Exam 12: Motivation and the Regulation of Behavior

Which of the following belongs in the self-actualization level of need in Maslow's hierarchy?

A good manager will be able to balance the needs of employees who try to dominate others out of a need for _______ and employees who want to form social bonds out of a need for _______.

If you are a sports fan and your team wins a big game, the pleasure you feel is likely the result of _______ release in the _______.

In a class debate, you argue that permanent sexual behaviors are fixed in humans as a result of early androgen exposure. Which of the following supports a strong counter argument?

Which hormone must be present for body cells to use glucose for immediate energy?

The sexual orientation of _______ involves attraction directed toward members of _______.

One of the most important findings from the Masters and Johnson studies was that men and women exhibited the same four successive phases of sexual arousal. In order, the phases are

According to the _______ model of motivation, a physiological need such as thirst stimulates an appropriate response.

A person who has trouble maintaining homeostasis is most likely to have a problem with the

Male gonads are called _______ and female gonads are called _______.

Psychologists refer to the forces that regulate behavior toward a goal as

In the famous _______ studies, researchers investigated the behavior of adults playing with babies as a function of the adults' belief about the sex of the baby.

Laumann and colleagues' 1992 study found that, compared to women, men are more likely to be

Which of the following is the most stereotyped?

According to Maslow's hierarchy, a person who is very uncomfortable in her surroundings might have problems concentrating because her need for _______ has not been met.

The proper operation of a thermostat is a good analogy for the way the body maintains

Bob and Tim have male and female friends in common. Bob is _______ because he is attracted only to women, whereas Tim is _______ because he is attracted only to men.

Within the drive reduction model of motivation, which is an example of a drive?

A main difference between human and non-human animal sexual behavior is that

Attraction to people of the opposite sex is known as _______, whereas attraction to people of the same sex is known as _______.