Question 1

According to drive theorists, the foremost motivation for all organisms is to ​

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A)  achieve self-actualization.
B)  maintain homeostasis.
C)  ensure their own survival and the survival of their species.
D)  experience as much pleasant stimulation as possible.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

A person high in achievement motivation would be expected to show all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

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A)  greater persistence on tasks.
B)  a tendency to seek immediate gratification.
C)  a tendency to choose competitive occupations.
D)  a tendency to pursue long-term goals.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, one's conscious experience of emotion occurs ​

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A)  independently of autonomic arousal.
B)  before autonomic arousal.
C)  after autonomic arousal.
D)  simultaneously with autonomic arousal.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Stefan has a high need for achievement. His boss has three jobs that need to be completed: one job is easy, one job is moderately difficult, and one job is extremely difficult. If Stefan is allowed to choose which of the three jobs he will undertake for his boss, you would expect that Stefan will

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A)  maximize the task difficulty by selecting the hardest job.
B)  choose the easy job, to maximize his chance for success.
C)  choose the moderately difficult job.
D)  ask his boss to make the choice, to avoid a potentially negative evaluation.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

When Harvey was a child, the only time he ate turnips was when he was at his grandmother's house for Christmas dinner. Now, as an adult, Harvey loves the taste of turnips because he associates them with Christmas at his grandmother's house. In this example, Harvey's preference for the taste of turnips could BEST be explained by using principles of ​

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A)  observational learning.
B)  classical conditioning.
C)  homeostatic conditioning.
D)  genetic predispositions.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

An internal state of tension that precedes behavior designed to reduce that tension is referred to as a ​

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A)  fugue.
B)  drive.
C)  need.
D)  biostate.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that

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A)  other people can identify your emotional state by observing your facial expressions.
B)  a facial expression is simply an external sign of internal feelings.
C)  you can affect how you feel by making a certain facial expression.
D)  the internal state causes the facial expression.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

_____ theory asserts that a species' mating patterns depend on what each sex has to invest in the way of time, energy, and survival risk to maximize reproductive potential.

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A)  Drive
B)  Inclusive fitness
C)  Parental investment
D)  Physiological equilibriumE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 9

In studying the cognitive components of emotions, psychologists generally rely on which of the following?

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A)  Heart rate
B)  Galvanic skin response
C)  Subjects' verbal reports
D)  Scores on the Thematic Apperception TestE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Most motivational theorists divide motives into two categories consisting of ​

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A)  want and desire motives.
B)  biological and social motives.
C)  necessary and unnecessary motives.
D)  survival and reproductive motives.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Royce is describing a whitewater rafting trip. As he talks about the raft crashing through rapids, Janie's mouth drops and she clutches at the arms of her chair. These reactions are part of the _____ component in Janie's emotional experience.

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A)  behavioral
B)  cognitive
C)  physiological
D)  objectiveE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

An individual's personal perception of his or her overall happiness and life satisfaction is referred to as ​

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A)  the cognitive component of their emotion.
B)  subjective well-being.
C)  a display rule.
D)  hedonic adaptation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Learned preferences for foods and display rules concerning the expression of emotion BEST reflect the unifying theme in psychology that ​

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A)  psychology is theoretically diverse.
B)  psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
C)  behavior is determined by multiple causes.
D)  behavior is shaped by cultural heritage.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following pairs of individuals would likely be MOST similar in body mass index?

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A)  A husband and wife
B)  An adopted child and the adoptive parent
C)  Two fraternal twins reared together
D)  Two identical twins reared apartE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

What do the following have in common: achievement, autonomy, affiliation, and dominance? ​

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A)  They are all drives. ​
B)  They are all biological motives.
C)  They are all social motives.
D)  They are all social-based biological motives.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following statements BEST describes the view of psychoanalytic theorists when it comes to explaining the origin of homosexuality?

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A)  In some cases, female homosexuality has been linked to prenatal exposure to abnormally high levels of androgens.
B)  There are anatomical differences in the brain between homosexual and heterosexual men.
C)  Homosexuality is a learned preference acquired when same-sex stimuli have been paired with sexual arousal.
D)  Homosexuality results when a boy is raised by a weak, detached, ineffectual father and an overprotective, overly attached mother.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Vasocongestion (engorgement of blood vessels) occurs during the _____ phase of the human sexual response cycle

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Question 18

Some psychologists have suggested that the function of emotions is to motivate the organism. What do you think this means? Illustrate your points with examples.

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Question 19

A bonus of $100 for completing a work assignment before a deadline is an example of ​

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A)  an incentive.
B)  a reward.
C)  drive reduction.
D)  a motive.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Ekman and Friesen found that individuals are capable of identifying which emotions another person was experiencing on the basis of _____ cues in photographs.

Accepted Answer

A)  context
B)  postural
C)  facial
D)  postural and facialE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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