PSY CHP.10

Question 1

*The pursuit of activity because of internal factors
-Learning for the sake of learning, pursuing a sport because you love it

Answer 1

Intrinsic motivation

Question 2

*The pursuit of an activity because of external factors
-Pursuing acting or sports for money and fame

Answer 2

Extrinsic motivation

Question 3

Motivation is often blank

Answer 3

complex

Question 4

We are motivated by needs not being met, from the bottom and working upward to blank

Answer 4

self-actualization

Question 5

Drive(reduction) theory
-Organisms seek to exist in a state of blank (an optimal balance) within various biological needs
-If we deviate from homeostasis, we will experience a drive to address and reduce that need

Answer 5

homeostasis

Question 6

Blank drive- those that are biological and innate
Blank drive- those that are conditioned and learned

Answer 6

Primary/Secondary

Question 7

Blank arousal theory
-We are motivated to maintain an optimal level of physiological and psychological arousal
-If underaroused we become bored, but if overaroused may feel stressed and overwhelmed

Answer 7

Optimal

Question 8

Blank-determination theory
-We are motivated by intrinsic goals, and want to feel like we are in control of our destiny
-Focused on a, c, and r within social groups

Answer 8

Self/autonomy/competence/relatedness

Question 9

To enhance motivation, goals should be s and a
-If not s, hard to define a course to achieve
-If not a, can lead to frustration, giving up
-Continued frustration can contribute to blank helplessness
*A self-fulfilling prophecy in which you learn you have no blank, and act accordingly

Answer 9

specific/achievable/self-efficacy

Question 10

*Choice between two appealing activities or goals
*Choosing a new car when you have money for it

Answer 10

Approach-Approach Conflict

Question 11

*Choosing between the lesser of the evils
*Many people feel this way about elections

Answer 11

Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict

Question 12

*Choice has both positive and negative outcomes
*Offered a promotion, but requires a transfer

Answer 12

Approach-Avoidance Conflict

Question 13

According to the blank theory of motivation, deviations from homeostasis create physiological needs

Answer 13

drive

Question 14

Blank describes the wants or needs that direct behavior toward a goal.

Answer 14

Motivation

Question 15

Blank efficacy is an individual’s belief in their own capability to complete a task, which may include a previous successful completion of the exact task or similar task.

Answer 15

Self

Question 16

From a biological perspective, an blank is a species-specific pattern of behavior that is not learned

Answer 16

instinct

Question 17

According Blank law, which holds that a simple task is performed best when arousal levels are relatively high and complex tasks are best performed when arousal levels are lower.

Answer 17

Yerkes-Dodson

Question 18

The food’s passage through the the gastrointestinal tract also provides important satiety to the brain, and fat cells release blank, a satiety hormone.

Answer 18

leptin(hormone that helps regulate body weight and energy balance)

Question 19

A person’s blank rate is the amount of energy that is expanded in a given period of time, and there is tremendous individual variability in our metabolic rates.

Answer 19

metabolic

Question 19

The blank Singer blank factor theory of emotion is another variation on theories of emotions that takes into account both physiological arousal and the emotional experience.

Answer 19

Schachter/two

Question 19

The blank point theory asserts that each individual has an ideal body weight, or set point, which is resistant to change.

Answer 19

set

Question 19

Blank surgery is a type of surgery specifically aimed at weight reduction, and it involves modifying the gastrointestinal system to reduce the amount of food that can be eaten and limiting how much of the digested food can be absorbed.

Answer 19

Bariatric

Question 19

Blank nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by the maintenance of a body weight well below average through starvation and excessive exercise.

Answer 19

Anorexia

Question 19

People suffering from blank nervosa engage in binge eating behavior that is followed by an attempt to compensate for the large amount of food consumed.

Answer 19

bulimia

Question 20

A blank, or lie detector test, measures the physiological arousal of an individual responding to a series of questions.

Answer 20

polygraph

Question 20

Lazarus developed the blank mediational theory that asserts our emotions are determined by our appraisal of the stimulus

Answer 20

cognitive

Question 20

The blank nucleus plays a role in attention, and it has connections with the hypothalamus and various brainstem areas to regulate the autonomic nervous and endocrine systems’ activity.

Answer 20

central

Question 21

The blank complex has dense connections with a variety of sensory areas of the brain.

Answer 21

basolateral

Question 22

A blank display rule is one of a collection of culturally specific standards that govern the types and frequencies of displays of emotions that are acceptable.

Answer 22

cultural

Question 23

The blank point theory asserts that each individual has an ideal body weight, or set point, which is resistant to change.

Answer 23

set

Question 24

Blank obesity is defined as having a BMI over 40.

Answer 24

Morbid

Question 25

Blank surgery is a type of surgery specifically aimed at weight reduction, and it involves modifying the gastrointestinal system to reduce the amount of food that can be eaten or limiting how much of the digested food can be absorbed

Answer 25

Bariatric

Question 26

The blank period is a period of time that follows an orgasm during which an individual is incapable of experiencing another orgasm.

Answer 26

refractory

Question 27

During blank, the vagina swells further and blood flow to the labia minora increases, and the penis becomes fully erect and may exhibit pre-ejaculatory fluid.

Answer 27

plateau

Question 28

Blank is marked in females by rhythmic contractions of the pelvis and uterus along with increased tension.

Answer 28

Orgasm