Question 1

Regarding the hierarchy of human needs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Higher or more fragile needs are expressed only after we satisfy our physiological needs. 
B) Needs for esteem and self-esteem are considered to be meta-needs. 
C) Love and belonging needs are considered to be basic needs. 
D) All of the basic needs are deficiency needs. 
A) Higher or more fragile needs are expressed only after we satisfy our physiological needs. 
B) Needs for esteem and self-esteem are considered to be meta-needs. 
C) Love and belonging needs are considered to be basic needs. 
D) All of the basic needs are deficiency needs. B

Question 2

You have just cut your hand very badly.As you try to stop the blood and your friend is driving you to the emergency room, you feel your heart racing, you are taking in air in rapid gulps, your mouth is dry, and your skin feels cold and clammy.Cutting your hand has activated the _____, which produced these symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) limbic system 
B) sympathetic branch 
C) parasympathetic branch 
D) somatic system 
A) limbic system 
B) sympathetic branch 
C) parasympathetic branch 
D) somatic system B

Question 3

According to Teresa Amabile, working primarily to get a good evaluation (or avoid a bad one) and/or working mainly to get more money tend to

Accepted Answer

A) increase one's intrinsic motivation. 
B) decrease creativity. 
C) characteristic of those with a high need for achievement. 
D) to lead to the attainment of metaneeds. 
A) increase one's intrinsic motivation. 
B) decrease creativity. 
C) characteristic of those with a high need for achievement. 
D) to lead to the attainment of metaneeds. B

Question 4

Opponent-process theory predicts that repeated bungee jumping will result in

Accepted Answer

A) a gradual conditioning of fear to jumping. 
B) an increase in the jumper's set point level. 
C) an increase in sensation-seeking. 
D) less fear and more euphoria. 
A) a gradual conditioning of fear to jumping. 
B) an increase in the jumper's set point level. 
C) an increase in sensation-seeking. 
D) less fear and more euphoria.

Question 5

A _____ drive is one that is relatively independent of physical deprivation cycles or bodily need states.

Accepted Answer

A) homeostatic 
B) non-homeostatic 
C) cyclic 
D) primary 
A) homeostatic 
B) non-homeostatic 
C) cyclic 
D) primary

Question 6

People who are _____ tend to be bold and independent, to value change, to be more likely to smoke and to have more sexual partners, and to prefer spicy, sour, and crunchy foods.

Accepted Answer

A) self-actualized 
B) high achievers 
C) high sensation seekers 
D) low sensation seekers 
A) self-actualized 
B) high achievers 
C) high sensation seekers 
D) low sensation seekers

Question 7

According to Maslow, _____ are the expression of your tendencies to fully develop your personal potentials.

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem needs 
B) self-serving needs 
C) meta-needs 
D) intrinsic needs 
A) self-esteem needs 
B) self-serving needs 
C) meta-needs 
D) intrinsic needs

Question 8

People who suffer damage to the _____ become "blind" to emotion and are unable to feel fear in a life-threatening situation or to relate normally to family and friends.

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) occipital lobe 
C) right hemisphere 
D) midbrain 
A) amygdala 
B) occipital lobe 
C) right hemisphere 
D) midbrain

Question 9

Success, achievement, competition, status, and power are

Accepted Answer

A) considered social motives or goals. 
B) classified as learned or secondary motives. 
C) acquired through socialization and cultural conditioning. 
D) all of these. 
A) considered social motives or goals. 
B) classified as learned or secondary motives. 
C) acquired through socialization and cultural conditioning. 
D) all of these.

Question 10

You have just broken up with your longtime boyfriend.Your face is contorted in sadness, your shoulders are slumped, and tears are forming in the corners of your eyes.These outward signs represent which component of emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) emotional expressions 
B) emotional feelings 
C) physiological changes 
D) emotional behavioral symptoms 
A) emotional expressions 
B) emotional feelings 
C) physiological changes 
D) emotional behavioral symptoms

Question 11

According to Maslow, examples of meta-needs would include

Accepted Answer

A) perfection and completion. 
B) justice and truth. 
C) beauty and goodness. 
D) all of these. 
A) perfection and completion. 
B) justice and truth. 
C) beauty and goodness. 
D) all of these.

Question 12

Darrius is a college student, who enjoys going to wild, "uninhibited" parties and getting high on marijuana.He also enjoys riding his motorcycle fast and wants to be an EMT after college.On Zuckerman's test, Darrius would probably score high on

Accepted Answer

A) sensation-seeking. 
B) the immaturity factor. 
C) extroverted-intuitive dimension. 
D) self-actualization. 
A) sensation-seeking. 
B) the immaturity factor. 
C) extroverted-intuitive dimension. 
D) self-actualization.

Question 13

Benjamin Bloom found that talent is nurtured by

Accepted Answer

A) parents actively supporting their child's special interest. 
B) intense practice. 
C) expert coaching. 
D) all of these. 
A) parents actively supporting their child's special interest. 
B) intense practice. 
C) expert coaching. 
D) all of these.

