Question 1

In one of the earliest approaches to motivation,psychologists were inclined to explain motivated behaviour by attributing it to:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The part of the brain that seems to influence emotion is the thalamus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is one of the criticisms of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Accepted Answer

A) The highest level has never been attained. 
B) Self-actualization is actually a biological drive. 
C) The hierarchy does not have any focus on social needs. 
D) Some people who struggle with lower needs may still satisfy higher needs.

Question 4

Hermaphroditus was the Greek god whose name is the root of the term that has been used to describe:

Accepted Answer

A) asexuality. 
B) bisexuality. 
C) homosexuality. 
D) intersexed people.

Question 5

The theory stating that behaviours are motivated by an organism's attempts to reduce tension from conditions such as hunger or thirst and return the body to a state of balance is called ______ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) drive-reduction 
B) homeostatic 
C) needs 
D) disequilibrium

Question 6

The process by which activities are started,directed,and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met is called:

Accepted Answer

A) motivation. 
B) emotion. 
C) achievement. 
D) synergy.

Question 7

Each of the following is true of people with anorexia nervosa EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) they have an intense interest in food but eat with disgust. 
B) they have a distorted view of their own body. 
C) they may have had a troubled childhood and adolescence. 
D) they are usually "out of control."

Question 8

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

Question 9

nAch is an abbreviation for:

Accepted Answer

A) no achievement. 
B) need for achievement. 
C) no challenge. 
D) need for change.

Question 10

Anna Nicole weighed about 125 pounds most of her adult life.However,it seemed like whenever Anna Nicole gained weight it was easy to lose and get back to 125.But when she wanted to go below 125 it took forever,and even the slightest deviation from her diet got her back to 125.What explanation would you give Anna Nicole?

Accepted Answer

A) Use better diet products. 
B) Start a reality TV show. 
C) Her weight,125,is her set point.Leave it alone. 
D) Her BMR is not tied to her set point.

Question 11

According to Carol Dweck,these types of people believe intelligence is fixed,unchanging,and independent.

Accepted Answer

A) internal locus of control 
B) decremental 
C) incidental 
D) external locus of control

Question 12

In the middle to late 1900s,medical professional typically recommended that an infant born with ambiguous sexual organs

Accepted Answer

A) have their genitals surgically altered to clearly be one sex or the other based on appearance rather than on their sex chromosomes 
B) have their genitals surgically altered based on genotype 
C) not be operated on until after puberty and the child be consulted about what outcome he or she wanted 
D) never have any kind of reconstructive or altered surgery on their genitals.

Question 13

You just finished a cup of very strong coffee,which causes your body to have a general feeling of arousal.That afternoon you walk past a cemetery where several people are crying at a graveside.According to Schachter and Singer,which of the following would most likely occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Your emotion would be happy in spite of the scene at the graveside. 
B) You would work very hard to control your emotion. 
C) Your emotion would be sad since the context would affect your labelling. 
D) Your emotional state would be impossible to predict.

Question 14

Which statement about motivation is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Motivation energizes and directs behaviour. 
B) We are always aware of motivational processes. 
C) There is only one type of motivation. 
D) Two people motivated by the same factor will satisfy that motive through similar means.

Question 15

According to organismic integration theory (OIT),amotivation refers to the state of lacking intention to act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Homeostasis refers to an imbalanced state of need that requires behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Luc said,"I don't care what I do as long as I am the best at it!" What need is this?

Accepted Answer

A) need for achievement 
B) need for affiliation 
C) need for power 
D) need for sex

Question 18

____________ consists of the physiological changes in the sex organs and reproductive system that occur during adolescence,lasting about four years.

Accepted Answer

A) Sexual identity assignment 
B) Plateau development 
C) The male and female menarche 
D) Puberty

Question 19

Which hormone is secreted into the bloodstream by fatty tissue to signal the hypothalamus that the body has had enough food,reducing appetite and increasing the feeling of being full?

Accepted Answer

A) adrenalin 
B) peptic acid 
C) leptin 
D) lipotor

Question 20

Early in the twentieth century,William McDougal proposed that there were _______ human instincts.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 9 
C) 18 
D) 24

Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

In one of the earliest approaches to motivation,psychologists were inclined to explain motivated behaviour by attributing it to:

The part of the brain that seems to influence emotion is the thalamus.

What is one of the criticisms of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Hermaphroditus was the Greek god whose name is the root of the term that has been used to describe:

The theory stating that behaviours are motivated by an organism's attempts to reduce tension from conditions such as hunger or thirst and return the body to a state of balance is called ______ theory.

The process by which activities are started,directed,and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met is called:

Each of the following is true of people with anorexia nervosa EXCEPT:

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?

nAch is an abbreviation for:

According to Carol Dweck,these types of people believe intelligence is fixed,unchanging,and independent.

In the middle to late 1900s,medical professional typically recommended that an infant born with ambiguous sexual organs

You just finished a cup of very strong coffee,which causes your body to have a general feeling of arousal.That afternoon you walk past a cemetery where several people are crying at a graveside.According to Schachter and Singer,which of the following would most likely occur?

Which statement about motivation is TRUE?

According to organismic integration theory (OIT),amotivation refers to the state of lacking intention to act.

Homeostasis refers to an imbalanced state of need that requires behaviour.

Luc said,"I don't care what I do as long as I am the best at it!" What need is this?

____________ consists of the physiological changes in the sex organs and reproductive system that occur during adolescence,lasting about four years.

Which hormone is secreted into the bloodstream by fatty tissue to signal the hypothalamus that the body has had enough food,reducing appetite and increasing the feeling of being full?

Early in the twentieth century,William McDougal proposed that there were _______ human instincts.