Exam 8: Motivation and Emotion

Just before leaving college for their holiday break, student volunteers in a research study were instructed to write an essay describing how they spent Christmas Eve and to mail the essay within 48 hours after Christmas Eve. Half of the students were told to form an implementation intention describing exactly where and how they would write the essay before they left school for their Christmas break; the other half were not told to form an implementation intention. What were the results of the study?

Animals display automatic and innate behavior patterns called:

After working all afternoon cleaning up the attic, Mr. Dixon is very thirsty and drinks a big glass of orange juice. His motivation to drink in order to reduce his feeling of thirst can best be explained by:

In the United States, it is estimated that about 10 percent of two- to five-year-olds are overweight.

What factors have and have not been implicated in the development of sexual orientation?

Although psychological and social factors influence the motivation of many humans, eating behavior is strictly biologically motivated.

How does the cognitive appraisal theory of emotion explain the experience of emotion?

The "cafeteria diet effect" is the:

_____ motivation consists of external influences on behavior, such as rewards, social evaluations, rules, and responsibilities.

A _____ is sexually attracted to individuals of the opposite sex, and a _____ is attracted to individuals of the same sex.

Dr. Medely believes that emotion is the result of the interaction of physiological arousal and the cognitive label that we apply to explain the arousal. Dr. Medely's view is most consistent with the _____ theory of emotion.

Milton is 35 years old and rarely exercises. During his annual checkup, his doctor calculated his body mass index as 27.5 and told him this number was not due to muscle or bone, so therefore he is, by definition:

The hormone ghrelin is primarily manufactured in the:

In recalling their childhood, gay men are more likely than heterosexual men to recall:

Define motivation, and describe the three characteristics associated with motivation, providing an original example of each characteristic.

Nate wonders how his friend Jim can wake up at 5:00 every morning to swim laps before school. When he asks about it, Jim replies that he simply wants to realize his highest personal potential in swimming. According to Maslow's theory of motivation, Jim is satisfying:

Contemporary evolutionary psychologists tend to view emotions as:

The main source of energy in your body is cholecystokinin.

Approximately two-thirds of the adult U.S. population is considered overweight or obese.

Studies of twins have shown that genetics contribute to homosexual orientation in both men and women.