AP Psych - Motivation/Emotion Review questions

Assume you hate your job yet you continue to work there. When someone asks why you stay at your job, you say it is because of the money. What might explain this?

• intrinsic motivation

• positive punishment

• groupthink

• extrinsic motivation

• negative punishment

Which part of the brain is responsible for an animal who will not eat at all?

• lateral hypothalamus

• lateral geniculate nucleus

• ventromedial hypothalamus

• thalamus

• temporal lobe

“Motivation can be described as positive reinforcement.” This statement might have been said by

• Carl Rogers

• B. F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

Which of the following behaviors is not motivated by the hypothalamus?

• feeding

• sexual production

• fighting

• running

• fleeing

Which of the theories of emotion suggests that we experience the physiological sensation and then label it?

• James-Lange

• Cannon-Bard

• Singer-Schacter

• Freud-Jung

• Cognitive appraisal

Which theory of emotion suggests that we experience the emotion first and then have the physiological response?

• James-Lange

• Cannon-Bard

• Singer-Schacter

• Freud-Jung

• Cognitive appraisal

To motivate ourselves, we sometimes set a goal. Suppose we think, “For every 50 minutes that I study, I’ll talk to my friends for 10 minutes.” What theory does this describe?

• Gestalt principles

• cocktail party effect

• Premack principle

• Freudian psychology

• Jungian psychology

When asked why he wants to become a doctor, Tom says, “Because I’ve always liked biology and being a doctor will allow me to make a good salary to take care of my family.” His answer is most consistent with which of the following theories of motivation?

• drive reduction

• incentive

• hierarchy of needs

• arousal

• instinct

During junior high, the typical student is preoccupied with making friends. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which of the following needs is he/she satisfying?

• fundamental needs

• safety needs

• love and belonging need

• esteem needs

• self actualization

Sean really likes the appearance of the Lexus his friend is selling, but knows he should be more conservative with his money. What type of conflict situation is he facing?

• approach-approach

• approach-avoidance

• avoidance-avoidance

• multiple approach-avoidance

• no conflict because he either buys the car or he doesn't