AP Psychology Motivation and Emotion

Motivation is defined by psychologists as

• an impulse to accomplish something of significance.
• a basic bodily requirement.
• a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior.
• the underlying cause of all our behaviors.

Which theory would be most helpful for explaining why people are motivated to watch horror movies?

• James-Lange theory
• drive-reduction theory
• Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory
• arousal theory

The most basic or lowest-level need in Maslow's hierarchy of human needs includes the need for

• self-esteem.
• love and friendship.
• religious fulfillment.
• food and water.

Leiko is more afraid of being alone than of remaining in a physically abusive relationship with her boyfriend. This best illustrates the potentially harmful impact of ________ needs.

• self-transcendence
• belongingness
• sexual
• safety

Motivational theory that focuses on internal states of tension, such as hunger, that motivate us to pursue actions that reduce tension

• Drive reduction theory
• Instinct theory
• Arousal theory
• Incentive theory

When motivation comes from outside the self it is called...

• extrinsic motivtation

• intrinsic motivation

• humanistic motivation

• stimulus motivation

According to Abraham Maslow, developing one's potential to its fullest extent results in...

• self-esteem

• safety

• belongingness

• self-actualization

The tendency of the body to maintain a steady state of functioning is called _______________.

• intrinsic motivation

• equilibrium

• homeostasis

• drive reduction

Which of the following activities is inconsistent with drive-reduction theory?

• eating food that tastes bad

• going swimming on a hot day

• eating when you are not hungry

• taking a nap when you are drowsy

Which sequence of events in emotional responses is characteristic of the James-Lange theory of emotion?

• stimulus --> emotion --> physiological changes

• stimulus --> physiological changes --> emotion

• physiological changes --> stimulus --> emotion

• stimulus --> emotion AND physiological changes (simultaneous)