Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) Plutchik 
B) Cannon-Bard 
C) James-Lange 
D) Yerkes-Dodson 
A) Plutchik 
B) Cannon-Bard 
C) James-Lange 
D) Yerkes-Dodson

Question 2

According to the cognitive arousal theory of emotions,appraisal of the situation would come ________ the physical arousal and ________ the experience of emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) before;after 
B) after;before 
C) before;before 
D) after;after 
A) before;after 
B) after;before 
C) before;before 
D) after;after

Question 3

Homeostasis refers to an imbalanced state of need that requires behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which is the best explanation of the Cannon-Bard theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Bodily arousal occurs before emotional response. 
B) Emotions arise from learned triggers. 
C) Emotion is nothing but a reflexive response based on instincts. 
D) Bodily arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously. 
A) Bodily arousal occurs before emotional response. 
B) Emotions arise from learned triggers. 
C) Emotion is nothing but a reflexive response based on instincts. 
D) Bodily arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously.

Question 5

Glenn believes he can learn from his mistakes and that study and perseverance will help him improve his intelligence.According to Dweck,what locus of control does Glenn have?

Accepted Answer

A) internal locus of control 
B) decremental 
C) incidental 
D) external locus of control 
A) internal locus of control 
B) decremental 
C) incidental 
D) external locus of control

Question 6

In the early twentieth century,psychologists were inclined to explain motivated behavior by attributing it to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) emotions 
B) incentives 
C) learned responses 
D) instincts 
A) emotions 
B) incentives 
C) learned responses 
D) instincts

Question 7

Hormones secreted by the pancreas after we begin to eat,which control fat levels,proteins,and carbohydrates,are called ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A) insulin;glucagons 
B) insulin;serotonin 
C) glucagons;serotonin 
D) glucagons;necon 
A) insulin;glucagons 
B) insulin;serotonin 
C) glucagons;serotonin 
D) glucagons;necon

Question 8

Primary drives are caused by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) exceptions to the drive-reduction principle 
B) learned behaviors 
C) stimuli within the body 
D) stimuli outside the body 
A) exceptions to the drive-reduction principle 
B) learned behaviors 
C) stimuli within the body 
D) stimuli outside the body

Question 9

Michael has trained very long hours in order to qualify for the Olympics in diving.He has sacrificed a great deal as he put his education on hold and spent a lot of time away from his 2 small children and wife.To Michael,qualifying for the Olympics is a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) instinctual drive 
B) incentive 
C) innate goal 
D) optimum goal 
A) instinctual drive 
B) incentive 
C) innate goal 
D) optimum goal

Question 10

Sydney said,"I don't care much about my grades as long as I'm the most popular girl in the class!" What need is this?

Accepted Answer

A) need for achievement 
B) need for affiliation 
C) need for power 
D) need for sex 
A) need for achievement 
B) need for affiliation 
C) need for power 
D) need for sex

Question 11

A psychologist who has studied emotions with Paul Ekman for decades is going to present a summary of the research.Which title might this psychologist consider?

Accepted Answer

A) "Emotion As a Deviation" 
B) "Emotion: Evolution's Big Mistake" 
C) "Why Emotions Are Not Fully Developed in Humans" 
D) "How Facial Expressions Communicate Emotions" 
A) "Emotion As a Deviation" 
B) "Emotion: Evolution's Big Mistake" 
C) "Why Emotions Are Not Fully Developed in Humans" 
D) "How Facial Expressions Communicate Emotions"

Question 12

Paul Ekman and his colleagues gathered abundant evidence supporting the universality of ________ basic facial expressions of emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) nine 
A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) nine

Question 13

BMR stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

A) basal management regulation 
B) basal metabolic rate 
C) buttocks management reduction 
D) bowel movement regulation 
A) basal management regulation 
B) basal metabolic rate 
C) buttocks management reduction 
D) bowel movement regulation

Question 14

Which of the following is the best example of an individualistic culture?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) United States 
C) Japan 
D) Sri Lanka 
A) China 
B) United States 
C) Japan 
D) Sri Lanka

Question 15

The process by which activities are started,directed,and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) motivation 
B) emotion 
C) achievement 
D) synergy 
A) motivation 
B) emotion 
C) achievement 
D) synergy

Question 16

Primary drives are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) learned 
B) unlearned 
C) produced by external incentives 
D) exceptions to the drive-reduction principle 
A) learned 
B) unlearned 
C) produced by external incentives 
D) exceptions to the drive-reduction principle

Question 17

Which of the following is correct for people who are high in the need for achievement?

Accepted Answer

A) They look for careers that pay a lot of money. 
B) They look for careers and hobbies that allow others to evaluate them. 
C) They look for careers that require little education. 
D) They look for careers that will make them famous. 
A) They look for careers that pay a lot of money. 
B) They look for careers and hobbies that allow others to evaluate them. 
C) They look for careers that require little education. 
D) They look for careers that will make them famous.

Question 18

The Yerkes-Dodson Law says ________.

Accepted Answer

A) performance is affected by levels of arousal 
B) the more money you make,the better your job will be 
C) nausea from bad food causes a reluctance to eat that food again 
D) performance on tests is better in the morning 
A) performance is affected by levels of arousal 
B) the more money you make,the better your job will be 
C) nausea from bad food causes a reluctance to eat that food again 
D) performance on tests is better in the morning

Question 19

Problematic functioning of which of the following hormones can lead to overeating?

Accepted Answer

A) adrenalin 
B) peptic acid 
C) leptin 
D) lipotor 
A) adrenalin 
B) peptic acid 
C) leptin 
D) lipotor

Question 20

Erica saw her old boyfriend and her heart began to race.According to cognitive arousal theory,is she happy to see him or frightened of him?

Accepted Answer

A) She is frightened because her emotional reaction came before her heart began to race. 
B) You cannot tell because she is not displaying a basic emotion. 
C) It depends on how she interprets the situation. 
D) She must be frightened because her heart began to race before she reacted emotionally. 
A) She is frightened because her emotional reaction came before her heart began to race. 
B) You cannot tell because she is not displaying a basic emotion. 
C) It depends on how she interprets the situation. 
D) She must be frightened because her heart began to race before she reacted emotionally.

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

According to the cognitive arousal theory of emotions,appraisal of the situation would come the physical arousal and the experience of emotion.

Homeostasis refers to an imbalanced state of need that requires behavior.

Which is the best explanation of the Cannon-Bard theory?

Glenn believes he can learn from his mistakes and that study and perseverance will help him improve his intelligence.According to Dweck,what locus of control does Glenn have?

In the early twentieth century,psychologists were inclined to explain motivated behavior by attributing it to ________.

Hormones secreted by the pancreas after we begin to eat,which control fat levels,proteins,and carbohydrates,are called and .

Primary drives are caused by ________.

Michael has trained very long hours in order to qualify for the Olympics in diving.He has sacrificed a great deal as he put his education on hold and spent a lot of time away from his 2 small children and wife.To Michael,qualifying for the Olympics is a(n)________.

Sydney said,"I don't care much about my grades as long as I'm the most popular girl in the class!" What need is this?

A psychologist who has studied emotions with Paul Ekman for decades is going to present a summary of the research.Which title might this psychologist consider?

Paul Ekman and his colleagues gathered abundant evidence supporting the universality of ________ basic facial expressions of emotion.

BMR stands for ________.

Which of the following is the best example of an individualistic culture?

The process by which activities are started,directed,and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met is called ________.

Primary drives are ________.

Which of the following is correct for people who are high in the need for achievement?

The Yerkes-Dodson Law says ________.

Problematic functioning of which of the following hormones can lead to overeating?

Erica saw her old boyfriend and her heart began to race.According to cognitive arousal theory,is she happy to see him or frightened of him?

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

According to the cognitive arousal theory of emotions,appraisal of the situation would come ________ the physical arousal and ________ the experience of emotion.

Homeostasis refers to an imbalanced state of need that requires behavior.

Which is the best explanation of the Cannon-Bard theory?

Glenn believes he can learn from his mistakes and that study and perseverance will help him improve his intelligence.According to Dweck,what locus of control does Glenn have?

In the early twentieth century,psychologists were inclined to explain motivated behavior by attributing it to ________.

Hormones secreted by the pancreas after we begin to eat,which control fat levels,proteins,and carbohydrates,are called ________ and ________.

Primary drives are caused by ________.

Michael has trained very long hours in order to qualify for the Olympics in diving.He has sacrificed a great deal as he put his education on hold and spent a lot of time away from his 2 small children and wife.To Michael,qualifying for the Olympics is a(n)________.

Sydney said,"I don't care much about my grades as long as I'm the most popular girl in the class!" What need is this?

A psychologist who has studied emotions with Paul Ekman for decades is going to present a summary of the research.Which title might this psychologist consider?

Paul Ekman and his colleagues gathered abundant evidence supporting the universality of ________ basic facial expressions of emotion.

BMR stands for ________.

Which of the following is the best example of an individualistic culture?

The process by which activities are started,directed,and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met is called ________.

Primary drives are ________.

Which of the following is correct for people who are high in the need for achievement?

The Yerkes-Dodson Law says ________.

Problematic functioning of which of the following hormones can lead to overeating?

Erica saw her old boyfriend and her heart began to race.According to cognitive arousal theory,is she happy to see him or frightened of him?

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Consciousness

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According to the cognitive arousal theory of emotions,appraisal of the situation would come the physical arousal and the experience of emotion.

Hormones secreted by the pancreas after we begin to eat,which control fat levels,proteins,and carbohydrates,are called and .