi decides that he is hungry enough to walk half a mile to eat off campus.Cosette decides that she is not that hungry.Kitchi and Cosette differ in the ________ of their motivation to have lunch.

Japanese students were shown film clips designed to provoke strong emotions.When a student watched the clip with other people,she showed little outward emotion.When the student watched the clips alone,she showed the same emotions as are seen in American college students.The difference in emotional expression in the two situations shows the influence of:

The difference between self-efficacy and achievement motivation is that self-efficacy involves beliefs about ________ ,whereas achievement motivation involves ________.

Students have been asked to leave the library and wait several blocks away.In which of the following situations would the students be most likely to want to wait together?

Delroy was on a plane that flew through a hurricane.There was tremendous turbulence,and he was absolutely terrified.Even though he tries not to think about it,Delroy cannot forget that plane trip.Delroy's persistent memory results from the effect of the ________ on how the ________ consolidates memory.

Comparisons of sexual motivation in men and women have found that:

Jermaine told his girlfriend that he was going to the library when he was actually staying home to watch the game.She begins to get angry when she stops by his room and finds him watching TV.However,when he starts to blush and look embarrassed,she readily forgives him.Her attitude changes because his embarrassment and blushing indicate that Jermaine:

Sharaz,a 5-year-old,is at the park with her father.The ice cream truck is parked at the corner.Her father has told Sharaz that she can have ice cream when they leave the park if she does not ask for it until then.To keep herself from asking for the ice cream,Sharaz imagines that the truck has gotten hot and all the ice cream has melted.Sharaz is delaying gratification using the successful strategy of:

An evolutionary explanation of mate preferences might suggest that women seek men with high status because:

Research on thought suppression has shown that trying to suppress negative thoughts can lead to:

Gavriel has a tremendous crush on Angelique,who seems to see him only as a friend.One way that Gavriel might be able to change Angelique's feelings would be to:

Extinction of a classically conditioned response involves suppression of that response by higher brain centers; the conditioned response can be established again very quickly.The probable mechanism for extinction lies in the path from the ________; the probable mechanism for reconditioning lies in the path from the ________.

Most psychologists and physicians today believe that one's sexual orientation:

Esmeralda is very anxious about taking her final exam in organic chemistry.Instead of doing last-minute studying in her dorm,Esmeralda goes to the exam room.Several students are already there,discussing their nervousness about the final.Social comparison theory would predict that Esmeralda will ________ in the presence of other anxious people.

Robert becomes anxious during exams.He has found that chewing on the eraser on his pencil while he thinks helps him to calm down.According to Hull,over time Robert's pencil chewing is likely to become ________ due to ________.

Paloma's parents spent a great deal of time with her when she was growing up; they always made her feel loved and valued.Erhard's parents loved him,but they were always busy and distant.As an adult,who is likely to experience more guilt,and why?

When people view a face that is displaying an emotion,which part is most important in determining how the viewers perceive the emotion?

When the lateral region of the hypothalamus is damaged,rats will develop ________,which leads to ________.

Morwenna has always been overweight and Ammon has always been thin.If they both look at pictures of food,a brain scan is likely to show that Morwenna has ________ than Ammon.