Question 1

Benjamin Bloom found that talent is nurtured by

Accepted Answer

A)  parents actively supporting their child's special interest. 
B)  intense practice. 
C)  expert coaching. 
D)  all of these.

Question 2

Monkeys will happily open locks that are placed in their cages.Because no reward is given for this activity,their opening of the locks provides evidence for the existence of

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus motives. 
B)  cyclic drives. 
C)  biological motives. 
D)  deprivation incentives.

Question 3

One study found that when people watched their favorite soccer team play well,they showed activity in both hemispheres but when their team was losing,they showed activity only in the part of the brain that processes negative emotions,which is the

Accepted Answer

A)  midbrain. 
B)  left hemisphere. 
C)  right hemisphere. 
D)  reticular formation.

Question 4

Studies of child prodigies show that

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A)  most did not receive parental support. 
B)  intense practice and expert coaching were common ingredients of their high achievement. 
C)  most became emotionally disturbed and less successful as adults. 
D)  they require less practice of their craft each day than a successful, but less eminent, person in their field.

Question 5

Which of the following tend to be bold and independent,to value change,to be more likely to smoke and to have more sexual partners,and to prefer spicy,sour,and crunchy foods?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualized persons 
B)  high achievers 
C)  high sensation seekers 
D)  low sensation seekers

Question 6

Regarding sex as a biological motive,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most psychologists believe that sex is necessary for individual survival. 
B)  In lower mammals, a normal male is almost always ready to mate. 
C)  In lower mammals, the normal female is interested in mating only when their fertility cycles are in the stage of estrus. 
D)  In lower animals, the sex drive is directly related to hormones.

Question 7

Regarding the human sex drive,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The human sex drive is not necessary for individual survival, but is necessary for the survival of the human species. 
B)  The human sex drive refers to one's sexual orientation and the type of sexual behaviors one engages in. 
C)  The human sex drive is cyclic and homeostatic. 
D)  The human sex drive shows a clear relationship to deprivation, that is, the amount of time that has passed since the drive was last satisfied.

Question 8

Jordan plays his two new video games every day.After a month of continually playing these games,Jordan starts finding these games boring and wants some new ones.Jordan's behavior is consistent with which theory of motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  arousal theory 
B)  Cannon-Bard theory 
C)  drive reduction theory 
D)  Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Question 9

A person with a high need for achievement (nAch)tends to

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A)  has a strong desire to have control over others. 
B)  give up on difficult tasks when they are not succeeding. 
C)  have self-confidence and excel in his or her occupation. 
D)  be characterized by all of these.

Question 10

Which of the following is the component of emotions that serve to tell others what emotions we are experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional feelings 
B)  emotional behavioral symptoms 
C)  physiological changes 
D)  emotional expressions

Question 11

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which of the following would have to be satisfied BEFORE a person would show interest in satisfying love and belonging needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  esteem needs and self-actualization needs 
B)  self-actualization needs and the meta-needs 
C)  physiological needs and safety needs 
D)  physiological needs and esteem needs

Question 12

Spontaneity,unity,benevolence,self-sufficiency,and meaningfulness are examples of our

Accepted Answer

A)  meta-needs. 
B)  basic needs. 
C)  deficiency motives. 
D)  stimulus motives.

Question 13

When you are angry,you may feel anything from rage to simple annoyance,which illustrates that

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A)  anger is a stimulus motive. 
B)  anger, like all emotions, can vary in intensity. 
C)  anger is a mixture of surprise, sadness, and fear. 
D)  the type of anger one feels depends on his or her personality.

Question 14

Solomon's theory,which attempts to explain drug addiction and other learned motives,is called the __________ theory.

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A)  opponent-process 
B)  drive reduction 
C)  activation 
D)  arousal

Question 15

Plutchik is likely to characterize an emotion such as guilt as being the result of

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A)  the action of a single, powerful hormone. 
B)  a specific pattern of physiological reactions. 
C)  a mixture of several primary emotions. 
D)  a generalized physiological reaction to specific cognitions.

Question 16

Mike enjoys photography and loves to experiment with different angles and lighting,while Maria also works very hard at creating beautiful photographs because she wants to win awards that will please her parents,who are award-winning photographers.Regarding photography,

Accepted Answer

A)  both Mike and Maria are both exhibiting intrinsic motivation. 
B)  both Mike and Maria are both exhibiting extrinsic motivation. 
C)  Mike is intrinsically motivated, while Maria is extrinsically motivated. 
D)  Mike is extrinsically motivated, while Maria is intrinsically motivated.

Question 17

Extrinsic motivation stems from

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A)  obvious external rewards. 
B)  intrinsic rewards. 
C)  stimulus motives. 
D)  meta-needs.

Question 18

Which sex hormones are primarily responsible for the male sex drive,but also play a role in the female sex drive?

Accepted Answer

A)  endorphins 
B)  androgens 
C)  estrogens 
D)  adrenalines

Question 19

Employees who lack initiative and teenagers who reject school and learning are good examples of the reaction that occurs

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A)  when people are only intrinsically motivated. 
B)  when stimulus motives dominant primary motives. 
C)  according to the opponent-process theory. 
D)  when people are coerced or "bribed" to act.

Question 20

Which motives are acquired in complex ways,such as cultural conditioning,and include the desire for status,money,success,achievement,and dominance?

Accepted Answer

A)  social motives 
B)  primary motives 
C)  stimulus motives 
D)  homeostatic motives

Exam 10: B: Motivation and Emotion