AP Psychology: Motivation, Emotion and Stress

Cylee is thirsty and takes a drink. Her motivation to reduce the need for water is best explained by (the)

• Instinct Theory

• Drive-reduction Theory

• Achievement Motivation

• Arousal Theory

• Hierarchy of needs

Attempts to control social behavior by using the punishing effects of isolation is an example of

• the general adaptation syndrome

• ostracism

• the behavior feedback effect

• wanting to belong

• the tend-and-befriend response

Marcelo has a good job, a nice house, and plenty of food. On weekends, he skydives for fun. His weekend behavior is best explained by which of the following theories?

• Incentive

• Drive-reducction

• Instinct

• Arousal

• Two-factor

Thom has been on a diet for several months and has lost 50 pounds. What is happening to the fat cells in his body?

• The number of fat cells is increasing

• The number of fat cells is decreasing

• Fat cells are storing excess glucose due to his reduced food intake

• The number of fat cells is remaining constant

• The fat cells are dividing to increase the number of them available for fat storage

When individuals were placed on a semistarvation diet, researchers found that these individuals

• became obsessed with physical exersize

• were more interpersonally outgoing

• became more energetic

• were in a state of homeostasis

• lost interest in social activities

which of the following is the best biological explanation for why the human body stores fat?

• fat signals affluence and social status

• fat is a fuel reserve during periods when food is scarce

• fat is a display of abundant food sources

• fat keeps the body warm in winter climates

• fat contributes to the global epidemic of diabetes

What do we call a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior?

• Incentive

• Stress

• Emotion

• Motivation

• Instinct

Which of the following would be most difficult to explain using Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

• A person who moves to a new city gets an apartment before beginning to make friends

• A very hungry reality show contestant searches for food before trying to win a competition

• A professor spends time socially with her colleagues before she works on her own research

• An artist works to win a local award before spending time on his own personal project

• An athlete follows a "no pain, no gain" motto rather then stopping for rest and nourishment

A hungry person eats in order to maintain an internal balance known as

• hierarchy of needs

• basal metabolic rate

• homestasis

• instinct

• motivation

A person who eats excessively and never seems to feel full may have which of the following conditions?

• Tumor in the hypothalamus

• Too much insulin

• Tumor in the hippocampus

• Stomach bypass surgery

• Too much of the hormone PYY