Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

When you are hungry,the level of the glucose in your bloodstream is________.After you finish a big meal,the level of the glucose in your bloodstream is ________.

Kyoti and Niwako are discussing the places in town where they have met the best-looking men.Based on excitation transfer,which place will be at the top of the list?

Japanese students were shown film clips designed to provoke strong emotions.When Toko watched the clip with other people present,she showed little outward emotion.When Toko watched the clips alone,she showed the same strong emotions observed in American college students.The difference in what Toko considers to be acceptable emotional expression shows the influence of

Terry's home was destroyed in a hurricane.It is hard to find food,so he is constantly hungry.However,he feels lucky because his family survived and he is together with his loved ones.According to Maslow's theory,Terry's ________ needs are not met,but his ________ needs are being met.

Tamera and Kai found a house they want to buy.The day they found it,they had been having a wonderful time house hunting and planning their life together.A few days later,after having a miserable day at work,Kai goes back to look at the house again.Tamera predicts that Kai will like the house

Recently,the Gianelli family adopted 9-year-old Abigail from Russia and 10-year-old Cassandra from Argentina.Each girl has a different set of biological parents. A) Describe how similar you might expect Abigail and Cassandra to be in their levels of guilt when they are initially brought to live in the Gianelli household. B) As the girls continue to grow up in the same household,how would you expect their levels of guilt to change? Will they become more similar or more different over time? C) If Abigail is better able to empathize with other people,do you expect her to feel more or less guilt than Cassandra? D) If Cassandra experiences more embarrassment,would you expect her to be more or less skilled than Abigail at maintaining close friendships?

Ekman and colleagues found that several emotions are common to people around the world,including all of the following EXCEPT

Troy finds it very hard to lose weight.No matter how often he exercises,he keeps gaining weight instead of losing it.He thinks that he has a genetic predisposition to be overweight,which has most likely made him sensitive to the hunger-promoting effects of

Donato and Quincy are identical twins who were separated at birth.Donato tends to be fearful of many things.According to the research on genetics and negative emotions,you would expect Quincy to have ________ levels of fear.

While explaining affect-as-information theory to her roommate,Bianca should most likely say that we use

Antoinette is a real risk taker.She loves to skydive,and she can party all night.Benita dislikes risk taking and prefers quieter activities,such as reading and yoga.These contrasting preferences in the rate of physiological activation they experience suggest that Antoinette and Benita differ in their

Shana wants to establish an exercise routine,but she really does not like to work out.If she decides to use incentives to motivate her exercising behavior,which of the following is Shana most likely to do?

Although Jenny appears to be underweight,she does not appear to enjoy eating and the amount of food she eats is limited.Conversely,Ina appears to be overweight,and she enjoys eating and always eats as much as she wants. A) Explain how Jenny's and Ina's different reactions to food might result from differences in their biological systems. B) Explain how Jenny's and Ina's different reactions might result from differences in their reactions to external incentives.

During recess,children are trying to balance a seesaw.If one side is too low,a heavier child will get off and be replaced by a lighter child;if one side is too high,a lighter child will be replaced by a heavier one.The children's behavior is similar to our biological states as they try to create

Ross is explaining the different theories of emotion to his younger brother.When describing the Schacter-Singer two-factor theory,he explains that a situation causes a