Exam 10: Emotion and 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 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?

In his "marshmallow studies," Mischel found that children engaged in which of the following strategies to delay gratification?

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

A group of rats has had an area of their brains damaged,resulting in a disruption of sexual behavior.The area that was damaged was most likely the:

In terms of their sexuality,women have more choice and control than do females of many species.This phenomenon is largely due to the lesser effect of _____ on women.

In recent years,people all across the country have formed laughter groups,in which a small number of people get together on a regular basis to laugh.They do not generate their laughter by watching funny movies or telling jokes.Instead,they simply laugh deliberately for some period of time.Even though the laughter is occurring without humor,people in these groups enjoy improved mental and physical health.The primary reason for these results is that:

Ruth has weighed 130 pounds all her adult life.During her recent pregnancy,she gained 10 pounds.Within a few months,Ruth's weight returned naturally to 130 pounds.For Ruth,130 pounds was a(n)_____,and her body went back to it through a process of _____.

Sydney has been asked about her life satisfaction.To answer the question,she reflects on how she feels right now,and right now she is in a positive mood.According to the affect-as-information theory,Sydney will most likely respond that:

Which individual conducted pioneering work in the 1940s on women's sexual attitudes?

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.Though everyone else is eating and the pastries look and smell delicious,Gavan is too full to try one.Yet a few minutes later,he feels quite hungry.The best explanation for Gavan's hunger would come from:

Sharaz,a 5-year-old,is at the park with her father.The ice cream truck is parked at the corner.Her father has told Sharaz that she can have ice cream when they leave the park if she does not ask for it until then.To keep herself from asking for the ice cream,Sharaz imagines that the truck has gotten hot and all the ice cream has melted.Sharaz is delaying gratification using the successful strategy of:

Participants in a psychology experiment are shown photographs that elicit three kinds of emotional reactions: happiness,fear,or sadness.A week later,they are shown a series of photographs and asked to identify which ones they had seen before.You could predict that the best memory would be for the:

Which emotion is an infant not capable of expressing at 2 months?

Vincent is a brilliant but impoverished artist.He spends all day pushing the boundaries of his art and finds complete satisfaction in his achievements,but he has little to eat and lives in squalor.His wife has left him,and most of his friends keep their distance because they do not understand his art.Why would Vincent's life be problematic in terms of Maslow's need hierarchy?

Andie,Alex,Josh,and Matthew are waiting to get flu shots.Getting shots does not bother Andie and Alex,but it makes Josh and Matthew nervous.Josh is most likely to want to wait:

Donato and Quincy are identical twins who were separated at birth.Donato tends to be fearful of many things and can easily be made to feel guilty.If these same qualities were evaluated in Quincy,you would expect that he would have _____ of fear and _____ of guilt.

According to Baumeister,which of the following is NOT a way in which guilt can protect and strengthen interpersonal relationships?

Paul is getting married on Sunday.On Saturday,he is riding in a very exciting and somewhat dangerous bicycle race.He knows that it is not sensible to risk an injury the day before his wedding.But he really wants to race,and he feels sure that he can do so safely.Paul's decision to ride in the race demonstrates that:

People become full fairly quickly when they have only one type of food to eat because of:

A computer program is developed that searches for the most items that are related to the search term or for items that are the most relevant to the search term.In terms of human behavior,a program that searches for the most items is showing the _____ quality of motivation,whereas a program that searches for the most relevant items is showing the _____ quality of motivation.