Exam 8: Motivation and Emotion

"To get someone to come to do a great job and take pride in their work, a monetary bonus is obviously the best motivator." This statement best illustrates incentive theories of motivation.

Because of the wide variety of food selections at the Fortune Chef Bistro and its large all-you-can-eat buffet, Noah always eats more than he needs to at lunch. This phenomenon of eating more when offered a variety of highly palatable foods is termed:

Sarah is determined to play the role of Clara in the ballet The Nutcracker. She begins to work very hard in ballet classes with this goal in mind. Sarah is demonstrating which characteristic of motivation?

Explain Abraham Maslow's theory of motivation, and describe the qualities that characterize self-actualized people.

Psychological research has shown that it is a mistake to assume that homosexuals have deliberately chosen their sexual orientation any more than heterosexuals have chosen their sexual orientation.

A regulatory process called _____ helps you maintain your baseline body weight.

Which of the following is a valid criticism of Maslow's theory of motivation?

What did the PET scan study by Antonio Damasio and his colleagues reveal about emotional responses? Summarize the study's findings, and explain their relevance to theoretical debates about the nature of emotion.

Brendan was raised by lesbian parents. When he reaches adulthood it is very likely that Brendan will:

Which of the following is an example of an emblem?

Summarize the results and implications of the study investigating the change in dopamine response elicited by a rich chocolate shake in women who had gained weight since the previous brain scan.

Which two scientists are known for carefully analyzing and classifying facial expressions?

Blood levels of glucose fluctuate wildly and unpredictably over the course of a typical day.

According to research described in the Critical Thinking box "Has Evolution Programmed Us to Overeat?" people in food-rich societies eat because they are motivated by the positive incentive value of highly palatable foods.

______ demonstrates the role of heredity and genetics in obesity.

Although a woman has testosterone in her body, it has no effect on sexual motivation.

In contemporary psychology, the evolutionary perspective:

Motivated behavior that is directed toward being capable and exercising control in a situation is called:

This image depicts the interaction of some of the key hormones and neurotransmitters that regulate hunger, including where they are manufactured in the body, and whether they increase (+) or decrease (-) hunger. Which letter indicates the neurotransmitter neuropeptide Y?

According to Charles Darwin, emotions: