Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) When meta-needs are unfulfilled,Maslow believed that people fall into despair,apathy,and alienation. 
B) College students who are primarily concerned with money,personal appearance,and social recognition score lower than average in vitality,self-actualization,and general well-being. 
C) Even on a temporary basis,a meta-need,such as justice,cannot overcome the more basic need for food. 
D) Although Maslow's hierarchy is not well­documented by research,it is a good way to understand and appreciate the rich interplay of human motives. 
A) When meta-needs are unfulfilled,Maslow believed that people fall into despair,apathy,and alienation. 
B) College students who are primarily concerned with money,personal appearance,and social recognition score lower than average in vitality,self-actualization,and general well-being. 
C) Even on a temporary basis,a meta-need,such as justice,cannot overcome the more basic need for food. 
D) Although Maslow's hierarchy is not well­documented by research,it is a good way to understand and appreciate the rich interplay of human motives.

Question 2

According to Robert Plutchik,our many emotional experiences can be analyzed in terms of

Accepted Answer

A) eight primary emotions. 
B) love,fear,and rage. 
C) levels of arousal. 
D) physiological changes and context. 
A) eight primary emotions. 
B) love,fear,and rage. 
C) levels of arousal. 
D) physiological changes and context.

Question 3

About ten minutes after Janice starts her 30-minute walk on the treadmill,she begins to perspire,which helps to cool her off.Her body's tendency to maintain normal body temperature is a function of

Accepted Answer

A) instinct. 
B) drive. 
C) social learning. 
D) homeostasis. 
A) instinct. 
B) drive. 
C) social learning. 
D) homeostasis.

Question 4

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which of the following would have to be satisfied BEFORE a person would show interest in satisfying love and belonging needs?

Accepted Answer

A) esteem needs and self-actualization needs 
B) self-actualization needs and the meta-needs 
C) physiological needs and safety needs 
D) physiological needs and esteem needs 
A) esteem needs and self-actualization needs 
B) self-actualization needs and the meta-needs 
C) physiological needs and safety needs 
D) physiological needs and esteem needs

Question 5

Concerning moods,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Moods are low intensity emotional states that can last for many hours,or even days. 
B) Moods are closely tied to circadian rhythms. 
C) When your body temperature is at its peak,your mood is likely to be negative. 
D) Happy,positive moods make us more adaptable by helping us to be more creative and better at making decisions. 
A) Moods are low intensity emotional states that can last for many hours,or even days. 
B) Moods are closely tied to circadian rhythms. 
C) When your body temperature is at its peak,your mood is likely to be negative. 
D) Happy,positive moods make us more adaptable by helping us to be more creative and better at making decisions.

Question 6

The chain of events that make up the model of motivation ends when which of the following is reached?

Accepted Answer

A) a drive 
B) a goal 
C) an incentive 
D) a transductive level 
A) a drive 
B) a goal 
C) an incentive 
D) a transductive level

Question 7

Learned motives involve needs that are

Accepted Answer

A) often social in nature. 
B) innate but not necessary for survival. 
C) not innate but necessary for survival. 
D) innate and necessary for survival. 
A) often social in nature. 
B) innate but not necessary for survival. 
C) not innate but necessary for survival. 
D) innate and necessary for survival.

Question 8

Stimulus motives differ from biological motives in that stimulus motives

Accepted Answer

A) are innate and necessary for survival. 
B) appear to be innate,but are not necessary for survival. 
C) are acquired through various forms of conditioning and learning. 
D) include needs for security,status,approval,and achievement. 
A) are innate and necessary for survival. 
B) appear to be innate,but are not necessary for survival. 
C) are acquired through various forms of conditioning and learning. 
D) include needs for security,status,approval,and achievement.

Question 9

According to Maslow,the expressions of your tendencies to fully develop your personal potentials are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem needs. 
B) narcissistic needs. 
C) meta-needs. 
D) intrinsic needs. 
A) self-esteem needs. 
B) narcissistic needs. 
C) meta-needs. 
D) intrinsic needs.

