Question 1

The arousal theory of motivation would be most useful for explaining an infant's urge to:

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A)   cry.
B)   sleep.
C)   eat.
D)   explore.

Question 2

We experience hunger when the level of:

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A)   ghrelin in our blood is low.
B)   leptin in our blood is low.
C)   glucose in our blood is low.
D)   PYY in our blood is high.

Question 3

When researchers monitored the professional accomplishments of more than 1500 highly intelligent individuals,they found that the most successful were more ambitious,energetic,and persistent.This best illustrates the importance of:

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A)   high intelligence.
B)   narcissism.
C)   achievement motivation.
D)   self-disclosure.

Question 4

People from different cultures are most likely to differ with respect to:

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A)   the way they categorize basic emotions such as fear and anger.
B)   their facial expressions of different emotions such as sadness or surprise.
C)   the specific states of physiological arousal associated with their feelings of happiness or disgust.
D)   how they interpret hand gestures,such as the "A-OK" sign.

Question 5

According to the Cannon-Bard theory,bodily arousal is related to the subjective awareness of emotion in the same way as the ________ is related to the ________.

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A)   parasympathetic nervous system;thalamus
B)   sympathetic nervous system;cortex
C)   thalamus;hypothalamus
D)   parasympathetic nervous system;sympathetic nervous system

Question 6

According to the Cannon-Bard theory,the body's arousal is related to the sympathetic nervous system in the same way that subjective awareness of emotion is related to the:

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A)   cortex.
B)   hypothalamus.
C)   thalamus.
D)   parasympathetic nervous system.

Question 7

A dieter whose weight falls below his or her set point is likely to experience a(n) :

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A)   increase in hunger and an increase in metabolic rate.
B)   increase in hunger and a decrease in metabolic rate.
C)   decrease in hunger and a decrease in metabolic rate.
D)   decrease in hunger and an increase in metabolic rate.

Question 8

In the United States,the rate of obesity among adults has ________ over the last 40 years,and the rate of obesity among children and teens has ________.

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A)   increased;decreased
B)   decreased;increased
C)   increased;increased
D)   decreased;decreased

Question 9

When an organism's weight falls below its set point,the organism is likely to experience a(n) ________ in hunger and a(n) ________ in its basal metabolic rate.

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A)   increase;increase
B)   decrease;decrease
C)   increase;decrease
D)   decrease;increase

Question 10

Nikita comes from Nicaragua,a country with a relatively low average income.Francoise lives in Switzerland,where the standard of living is fairly high.Nikita's subjective well-being is especially likely to be influenced by satisfaction with her ________.Francoise's subjective well-being is especially likely to be influenced by satisfaction with her ________.

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A)   financial circumstances;home life
B)   physical appearance;financial circumstances
C)   personal achievements;personal safety
D)   sexual desires;financial circumstances

Question 11

Home-life satisfaction is more strongly predictive of subjective well-being in wealthy nations than in poor ones.This fact would be most clearly anticipated by:

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A)   arousal theory.
B)   hierarchy of needs theory.
C)   instinct theory.
D)   drive-reduction theory.

Question 12

A newspaper advice columnist suggests that thinking can be voluntarily controlled and changed but that emotions are gut-level,biological reactions that can't be voluntarily controlled or modified.Use your knowledge of emotion research and theory to either support or refute the columnist's claim.

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The answer of A newspaper advice columnist suggests that thinking...

Question 13

The arousal theory of motivation would be most useful for understanding the aversive effects of:

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A)   homeostasis.
B)   instincts.
C)   hunger.
D)   boredom.

Question 14

Twelve weeks after severely obese people had weight-loss surgery and lost significant weight,one experiment found that they had:

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A)   improved memory performance.
B)   increased depression.
C)   developed neophobia.
D)   increased levels of anxiety.

Question 15

Increased left frontal lobe activity is most characteristic of people with:

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A)   high levels of autonomic nervous system arousal.
B)   emotionally expressive faces.
C)   low levels of autonomic nervous system arousal.
D)   emotionally positive personalities.

Question 16

Carissa wants to gain control over her social media habits because her grades have recently dropped.Which of the following suggestions is NOT a reasonable,sustainable way of reducing her social media usage?

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A)   She should access her social media accounts only on weekends and holidays.
B)   When studying,she should check her phone only once per hour.
C)   She should keep a log of her time and decide if it reflects her grade priorities.
D)   She should develop a time-controlled social media diet that she knows she can keep.

Question 17

In the United States,excessive Internet socializing and gaming have been associated with:

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A)   chain migration.
B)   ostracism.
C)   lower school grades.
D)   narcissism.

Question 18

Between 1980 and 2013,the proportion of overweight adults increased from 29 to _____ percent among the world's men,and from 30 to _____ percent among women.

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A)   66;54
B)   54;73
C)   37;38
D)   45;52

Question 19

Eight-year-old Dejuan was teasing and hitting his sister because her friends would not allow him to play with them.His mother punished him by sending him to his room for 20 minutes.This punishment is likely to cause Dejuan to experience:

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A)   narcissism.
B)   competence.
C)   ostracism.
D)   autonomy.

Question 20

Psychologists have used four perspectives in their efforts to explain motivation.These include an emphasis on instincts,optimum arousal,a hierarchy of motives,and

Accepted Answer

A)   drive reduction.
B)   homeostasis.
C)   sensation-seeking.
D)   affiliation.

Exam 10: Motivation and Emotion

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According to the Cannon-Bard theory,the body's arousal is related to the sympathetic nervous system in the same way that subjective awareness of emotion is related to the:

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The arousal theory of motivation would be most useful for understanding the aversive effects of:

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Carissa wants to gain control over her social media habits because her grades have recently dropped.Which of the following suggestions is NOT a reasonable,sustainable way of reducing her social media usage?

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In the United States,excessive Internet socializing and gaming have been associated with:

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When an organism's weight falls below its set point,the organism is likely to experience a(n) in hunger and a(n) in its basal metabolic rate.

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Home-life satisfaction is more strongly predictive of subjective well-being in wealthy nations than in poor ones.This fact would be most clearly anticipated by:

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Psychologists have used four perspectives in their efforts to explain motivation.These include an emphasis on instincts,optimum arousal,a hierarchy of motives,and

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A newspaper advice columnist suggests that thinking can be voluntarily controlled and changed but that emotions are gut-level,biological reactions that can't be voluntarily controlled or modified.Use your knowledge of emotion research and theory to either support or refute the columnist's claim.

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When researchers monitored the professional accomplishments of more than 1500 highly intelligent individuals,they found that the most successful were more ambitious,energetic,and persistent.This best illustrates the importance of:

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A dieter whose weight falls below his or her set point is likely to experience a(n) :

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Between 1980 and 2013,the proportion of overweight adults increased from 29 to _ percent among the world's men,and from 30 to _ percent among women.

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Twelve weeks after severely obese people had weight-loss surgery and lost significant weight,one experiment found that they had:

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