Deck 7: Section 1: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Question 1

According to the facial feedback hypothesis, when Jose complies with instructions to look angry, it is most likely that ____________.

A)he will be amused to be simulating anger
B)he will be pleased that he does it so well
C)his positive feelings will decrease
D)his reaction will depend on his age

Answer 1

his positive feelings will decrease

Question 2

Which level of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy is epitomized by the U.S.Army's slogan "Be all that you can be"?

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

Answer 2

self-actualization

Question 3

The ______ theory of emotion states that the experience of emotion occurs simultaneously with biological changes.

A)Cannon-Bard theory
B)James-Lange
C)Plutchik's
D)Schachter and Singer's

Answer 3

Cannon-Bard theory

Question 4

Jose's medically ideal weight is 250 pounds.He would be considered to be obese when and if he weighed ________ pounds.

A)275
B)300
C)320
D)330

Question 5

Which statement is true?

A)When people eat in groups, they vary their meal size based on their level of hunger.
B)When people eat in groups, how much they eat is a social decision, rarely based on hunger.
C)Men are more likely to eat chocolate when they are in a bad mood.
D)When you think of good food that you have previously eaten, you are less likely to feel hungry.

Question 6

Which of the following is the correct definition of emotion?

A)the process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about bodily changes
B)an aspect of consciousness characterized by a certain physical arousal involving facial and bodily changes, brain activation, and tendencies toward action, all shaped by cultural rules.
C)an irrational aspect of our mammalian heritage that is distinctive from our rational abilities of cognition
D)a set of social and cultural rules that regulates when, how, and where a person may express (or must suppress)feelings.

Question 7

___________ proposed that two things have to happen before emotion occurs: physical arousal and labeling.

A)Plutchik
B)The James-Lange
C)The Cannon-Bard theory
D)Schachter and Singer

Question 8

Which statement about motivation is true?

A)Motivation energizes and directs behavior.
B)We are always aware of motivational processes.
C)There is only one type of motivation.
D)Two people motivated by the same factor will satisfy that motive through similar means.

Question 9

A famed psychologist claims that motivated behaviors result from an effort to reduce tension caused by bodily needs such as hunger or thirst.This psychologist's philosophy most closely matches ______ theory.

A)reciprocity
B)homeostatic
C)needs
D)drive

Question 10

Some obese people have been able to lose large amounts of weight and keep it off.Which is the best explanation of how they did it?

A)low carbohydrate dieting
B)low fat dieting
C)gastric bypass surgery
D)healthy eating and exercise