Chapter 9 Review Flashcards
After working all morning painting his porch, Mr. Dixon is very thirsty and drinks a big glass of apple juice. His motivation to drink to reduce his thirst can best be explained by
a. the Yerkes-Dodson law.
b. drive-reduction theory.
c. incentive theories.
d. arousal theory.
B
Some waiters on a cruise ship work hard to obtain a promotion to officer. This best illustrates the importance of
a. homeostasis.
b. a set point.
c. safety needs.
d. incentives.
D
The relationship between various levels of arousal and effective task performance is described by
a. drive-reduction theory.
b. the Yerkes-Dodson law.
c. the hierarchy of needs theory.
d. arousal theory.
B
The ________ is the point at which your “weight thermostat” is supposedly set. When your body falls below this weight, increased hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may combine to restore the lost weight.
a. set point
b. basal metabolic rate
c. body mass index
d. obesity rate
A
Although some people are more social than others, all people feel the deep need
a. for self-esteem.
b. for safety.
c. for self-actualization.
d. to belong.
D
Achievement motivation is the desire for significant accomplishment, for mastery of skills or ideas, for ________, and for attaining a high standard.
a. control
b. intelligence
c. demand
d. time management
A
- In psychology, ________ is passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals.
a. grit
b. narcissism
c. ostacism
d. self-discipline
A
When thinking about achieving a goal, research tells us that ________ rewards motivate us to set goals; ________ rewards best predict our persistence toward goals.
a. immediate; delayed
b. delayed; immediate
c. consistent; unpredictable
d. unpredictable; consistent
B
When Mr. Hammond misinterpreted his harmless symptoms of autonomic nervous system arousal as indicating a heart attack, he suffered an unusually intense level of fear. His emotional suffering is best understood in terms of the
a. low road of emotional processing.
b. James-Lange theory.
c. arousal theory.
d. two-factor theory.
D
Some emotional responses to visual stimuli appear to involve no deliberate thinking. These emotional responses are said to follow a low road that bypasses the
a. thalamus.
b. amygdala.
c. cerebral cortex.
d. optic nerve.
C
A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior is the definition of
a. motivation.
b. homeostasis.
c. an emotion.
d. a set point.
A
Who described the priorities in human motivation in a hierarchy of needs?
a. Abraham Maslow
b. George Mallory
c. William Blake
d. Kipling Williams
A
A starving rat will lose all interest in food if a specific neural center within the ________ is destroyed.
a. thalamus
b. adrenal gland
c. arcuate nucleus
d. pancreas
C
Hernando is trying to lose 50 pounds. He has greatly restricted his caloric intake but has lost only about 5 percent of his weight. Hernando’s limited weight loss is due, at least in part, to the fact that his dietary restriction led to a(n)
a. decrease in his secretion of ghrelin.
b. elevation of his set point.
c. decrease in his metabolic rate.
d. elevation of his blood glucose level.
C
Research suggests that school shooters are more likely than most to have
a. decreased self-determination.
b. increased social behavior.
c. experienced social rejection.
d. decreased anxiety and depression.
C
