Question 1

Which of the following appears to strongly affect the affiliation motive?

Accepted Answer

A)  hormones 
B)  learning and early experience 
C)  instinct 
D)  anxiety

Question 2

The process by which the body maintains a balance or equilibrium in its internal environment is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  neoteny 
B)  autoregulation 
C)  homeostasis 
D)  hypothalamus

Question 3

Hugh has such powerful sexual needs that he engages in dangerously promiscuous behavior. In this case, Hugh's sexual needs are a(n) _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotion 
B)  motive 
C)  stimulus 
D)  cue

Question 4

Describe the action of insulin and glucagon on hunger.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

In 1908, William McDougall and others proposed that motivation was a result of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  instincts 
B)  incentives 
C)  drives 
D)  emotions

Question 6

One of the least studied emotional expressions is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hate 
B)  anger 
C)  love 
D)  fear

Question 7

Seeing a snake, and then simultaneously running away from it and becoming frightened, is the sequence of events postulated by ______ theory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which theory maintains that emotion is caused by the interaction of physiological processes and interpretation?

Accepted Answer

A)  James-Lange theory 
B)  cognitive theory 
C)  activation theory 
D)  Cannon-Bard theory

Question 9

Dorothy is both hungry and thirsty. Which of the following is involved in both of these drives?

Accepted Answer

A)  the hippocampus 
B)  spinal reflexes 
C)  the hypothalamus 
D)  the amygdala

Question 10

What are the physiological components involved in hunger? Describe how these components might be influencing you at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Ethology is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of the psychology of ethics. 
B)  the study of animals in their natural habitat to see how their behaviors aid their adaptation to that environment. 
C)  the study of races and ethnic groups. 
D)  the study of efficient work methods in industry.

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a result of Harlow's study with isolated monkeys? They:

Accepted Answer

A)  were unable to form friendships. 
B)  were not receptive to sexual advances. 
C)  would not care for their offspring. 
D)  were indifferent, but not cruel, to their offspring.

Question 13

The Yerkes-Dodson Law says ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  performance is affected by levels of arousal 
B)  the more money you make, the better your job will be 
C)  nausea from bad food causes a reluctance to eat that food again 
D)  performance on tests is better in the morning

Question 14

Ethan is an award-winning swimmer. His desire to compete and win is part of his need for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attention 
B)  affiliation 
C)  physical activity 
D)  achievement

Question 15

A stimulus motive is learned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The chief function of homeostasis is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prevent balance 
B)  maintain a steady state 
C)  regulate emotions 
D)  control sexual urges

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the instinct theory of motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tension is created within an organism when it has been deprived of something it needs, thus compelling it to satisfy its needs. 
B)  External cues elicit behavior from an organism. 
C)  Organisms have inborn patterns of behavior and innate desires to perform in a certain manner. 
D)  Organisms have desires to act in specific ways, but these behaviors can be modified by learning.

Question 18

nAch is an abbreviation for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  no achievement 
B)  need for achievement 
C)  no challenge 
D)  need for change

Question 19

Which division of the nervous system is working when we experience emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  nonsympathetic division of the nervous system 
B)  sympathetic division of the nervous system 
C)  parasympathetic division of the somatic nervous system 
D)  central nervous system

Question 20

Jerry gets a great deal of fulfillment out of visiting the new art exhibits at the museum in town. He usually visits each exhibit several times during a show and finds beauty in a variety of different types of art works. Jerry is likely to visit the new exhibits in an effort to meet a(n) ________ need.

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom 
B)  belonging 
C)  power 
D)  aesthetic

Exam 9: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion