Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of college students with high needs for achievement (nAch)?

Accepted Answer

A) Those students with a high nAch attribute success to their own ability. 
B) Those students with a high nAch earn better grades than those without a high nAch. 
C) Those students with a high nAch attribute failure to others or the difficulty of the task. 
D) Those students with a high nAch excel in their occupations. 
A) Those students with a high nAch attribute success to their own ability. 
B) Those students with a high nAch earn better grades than those without a high nAch. 
C) Those students with a high nAch attribute failure to others or the difficulty of the task. 
D) Those students with a high nAch excel in their occupations. C

Question 2

Which element of emotion is the private, subjective experience of having an emotion?

Accepted Answer

A) emotional expressions 
B) emotional feelings 
C) physiological changes 
D) adaptive behaviors 
A) emotional expressions 
B) emotional feelings 
C) physiological changes 
D) adaptive behaviors B

Question 3

Which of the following refers to the activation of the body and the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) bio-stimulation 
B) organic initiation 
C) estrus 
D) arousal 
A) bio-stimulation 
B) organic initiation 
C) estrus 
D) arousal D

Question 4

If Margie studies her college course in order to get good grades and praise from her parents, she would be described as being intrinsically motivated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Jan and her husband Dean are going on a vacation to the beach. Jan wants to lie on the beach and read a good book, while Dean wants to scuba dive and surf. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Jan is self-actualized, while Dean is fixated at an earlier stage of development. 
B) Jan is fixated at an earlier stage of development, while Dean is self-actualized. 
C) Jan is a high sensation seeker, while Dean is a low sensation seeker. 
D) Jan is a low sensation seeker, while Dean is a high sensation seeker. 
A) Jan is self-actualized, while Dean is fixated at an earlier stage of development. 
B) Jan is fixated at an earlier stage of development, while Dean is self-actualized. 
C) Jan is a high sensation seeker, while Dean is a low sensation seeker. 
D) Jan is a low sensation seeker, while Dean is a high sensation seeker.

Question 6

Which of the following biological motives is considered episodic?

Accepted Answer

A) hunger 
B) thirst 
C) sleepiness 
D) pain avoidance 
A) hunger 
B) thirst 
C) sleepiness 
D) pain avoidance

Question 7

Which of the following theories of emotion would explain that you "see a bear, feel fear, and then you run"?

Accepted Answer

A) James-Lange theory 
B) Cannon-Bard theory 
C) Schachter's cognitive theory 
D) the common sense theory 
A) James-Lange theory 
B) Cannon-Bard theory 
C) Schachter's cognitive theory 
D) the common sense theory

Question 8

An armed robber could hold a gun to your head, and you would not feel fear, if which part of your brain were damaged?

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) parietal lobes 
C) corpus callosum 
D) somatosensory cortex 
A) amygdala 
B) parietal lobes 
C) corpus callosum 
D) somatosensory cortex

Question 9

Female babies start out life more emotionally expressive than male babies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If a child is not intrinsically motivated by learning, a teacher or parent should

Accepted Answer

A) initially use small extrinsic rewards, then phase them out. 
B) wait for the necessary skills to develop on their own as the child matures. 
C) increase the size of the extrinsic incentives gradually. 
D) ask the child which extrinsic rewards they would prefer to help them learn. 
A) initially use small extrinsic rewards, then phase them out. 
B) wait for the necessary skills to develop on their own as the child matures. 
C) increase the size of the extrinsic incentives gradually. 
D) ask the child which extrinsic rewards they would prefer to help them learn.

