Question 1

Blood levels of the hormone leptin are directly correlated with the amount of fat in the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Your younger brother used your new computer and somehow managed to permanently erase all your personal files, including one containing a 10-page term paper due tomorrow! According to the text, the anger you now feel involves:

Accepted Answer

A)   a subjective conscious state.
B)   a physiological response.
C)   behavioral or expressive responses.
D)   All of these answers are correct. D

Question 3

Which component of emotion is the MOST difficult to detect or establish as being present in nonhuman animals?

Accepted Answer

A)   physiological response
B)   behavioral expression
C)   subjective experience
D)   facial expressions C

Question 4

What of the following best defines satiation?

Accepted Answer

A)   the feeling of fullness and diminished desire to eat that accompanies eating a meal
B)   the anticipated pleasure of consuming a particular food
C)   changes in metabolism to counteract overeating or undereating
D)   the drop in blood sugar levels that precedes eating

Question 5

Achievement motivation refers to motivated behavior directed toward excelling, succeeding, or outperforming others at some task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Because of testicular cancer, 35-year-old Joshua had to have his testicles removed. Research suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)   injections of estrogen will increase his level of sexual interest above its previous level.
B)   he will experience homosexual feelings and urges.
C)   he may experience decreased interest in sexual activity.
D)   he will experience no change in his level of sexual interest or activity.

Question 7

You take a seat on a crowded bus, and overhear the woman behind you having a spirited conversation on her cell phone in a foreign language. Although you can't see her face or understand a word she's saying, you can:

Accepted Answer

A)   predict the cultural display rules that will influence her facial expressions.
B)   determine whether the conversation is with a relative or a nonrelative.
C)   accurately determine the emotions that she's expressing.
D)   guess the emotions she is expressing, but not with much accuracy.

Question 8

Trying to get by on less sleep is a relatively effective strategy to curb a person's appetite and eat less.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most emotion researchers agree that the basic emotions are:

Accepted Answer

A)   greed, lust, spite, and revenge.
B)   sadness, happiness, disgust, fear, surprise, and anger.
C)   regret, fear, guilt, contentment, rage, resentment, pity, and joy.
D)   pleasure, displeasure, arousal, and serenity.

Question 10

______ suggest(s) that behavior is motivated by the pull of external goals, such as rewards.

Accepted Answer

A)   Drive theories
B)   Arousal theory
C)   Self-determination theory
D)   Incentive theories

Question 11

After watching the CNN reporter announce the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in the Jones vs. California case, Hunter reacted by spewing out a string of profanities while Christopher kept shouting, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" Although Hunter and Christopher both experienced similar physiological arousal to identical information, they had two very different emotional reactions. This example poses a major problem for the cognitive appraisal theory of emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to research described in the Focus on Neuroscience box "Emotions and the Brain," sadness, happiness, anger, and fear each produce:

Accepted Answer

A)   high levels of brain activation.
B)   a distinct pattern of brain activation and deactivation.
C)   indeterminate and scattered patterns of brain activation.
D)   patterns of brain activation or deactivation, but not both.

Question 13

List and explain at least three distinct functions of emotion, giving examples of each function.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and explain at least three distinct...

Question 14

Approximately _____ of American adults are considered to be overweight and another _____ are considered to be obese.

Accepted Answer

A)   one-quarter; one-quarter
B)   one-tenth; one-tenth
C)   one-third; one-third
D)   one-half; one-quarter

Question 15

Walking home late at night after watching a scary movie at a friend's house, Ashley suddenly hears a strange, shrill noise that almost sounds like a distant scream. Her heartbeat and blood pressure increase, her muscles tense, her mouth goes dry, and she begins to perspire. Ashley is experiencing the _____ component of emotion that is due to the activation of her _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychological; sympathetic nervous system
B)   physiological; sympathetic nervous system
C)   subjective; parasympathetic nervous system
D)   expressive or behavioral; parasympathetic nervous system

Question 16

The view that expressing a specific emotion, especially facially, causes the subjective experience of that emotion is called the facial feedback hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Your typical or average body weight is called your:

Accepted Answer

A)   basal weight.
B)   energy balance weight.
C)   positive weight.
D)   baseline body weight.

Question 18

Which of the following is the correct sequence of stages of human sexual response?

Accepted Answer

A)   lust, love, commitment, consummation
B)   plateau, excitement, orgasm, resolution
C)   excitement, orgasm, resolution, plateau
D)   excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution

Question 19

Dr. Pierpoint believes that people are motivated to maintain an optimal level of arousal. When the level of arousal is too low, we try to increase it by seeking out stimulating experiences. When it is too high, we seek to reduce arousal in a less stimulating environment. Dr. Pierpoint's views are most consistent with:

Accepted Answer

A)   instinct theory.
B)   arousal theory.
C)   humanistic theory.
D)   incentive theory.

Question 20

Of the theories of motivation that are discussed in your textbook, Deci and Ryan's self-determination theory has the MOST in common with:

Accepted Answer

A)   arousal theory.
B)   incentive theories.
C)   drive theories.
D)   Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Exam 8: Motivation and Emotion

Blood levels of the hormone leptin are directly correlated with the amount of fat in the body.

Your younger brother used your new computer and somehow managed to permanently erase all your personal files, including one containing a 10-page term paper due tomorrow! According to the text, the anger you now feel involves:

Which component of emotion is the MOST difficult to detect or establish as being present in nonhuman animals?

What of the following best defines satiation?

Achievement motivation refers to motivated behavior directed toward excelling, succeeding, or outperforming others at some task.

Because of testicular cancer, 35-year-old Joshua had to have his testicles removed. Research suggests that:

You take a seat on a crowded bus, and overhear the woman behind you having a spirited conversation on her cell phone in a foreign language. Although you can't see her face or understand a word she's saying, you can:

Trying to get by on less sleep is a relatively effective strategy to curb a person's appetite and eat less.

Most emotion researchers agree that the basic emotions are:

______ suggest(s) that behavior is motivated by the pull of external goals, such as rewards.

According to research described in the Focus on Neuroscience box "Emotions and the Brain," sadness, happiness, anger, and fear each produce:

List and explain at least three distinct functions of emotion, giving examples of each function.

Approximately _ of American adults are considered to be overweight and another _ are considered to be obese.

The view that expressing a specific emotion, especially facially, causes the subjective experience of that emotion is called the facial feedback hypothesis.

Your typical or average body weight is called your:

Which of the following is the correct sequence of stages of human sexual response?

Of the theories of motivation that are discussed in your textbook, Deci and Ryan's self-determination theory has the MOST in common with: