Exam 9: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Intrinsic motivation is one that propels a person to pursue an activity ________.

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

Bill is a telemarketer for an insurance firm.He would like to be a physician,but it requires too much training,time,and expense.Besides,this job pays the bills.Bill's decision to remain in telemarketing is an example of one of Maslow's higher motivational states.

According to Carol Dweck,need for achievement is closely related to ________.

The process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the basic emotion being expressed is called ________.

Sam is known to be the fastest worker in the mail room.He has worked in the mail room for only a short time,but prides himself on being competent and a quick learner.He often gets positive comments from coworkers and his boss,which helps to motivate him and has a positive effect as he continues to challenge himself at work.As a result of his efficient style,he is also given more freedom than other workers,as his boss is impressed by his ability to sort and organize mail.Sam is likely to be ________ motivated as he continues to challenge and push himself to perform even better each day.

Which statement reflects the core idea of the facial feedback hypothesis?

Early in the twentieth century,William McDougal proposed that there were ________ human instincts.

Schachter and Singer proposed that two things have to happen before emotion occurs: ________ and ________.

Indiana Jones goes off to foreign lands in search of artifacts hidden in dangerous places and guarded by fierce protectors.Dr.Jones would be described as ________ in arousal theory.

Which of the following behaviors is NOT an example of drive-reduction theory?

Which theory of emotion states that your body reacts before you experience an emotion?

According to drive-reduction theory,what occurs each time a behavior results in drive reduction?

In the section "Three Types of Needs," which of the following was NOT discussed by David McClelland?

Jack said,"I want to rule the world." What type of need is this?

Facial feedback hypothesis is defined as ________.

In arousal theory,people are said to have a(n)________ level of tension.

One positive outcome of instinct approaches was ________.

In a study of the relationship between children's food preferences and the use of cartoon characters for the marketing of food,which of the following was one of the characters that were studied?

You are walking in the forest and see a bear.According to the Cannon-Bard theory,what happens next?