Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

Sadao seems to make the same mistakes over and over again. His friends are constantly telling him, "Don't do that. Remember how badly it turned out the last time!" But Sadao never listens. He insists, every time, that this is a new situation. According to somatic marker theory, Sadao most likely has damage to his:

Depti reads the paper every day because she feels a need to keep current with world events. Jalila reads the paper every day so that her friends and colleagues will be impressed by how well-informed she is. Depti reads the paper because of ____________ motivation; Jalila reads the paper because of ____________ motivation.

The difference between self-efficacy and achievement motivation is that self-efficacy involves beliefs about ____________ and achievement motivation involves beliefs about the ____________.

Sydney has figured out how she can afford to go on a trip for reading week. Now she just needs to convince her parents. Usually, they let Sydney make her own decisions, because she generally makes good ones. Sometimes, they want her to explain all the details of her reasoning to show that she is making the best choice. To elicit her parents' usual reaction, Sydney should ask them about the coast when they are in a:

Blythe had a large and late breakfast. Even though she was planning to skip lunch, she starts to feel hungry at noon and decides to eat. The best explanation for Blythe's decision would come from:

When Suellen learns that her roommate will be an international student from Britain she is worried that her roommate will be stiff and reserved. She is pleased, but very surprised, when Diana turns out to be bouncy and emotional. Suellen is surprised because Diana's behaviour violates: