Question 1

Drives are unlearned, species-specific behaviors that are more complex than an eye blink.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Seeing a snake, experiencing increased heart rate and rapid breathing, and then becoming frightened is the sequence of events postulated by the __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plutchik 
B)  Cannon-Bard 
C)  James-Lange 
D)  Yerkes-Dodson

Question 3

Motivational theories such as __________ are physical in terms of their needs, while __________ is based on psychological motives.

Accepted Answer

A)  the drive theory, McClelland's need theory 
B)  the biological theory, the drive theory 
C)  the drive theory, the instinctual theory 
D)  need for power, the drive theory

Question 4

Which of the following individuals is from a culture that has strict public social display rules?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mark, who is American 
B)  Sandrine, who is French 
C)  Miyoki, who is Japanese 
D)  Jessica, who is Canadian

Question 5

Kaleem 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. Kaleem's decision to remain in telemarketing is an example of one of Maslow's higher motivational states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is the BEST example of an individualistic culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  United States 
C)  Japan 
D)  Sri Lanka

Question 7

Thirst, sex, and hunger are examples of __________ drives.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  acquired (secondary) 
C)  internalized 
D)  externalized

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  facial feedback 
B)  internal emotion work 
C)  primary emotional processing 
D)  body language

Question 9

The __________ theory of motivation suggests a connection between internal physiological states and outward behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  arousal 
B)  drive-reduction 
C)  incentive 
D)  achievement

Question 10

According to Schvey et al. (2015), which of the following individuals is at the highest risk for developing an eating disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ted, a 42-year-old workaholic 
B)  Phoebe, a 13-year-old student who is popular with her peers 
C)  Emily, the 16-year-old daughter of two parents who are in the military 
D)  Charles, a 61-year-old retiree

Question 11

Physiologically based drives that are unlearned are called primary drives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Emotional experience and arousal occur at the same time due to stimulation of the cerebral cortex, according to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Schachter and Singer 
B)  James and Lange 
C)  Valins 
D)  Cannon and Bard

Question 13

Stimulus motives __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are set in motion by internal stimuli 
B)  deal with information about the environment in general 
C)  function to assure the bare survival of the organism 
D)  depend less on external stimuli than primary drives do

Question 14

What is the most recent conclusion concerning the role of stomach contractions in signaling hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have no influence. 
B)  They play a minor role. 
C)  They play a major role. 
D)  They cannot be studied because of lack of technology.

Question 15

__________ proposed that two things have to happen before emotion occurs: physical arousal and labeling.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plutchik 
B)  James and Lange 
C)  Cannon and Bard 
D)  Schachter and Singer

Question 16

Lashley (1938) stated that the thalamus would have to be pretty sophisticated to make sense of all the possible emotions and relay them to the proper areas of the cortex and body. Which theory of emotion was Lashley criticizing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plutchik's theory 
B)  the James-Lange theory 
C)  the Cannon-Bard theory 
D)  Schachter and Singer's theory

Question 17

One day at school, someone collides with you in the hall and knocks you down, causing you to be angry. However, when playing football with friends, if you get knocked down, you do not express anger. What theory best explains how we label each situation and choose the appropriate emotion to show?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schachter-Singer 
B)  James-Lange 
C)  Cannon-Bard 
D)  facial feedback

Question 18

Dylan gets a great deal of fulfillment out of visiting the new art exhibits at the museum in town. He usually visits each exhibit several times during a show and finds beauty in a variety of different types of art works. Dylan is likely to visit the new exhibits in an effort to meet a(n) __________ need.

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom 
B)  belonging 
C)  power 
D)  aesthetic

Question 19

In the early attempts to understand motivation, psychologists were inclined to attribute it to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotions 
B)  incentives 
C)  learned responses 
D)  instincts

Question 20

Which two terms BEST describe Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  arousal and physiology 
B)  behavior and genetics 
C)  arousal and context 
D)  nature and nurture

Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

Drives are unlearned, species-specific behaviors that are more complex than an eye blink.

Seeing a snake, experiencing increased heart rate and rapid breathing, and then becoming frightened is the sequence of events postulated by the __________ theory.

Motivational theories such as are physical in terms of their needs, while is based on psychological motives.

Which of the following individuals is from a culture that has strict public social display rules?

Kaleem 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. Kaleem's decision to remain in telemarketing is an example of one of Maslow's higher motivational states.

Which of the following is the BEST example of an individualistic culture?

Thirst, sex, and hunger are examples of __________ drives.

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

The __________ theory of motivation suggests a connection between internal physiological states and outward behavior.

According to Schvey et al. (2015) , which of the following individuals is at the highest risk for developing an eating disorder?

Physiologically based drives that are unlearned are called primary drives.

Emotional experience and arousal occur at the same time due to stimulation of the cerebral cortex, according to __________.

Stimulus motives __________.

What is the most recent conclusion concerning the role of stomach contractions in signaling hunger?

__________ proposed that two things have to happen before emotion occurs: physical arousal and labeling.

Lashley (1938) stated that the thalamus would have to be pretty sophisticated to make sense of all the possible emotions and relay them to the proper areas of the cortex and body. Which theory of emotion was Lashley criticizing?

One day at school, someone collides with you in the hall and knocks you down, causing you to be angry. However, when playing football with friends, if you get knocked down, you do not express anger. What theory best explains how we label each situation and choose the appropriate emotion to show?

In the early attempts to understand motivation, psychologists were inclined to attribute it to __________.

Which two terms BEST describe Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion?