Question 1

Rested is to tired as satiation is to

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep. 
B)  hungry. 
C)  aroused. 
D)  full.

Question 2

A need that energizes and directs behavior towards some goal is known as a _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  cue 
B)  behavior 
C)  motive 
D)  stimulus

Question 3

If you are studying math problems because you really want to win an award, psychologists would say you have _____ goals; if you are just hoping that you do not get the lowest score in the class, you are exhibiting _____ goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidance; approach 
B)  approach; mastery 
C)  approach; avoidance 
D)  avoidance; mastery

Question 4

Krystal's grandmother died a few weeks ago. Since then Krystal finds that she is much more defensive about her political and religious views than she was before. This is likely because the death of Krystal's grandmother

Accepted Answer

A)  increased her need to belong. 
B)  caused her to experience mortality salience. 
C)  acted as an anxiety buffer. 
D)  was a performance motive.

Question 5

Which statement best reflects the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Our hearts race, we see a monster, we feel fear. 
B)  We see a monster, we feel fear, our hearts race. 
C)  We see a monster, our hearts race, we feel fear. 
D)  We feel fear, our hearts race, we see the monster.

Question 6

The two areas of the hypothalamus which appear to be related to eating behavior as a result of controlling the level of glucose in the body are called _________________ and _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ventromedial hypothalamus; lateral hypothalamus 
B)  lateral hypothalamus; basal hypothalamus 
C)  basal hypothalamus; ventrolateral hypothalamus 
D)  none of the above

Question 7

_______________motivation is the drive to perform at high levels and to accomplish significant goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reward 
B)  Performance 
C)  Achievement 
D)  Approach

Question 8

The first systematic surveys of sexual behavior were conducted from 1938 to 1952 by

Accepted Answer

A)  Masters and Johnson. 
B)  Meston and Buss. 
C)  Alfred Kinsey. 
D)  Sigmund Freud.

Question 9

Physical arousal has to be interpreted cognitively before it is experienced as a specific emotion, according to the

Accepted Answer

A)  facial feedback hypothesis 
B)  James-Lange theory 
C)  Cannon-Bard theory 
D)  two-factor theory

Question 10

According to the___________________, cognitive appraisal of physical arousal comes before the experience of emotion.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the___________________, cognitive appraisal of physical...

Question 11

____________motives reflect a desire to understand or overcome a challenge for its own sake.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________motives reflect a desire to understand or...

Question 12

For people with bulimia nervosa, binge eating is usually followed by _________, most commonly by inducing vomiting.

Accepted Answer

The answer of For people with bulimia nervosa, binge eating...

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of the unit bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  buying a second bottle of soda because the store has a "buy one, get one free" sale 
B)  adding more sugar to a cup of coffee because it is bitter 
C)  asking for a second helping of pasta 
D)  eating more chips in one sitting from a "jumbo" bag than a regular size bag

Question 14

Eating disorders and body-image distortions among boys and men often take a different form than is typically seen with women. For example, they are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  starve themselves and exercise compulsively to be more muscular. 
B)  binge on foods high in fat and starches. 
C)  use inactivity to try to reduce the size of their bodies. 
D)  eat normally, but purge anyway.

Question 15

The ability of women to have multiple orgasms in a row is due to the absence of the ____________ period, which is seen in men.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ability of women to have multiple...

Question 16

Most people have a preference for foods with a high fat content (e.g., red meat, cheese, cream). From an evolutionary perspective, what does this suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modern humans should eat a diet rich in high fat food. 
B)  All animals prefer a diet high fat diet. 
C)  At some point in our evolutionary history, seeking out high fat foods was adaptive. 
D)  Early humans were mostly vegetarians.

Question 17

The pathway that projects directly from the thalamus to the amygdala is called the ____________ pathway.

Accepted Answer

A)  slow 
B)  James-Lange 
C)  Cannon-Bard 
D)  fast

Question 18

Which of the following best demonstrates that the expression of some emotions is hard-wired (innate)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The emotional state of infants is clear before they learn to speak. 
B)  People can recognize the emotions of others within their social group by reading their facial expressions. 
C)  Inducing people to smile makes them feel better. 
D)  People who have been blind and deaf since birth smile when happy.

Question 19

Omar loves going to the restaurant with the bottomless bowl of soup, because he thinks it's a great value. If Omar is like most volunteers in the bottomless bowl study, he will eat 70% more if

Accepted Answer

A)  he does not know his bowl is being refilled. 
B)  he is reminded of the amount he is paying for the soup. 
C)  he is eating with someone else who is not eating much. 
D)  he refills his own bowl.

Question 20

Which statement is consistent with Masters and Johnson's findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women respond more slowly but cannot stay aroused as long as men. 
B)  Many women can have multiple orgasms. 
C)  Women experience a refractory period prior to orgasm. 
D)  Heterosexual women report that penis size matters.

Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion