Exam 10: Emotion and Motivation

Dagmar and Bjorg have gone down the most demanding ski trail at the resort.Back at the lodge, they suddenly find that their attraction for each other has increased greatly.This effect is most likely due to

Amayah is applying for a job at the CIA, and learns she will have to take a polygraph test.Based on what you know about how such tests work, which physiological signals should Amayah attempt to control if she wants to pass her test?

Bingwen does not like formal clothes, but he must buy a suit for his sister's wedding.He goes to seven stores before he finds a suit that he likes.Bingwen's going to buy a suit shows the quality of motivation.His search through seven stores shows the quality of motivation.

Hernando and Fiona have both been placed in a new advanced math class.They both love math and are finding the enriched work fascinating.In order to increase his effort in the class, Hernando's parents give him $5 for every grade of "A" that he receives on a test.Fiona's parents do not reward her for good grades.Who is likely to do better in the class, and why?

Ahmad and Sheila just moved in together.While unpacking, they begin to fight and Sheila becomes frustrated when Ahmad cannot explain to her why he is upset.According to the textbook, why might this be occurring?

Blake is waiting to hear whether he has been accepted to medical school.He is so anxious that he is having trouble working.To cope with the situation, he tries to keep himself from thinking about medical school or the admissions process.By engaging in this , Blake is likely to .

Short-term eating control primarily involves ; long-term regulation of body fat primarily involves .

During recess, children are trying to get the two ends of a seesaw perfectly balanced.If one side is too low, a heavier child will get off and be replaced by a lighter child; if one side is too high, a lighter child will be replaced by a heavier one.By analogy to a biological state, the children are trying to create , by mimicking a process of .

How important is a growling stomach and what does it convey to the brain about hunger?

Paul Ekman did cross-cultural research about facial expressions to disprove the hypothesis of which early theorist?

Makena has recently started taking an antidepressant that increases levels of serotonin.You might expect that she will start to

People tend to eat much more from a buffet than they will eat if they order a meal.Given what you know about eating behavior, how might you explain this result?

Motivation , whereas emotion .

The is are) the facial feature features) that best expresses express) emotion independently; the is are) the facial feature features) that best express expresses) emotion as part of the whole face.

Xandra, a 3-year-old, has a damaged amygdala.Her parents should be concerned that she may

From an evolutionary perspective, pleasure survival and reproduction because it can .

According to the two-factor theory of emotion, we experience emotion through

Paloma's parents spent a great deal of time with her when she was growing up; they always made her feel loved and valued.Erhard's parents loved him, but they were always busy and distant.As an adult, who is likely to experience more guilt, and why?

Qiaohui never needed to study in high school.When she gets to college, she finds that she needs to study.She decides that she will go to the library and study for 6 hours every night after dinner.After two days, her plan falls apart and she goes back to not studying much.Qiaohui might have been more successful had she , because help people reach goals.

Last night, Gavan had a wonderful dinner of many courses.In the morning, he is so full that he cannot imagine eating.At his early morning meeting, pastries are available.Although the pastries look and smell delicious, Gavan is too full to try one.However, a few minutes later, he feels quite hungry.The best explanation for Gavan's hunger would come from