Exam 8: Motivation and Emotion

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are much more prevalent among females than males.

A famous theorist argues that when we see a snake, there are bodily changes, but we then use information about the situation to tell us how to emotionally respond to those changes. This theorist's views are most similar to those of ________.

Which of the following is not a primary drive?

The psychological state of hunger is the same as the biological need for food.

Each of the following is a criterion used for diagnosing bulimia except ________.

The ________ theory of emotion states that the experience of emotion occurs simultaneously with biological changes.

Which of the following is not true of individuals with a high need for achievement?

Recent research examining the ability of people from a variety of cultures to identify emotions by observing facial expressions of others found that there appear to be universally recognized facial expression for ________ primary emotions.

A hormone produced in the stomach and small intestines that increases appetite is ________.

In the ________ phase of the sexual response cycle, muscle tension decreases and the engorged genitals return to normal.

Which of the following is not a stimulus motive?

Some psychologists believe that behavior is motivated by the body's attempts to achieve a state of balance in which the body functions effectively, or arrives at a state of ________.

________ is a necessary element of virtually all aggression.

The male sex hormone, testosterone, is all that determines a person's sex drive.

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

Maslow believed that higher motives appear only after the lower ones have been satisfied.

Stimulus motives are largely learned.

According to Maslow's theory, higher motives emerge ________.

Izard's theory of emotion stresses the importance of ________.

________ important human behavior is ________.