Exam 12: Motivation and Work

The leading cause of death in North America is

Researchers examined the photographs of 150 Major League baseball players who had appeared in the 1952 Baseball Register and had died by 2009. Those who lived an average of 80 years rather than 73 years were distinguished by their

Compared with those who are unhappy, happy people make decisions ________ easily and cooperate with others ________ easily.

Men and women students watched film clips that were sad, happy, or frightening. Measures taken during their viewing of films showed that the genders differed the most in their

Religiously active people have _______ socially supportive relationships and ________ life-styles than those who are not religiously active.

A psychotherapist suggests that Theresa can effectively reduce the anger she feels toward her ex-boyfriend by tearing pictures of him into little pieces. This therapeutic technique is based on the

Which of the following best explains why, for those who are not poor, more money buys little more than a temporary surge of happiness?

Attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor is known as

Lymphocytes are

A psychophysiological illness is

Which of the following research findings would be consistent with the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Researchers have found that people experience cartoons as more amusing while holding a pen with their teeth than while holding it with their lips. This best illustrates the

Cassandra's mother told her, "You know you are in love when your heart beats fast and you experience that unique trembling feeling inside." This remark best illustrates the ________ theory of emotion.

A deep neural center activated when people smell some disgusting food or when they feel moral disgust in response to a perceived injustice is called the

The emotions of anger and fear involve similar

Which division of the nervous system arouses the body and mobilizes its energy in emotionally stressful situations?

In anger-provoking situations, sexually aroused people experience more intense hostility than those who are not sexually aroused. This best illustrates the

The white blood cells that fight bacterial infections and attack cancer cells and viruses are called

As a member of the diplomatic corps, Alex was given special training in the customs, language, and religions of the nonindustrialized country where he would be living. However, Alex probably needed little training to correctly interpret his hosts' expressions of emotion as revealed by their

The basic components of emotion are