Exam 8: Motivation and Emotion

The term anthropomorphism refers to:

Set-point theory contends that once you establish and set cholecystokinin at a lower level, it is possible to eat much more food without gaining weight.

Alex is sexually attracted to both males and females. Alex would be classified as a:

Excess caloric intake is to _____ as restricted caloric intake is to _____.

People with a damaged amygdala lose the ability to distinguish between friendly and threatening faces.

Which of the following represents the top level in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Although overweight, ob/ob mice continue eating because they lack the ability to produce the neurotransmitter called neuropeptide Y.

Morris is shown a series of pictures and asked to tell a story about each picture. Morris's stories are then coded in terms of achievement themes. What test was Morris given?

The idea that we are often motivated to eat because of the anticipated pleasure associated with consuming a particular food is termed:

The term anthropomorphism refers to the tendency to attribute human emotions, traits, and motivations to nonhuman animals or inanimate objects.

Define homeostasis and the role it plays in drive theories of motivation.

Researchers wanted to avoid the potential problems of bias in recalling childhood events, so they designed a study in which they followed the development of two groups of boys for approximately 15 years. During this period they compared each group on a number of different traits and characteristics using standardized psychological tests. These researchers conducted:

Because of recent research findings, virtually all psychologists now agree that nonhuman animals experience emotions in much the same subjective way as humans.

Research has shown that when people lose weight by dieting, their overall plasma levels of the hormone ghrelin decrease and their feelings of hunger are reduced.

The social and cultural rules that regulate the expression of emotion, particularly facial expressions, are called:

Although Deci and Ryan's self-determination theory is popular, psychological research has failed to support the basic claims of the theory.

Nelson feels that he has all the material possessions he needs in life and is now determined to devote all his energy to creative self-expression through music. Nelson's motivation is best accounted for by:

More than a century after William James proposed that emotions result from feedback from the body and peripheral nervous system, PET scans showed that such internal changes are registered in the brain before people report feeling an emotion.

Which process best accounts for the dual fear circuits in the brain that neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux identified?

Eddie and his wife, Lesley, have just shared a fulfilling sexual experience. Unlike Lesley, Eddie is not likely to be able to experience another orgasm for a period of time. This stage of the sexual response cycle is called the: