Vocab 701-750

Question 1

Motivational theory which states human behavior is
driven by the need to achieve biological balance.

Answer 1

DRIVE REDUCTION THEORY

Question 2

What do we call our motivation to satisfy a need?

Answer 2

DRIVE

Question 3

Another term for a biological need, such as thirst.

Answer 3

PRIMARY DRIVES

Question 4

Another term for a learned need, like money.

Answer 4

SECONDARY DRIVE

Question 5

What word means biological balance?

Answer 5

HOMEOSTASIS

Question 6

Law about performance and arousal?

Answer 6

YERKES-DODSON LAW

Question 7

Motivational theory; we are pushed by rewards.

Answer 7

INCENTIVE THEORY

Question 8

Humanist who said we need to self-actualize.

Answer 8

ABRAHAM MASLOW

Question 9

What part of the brain tells an animal when to eat?

Answer 9

LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS

Question 10

What part of the brain tells us when to stop eating?

Answer 10

VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMUS

Question 11

Researchers who documented the sexual response cycle.

Answer 11

WILLIAM MASTERS
VIRGINIA JOHNSON

Question 12

What are the four stages of the sexual response cycle?

Answer 12

1. EXCITEMENT
2. PLATEAU
3. ORGASM
4. RESOLUTION

Question 13

Our desire to master complex tasks and knowledge and to
reach personal goals is known as what?

Answer 13

ACHIEVEMENT
MOTIVATION

Question 14

Intense worry which occurs when a person imagines all the horrible things that could happen if they fail.

Answer 14

FEAR OF FAILURE

Question 15

Intense worry which occurs when a person imagines all the horrible things that could happen if they succeed.

Answer 15

FEAR OF SUCCESS

Question 16

Rewards for accomplishments from outside ourselves

Answer 16

EXTRINSIC MOTIVATORS

Question 17

Rewards for accomplishments from inside ourselves

Answer 17

INTRINSIC MOTIVATORS

Question 18

Studies show that if we want a desired behavior to
continue which kind of motivator is more effective?

Answer 18

INTRINSIC MOTIVATORS

Question 19

Theory of management; employees will work only if
rewarded with benefits or threatened with punishment.

Answer 19

THEORY X

Question 20

Theory of management; employees are internally
motivated to do good work.

Answer 20

THEORY Y

Question 21

Theory of management; employees are motivated by
participation in decision making.

Answer 21

THEORY Z

Question 22

What are the four (4) kinds of conflict?

Answer 22

APPROACH-APPROACH
AVOIDANCE-AVOIDANCE
APPROACH-AVOIDANCE
MULTIPLE APPROACH-AVOIDANCE

Question 23

Type of conflict: two good choices.

Answer 23

APPROACH-APPROACH

Question 24

Type of conflict: two bad choices.

Answer 24

AVOIDANCE-AVOIDANCE

Question 25

Type of conflict: choice with both good and bad qualities.

Answer 25

APPROACH-AVOIDANCE

Question 26

Type of conflict: several choices each have both good and bad qualities.

Answer 26

MULTIPLE APPROACH-AVOIDANCE

Question 27

Bob’s dad says he can have cookies or ice cream.

Answer 27

APPROACH-APPROACH

Question 28

Bob’s dad says cut the grass or clean the garage.

Answer 28

AVOIDANCE-AVOIDANCE

Question 29

Bob’s wants to exercise so he can be healthier, but he also is really tired.

Answer 29

APPROACH-AVOIDANCE

Question 30

Bob has to decide where he wants to go to college: DePaul, Illinois, or UCLA.

Answer 30

MULTIPLE APPROACH-AVOIDANCE

Question 31

Psychologists who measured stress.

Answer 31

THOMAS HOLMES RICHARD RAHE

Question 32

What is the name of the instrument Holmes and Rahe developed to measure stress?

Answer 32

SOCIAL READJUSTMENT RATING SCALE (SRRS)

Question 33

The SRRS measure stress using what?

Answer 33

LIFE-CHANGE UNITS (LCUS)

Question 34

Give one example of an LCU.

Answer 34

MAKING A CAREER CHANGE MOVING AWAY FROM HOME

Question 35

Scoring high on the SRRS correlates with what?

Answer 35

STRESS RELATED DISEASES

Question 36

What are the three (3) phases of Hans Seyle’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?

Answer 36

ALARM RESISTANCE EXHAUSTION

Question 37

First phase of GAS: the sympathetic nervous system is activated.

Answer 37

ALARM

Question 38

Second phase of GAS: hormones are released to maintain this state of readiness.

Answer 38

RESISTANCE

Question 39

Third phase of GAS: the parasympathetic nervous system returns the body to normal. We may be more vulnerable to disease at this stage.

Answer 39

EXHAUSTION

Question 40

Studies show a perceived lack of control over events __.

Answer 40

INCREASES THE EFFECTS OF STRESS

Question 41

Which theory of emotion states an emotion is initiated first by a biological change?

Answer 41

JAMES-LANGE THEORY

Question 42

Which theory of emotion states an emotional response is first triggered by the Thalamus which simultaneously signals to both the cerebral cortex and the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 42

CANNON-BARD THEORY

Question 43

Which theory of emotion is also known as the Two Factor Theory of Emotion?

Answer 43

SCHACHTER-SINGER THEORY

Question 44

Which theory of emotion explains emotion the best?

Answer 44

SCHACHTER-SINGER THEORY

Question 45

Which theory of emotion states an emotion is a combination of both biological and cognitive factors?

Answer 45

SCHACHTER-SINGER THEORY

Question 46

The big bad wolf jumps out of the woods, Little Red Riding Hood’s heart starts racing then she feels afraid.

Answer 46

JAMES-LANGE THEORY

Question 47

The big bad wolf jumps out of the woods, Little Red Riding Hood’s thalamus becomes aware of this information and sends signals to both her cerebral cortex and the autonomic nervous system. She feels fear.

Answer 47

CANNON-BARD THEORY

Question 48

Little Red Riding Hood’s heart is racing because she is running home to tell her grandma she got a 5 on her AP Psychology exam, then the big bad wolf jumps out of the woods. Little Red Riding Hood goes from being excited to afraid.

Answer 48

SCHACHTER-SINGER THEORY

Question 49

Emotional facial expressions are what?

Answer 49

UNIVERSAL

Question 50

Name the psychologist who pioneered the study of universal facial expressions.

Answer 50

PAUL EKMAN