Question 14

Sharon is striving to gain a sense of unity with the universe and a higher level of understanding and to become the best person possible.According to the humanistic psychologists, Sharon would be striving for

Accepted Answer

A) subjective reality. 
B) self-actualization. 
C) congruence. 
D) unconditional positive regard. 
A) subjective reality. 
B) self-actualization. 
C) congruence. 
D) unconditional positive regard.

Question 15

A cat caged in complete darkness learns to press a lever to briefly turn on a light.In terms of the cat's motivation, the light serves as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) stimulus motive. 
B) homeostatic drive. 
C) primary motive. 
D) external cue. 
A) stimulus motive. 
B) homeostatic drive. 
C) primary motive. 
D) external cue.

Question 16

The owner of a mattress factory is concerned about the quality of the mattresses coming off the assembly line.Which of the following incentives would most likely increase the quality of the assembly line employees?

Accepted Answer

A) a $1.00/hour raise 
B) 25 cents for each mattress produced 
C) a company meeting on improving performance in which employees actively participate 
D) a detailed memo listing the new rules that employees must follow on the assembly line 
A) a $1.00/hour raise 
B) 25 cents for each mattress produced 
C) a company meeting on improving performance in which employees actively participate 
D) a detailed memo listing the new rules that employees must follow on the assembly line

Question 17

Extrinsic motivation stems from

Accepted Answer

A) obvious external rewards. 
B) intrinsic rewards. 
C) stimulus motives. 
D) meta-needs. 
A) obvious external rewards. 
B) intrinsic rewards. 
C) stimulus motives. 
D) meta-needs.

Question 18

You have just narrowly missed hitting a car that pulled out in front of you.Your heart is pounding, your throat is dry, your hands are trembling, and you are sweating.Your reactions

Accepted Answer

A) were caused by the autonomic nervous system. 
B) were learned through cultural conditioning. 
C) are voluntary, rather than automatic. 
D) are characterized by all of these. 
A) were caused by the autonomic nervous system. 
B) were learned through cultural conditioning. 
C) are voluntary, rather than automatic. 
D) are characterized by all of these.

Question 19

The _____ nervous sytem is made up of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.

Accepted Answer

A) autonomic 
B) somatic 
C) central 
D) adaptive 
A) autonomic 
B) somatic 
C) central 
D) adaptive

Question 20

Jasmine enjoys cooking and dreams of opening her own restaurant, while Jacob cooks at a local restaurant and dreams of the day he can save enough money to quit his job and go back to college.Jasmine is exhibiting _____ regarding cooking, while Jacob is exhibiting _____ regarding cooking.

Accepted Answer

A) intrinsic motivation; extrinsic motivation 
B) extrinsic motivation; intrinsic motivation 
C) primary motives; stimulus motives 
D) stimulus motives; primary motives 
A) intrinsic motivation; extrinsic motivation 
B) extrinsic motivation; intrinsic motivation 
C) primary motives; stimulus motives 
D) stimulus motives; primary motives

Exam 10: Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Regarding the hierarchy of human needs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Teresa Amabile, working primarily to get a good evaluation (or avoid a bad one) and/or working mainly to get more money tend to

Opponent-process theory predicts that repeated bungee jumping will result in

A _____ drive is one that is relatively independent of physical deprivation cycles or bodily need states.

People who are _____ tend to be bold and independent, to value change, to be more likely to smoke and to have more sexual partners, and to prefer spicy, sour, and crunchy foods.

According to Maslow, _____ are the expression of your tendencies to fully develop your personal potentials.

People who suffer damage to the _____ become "blind" to emotion and are unable to feel fear in a life-threatening situation or to relate normally to family and friends.

Success, achievement, competition, status, and power are

You have just broken up with your longtime boyfriend.Your face is contorted in sadness, your shoulders are slumped, and tears are forming in the corners of your eyes.These outward signs represent which component of emotions?

According to Maslow, examples of meta-needs would include

Darrius is a college student, who enjoys going to wild, "uninhibited" parties and getting high on marijuana.He also enjoys riding his motorcycle fast and wants to be an EMT after college.On Zuckerman's test, Darrius would probably score high on

Benjamin Bloom found that talent is nurtured by

Sharon is striving to gain a sense of unity with the universe and a higher level of understanding and to become the best person possible.According to the humanistic psychologists, Sharon would be striving for

A cat caged in complete darkness learns to press a lever to briefly turn on a light.In terms of the cat's motivation, the light serves as a(n)

The owner of a mattress factory is concerned about the quality of the mattresses coming off the assembly line.Which of the following incentives would most likely increase the quality of the assembly line employees?

Extrinsic motivation stems from

You have just narrowly missed hitting a car that pulled out in front of you.Your heart is pounding, your throat is dry, your hands are trembling, and you are sweating.Your reactions

The _____ nervous sytem is made up of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.

Jasmine enjoys cooking and dreams of opening her own restaurant, while Jacob cooks at a local restaurant and dreams of the day he can save enough money to quit his job and go back to college.Jasmine is exhibiting _____ regarding cooking, while Jacob is exhibiting _____ regarding cooking.

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

Jasmine enjoys cooking and dreams of opening her own restaurant, while Jacob cooks at a local restaurant and dreams of the day he can save enough money to quit his job and go back to college.Jasmine is exhibiting _ regarding cooking, while Jacob is exhibiting _ regarding cooking.