Motivation and Emotion Honors

A state of tension produced by a physiological need that motivates an organism toward a goal such as hunger is a(n)

• motivation

• need

• drive

• incentive

The goal of the drive-reduction theory is to help the body achieve _____, a balanced or constant internal state.

• balanced drive

• nirvana

• osmosis

• homeostasis

An internal state that activates behavior and directs it toward a goal.

• Emotion

• Motivation

• Incentive

• Homeostasis

Which of the following is an example of instinct theory?

• a little girl plays with a doll instead of a truck

• a bear hibernates for the winter

• the husband typically drives instead of the wife

• the father is the primary caregiver of a couple’s new baby

This is the part of the brain that sends signals to tell you to eat.

• Amygdala

• Thalamus

• Ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)

• Lateral hypothalamus (LH)

According to Maslow, needs such as the pursuit of knowledge and beauty are part of an individual’s

• Self-actualization needs

• Physiological needs

• Esteem needs

• Belongingness and love needs

The part of the brain that tells you when to stop eating

• Limbic system

• Ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)

• Lateral hypothalamus (LH)

• Broca's Area

A set of complex reactions to stimuli involving subjective feelings, physiological arousal, and observable behavior.

• emotion

• motivation

• need

• drive

According to Maslow, ______ are the first level of needs that people have to satisfy before they can advance up the hierarchy.

• Biological and Physiological needs
• Self-actualization needs
• Esteem needs
• Belongingness needs
  

_____ is the  form of sugar in the blood that provides energy to cells.  When it is low, we feel hungry.

• Glucose
• Adrenaline
• Sucrose
• Fructose