Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

Cole gets easily embarrassed in social situations.He is worried that this trait will hurt his relationships and social interactions.Following psychological theories on embarrassment,what should you tell him?

Suppose you are a university counselor who wants to develop a program to improve students' academic performance.You believe that many students are not doing well because of motivational issues-either they simply lack motivation overall or they are motivated by the wrong things. A) What is self-efficacy? B) How is self-efficacy related to the kinds of goals students set? C) Explain how achievement motivation influences students differently.

As part of a research study,Camille is injected with a chemical that activates the sympathetic nervous system (which prepares the body for action).Subsequently,Camille is told that she is extremely likely to experience intense fear. A) Define the James-Lange theory of emotion. B) Describe how the James-Lange theory of emotion might explain why Camille feels fear when her sympathetic nervous system is activated. C) Is there a theory of emotion that would have difficulty explaining these effects? If so,which one and why?

In a study,male participants are given a drug that makes them feel extremely happy.Participants in Group A are told that the drug will make them happy.Participants in Group B are not told about the effects of the drug.Later on,an attractive woman enters the room.According to the Schacter-Singer two-factor theory,Group A is less likely to feel attracted to the woman because these participants

Luke needs about seven hours of sleep a night.During his spring break,however,he sleeps 10 hours just because he enjoys it so much.Luke's behavior is difficult to explain with which of the following motivation theories?

Cesar has done so well in his economics class that he only needs 43 out of 100 points on the final exam to receive an "A" in the class.Cesar still studies a lot because he wants to do well on the final.Cesar's behavior is affected by

When explaining the purpose of homeostasis,Dr.Murphy would most likely suggest that it

Eight-year-old Britton is an outgoing,friendly child.Recently,Britton was in a skiing accident and suffered damage to her amygdala. A) Describe the two pathways by which emotional information reaches the amygdala.(Hint: include the function of each pathway-what does each pathway do?) B) Describe which emotions or situations Britton is likely to have trouble with after the accident.

Jake and Juanita have been married for 10 years.Though Jake has been tempted to have an extramarital affair,his emotion of ________ helps keep him faithful to his wife.

Johanna decides to be very generous by giving all her employees a "holiday bonus" check for $500.First,choose and define one of the five motivation factors.Next,how would you use this factor to explain Johanna's behavior? Last,describe how one of the five motivation factors might have a problem explaining Johanna's behavior.

One day,Bill surprises his friend Ted by jumping out from behind a tree.Ted is startled and falls backward,hitting his head on a rock.The next day,Ted cannot stop eating and eats as much food as possible.Ted may have damaged the part of his brain called the

You are taking part in an experiment on emotions.You are shown an isolated face and are certain that the face is expressing sadness.Then you are shown the same sad face paired with a fearful body posture.According to the research,how will you categorize the emotion?

While studying Ekman's work on expressions of emotions,Tanino is surprised to find out that the strongest cross-cultural agreement in the identification of emotions involves ________,and the weakest involves ________.

Makenna is starting her first job as a teacher.To effectively motivate her students,Makenna should

Pluto the dog is hit by a car while chasing a squirrel.Afterward,he starts losing weight and does not seem interested in eating his food.Pluto is most likely having problems with the part of the brain that processes the hormone ________,which should indicate when to stop eating.

When going to her office on the seventh floor,June either takes the elevator or the stairs.If June takes the stairs,she will be annoyed when asked a simple question by her coworkers.However,if June takes the elevator,she is more patient.The irritated reaction that occurs when June is physiologically aroused by climbing the stairs is an example of

Your sister complains that she hates how she feels guilty all the time.To cheer her up,you want to tell her about the ways in which guilt can be adaptive.Which of the following things would you tell her?

In the musical The King and I,the lead character sings about whistling when she feels afraid to hide her fear,which eventually makes her not feel afraid.The idea that acting like you are not afraid keeps you from feeling afraid is similar to which theory of emotion?

The final project for your class is due in a few days.You ask a classmate how his project is going.He tells you that he has not started,because no matter how hard he tries,he can never get a good grade.Based on this statement,it is likely that your classmate

Raymond is studying for finals and has not slept for almost two days.He finally realizes he is exhausted and goes home from the library to sleep.Raymond's desire to go home and get some rest so that he no longer feels tired is a(n)