Motivation, Emotion, and Personality

Emotions are a mix of consciously experienced thoughts expressive behaviors, and physiological arousal. Which theory emphasized the importance of the consciously experienced thoughts?

• A. Facial feedback theory

• B. James-Lange theory

• C. Arousal and performance theory

• D.Fight or flight theory

• E.Schachter-Stinger two factor theory

The stress hormones epinephrine and nor epinephrine are released from the

• Parasympathetic nervous system

• Hippocampus

• Tend and befriend response

• Adrenal glands

• Hypothalamus

When hearing emotions conveyed in another language, people mostly readily detect

• A.Sadness

• B.Happiness

• C.Anger

• D.Fear

• E.Surprise

Which of the following is the best way to handle your anger?

• A.Ruminate inwardly about the causes of your anger

• B.List all of the reasons why you are angry

• C.Vent your anger at the person who provoked you

• D.Take your frustration out on a punching bag

• E.Exercise, play an instrument, or talk with a friend

What describes our tendency to help others when we are in a good mood?

• A.Relative deprivation

• B.Tend and befriend response

• C.Feel-Good Do-Good phenomenon

• D.Fight or flight response

• E.General adaptation syndrome

An irritated person interacts with someone who is happy, causing him or her to become happy as well. This exemplifies

• A.The spillover effect

• B.The James-Lange theory

• C.The two factor theory

• D.The Cannon Bard theory

• E.Arousal and performance

Which of the following statements about nonverbal expressions is true?

• A.People blind from birth cannot exhibit common facial expressions

• B.The meaning of gestures is the same across cultures

• C.Facial signs of emotion are generally understood across world cultures

• D.People from different cultures have difficulty understanding nonverbal expressions

• E.Nonverbal expressions is not reliably interpreted within a culture

Through their research, Robert Zajoncand Joseph LeDouxhave demonstrated that some emotional responses, especially simple likes, dislikes, and fears, involve

• A.Intentional cognitive appraisal

• B.No deliberate thinking

• C.Harmful physiological reaction

• D.Complex feelings

• E.Processing in the cortex

______________ is the idea that physiological needs create an aroused state that motivates an organism to reduce the need.

• A.Instinct theory

• B.Drive-reduction theory

• C.Self-assertion instinct

• D.Arousal theory

• E.Hierarchy of needs

____________ explains why, when our biological needs are satisfied, we may still feel driven to experience stimulation.

• A.Incentive

• B.Homeostasis

• C.Instinct

• D.Arousal

• E.Physiology