Question 1

What is the difference between 'liking' and 'wanting'?

Accepted Answer

A)  'Liking' refers to the anticipation of pleasure and 'wanting' refers to the experience of pleasure. 
B)  'Liking' involves primary incentives and 'wanting' involves secondary incentives. 
C)  'Liking' activates the opiate-producing system in the brain and 'wanting' activates the dopamine system. 
D)  'Liking' involves the nucleus accumbens and 'wanting' involves the prefrontal cortex. 
A)  'Liking' refers to the anticipation of pleasure and 'wanting' refers to the experience of pleasure. 
B)  'Liking' involves primary incentives and 'wanting' involves secondary incentives. 
C)  'Liking' activates the opiate-producing system in the brain and 'wanting' activates the dopamine system. 
D)  'Liking' involves the nucleus accumbens and 'wanting' involves the prefrontal cortex.

Question 2

What neural characteristic may explain why young children have difficulty delaying gratification?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neurons in the prefrontal cortex are fully myelinated. 
B)  Neurons in the prefrontal cortex are not fully myelinated. 
C)  Neurons in the cerebellum are fully myelinated. 
D)  Neurons in the cerebellum are not fully myelinated. 
A)  Neurons in the prefrontal cortex are fully myelinated. 
B)  Neurons in the prefrontal cortex are not fully myelinated. 
C)  Neurons in the cerebellum are fully myelinated. 
D)  Neurons in the cerebellum are not fully myelinated.

Question 3

Theo found that he easily remembered the details of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 because of the emotions he felt watching the devastation of New York.What function of emotions is being illustrated here?

Accepted Answer

A)  prioritizing concerns 
B)  making decisions 
C)  goal-directed behaviour 
D)  organizing memories 
A)  prioritizing concerns 
B)  making decisions 
C)  goal-directed behaviour 
D)  organizing memories

Question 4

Bentley is viewing scenes while the magnitude of his eye blinks are being measured.While Bentley was viewing one scene,his startle reflex (as measured by his eye blink)was very large.What type of scene was Bentley most likely viewing?

Accepted Answer

A)  something emotionally unpleasant 
B)  his mother 
C)  a landscape 
D)  a geometric object 
A)  something emotionally unpleasant 
B)  his mother 
C)  a landscape 
D)  a geometric object

Question 5

Where is testosterone produced in males?

Accepted Answer

A)  brain 
B)  penis 
C)  testes 
D)  vas deferens 
A)  brain 
B)  penis 
C)  testes 
D)  vas deferens

Question 6

Mature thought processes such as goal setting and planning CANNOT occur without an intact ___ cortex.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mature thought processes such as goal setting...

Question 7

What term is used to describe the body's internal state of balance or equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A)  symmetry 
B)  instinct 
C)  arousal 
D)  homeostasis 
A)  symmetry 
B)  instinct 
C)  arousal 
D)  homeostasis

Question 8

People eat less when they are in a social setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Our motivation to belong may explain which of the following behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A)  abusing a significant other 
B)  writing a novel 
C)  joining a gang 
D)  reading this textbook 
A)  abusing a significant other 
B)  writing a novel 
C)  joining a gang 
D)  reading this textbook

Question 10

What factor is related to the ability to delay gratification?

Accepted Answer

A)  confidence 
B)  self-actualization 
C)  achievement 
D)  impulse control 
A)  confidence 
B)  self-actualization 
C)  achievement 
D)  impulse control

Question 11

Which group that received epinephrine in the initial study conducted by Schachter and Singer was immune to the arousal manipulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  informed 
B)  deceived 
C)  misinformed 
D)  control 
A)  informed 
B)  deceived 
C)  misinformed 
D)  control

Question 12

Which of the following is a problem for both the instinct and drive-reduction theories of motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that dopamine is triggers by reward 
B)  the fact that we are capable of voluntarily making decisions 
C)  the fact that most people do well with high arousal when a task is simple 
D)  the fact that our needs progress through a hierarchy 
A)  the fact that dopamine is triggers by reward 
B)  the fact that we are capable of voluntarily making decisions 
C)  the fact that most people do well with high arousal when a task is simple 
D)  the fact that our needs progress through a hierarchy

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT evidence used by Cannon to discredit the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Artificially inducing physiological responses doesn't affect emotional experiences. 
B)  Different physiological changes often occur in different emotional states. 
C)  Our physiological responses are extraordinarily undemonstrative. 
D)  Physiological responses are too slow to be the source of emotions. 
A)  Artificially inducing physiological responses doesn't affect emotional experiences. 
B)  Different physiological changes often occur in different emotional states. 
C)  Our physiological responses are extraordinarily undemonstrative. 
D)  Physiological responses are too slow to be the source of emotions.

