Question 1

In male identical twins, if one of the twins is gay, the other has about a ________% chance of also being gay.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  25 
C)  75 
D)  100

Question 2

Problematic functioning of which of the following hormones can lead to overeating?

Accepted Answer

A)  adrenalin 
B)  peptic acid 
C)  leptin 
D)  lipotor

Question 3

Primary motives are:

Accepted Answer

A)  learned. 
B)  unlearned. 
C)  cognitive. 
D)  socially determined.

Question 4

Physiologically-based drives that are unlearned are called ________ drives.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  reflexive 
C)  acquired 
D)  tertiary

Question 5

Dillon's family has a history of obesity. He has __________ of becoming obese compared to people without such a family history.

Accepted Answer

A)  the same risk 
B)  double or triple the risk 
C)  five times the risk 
D)  less risk

Question 6

Age has been shown not to be a factor in a person's desire to have sex. Which is NOT an accurate statement about sex in later life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many people have more sex between the ages of 70 and 80 than in younger years. 
B)  Many people are sexually active well into their eighties. 
C)  A common barrier to sex is lack of a partner. 
D)  Physical issues could impact sex in later life.

Question 7

Unpredictability is stressful because:

Accepted Answer

A)  we don't know when "uplifts" will occur. 
B)  we must expect too much control. 
C)  we cannot plan for random events. 
D)  hassles cancel good effects of "uplifts."

Question 8

Vanna's mother is ill and Vanna is feeling overwhelmed and sad. To cope with this stress of her mother's illness, Vanna has been writing her feelings down in a journal. Vanna is using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  problem-focused coping 
B)  emotion-focused coping 
C)  distraction 
D)  reappraisal

Question 9

The observation that people often seek stimulation and that not all motives are aroused by internal states contradicts the _______ theory of motivation.

Accepted Answer

A)  incentive 
B)  drive-reduction 
C)  Gestalt 
D)  cognitive

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Extrinsic motivation is defined as the pursuit of an activity ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  for external reward 
B)  for its own sake 
C)  to relieve the state of tension caused by deprivation 
D)  in order to increase one's competence and skills

Question 12

Bill has felt isolated and like an "outsider" since coming to college for his freshman year. As a result, he decided to join a fraternity and was very excited when he was selected to pledge. According to Maslow, Bill may be attempting to meet the need of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom 
B)  belonging 
C)  transcendence 
D)  physiology

Question 13

The concept of primary motives would explain our need for _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  food 
B)  Gucci jeans 
C)  a water bed 
D)  companionship

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  facial feedback 
B)  internal emotion work 
C)  primary emotional processing 
D)  body language
Chapter 9 - Quick Quiz 2

Question 16

Who proposed that the human expression of emotion is innate and has survival value?

Accepted Answer

A)  William James 
B)  Stanley Schachter 
C)  Charles Darwin 
D)  Emmett Kelly

Question 17

In a(n) ________ conflict, a person must choose between two desirable goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  approach-avoidance 
B)  avoidance-avoidance 
C)  approach-approach 
D)  double approach-avoidance

Exam 9: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion