Exam 10: Emotion and Motivation

Danny,who has a damaged amygdala,accidentally spilled kerosene on a campfire and got badly burned.Later,Danny's reaction to fire is that he:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of people with a high achievement motive?

Which of the following items is NOT a need?

Imagine you are in the forest and come across a bear.Which of the following explanations best represents the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion?

Motivation ________,whereas emotion ________.

Freud's pleasure principle may explain why:

The Cannon-Bard theory argues that physiological responses and emotional experiences occur:

Winona has a great deal of trouble determining the amount of fear that someone is experiencing based on his or her facial expressions.It is quite likely that Winona has damage to her:

Thabo is about to take the admissions exam for law school.He knows that anxiety can hurt test performance,so he deliberately makes himself very relaxed before going into the exam.He proceeds through the exam very calmly,without feeling rushed or pressured.He is shocked when time is called before he finishes.He would have been less shocked had he known about:

Maslow's need hierarchy has been criticized for:

Men and women have a(n)________ amount of sex hormones,with ________ distributions of hormones.

The Schachter-Singer two-factor theory of emotion states that:

According to Hull,a drive:

John has a great capacity to empathize with others.He calls his parents three times a week.John's regular phone calls demonstrate that guilt:

The purpose of homeostatic behaviors is to:

Sarah and Joe are taking the same psychology class.Sarah wants to do well in the class because she is earning credit toward a general education requirement.Joe wants to do well because he loves the material.Sarah wants to do well because of ________ motivation,whereas Joe wants to do well because of ________ motivation.

Qiaohui never needed to study in high school.When she gets to college,she finds that she needs to study.She decides that she will go to the library and study for 6 hours every night after dinner.After two days,her plan falls apart and she goes back to not studying much.Qiaohui might have been more successful had she ________,because ________ help people reach goals.

Aurore has been in a skiing accident.She remembers everything about her life,but does not seem to experience any emotions about her memories or about new things that happen.Aurore most likely has experienced damage to her ________,making her ________.

Many college students spend a year studying in another country.The country where they are studying will often have different attitudes and practices concerning sex.A female student's sexuality is likely to be ________.A male student's sexuality is likely to be ________.

When people meet on the Internet,they have the freedom to present themselves in any way that they please.Research on mating strategies suggests that to be most successful in generating interest from the opposite sex,men should present themselves as ________ and women should present themselves as ________.