Motivation and Emotion Flashcards
When people are induced to assume fearful expressions, they often report feeling a little fear. This result is known as the ___-____ effect
Facial Feedback
The ___-____ theory of emotion maintains that a physiological response happens BEFORE we know what we are feeling
James- Lange
The 2 factor theory of emotion would predict that your physical arousal will
intensify your happiness
According to the concept of ___ ___, our body maintains itself at a particular weight level
set point
Which of the following is a genetically predisposed response to food?
A preference for sweet and salty foods
The blood sugar ___ provides the body with energy. When it is ____, we feel hungry
Glucose, low
The rate at which your body expends energy while at rest is referred to as the ___ ____ rate
Basal Metabolic
Obese people find it very difficult to lose weight permanently. This is due to several factors, including the fact that
There is a genetic influence on body weight
Today’s evolutionary psychology shares an idea that was an underlying assumption of instinct theory. That idea is that
genes predispose species-typical behavior
An example of physiological need is ____. An example of psychological drive is _____
Hunger; a “push” to find food
_____ theory attempts to explain behaviors that do NOT reduce physiological needs
Arousal
A friends smells baking cookies and begins to feel very hungry. The smell is an ____
incentive
With a challenging task, such as taking a difficult exam, performance is likely to peak when arousal is
Moderate
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, our most basic needs are physiological, including the need for food and water; just above there are
safety needs
Which of the following is NOT part of the evidence presented to support the view that humans are strongly motivated by a need to belong?
As adults, adopted children tend to resemble their biological parents and to year for an affiliation with them
