Exam 9: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Bobby is a very active 5-year old compared to others in his class.He appears to seek a great deal of stimulation,and is very playful,curious,and explorative.Bobby's seemingly unlearned motives,which are likely to increase stimulation,are called ________.

Jack,compared to most other people,appears to need a high level of arousal.He enjoys doing potentially life-threatening hobbies such as skydiving,swimming with sharks,and bungee jumping from bridges.Jack is likely to be ________.

The part of the brain that seems to influence positive emotions is the thalamus.

A stimulus motive is learned.

According to the Cannon-Bard theory,subcortical brain activity sends signals to arouse the body and signal emotion at the same time.

Which theory of emotion proposes that stimuli cause physiological changes in our bodies and emotions result from those physiological changes?

One interesting thing about incentive approaches is that incentives ________.

Some psychologists believe that an organism's behavior is motivated by the need to achieve a state of balance in which the body functions effectively-a state called ________.

Which of the following shows a focus on the lowest of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Homeostasis is most like which of the following?

Jell-O uses the slogan,"There's always room for Jell-O." To which theory of motivation is this slogan most relevant?

Although Kim just ate a huge meal and feels "stuffed," the idea of a chocolate sundae is too good to pass u

Which of the following examples best represents the Yerkes-Dodson Law?

Seeing a snake,and then simultaneously running away from it and becoming frightened,is the sequence of events postulated by ________ theory.

The two areas of the hypothalamus which appear to be related to eating behavior as a result of controlling the level of glucose in the body are called the ________ and the ________.

In psychology,instinct approaches to motivation have faded because they lacked the goal of ________.

Bill has felt isolated and an like "outsider" since coming to college for his freshman year.As a result,he decided to join a fraternity and was very excited when he was selected to pledge.According to Maslow,Bill may be attempting to meet the need of ________.

Emotion has been defined as having three elements.Please identify which choice below is NOT one of the three elements.

Which of the following is a criticism of Maslow's theory?

One of the problems associated with asthma is that once patients experience difficulty breathing,they often make their symptoms worse by concentrating on them and/or worrying about them.Consequently,many doctors include relaxation exercises as part of a treatment program to prevent patients from making their asthmatic reactions worse.This example of how our awareness of physiological changes can influence or even cause subsequent emotions is most supportive of which of the following theories of emotion?