Question 14

In general,people with spinal cord injuries report that they are slightly ___ happy than others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In general,people with spinal cord injuries report...

Question 15

Why are thrill-seeking behaviours difficult for drive-reduction theories to explain?

Accepted Answer

They may scare or te

Question 16

Current estimates indicate that nearly ___ percent of the Canadian population is obese.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Current estimates indicate that nearly ___ percent...

Question 17

Which of the following behaviours is instinctive?

Accepted Answer

A)  driving to work 
B)  sports when bored 
C)  reading when sleepy 
D)  eating when hungry 
A)  driving to work 
B)  sports when bored 
C)  reading when sleepy 
D)  eating when hungry

Question 18

Which of the following is associated with intrinsic motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy 
B)  dependence 
C)  incompetence 
D)  reliance on rewards 
A)  autonomy 
B)  dependence 
C)  incompetence 
D)  reliance on rewards

Question 19

Describe how the likelihood of overeating can be explained from an evolutionary perspective.

Accepted Answer

Early people evolved at a time when food

Question 20

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion,which comes first: the experience of emotion or bodily arousal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arousal occurs first. 
B)  Emotion occurs first. 
C)  The reaction varies by situation. 
D)  Both occur simultaneously. 
A)  Arousal occurs first. 
B)  Emotion occurs first. 
C)  The reaction varies by situation. 
D)  Both occur simultaneously.

What is the difference between 'liking' and 'wanting'?

What neural characteristic may explain why young children have difficulty delaying gratification?

Theo found that he easily remembered the details of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 because of the emotions he felt watching the devastation of New York.What function of emotions is being illustrated here?

Bentley is viewing scenes while the magnitude of his eye blinks are being measured.While Bentley was viewing one scene,his startle reflex (as measured by his eye blink)was very large.What type of scene was Bentley most likely viewing?

Where is testosterone produced in males?

Mature thought processes such as goal setting and planning CANNOT occur without an intact ___ cortex.

What term is used to describe the body's internal state of balance or equilibrium?

People eat less when they are in a social setting.

Our motivation to belong may explain which of the following behaviours?

What factor is related to the ability to delay gratification?

Which group that received epinephrine in the initial study conducted by Schachter and Singer was immune to the arousal manipulation?

Which of the following is a problem for both the instinct and drive-reduction theories of motivation?

Which of the following is NOT evidence used by Cannon to discredit the James-Lange theory of emotion?

In general,people with spinal cord injuries report that they are slightly ___ happy than others.

Why are thrill-seeking behaviours difficult for drive-reduction theories to explain?

Current estimates indicate that nearly ___ percent of the Canadian population is obese.

Which of the following behaviours is instinctive?

Which of the following is associated with intrinsic motivation?

Describe how the likelihood of overeating can be explained from an evolutionary perspective.

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion,which comes first: the experience of emotion or bodily arousal?

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Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

What is the difference between 'liking' and 'wanting'?

What neural characteristic may explain why young children have difficulty delaying gratification?

Theo found that he easily remembered the details of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 because of the emotions he felt watching the devastation of New York.What function of emotions is being illustrated here?

Bentley is viewing scenes while the magnitude of his eye blinks are being measured.While Bentley was viewing one scene,his startle reflex (as measured by his eye blink)was very large.What type of scene was Bentley most likely viewing?

Where is testosterone produced in males?

Mature thought processes such as goal setting and planning CANNOT occur without an intact ___ cortex.

What term is used to describe the body's internal state of balance or equilibrium?

People eat less when they are in a social setting.

Our motivation to belong may explain which of the following behaviours?

What factor is related to the ability to delay gratification?

Which group that received epinephrine in the initial study conducted by Schachter and Singer was immune to the arousal manipulation?

Which of the following is a problem for both the instinct and drive-reduction theories of motivation?

Which of the following is NOT evidence used by Cannon to discredit the James-Lange theory of emotion?

In general,people with spinal cord injuries report that they are slightly ___ happy than others.

Why are thrill-seeking behaviours difficult for drive-reduction theories to explain?

Current estimates indicate that nearly ___ percent of the Canadian population is obese.

Which of the following behaviours is instinctive?

Which of the following is associated with intrinsic motivation?

Describe how the likelihood of overeating can be explained from an evolutionary perspective.

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion,which comes first: the experience of emotion or bodily arousal?

Psychology Yesterday and Today

Psychology as a Science

Neuroscience

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

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