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Unit VIII Review
Motivation, Emotion, and Stress

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Multiple Choice
Cylee is thirsty and takes a drink. Her motivation to reduce the need for water is best explained by (the)
instinct theory
drive reduction theory
achievement motivation
arousal theory
hierarchy of needs
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Multiple Choice
Attempts to control social behavior by using the punishing effects of isolation is an example of
the general adaptation syndrome
ostracism
the behavior feedback effect
wanting to belong
the tend and befriend response
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Multiple Choice
Marcelo has a good job, a nice house, and plenty of food. On weekends, he skydives for fun. His weekend behavior is best explained by which of the following theories?
Incentive
Drive-reduction
Instinct
Arousal
Two-factor
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Multiple Choice
Thom has been on a diet for several months and has lost 50 pounds. What is happening to the fat cells in his body?
the number of fat cells is increasing
the number of fat cells is decreasing
fat cells are storing excess glucose due to his reduced food intake
the number of fat cells is remaining constant
the fat cells are diving to increase the number of them for fat storage
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Multiple Choice
When individuals were placed on a semi-starvation diet, researchers found that these individuals
became obsessed with physical exercise
were more interpersonally outgoing
became more energetic
were in a state of homeostasis
lost interest in social activities
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best biological explanation for why the human body stores fat?
fat signals affluence and social status
fat is a fuel reserve during periods when food is scarce
fat is a display of abundant food sources
fat keeps the body warm in winter climates
fat contributes to the global epidemic of diabetes
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Multiple Choice
What do we call a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior?
incentive
stress
emotion
motivation
instinct
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be most difficult to explain using Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
a person who moves to a new city gets an apartment before beginning to make new friends
a very hungry reality show contestant searches for food before trying to win a comp
a professor spends time socially with her colleagues before she works on her own research
an artist works to win a local award before spending time on his own personal projects
an athlete follows a "no pain, no gain" motto rather than stopping for rest and nourishment
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Multiple Choice
A hungry person eats in order to maintain an internal balance known as
hierarchy of needs
basal metabolic rate
homeostasis
instinct
motivation
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Multiple Choice
A person who eats excessively and never seems to feel full may have which of the following conditions?
tumor in the hypothalamus
too much insulin
tumor in the hippocampus
stomach bypass surgery
too much of the hormone PYY
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Multiple Choice
According to the Yerkes - Dodson law
performance on an easy task is best when pressure is low
performance is generally best when pressure is low
performance on a difficult task is best when pressure is high
performance is generally best when there is moderate amount of pressure
difficult tasks get easier with time
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Multiple Choice
Emotions are a mix of consciously experienced thoughts, expressive behaviors, and physiological arousal. Which theory emphasized the importance of consciously experienced thoughts?
facial feedback theory
James Lange theory
arousal and performance theory
fight or flight theory
Schachter Singer two factor theory
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Multiple Choice
Research on facial expressions and gestures has found that
facial expressions and gestures both tend to be culture specific
facial expressions and gestures both tend to be universally understood
facial expressions tend to be culture specific and gestures tend to be universally understood
facial expressions tend to be universally understood, and gestures tend to be culture specific
facial expressions of emotion influence the gestures of a culture
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Multiple Choice
The stress hormone epinephrine and norepinephrine are released from where?
Parasympathetic nervous system
Hippocampus
Brain stem
Adrenal glands
Hypothalamus
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Multiple Choice
People can most readily detect the emotion of _____ in a set of facial expressions
sadness
happiness
anger
fear
surprise
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Multiple Choice
Julia is experiencing very positive emotions. A brain scan would indicate high levels of activity in her
right temporal lobe
cerebellum
left frontal lobe
left temporal lobe
right parietal lobe
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Multiple Choice
The Ever's new neighbors make more money and drive nicer cars than the Evers. The Evers used to be content with what they had, but they are now jealous of the status of their new neighbors. The best explanation for this change is
the feel good, do good phenomenon
the tend and befriend response
the tend and befriend response
relative deprivation
the adaptation level phenomenon
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Multiple Choice
Which psychological concept would predict that smiling warmly on the outside would cause you to feel better on the inside?
relative deprivation
mimicry
empathy
facial feedback effect
catharsis
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Multiple Choice
After an alarming event, your temperature, blood pressure, and respiration are high, and you have an outpouring of hormones. Hans Selye would most likely guess that you are in which general adaptation syndrome phase?
exhaustion
resistance
immobilization
collapse
shock
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