Question 1

According to Daniel Goleman, the ability of a 4-year-old child to delay ________ predicts his or her level of success in later life.

Accepted Answer

A)   intelligence
B)   cognition
C)   gratification
D)   toilet training
E)   embarrassment

Question 2

Jeffrey is researching different theories of emotions, and is studying the "emotion wheel" of Robert Plutchik. He finds that recent research has suggested that Plutchik's original model be expanded to include ________ as an additional basic emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)   jealousy
B)   pride
C)   disgust
D)   surprise
E)   anger

Question 3

Which sequence of events in emotional responses is characteristic of the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)   stimulus à emotion à physiological change.
B)   stimulus à physiological changes à emotion
C)   physiological changes à stimulus à emotion
D)   stimulus à emotion AND physiological changes (simultaneous) 
E)   emotion à stimulus à physiological changes

Question 4

Stanley Schachter's theory of emotion proposes that emotion results when

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A)   you cognitively label the arousal and give it emotional meaning.
B)   you simultaneously experience arousal and an emotional experience.
C)   you look back over your experiences to try to identify the arousal you just experienced.
D)   your sensory experiences fail to have any personal significance.
E)   you are unable to control any of your personal circumstances.

Question 5

Annika and Phillip survive a plane crash. Before the flight, they were strangers; shortly afterward, they marry. Stanley Schachter might call their marriage an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   misattributio.
B)   cognition of true love.
C)   redistribution of affection.
D)   moment of order among disorder.
E)   emotional intelligence.

Question 6

A person who visits a cafeteria to be with his friends would be said to show ________ motivation, whereas another person might show ________ motivation because she is only there to get some free pizza.

Accepted Answer

A)   extrinsic; intrinsi.
B)   intrinsic; extrinsic
C)   deferred; peripheral
D)   peripheral; deferred
E)   conscious; unconscious

Question 7

Lester has high test anxiety, which tends to affect his test performance even though he studies a lot. According to the inverted U function, which of the following activities will help Lester improve his performance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Study harder.
B)   Use relaxation exercises before each test.
C)   Study less because his performance won't be that good anyway.
D)   Get a tutor.
E)   Review his notes every third day, so that he doesn't get "repetition overload."

Question 8

Sydney said, "I don't care much about my grades as long as I'm the most popular girl in the class!" What need is this?

Accepted Answer

A)   need for achievemen.
B)   need for affiliatio.
C)   need for power
D)   need for sex
E)   need for primary reinforcement

Question 9

The chief function of homeostasis is to

Accepted Answer

A)   prevent balance.
B)   maintain a balanced state.
C)   regulate emotions.
D)   control sexual urges.
E)   monitor body temperature.

Question 10

Homeostasis is most like which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   a car
B)   a thermomete.
C)   a cooler
D)   a thermosta.
E)   a radiator

Question 11

Some psychologists believe that an organism's behavior is motivated by the need to achieve a state of balance in which the body functions effectively-a state called

Accepted Answer

A)   unbalance.
B)   acquiescence.
C)   propinquity.
D)   homeostasis.
E)   instinctiveness.

Question 12

You just finished a cup of very strong coffee, which causes your body to have a general feeling of arousal. That afternoon, you walk past a cemetery where several people are crying at a graveside. According to Schachter, which of the following would most likely occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   Your emotion would be happy in spite of the scene at the graveside.
B)   You would work very hard to control your emotion.
C)   Your emotion would be sad because the context would affect your labeling.
D)   Your emotional state would be impossible to predict.
E)   Your emotion would be happy because arousal is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, and that only activates in response to positive emotions.

Question 13

In arousal theory, people are said to have a(n)  ________ level of tension.

Accepted Answer

A)   ultimate
B)   lower
C)   optima.
D)   hig.
E)   balanced

Question 14

Overjustification is most likely to occur when

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)   need for achievemen.
B)   need for affiliation
C)   need for powe.
D)   need for sex
E)   need for extrinsic reward

Question 17

Cannon and Bard disagreed with the James-Lange theory of emotion on the basis that

Accepted Answer

A)   internal changes occur more quickly than the theory claimed.
B)   there were fewer emotions that people can experience.
C)   physical responses occur before feelings.
D)   physical responses are difficult to measure.
E)   emotions and internal responses occur at the same time.

Question 18

Alfred Adler, who was a contemporary of Sigmund Freud, has been called the first social psychologist. He noted that a healthy personality combines a need for cooperation as well as a need for acceptance from others, and he referred to this as

Accepted Answer

A)   the need for achievement.
B)   an affiliative drive.
C)   social interest.
D)   psychosocial homeostasis.
E)   drive reduction.

Question 19

Providing an external reward for a behavior that is already intrinsically motivated may result in a

Accepted Answer

A)   sense of irritation.
B)   refusal to accept rewards of any kind.
C)   slower rate of learning.
D)   reduction in the rewarded behavior.
E)   new locus of control.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)   religion
B)   hunger
C)   thirst
D)   sexuality
E)   sleep

Exam 9: Motivation and Emotion

You just finished a cup of very strong coffee, which causes your body to have a general feeling of arousal. That afternoon, you walk past a cemetery where several people are crying at a graveside. According to Schachter, which of the following would most likely occur?

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Providing an external reward for a behavior that is already intrinsically motivated may result in a

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The chief function of homeostasis is to

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Homeostasis is most like which of the following?

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Sydney said, "I don't care much about my grades as long as I'm the most popular girl in the class!" What need is this?

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In arousal theory, people are said to have a(n) ________ level of tension.

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Alfred Adler, who was a contemporary of Sigmund Freud, has been called the first social psychologist. He noted that a healthy personality combines a need for cooperation as well as a need for acceptance from others, and he referred to this as

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Lester has high test anxiety, which tends to affect his test performance even though he studies a lot. According to the inverted U function, which of the following activities will help Lester improve his performance?

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Overjustification is most likely to occur when

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According to Daniel Goleman, the ability of a 4-year-old child to delay ________ predicts his or her level of success in later life.

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A person who visits a cafeteria to be with his friends would be said to show ________ motivation, whereas another person might show ________ motivation because she is only there to get some free pizza.

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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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Jeffrey is researching different theories of emotions, and is studying the "emotion wheel" of Robert Plutchik. He finds that recent research has suggested that Plutchik's original model be expanded to include ________ as an additional basic emotion.

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Cannon and Bard disagreed with the James-Lange theory of emotion on the basis that

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Stanley Schachter's theory of emotion proposes that emotion results when

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Which sequence of events in emotional responses is characteristic of the James-Lange theory of emotion?

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

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Annika and Phillip survive a plane crash. Before the flight, they were strangers; shortly afterward, they marry. Stanley Schachter might call their marriage an example of

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Some psychologists believe that an organism's behavior is motivated by the need to achieve a state of balance in which the body functions effectively-a state called

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

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