Deck 11: Emotion and Motivation

Question 1

Mrs.Woodham wants her students to embrace the book The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.She believes the message is a powerful one.What might you encourage her to do?

A)Have each student read the book and write a response.
B)Get the book on CD and play it for her students.
C)Read the book to the students every day.
D)Read the book to the students and then have them read it themselves.

Answer 1

Read the book to the students every day.

Question 2

According to the glucostatic theory,the level of _____ is a primary control mechanism for the regulation of hunger.

A)lipids in the liver
B)glucose in the blood
C)metabolites in the pancreas
D)phospholipids in the spleen

Answer 2

glucose in the blood

Question 3

Who proposed the triangular theory of love?

A)Robert Sternberg
B)Soloman Asch
C)Stanley Milgram
D)Philip Zimbardo

Answer 3

Robert Sternberg

Question 4

The fact that identical twins are more likely to share sexual orientation than fraternal twins suggests that sexual orientation is at least partly

A)environmental.
B)genetic.
C)chemical.
D)hormonal.

Question 5

Before entering first grade,little Mina used to love to read books.Once school started,her teacher began a program to motivate her students to read.She began to give stars to those children who finished a new book.As a result,Mina no longer reads while she is at home.What has likely occurred?

A)Mina's intrinsic motivation decreased.
B)Mina's extrinsic motivation decreased.
C)Mina's intrinsic motivation was unchanged.
D)Mina's intrinsic motivation was increased.

Question 6

Commitment without intimacy or passion might be referred to as

A)fatuous love.
B)companionate love.
C)empty love.
D)liking.

Question 7

Jane just met Allen at a bar.They talked for awhile and shared a cab home.She tells her roommates that she cannot stop thinking about him.What type of love is she experiencing?

A)Fatuous
B)Empty
C)Romantic
D)Infatuation

Question 8

Which best characterizes the correlation between income and subjective feelings of happiness?

A)Negative,but weak
B)Positive and strong
C)Negligible
D)Positive,but modest

Question 9

A three-month old baby named Bryan smiles even when he is alone.Scientific research has suggested that his smile should be attributed to _____.

A)effective training by his mom
B)his motivation to learn something new
C)the reinforcements from his immediate surroundings
D)his innate motor programs from birth

Question 10

Types of gestures and movements that can display our emotions are called

A)facial feedback.
B)nonverbal leakage.
C)mere exposure.
D)primary emotions.