Question 1

Dr.Newman lesioned the ventromedial hypothalamus in a group of rats.What behaviour should Dr.Newman expect to see?

Accepted Answer

A) a reduction in the amount of food consumed 
B) a reduction in the desire to eat 
C) an increase in eating behaviour to the point of satiation 
D) an increase in eating behaviour beyond the point of satiation 
A) a reduction in the amount of food consumed 
B) a reduction in the desire to eat 
C) an increase in eating behaviour to the point of satiation 
D) an increase in eating behaviour beyond the point of satiation D

Question 2

Which scenario best supports the theory that emotional expressions are by-products of innate motor programs?

Accepted Answer

A) Babies show the same emotional expressions that are displayed within their culture. 
B) Babies who are blind from birth smile in response to playing and tickling. 
C) Babies respond by mimicking emotional expressions in their caregivers. 
D) Babies respond well to operant conditioning and can be readily taught to laugh or frown. 
A) Babies show the same emotional expressions that are displayed within their culture. 
B) Babies who are blind from birth smile in response to playing and tickling. 
C) Babies respond by mimicking emotional expressions in their caregivers. 
D) Babies respond well to operant conditioning and can be readily taught to laugh or frown. B

Question 3

The correct order of Maslow's hierarchy of motives from most primitive to the most complex and human is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) safety,physiological,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization 
B) physiological,esteem,self-actualization,safety,belongingness 
C) physiological,esteem,safety,belongingness,self-actualization 
D) physiological,safety,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization 
A) safety,physiological,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization 
B) physiological,esteem,self-actualization,safety,belongingness 
C) physiological,esteem,safety,belongingness,self-actualization 
D) physiological,safety,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization D

Question 4

For Maslow,the most highly evolved motive is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) esteem 
B) physiological need 
C) intellectual need 
D) self-actualization 
A) esteem 
B) physiological need 
C) intellectual need 
D) self-actualization

Question 5

A need that energizes and directs behaviour towards some goal is known as a _______.

Accepted Answer

A) cue 
B) behaviour 
C) motive 
D) stimulus 
A) cue 
B) behaviour 
C) motive 
D) stimulus

Question 6

Maslow is associated with which of the following notions?

Accepted Answer

A) that when the body temperature falls,we are motivated to eat 
B) that the motive to explore and manipulate is important for individual survival 
C) that our motives are organized into a hierarchy 
D) that some people are driven by the achievement motive 
A) that when the body temperature falls,we are motivated to eat 
B) that the motive to explore and manipulate is important for individual survival 
C) that our motives are organized into a hierarchy 
D) that some people are driven by the achievement motive

Question 7

Bob tells Jan that he is feeling fine,but Jan doesn't believe him.What should she focus on to have the BEST chance of identifying any emotions Bob might be hiding?

Accepted Answer

A) his words 
B) his body posture 
C) his vocal intonations 
D) his facial expressions 
A) his words 
B) his body posture 
C) his vocal intonations 
D) his facial expressions

Question 8

"Becoming what one ought to be" is one way to define _______.

Accepted Answer

A) peak experience 
B) self-actualization 
C) achievement potential 
D) self concept 
A) peak experience 
B) self-actualization 
C) achievement potential 
D) self concept

Question 9

An example of intrinsic motivation is reading a textbook because

Accepted Answer

A) you want to earn an A on a test. 
B) you want to avoid a D or F. 
C) you enjoy reading it. 
D) you are being paid to read it. 
A) you want to earn an A on a test. 
B) you want to avoid a D or F. 
C) you enjoy reading it. 
D) you are being paid to read it.

Question 10

Schacter-Singer's famous emotion experiment showed that

Accepted Answer

A) physiological arousal came after emotional arousal. 
B) a physiologically aroused person will label his arousal as greater when people are duped or misled. 
C) emotional arousal is greater when people are duped or misled. 
D) emotions start in the cortex and are sent to one's internal organs. 
A) physiological arousal came after emotional arousal. 
B) a physiologically aroused person will label his arousal as greater when people are duped or misled. 
C) emotional arousal is greater when people are duped or misled. 
D) emotions start in the cortex and are sent to one's internal organs.

Question 11

Researchers have concluded that the ________ is/are the most important part of the body in nonverbal communication.

Accepted Answer

A) hands 
B) face 
C) legs 
D) torso 
A) hands 
B) face 
C) legs 
D) torso

Question 12

With the polygraph,

Accepted Answer

A) the voice stress analyzer is more valid than the polygraph. 
B) the polygraph is more valid than the voice stress analyzer. 
C) the voice stress analyzer and the polygraph used together result in valid lie detection. 
D) at present there is no perfect way to detect lying. 
A) the voice stress analyzer is more valid than the polygraph. 
B) the polygraph is more valid than the voice stress analyzer. 
C) the voice stress analyzer and the polygraph used together result in valid lie detection. 
D) at present there is no perfect way to detect lying.

Question 13

What is the lowest need in Maslow's hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

A) physiological 
B) safety 
C) achievement 
D) self-actualization 
A) physiological 
B) safety 
C) achievement 
D) self-actualization

Question 14

Hugh has such powerful sexual needs that he engages in dangerously promiscuous behaviour.In this case,Hugh's sexual needs are a(n)_______.

Accepted Answer

A) emotion 
B) motive 
C) stimulus 
D) cue 
A) emotion 
B) motive 
C) stimulus 
D) cue

Exam 11: D: Motivation and Emotion

Dr.Newman lesioned the ventromedial hypothalamus in a group of rats.What behaviour should Dr.Newman expect to see?

Which scenario best supports the theory that emotional expressions are by-products of innate motor programs?

The correct order of Maslow's hierarchy of motives from most primitive to the most complex and human is _______.

For Maslow,the most highly evolved motive is _______.

A need that energizes and directs behaviour towards some goal is known as a _______.

Maslow is associated with which of the following notions?

Bob tells Jan that he is feeling fine,but Jan doesn't believe him.What should she focus on to have the BEST chance of identifying any emotions Bob might be hiding?

"Becoming what one ought to be" is one way to define _______.

An example of intrinsic motivation is reading a textbook because

Schacter-Singer's famous emotion experiment showed that

Researchers have concluded that the ________ is/are the most important part of the body in nonverbal communication.

With the polygraph,

What is the lowest need in Maslow's hierarchy?

Hugh has such powerful sexual needs that he engages in dangerously promiscuous behaviour.In this case,Hugh's sexual needs are a(n)_______.

A: Introducing Psychological Science

B: Introducing Psychological Science

C: Introducing Psychological Science

D: Introducing Psychological Science

E: Introducing Psychological Science

A: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

B: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

C: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

D: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

E: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

E: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

E: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

E: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

E: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

E: Memory

A: Thought and Language

B: Thought and Language

C: Thought and Language

D: Thought and Language

E: Thought and Language

A: Intelligence Testing

B: Intelligence Testing

C: Intelligence Testing

D: Intelligence Testing

E: Intelligence Testing

A: Lifespan Development

B: Lifespan Development

C: Lifespan Development

D: Lifespan Development

E: Lifespan Development

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

Emotivation and Emotion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

E: Personality

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

E: Social Psychology

A: Health, Stress, and Coping