Deck 9: B: Motivation and Emotion

Question 1

In arousal theory,people are said to have a (an)_________ level of tension.

A)ultimate
B)lower
C)optimal
D)high

Answer 1

optimal

Question 2

What do we call biologically determined,innate patterns of behavior?

A)drives
B)instincts
C)releasing behaviors
D)universal behaviors

Answer 2

instincts

Question 3

One interesting thing about incentive approaches is that incentives __________.

A)are inherited
B)exist inside a narrow collection of internal stimuli
C)exist independently of any need or level of arousal
D)only work for adults

Answer 3

exist independently of any need or level of arousal

Question 4

Some psychologists believe that an organism's behavior is motivated by the need to achieve a state of balance in which the body functions effectively-a state called ______.

A)unbalance
B)acquiescence
C)propinquity
D)homeostasis

Question 5

Schachter and Singer proposed that two things have to happen before emotion occurs: _____ and _____.

A)physical arousal;fight or flight
B)cognition;behavior
C)physical arousal;labeling
D)behavior;physical arousal

Question 6

The pursuit of an activity for its own sake is propelled by ________________.

A)the need for affiliation
B)intrinsic motivation
C)biological drives
D)performance goals

Question 7

Which of the following is correct concerning the interaction of culture and food?

A)American men and women both eat to reduce depression whereas Japanese men and women eat to reduce anger.
B)American women eat when they are depressed whereas Japanese women eat because of social demands.
C)There were no differences in the eating habits of American and Japanese men and women.
D)Japanese men ate more than both American men and women.

Question 8

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 9

Which theory states that a stimulus triggers physiological changes that produce emotion?

A)Cannon-Bard theory
B)James-Lange theory
C)Schachter-Singer theory
D)commonsense view of emotions

Question 10

The process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the basic emotion being expressed is called ____________.

A)primary emotional processing
B)internal emotion work
C)facial feedback
D)body language