Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

People who are always looking for a challenge may be high in the need for __________.

According to Rodin,externals are people who may produce insulin in response to anticipating food as a result of __________.

Your heart is racing,your breathing is rapid,and your mouth is dry.What emotion are you experiencing?

Leptin is a __________ involved in appetite control.

The approach to motivation that forced psychologists to consider the hereditary factors in motivation was the __________ approach.

The need for money is an example of a(n)__________ drive.

The __________ is a brain structure that allows us to quickly and unconsciously respond to potentially dangerous stimuli before we are completely conscious of the threat.

Shontia works at a day-care center.The pay is low and the hours are long,but she loves being around children and has no desire to look for a higher paying job.Shontia's motivation appears to be __________.

If there is a history of obesity in a family,each family member has __________ of becoming obese compared to people without such a family history.

Gene is trying to choose a snack.There is a bowl of fruit on the table,but there's also a candy bar that he bought yesterday.The fact that Gene feels drawn to choose the candy bar instead of the fruit is an example of the power of __________.

In Schachter and Singer's classic study,participants were physically aroused by __________.

According to Maslow,a person who wants to become self-actualized must first satisfy __________.

The rate at which your body burns energy when at rest is called the __________.

When we eat,the pancreas releases __________,which lowers blood sugar and can increase the feeling of hunger.

The structure in the brain that,when damaged,causes rats to stop eating is called the __________.

Through pairing cartoon or movie characters with different food items,researchers have found characters can influence children's __________.

Jocelyn needs to be the one whose ideas are always used and craves prestige among others.She drives an expensive car and wears nothing but the most expensive clothes.Jocelyn is high in the need for __________.

Dora is experiencing positive emotions while Milly is experiencing negative emotions.If researchers are examining EEG recordings of their brains,where are they most likely to see increases in activity?

Evidence from a study with 2-year-olds who were given an opportunity to explore a black box with a hole in it suggests that sensation seeking may be __________.

The theory of emotion that owes a lot to Darwin's work is the __________ theory.