Unit 9 AP Psych Motivation and Emotion Review

A person with a low need for achievement will choose which type of task?

What part of the Self-Determination Theory is a need to effectively deal with your environment?

This theory states that we experience a first emotion and then an opposing emotion: 

to be happy with how you look, beauty 

According to the sensation seeking theory; what explains why someone would hate relaxing quiet time?

acquiring the many complex thoughts and behaviors that accompany being male or female:

people who lived through the attack on Pearl Harbor would label that stressful event as: 

What gland secretes an anti-diuretic at night to absorb more liquids? 

If your ventromedial hypothalamus was destroyed, which of the following would happen? 

According to the sensation seeking theory; what explains why someone would go sky diving?

This theory states that we perform most activities best when moderately aroused: 

To have shelter and feel free from danger

When a puffer fish inflates because of a threatening stimulus:

What part of the brain controls your sex drive? 

High levels of insulin in the blood will generally: 

sleeping too much, eating too much, and doing drugs are all:

The body's tendency to maintain an internal steady state is called: 

Which theory explains why people climb mountains and ride roller coasters? 

Identifying the source of stress and working towards solutions

This theory states that the level of arousal depends on our interpretation of the situation: 

This part of the hypothalamus helps regulate hunger by controlling neurotransmitters: 

If the only reason you keep going to the job you hate is the paycheck, what is your motivation?

When a person is feeling sad, which area of the brain seems to be stimulated? 

which theory suggests the emphasis of an optimal level of stimulation? 

Which phase of Hans Selye's general adaptation syndrome leave you vulnerable to illness? 

a desire to meet an internalized standard of excellence is what motive? 

This is the "satiety hormone," and is released by fat cells to signal fullness and suppress hunger

Aims to reduce the negative feelings associated with stress

What part of the Self-Determination Theory is a need to have relationships with other people?

What part of the Self-Determination Theory is a need to be in control of your own life?

What theory says positive emotions tend to broaden awareness and encourage new actions and thoughts

What explains norms for how and when to express emotion?

anorexia is when you:

The adoption of roles associated with being male or female

Which of these is NOT a level of the General Adaptation Syndrome? 

According the Harlow's research, what was the most important thing to the young monkeys? 

negative stress that overwhelms and hinders

The Frustration-Aggression hypothesis views aggression as: 

According to the sensation seeking theory; what explains why someone would want to learn about another culture?

according to the James-Lange theory, which of the following is in the correct order? 

The Schachter-Singer theory has something the James-Lange theory doesn't; what is it? 

to feel good about yourself, your accomplishments are acknowledged 

Which theory on emotion says our interpretation of a situation is the primary cause of emotion?

On the SRRS stress test, marriage was given what rating?

Seeking connection and support from others as a coping mechanism (mostly women)

Things like heat, cold, and pain are all examples of: 

If you are facing a decision that has two positive choices: 

What theory on emotion originated from the work of Charles Darwin? 

The "on" button for hunger:

What detects low levels of fluids in your cells and create thirst? 

complex, inherited behavior patterns characteristic of a species are called:

According to the sensation seeking theory; what explains why someone would want to sneak out of the house to a party?

Psychological process that directs and maintains behavior toward a goal:

What theory explains the tendency for people to be more likely to help others when they are in a good mood

the positive stress response, involving optimal levels of stimulation

What explains why men may face pressure to suppress vulnerable emotions?

The male sex hormone is

Which of these is associated with Type B personalities? 

to reach all of your potential

Food, water, sleep: 

physical, emotional, and sexual abuse or neglect are all part of

The notion of self-actualization comes from which field of psychology? 

This theory states that everyone has a certain body weight they stay near: 

The right hemisphere of the brain is more closely associated with: 

Which theory explains why you try really hard in your classes to get an "A"? 

to know and understand, to seek knowledge

This is the "hunger hormone," and is released by the stomach to signal hunger to the hypothalamus