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Motiv-otion!
Motiv-otion!
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A quick review of the concepts studied during our #appsych unit on Motivation & Emotion.
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1
According to APA Ethics, you must:
pay experimental participants handsomely
not manipulate any variables
explain research after a study
tell research participants your exact hypotheses
2
The resistance phase of Seyle's general adaptation system can:
deplete your physical resources
reduce your drive to eat
cause disease
help you calm down
3
You give Cooper a treat when he "shakes." The treat increases the frequency of shakes and is a:
reinforcer
incentive
discriminator
punishment
4
Info gets from the brain to the spinal cord via:
the endocrine system
sensory neurons
interneurons
the peripheral nervous system
5
You get hit in the back of the head and struggle with balance. Your ____ has been affected.
brainstem
cerebellum
limbic system
motor cortex
6
Emotional regulation happens here.
the limbic system
brainstem
corpus callosum
prefrontal cortex
7
We see what we want to see because of:
functional fixedness
linguistic determinism
schemas
confirmation bias
8
This theory claims that physiological reactions and cognitive labels produce emotion.
Lange-Bard
James-Lange
Schachter two-factor
Cannon-Bard
9
If you isolate people, these needs will be complicated:
love and belongingness
safety
esteem
self-transcendence
10
E.L. Thorndike (cats in a puzzle box guy) was behind this contribution to psychology:
positive reinforcement
the law of effect
hypnosis
classical conditioning
11
All of the following are stages of the sexual response cycle except:
orgasm
plateau
initial excitement
touching
12
Neural impulses cross the ____ to move from one neuron to the next.
threshold
synapse
axon channel
soma
13
Once you've achieved homeostasis, this theory says you'll seek more arousal:
arousal theory
drive-reduction theory
hierarchy of needs
incentive theory
14
If you have no friends, your __________ needs are complicated.
self-actualization
love and belongingness
safety
esteem
15
Correlation ____ causation.
does not prove
proves
16
Sexual orientation is dictated by:
childhood trauma
masculinity or femininity
none of the above
homosexual parents
17
The dependent variable is the research variable that:
is manipulated
responds
is controlled
18
The brain structure that helps you know when to eat (and when to stop eating) is the:
hypothalamus
cerebellum
hippocampus
thalamus
19
Source amnesia occurs when:
you are unsure of where you heard something
you lose implicit memories
you lose explicit memories
you take credit for work that is not your own
20
The balanced physiological state we get by satisfying our needs is:
homebasis
basal metabolic rate
heteronormity
homeostasis
21
Knowing the tall, skinny glass & short, fat glass have the same amount of water in them is:
the theory of mind
object permanence
maturation
conservation
22
Drive-reduction theory helps create an aroused state that motivates you to:
follow your instinct
reduce your needs.
focus on your physiology.
seek even more arousal
23
You threw up some Thai food. You can't handle Thai food anymore. This is:
the saddest story ever.
a refractory period.
James-Lange theory.
the Garcia effect,
24
You don't hear your mom's request to wash the dishes when you're watching TV. This shows:
selective attention
the opponent-process theory
gate-control theory
choice blindness
25
If a therapist investigates a client's current life situation & personal history, they employ:
an experiment
a case study
naturalistic observation
a survey
26
Intrinsic motivations might last longer because:
they are processed by the hippocampus.
extrinsic motivations are material and temporary.
they are not effortfully processed.
they are more meaningful.
27
Evidence of sensitivity to red, blue, and green light supports this theory:
Young-Helmholtz (trichromatic) theory
opponent-process theory
RBG theory
gestalt theory
28
The highest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is:
self-transcendence
esteem
self-actualization
love and belongingness
29
People are less likely to support "welfare" than "aid to the needy." This demonstrates:
random sampling
hindsight bias
wording effects
placebo effect
30
Kinesthesis is how you:
sense the position of body parts
produce movement
coordinate your movement
rely on muscle memory
31
What does the "magical number 7 plus or minus two" refer to?
serial position effect
correlation coefficients
capacity of short term memory
the law of chunking
32
General adaptation syndrome (GAS) indicates how we deal with:
weight gain
sex
arousal
stress
33
The Rorshach test is this kind of personality assessment:
congruence test
personality inventory
projective test
social-cognitive exam
34
What do we call a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior?
your mom
motivation
incentive
drive
35
Your perception of a stressful event directly relates to:
how you describe the event to others
your physical health
how much stress you experience
drive-reduction theory
