Deck 11: D: Motivation and Emotion

Question 1

What is the lowest need in Maslow's hierarchy?

A)physiological
B)safety
C)achievement
D)self-actualization

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A need that energizes and directs behaviour towards some goal is known as a _______.

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Maslow is associated with which of the following notions?

A)that when the body temperature falls,we are motivated to eat
B)that the motive to explore and manipulate is important for individual survival
C)that our motives are organized into a hierarchy
D)that some people are driven by the achievement motive

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Dr.Newman lesioned the ventromedial hypothalamus in a group of rats.What behaviour should Dr.Newman expect to see?

A)a reduction in the amount of food consumed
B)a reduction in the desire to eat
C)an increase in eating behaviour to the point of satiation
D)an increase in eating behaviour beyond the point of satiation

Question 6

Researchers have concluded that the ________ is/are the most important part of the body in nonverbal communication.

A)hands
B)face
C)legs
D)torso

Question 7

Bob tells Jan that he is feeling fine,but Jan doesn't believe him.What should she focus on to have the BEST chance of identifying any emotions Bob might be hiding?

A)his words
B)his body posture
C)his vocal intonations
D)his facial expressions

Question 8

"Becoming what one ought to be" is one way to define _______.

A)peak experience
B)self-actualization
C)achievement potential
D)self concept

Question 9

The correct order of Maslow's hierarchy of motives from most primitive to the most complex and human is _______.

A)safety,physiological,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization
B)physiological,esteem,self-actualization,safety,belongingness
C)physiological,esteem,safety,belongingness,self-actualization
D)physiological,safety,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization

Question 10

For Maslow,the most highly evolved motive is _______.

A)esteem
B)physiological need
C)intellectual need
D)self-actualization

Question 11

Which scenario best supports the theory that emotional expressions are by-products of innate motor programs?

A)Babies show the same emotional expressions that are displayed within their culture.
B)Babies who are blind from birth smile in response to playing and tickling.
C)Babies respond by mimicking emotional expressions in their caregivers.
D)Babies respond well to operant conditioning and can be readily taught to laugh or frown.

Question 12

An example of intrinsic motivation is reading a textbook because

A)you want to earn an A on a test.
B)you want to avoid a D or F.
C)you enjoy reading it.
D)you are being paid to read it.

Question 13

Schacter-Singer's famous emotion experiment showed that

A)physiological arousal came after emotional arousal.
B)a physiologically aroused person will label his arousal as greater when people are duped or misled.
C)emotional arousal is greater when people are duped or misled.
D)emotions start in the cortex and are sent to one's internal organs.

Question 14

With the polygraph,

A)the voice stress analyzer is more valid than the polygraph.
B)the polygraph is more valid than the voice stress analyzer.
C)the voice stress analyzer and the polygraph used together result in valid lie detection.
D)at present there is no perfect way to detect lying.