Question 1

General diffuse feeling states that are often long-lasting and of low intensity are called _______.

Accepted Answer

A) emotions 
B) arousals 
C) moods 
D) motives 
A) emotions 
B) arousals 
C) moods 
D) motives

Question 2

Instincts are thought to:

Accepted Answer

A) exist within the individual. 
B) explain why people act differently in the same situation. 
C) explain what an individual does but not why. 
D) be caused by conditions outside the organism that push it into action. 
A) exist within the individual. 
B) explain why people act differently in the same situation. 
C) explain what an individual does but not why. 
D) be caused by conditions outside the organism that push it into action.

Question 3

According to Seligman,the response of "giving up" and not attempting to control the environment is called _________.

Accepted Answer

A) Type A behavior 
B) Type B behavior 
C) vacillating in a conflict situation 
D) learned helplessness 
A) Type A behavior 
B) Type B behavior 
C) vacillating in a conflict situation 
D) learned helplessness

Question 4

Which of the following statements about stress is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) It is an emotion. 
B) Stress necessarily involves negative events. 
C) Positive situations can lead to stress. 
D) Stress arises only from threatening events. 
A) It is an emotion. 
B) Stress necessarily involves negative events. 
C) Positive situations can lead to stress. 
D) Stress arises only from threatening events.

Question 5

________________ are largely innate motives that push us to investigate,and often change,the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) Primary drives 
B) Stimulus motives 
C) Secondary motives 
D) Secondary drives 
A) Primary drives 
B) Stimulus motives 
C) Secondary motives 
D) Secondary drives

Question 6

Who proposed that the human expression of emotion is innate and has survival value?

Accepted Answer

A) William James 
B) Stanley Schachter 
C) Charles Darwin 
D) Emmett Kelly 
A) William James 
B) Stanley Schachter 
C) Charles Darwin 
D) Emmett Kelly

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an emotion?

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) thirst 
C) fear 
D) lust 
A) anger 
B) thirst 
C) fear 
D) lust

General diffuse feeling states that are often long-lasting and of low intensity are called _______.

Instincts are thought to:

According to Seligman,the response of "giving up" and not attempting to control the environment is called _________.

Which of the following statements about stress is TRUE?

________________ are largely innate motives that push us to investigate,and often change,the environment.

Who proposed that the human expression of emotion is innate and has survival value?

Which of the following is NOT an emotion?

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Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

General diffuse feeling states that are often long-lasting and of low intensity are called _______.

Instincts are thought to:

According to Seligman,the response of "giving up" and not attempting to control the environment is called _________.

Which of the following statements about stress is TRUE?

________________ are largely innate motives that push us to investigate,and often change,the environment.

Who proposed that the human expression of emotion is innate and has survival value?

Which of the following is NOT an emotion?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters