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Unit 7: Motivation and Emotions
Unit 7: Motivation and Emotions
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Review questions for AP Psychology unit on Motivation and Emotions
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Which of the following would explain why I should not be paid for doing something I love to do?
Overjustification Theory
Incentive Theory
Drive-Reduction Theory
Opponent-Process Theory
2
REVIEW: Which represents the subordinate category for the basic-level category of "automobile?"
4 wheel drive
Transportation
Motor Vehicle
Toyota Camry
3
REVIEW: For most people, speech functions are primarily localized in the...
Cerebellum
left cerebral hemisphere
occipital lobe
right cerebral hemisphere
4
Which part of the body gets it ready for "fight or flight?"
prefrontal cortex
parasympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
Limbic system
5
REVIEW: Which of the following would produce the most detailed picture of brain structures?
MRI
PET
EEG
CAT
6
Which of the following puts Maslow's hierarchy in the correct order?
physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, self-actualization
safety, physiological, belonging, self-actualization, esteem
belonging, esteem, physiological, safety, self-actualization
physiological, belonging, safety, esteem, self-actualization
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Which poses an approach-approach conflict for a person who only listens to classical music?
Choosing 1 of 2 friends to study with who like classical
Offered cash bonus for ushering at an all-Beethoven concert
Choosing an all-Beethoven concert or a punk-rock concert
Having to sit thru a friend's rehearsal for a violin recital
8
The need to achieve one's full potential is called...
Belongingness
Self-actualization
Physiological needs
esteem
9
REVIEW: The Garcia Effect describes...
increased susceptibility to illness during exhaustion in GAS
effect the hypothalamus has on perceiving hunger
classical conditioning associating nausea with food or drink
the increased motivation felt by people with high arousals
10
Homeostasis refers to...
the body's tendency to maintain an equilibrium
a tendency for individuals to act consistently motivated
an arousal of the sympathetic nervous system
a need resulting from physiological experience of hunger
11
Instinct theory and drive-reduction theory both emphasize ____ factors in motivation
Cognitive
Environmental
Psychological
Biological
12
The Yerkes-Dodson law predicts that most people would choose to perform...
very easy tasks
medium tasks
nothing if given the choice
very hard tasks
13
Which of the following neurotransmitters is most associated with the experience of pleasure?
Dopamine
acetylcholine
Serotonin
GABA
14
In which stage of GAS are you more vulnerable to illness, collapse, and even death?
Exhaustion
Alarm
Resistance
Appraisal
15
Which theory of motivation emphasizes the urge for an optimal level of stimulation?
Drive-Reduction Theory
Arousal Theory
Incentive Theory
Instinct Theory
16
Which of the following studied emotions across many cultures?
Hans Selye
Richard Lazarus
Abraham Maslow
Paul Ekman
17
Other cultures can recognize a smile as an indication of happiness. This suggests...
some emotions are innate
some emotions are learned
some emotions are culturally determined
some emotions are better than others
18
Which hormone is released to signal to stop eating?
Leptin
Insulin
Estrogen
Androgen
19
Bulimia is characterized by...
not recognizing when to stop eating
self-starvation and weight loss
eating only junk food
overeating and self-induced vomiting
20
REVIEW: A dessert recipe would best represent which of the following?
a prototype
a schematic
a heuristic
an algorithm
21
Which of the following acts as the "soft voice" that calms the amygdala?
the Prefrontal Cortex
the Hippocampus
the Autonomic Nervous System
the Hypothalamus
22
Perceived control over a stressful event tends to result in...
less reported stress
increased arousal
more motivation to solve the stressful problem
more frustration regarding the stressful event
23
Suzie has eaten dinner but gets invited to her boyfriend's for dinner. She says yes because of
emotional reasons
cognitive reasons
physiological reasons
social reasons
24
The experience of an emotion, as described by the James-Lange theory, would follow which order?
Arousal, stimulus, emotion
Stimulus, arousal, emotion
Stimulus, emotion, arousal
Emotion, arousal, stimulus
25
The lateral hypothalamus is responsible for...
remembering when to eat
telling the body when it is full
salivating and swallowing
choosing what to eat