Question 10

Motivation is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) an internal deficiency that energizes behavior. 
B) the goals which reward our behavior and maintain behavior. 
C) internal mechanisms which initiate,maintain,direct,and terminate behavior. 
D) needs associated with impulses for self-actualization. 
A) an internal deficiency that energizes behavior. 
B) the goals which reward our behavior and maintain behavior. 
C) internal mechanisms which initiate,maintain,direct,and terminate behavior. 
D) needs associated with impulses for self-actualization.

Question 11

Like other humanistic psychologists,Maslow believed that people are

Accepted Answer

A) blank slates,or basically neutral. 
B) basically bad. 
C) basically good. 
D) motivated by power. 
A) blank slates,or basically neutral. 
B) basically bad. 
C) basically good. 
D) motivated by power.

Question 12

You are about to make a speech.Your hands tremble,your posture tenses,and your voice has a slight quiver as you begin.These outward signs represent which component of emotion?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The three components of emotions are emotional expressions,emotional feelings,and

Accepted Answer

A) stimulus conditions. 
B) subjective perception. 
C) physiological changes. 
D) emotional behaviors. 
A) stimulus conditions. 
B) subjective perception. 
C) physiological changes. 
D) emotional behaviors.

Question 14

When your body falls below its ideal level for body temperature,it will automatically begin to shiver in order to raise your temperature and bring your body back into

Accepted Answer

A) optimum potential level. 
B) thermostatic potential. 
C) homeostasis. 
D) incentive levels. 
A) optimum potential level. 
B) thermostatic potential. 
C) homeostasis. 
D) incentive levels.

Question 15

Curtis' church group is going on a mission trip to a poverty­stricken country.Before establishing schools and churches,the missionaries know that they must first provide food,clean water,and medical care because,according to Maslow's hierarchy,this type of needs,which is prepotent to all other needs,is the _______ needs.

Accepted Answer

A) self-serving 
B) extrinsic 
C) intrinsic 
D) physiological 
A) self-serving 
B) extrinsic 
C) intrinsic 
D) physiological

Question 16

Like other humanistic psychologists,Maslow believed that people

Accepted Answer

A) must be reinforced to repeat these behaviors. 
B) often become fixated and develop personality disorders. 
C) will be motivated to actualize their potentials after their basic needs are met. 
D) strive to accumulate more wealth and power. 
A) must be reinforced to repeat these behaviors. 
B) often become fixated and develop personality disorders. 
C) will be motivated to actualize their potentials after their basic needs are met. 
D) strive to accumulate more wealth and power.

Question 17

Which component of emotion involves alterations in one's heart rate,blood pressure,perspiration,and other bodily stirrings?

Accepted Answer

A) physically expressed behaviors 
B) physiological changes 
C) secondary appraisals 
D) emotional feelings 
A) physically expressed behaviors 
B) physiological changes 
C) secondary appraisals 
D) emotional feelings

Question 18

"Day people" wake up alert,are energetic early in the day,and fall asleep early in the evening,while "night people" wake up groggy,are lively in the afternoon or early evening,and stay up late.This occurs because "day people" have early peaks and "night people" have later peaks in their

Accepted Answer

A) ASCs. 
B) sensation-seeking patterns. 
C) circadian rhythms. 
D) opponent processes. 
A) ASCs. 
B) sensation-seeking patterns. 
C) circadian rhythms. 
D) opponent processes.

Question 19

The body monitors and maintains internal states,such as body temperature,at relatively constant levels.This is due to

Accepted Answer

A) incentives. 
B) drive reductions. 
C) homeostasis. 
D) learning. 
A) incentives. 
B) drive reductions. 
C) homeostasis. 
D) learning.

Question 20

While studying in the library,Kayleigh became very hungry and went to a vending machine,which was empty,and to the cafeteria,which was closed.So she drove home and cooked herself a meal and ate it,satisfying her hunger.This food-seeking behavior was initiated by a bodily need with her search being sustained and directed to various food sources until her need was met.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) motivation. 
B) behavioral dieting. 
C) the opponent-process theory. 
D) the Yerkes-Dodson law. 
A) motivation. 
B) behavioral dieting. 
C) the opponent-process theory. 
D) the Yerkes-Dodson law.

Exam 42: Motivation and Emotion: Overview of Motives and Emotions

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

According to Robert Plutchik,our many emotional experiences can be analyzed in terms of

About ten minutes after Janice starts her 30-minute walk on the treadmill,she begins to perspire,which helps to cool her off.Her body's tendency to maintain normal body temperature is a function of

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which of the following would have to be satisfied BEFORE a person would show interest in satisfying love and belonging needs?

Concerning moods,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The chain of events that make up the model of motivation ends when which of the following is reached?

Learned motives involve needs that are

Stimulus motives differ from biological motives in that stimulus motives

According to Maslow,the expressions of your tendencies to fully develop your personal potentials are referred to as

Motivation is defined as

Like other humanistic psychologists,Maslow believed that people are

You are about to make a speech.Your hands tremble,your posture tenses,and your voice has a slight quiver as you begin.These outward signs represent which component of emotion?

The three components of emotions are emotional expressions,emotional feelings,and

When your body falls below its ideal level for body temperature,it will automatically begin to shiver in order to raise your temperature and bring your body back into

Like other humanistic psychologists,Maslow believed that people

Which component of emotion involves alterations in one's heart rate,blood pressure,perspiration,and other bodily stirrings?

"Day people" wake up alert,are energetic early in the day,and fall asleep early in the evening,while "night people" wake up groggy,are lively in the afternoon or early evening,and stay up late.This occurs because "day people" have early peaks and "night people" have later peaks in their

The body monitors and maintains internal states,such as body temperature,at relatively constant levels.This is due to

Introduction

How to Study Psychology

Introducing Psychology: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Introducing Psychology: Psychology Then and Now

Introducing Psychology: the Psychology Experiment

Introducing Psychology: Non-Experimental Research Methods

Psychology in Action: Thinking Critically About the Media

Brain and Behavior: Neurons and the Nervous System

Brain and Behavior: Brain Research

Brain and Behavior: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cortex

Brain and Behavior: Sub-Cortex and Endocrine System

Psychology in Action: Handedness

Human Development: Heredity and Environment

Human Development: Emotional and Social Development in Childhood

Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Human Development: Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychology in Action: Well-Being and Happiness

Sensation and Perception: Sensory Processes

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Sensation and Perception: The Other Senses

Sensation and Perception: Perceptual Processes

Sensation and Perception: Perception and Objectivity

Psychology in Action: Extrasensory Perception

Consciousness: States of Consciousness

Consciousness: Sleep and Dreams

Consciousness: Psychoactive Drugs

Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dreams

Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

Conditioning and Learning: Classical Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Operant Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Reinforcement and Punishment

Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management

Memory: Memory Systems

Memory: Forgetting

Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

Psychology in Action: Mnemonics

Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Cognition and Intelligence: Problem Solving

Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

Psychology in Action: Enhancing Creativity

Motivation and Emotion: Motivation in Detail

Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence

Human Sexuality: Sexual Development and Orientation

Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

Human Sexuality: Sexual Behavior, Response, and Attitudes

Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems

Personality: Overview of Personality

Personality: Trait Theories

Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Personality: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Psychology in Action: Understanding Shyness

Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict

Health, Stress, and Coping: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress and Health

Psychology in Action: Stress Management

Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology

Psychological Disorders: Psychosis, Delusional Disorders, and Schizophrenia

Psychological Disorders: Mood Disorders