Question 1

Sexual motivation resembles hunger in that

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A)   each produces an arousal that is pleasurable.
B)   deprivation of each behavior can be life-threatening.
C)   each is accounted for by drive theory.
D)   it has roots in the survival of the species.
E)   both are homeostatic drives.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Ekman and his colleagues gathered abundant evidence supporting the universality of _______ basic facial expressions of emotion.

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A)   three
B)   five
C)   seven
D)   nine
E)   elevenF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Which theory of emotion proposes that stimuli cause physiological changes in our bodies and emotions result from those physiological changes?

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A)   Cannon-Bard
B)   James-Lange
C)   Schachter-Singer
D)   cognitive appraisal
E)   common sense theoryF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Discuss the biological components of emotional arousal, and explain the difference between the James-Lange theory of physical arousal and the two-factor theory.

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Question 5

The explanation of human motivation proposed by Freud emphasized the importance of urges relating to

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A)   a drive to be aggressive.
B)   locus of control
C)   a hierarch of needs.
D)   a sex drive.
E)   A and D areF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

________ is an arousal state that is adaptive for coping with important emergency events.

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A)   Motivation
B)   Emotion
C)   Instinct
D)   Perception
E)   HomeostasisF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Overjustification is most likely to occur when

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A)   Cindy is given a trophy for riding her bicycle.
B)   Jan is punished for refusing to set the dinner table.
C)   Marcia is asked out to her senior prom.
D)   Bobby walks his dog, Tiger.
E)   Peter receives a trip to Hawaii for being named Salesman of the Year.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following would be considered to be a motive rather than a drive?

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A)   religion
B)   hunger
C)   thirst
D)   sexuality
E)   sleepF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Which factor diminishes the eating response?

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A)   being presented with sweet foods
B)   having a low blood sugar level
C)   being presented with fatty foods
D)   being in the presence of others eating
E)   being presented with bitter foodsF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

The inverted U function says

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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.
E)   we tend to be more motivated by external rewards than internal rewards.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is the best example of a drive?

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A)   your political views
B)   the need for achievement
C)   hunger
D)   earning money by working at a job
E)   volunteering time to feed the hungryF) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

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

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A)   drives
B)   instincts
C)   releasing behaviors
D)   universal behaviors
E)   n AchsF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The discovery of the ________ between arousal and performance implies that there is an optimal arousal level for one's best performance.

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Question 14

________ theory can account for regular cycles of animal activity.

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A)   Drive
B)   Psychoanalytic
C)   Instinct
D)   Homeostatic
E)   The James-LangeF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Robert Plutchik's "emotion wheel" proposes that

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A)   four pairs of opposite emotions are the basis for all other emotions.
B)   ten emotions are the basis of all other emotions.
C)   humans have an infinite number of emotions which cannot be separated from each other.
D)   infants can feel only three different kinds of emotions.
E)   humans cannot experience two or more emotions simultaneously.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 16

Jack said, "I want to rule the world." What type of need is this?

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A)   need for achievement
B)   need for affiliation
C)   need for power
D)   need for sex
E)   need for extrinsic rewardF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

________ proposed that emotions are created by bodily feedback.

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A)   James and Lange
B)   Lazarus and Schachter
C)   Masters and Johnson
D)   Plutchik and Rotter
E)   Maslow and KinseyF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

The process of homeostasis results in

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A)   an imbalance in the state of the body.
B)   a fixed action pattern.
C)   bodily equilibrium.
D)   increased drive.
E)   reduced intrinsic motivation.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

The theory stating that behaviors are motivated by an organism's attempts to reduce tension from conditions such as hunger or thirst and return the body to a state of balance is called ________ theory.

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A)   drive
B)   homeostatic
C)   needs
D)   disequilibrium
E)   incentiveF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, anger

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A)   causes people to hit someone.
B)   occurs at the same time a person hits someone.
C)   does not truly exist.
D)   might occur after we feel aroused because we hit someone.
E)   and happiness always occur simultaneously.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Exam 9: Emotion and Motivation

The explanation of human motivation proposed by Freud emphasized the importance of urges relating to

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Overjustification is most likely to occur when

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________ theory can account for regular cycles of animal activity.

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Sexual motivation resembles hunger in that

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________ proposed that emotions are created by bodily feedback.

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The theory stating that behaviors are motivated by an organism's attempts to reduce tension from conditions such as hunger or thirst and return the body to a state of balance is called ________ theory.

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Discuss the biological components of emotional arousal, and explain the difference between the James-Lange theory of physical arousal and the two-factor theory.

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The discovery of the ________ between arousal and performance implies that there is an optimal arousal level for one's best performance.

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According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, anger

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