Question 11

Regarding both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Vomiting reduces the anxiety of the bulimic, which makes purging highly reinforcing. 
B) Girls who spend a lot of time reading teen magazines are more likely to have distorted body images and unrealistic ideas about how they compare with others. 
C) Most people suffering from eating disorders will eventually seek help on their own. 
D) People engaged in sports, such as wrestling, gymnastics, pole vaulting, high jumping, and cycling are particularly likely to develop eating disorders. 
A) Vomiting reduces the anxiety of the bulimic, which makes purging highly reinforcing. 
B) Girls who spend a lot of time reading teen magazines are more likely to have distorted body images and unrealistic ideas about how they compare with others. 
C) Most people suffering from eating disorders will eventually seek help on their own. 
D) People engaged in sports, such as wrestling, gymnastics, pole vaulting, high jumping, and cycling are particularly likely to develop eating disorders.

Question 12

If sensory nerves were cut between your stomach and brain, you would

Accepted Answer

A) never feel full and would overeat. 
B) fail to eat regularly unless reminded. 
C) develop an aversion to food and have to be force fed. 
D) still feel hungry and eat regularly. 
A) never feel full and would overeat. 
B) fail to eat regularly unless reminded. 
C) develop an aversion to food and have to be force fed. 
D) still feel hungry and eat regularly.

Question 13

Regarding the mechanisms of hunger, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) When you are hungry, your stomach lining produces ghrelin. 
B) Ghrelin activates parts of the brain involved in learning. 
C) One should study immediately after eating, not before you eat. 
D) Ghrelin is a hormone that activates a person's lateral hypothalamus. 
A) When you are hungry, your stomach lining produces ghrelin. 
B) Ghrelin activates parts of the brain involved in learning. 
C) One should study immediately after eating, not before you eat. 
D) Ghrelin is a hormone that activates a person's lateral hypothalamus.

Question 14

Dr. Nelson enters the classroom, sits on top of the desk and leans back slightly with one arm casually draped over the podium that is to the side of the desk. A person who studies kinesics would most likely say that Dr. Nelson is displaying

Accepted Answer

A) a rejection of the class. 
B) unpleasantness and frustration at having to teach the class. 
C) relaxation. 
D) none of these. 
A) a rejection of the class. 
B) unpleasantness and frustration at having to teach the class. 
C) relaxation. 
D) none of these.

Question 15

Which of the following is a low-intensity, long-lasting emotional state?

Accepted Answer

A) personality 
B) character 
C) mood 
D) attitude 
A) personality 
B) character 
C) mood 
D) attitude

Question 16

Regarding the activities of an organism, motivation is the process of arousing, maintaining, and __________ these activities.

Accepted Answer

A) supplying 
B) guiding 
C) surveying 
D) elaborating 
A) supplying 
B) guiding 
C) surveying 
D) elaborating

Question 17

Regarding the autonomic nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Your autonomic nervous system would react in much the same way whether you were being chased by a dog or were surprised by a prowler. 
B) Whether you are relaxed or aroused at any moment depends on the combined activity of both branches of the autonomic nervous system. 
C) The autonomic nervous system controls the voluntary actions and movements of the body. 
D) The autonomic nervous system is made up of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. 
A) Your autonomic nervous system would react in much the same way whether you were being chased by a dog or were surprised by a prowler. 
B) Whether you are relaxed or aroused at any moment depends on the combined activity of both branches of the autonomic nervous system. 
C) The autonomic nervous system controls the voluntary actions and movements of the body. 
D) The autonomic nervous system is made up of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

Question 18

In general, effective performance for most people is shown by a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) U-shaped curve, illustrating performance is best when arousal is either high or low. 
B) inverted U, illustrating performance is best when arousal level is moderate. 
C) slope, illustrating performance is better when arousal is high and worse when arousal is low. 
D) horizontal line, illustrating performance is best when arousal is very low to zero. 
A) U-shaped curve, illustrating performance is best when arousal is either high or low. 
B) inverted U, illustrating performance is best when arousal level is moderate. 
C) slope, illustrating performance is better when arousal is high and worse when arousal is low. 
D) horizontal line, illustrating performance is best when arousal is very low to zero.

Question 19

Cara and her friend Marcus are talking. You observe that Cara is leaning in toward Marcus as she speaks to him. According to body positioning, this leaning indicates

Accepted Answer

A) liking. 
B) disliking. 
C) relaxation. 
D) tension. 
A) liking. 
B) disliking. 
C) relaxation. 
D) tension.

Question 20

Strong emotions, such as fear or pleasure, tend to be followed by an opposite emotional state when the stimulus ends with the strength of both emotional states changing over time, according to the __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) opponent-process 
B) drive reduction 
C) Yerkes-Dodson 
D) Cannon-Bard 
A) opponent-process 
B) drive reduction 
C) Yerkes-Dodson 
D) Cannon-Bard

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of college students with high needs for achievement (nAch)?

Which element of emotion is the private, subjective experience of having an emotion?

Which of the following refers to the activation of the body and the nervous system?

If Margie studies her college course in order to get good grades and praise from her parents, she would be described as being intrinsically motivated.

Jan and her husband Dean are going on a vacation to the beach. Jan wants to lie on the beach and read a good book, while Dean wants to scuba dive and surf. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following biological motives is considered episodic?

Which of the following theories of emotion would explain that you "see a bear, feel fear, and then you run"?

An armed robber could hold a gun to your head, and you would not feel fear, if which part of your brain were damaged?

Female babies start out life more emotionally expressive than male babies.

If a child is not intrinsically motivated by learning, a teacher or parent should

Regarding both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, which of the following statements is FALSE?

If sensory nerves were cut between your stomach and brain, you would

Regarding the mechanisms of hunger, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Dr. Nelson enters the classroom, sits on top of the desk and leans back slightly with one arm casually draped over the podium that is to the side of the desk. A person who studies kinesics would most likely say that Dr. Nelson is displaying

Which of the following is a low-intensity, long-lasting emotional state?

Regarding the activities of an organism, motivation is the process of arousing, maintaining, and __________ these activities.

Regarding the autonomic nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In general, effective performance for most people is shown by a(n)

Cara and her friend Marcus are talking. You observe that Cara is leaning in toward Marcus as she speaks to him. According to body positioning, this leaning indicates

Strong emotions, such as fear or pleasure, tend to be followed by an opposite emotional state when the stimulus ends with the strength of both emotional states changing over time, according to the __________ theory.

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Exam 10: Motivation and Emotion

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of college students with high needs for achievement (nAch)?

Which element of emotion is the private, subjective experience of having an emotion?

Which of the following refers to the activation of the body and the nervous system?

If Margie studies her college course in order to get good grades and praise from her parents, she would be described as being intrinsically motivated.

Jan and her husband Dean are going on a vacation to the beach. Jan wants to lie on the beach and read a good book, while Dean wants to scuba dive and surf. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following biological motives is considered episodic?

Which of the following theories of emotion would explain that you "see a bear, feel fear, and then you run"?

An armed robber could hold a gun to your head, and you would not feel fear, if which part of your brain were damaged?

Female babies start out life more emotionally expressive than male babies.

If a child is not intrinsically motivated by learning, a teacher or parent should

Regarding both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, which of the following statements is FALSE?

If sensory nerves were cut between your stomach and brain, you would

Regarding the mechanisms of hunger, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Dr. Nelson enters the classroom, sits on top of the desk and leans back slightly with one arm casually draped over the podium that is to the side of the desk. A person who studies kinesics would most likely say that Dr. Nelson is displaying

Which of the following is a low-intensity, long-lasting emotional state?

Regarding the activities of an organism, motivation is the process of arousing, maintaining, and __________ these activities.

Regarding the autonomic nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In general, effective performance for most people is shown by a(n)

Cara and her friend Marcus are talking. You observe that Cara is leaning in toward Marcus as she speaks to him. According to body positioning, this leaning indicates

Strong emotions, such as fear or pleasure, tend to be followed by an opposite emotional state when the stimulus ends with the strength of both emotional states changing over time, according to the __________ theory.

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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