Motivation and Emotion

What is drive?

• part of the autonomic nervous system

• a self-adjusting process

• a lack of something that one requires

• a force that pushes a person to act

Change in the physiological factors controlled by the autonomic nervous system is called

• Pheromones

• Instinct

• Stimulus

• Arousal

________________ created a hierarchy of needs to explain human behavior and motivation.

• Gestalt psychologists

• Sigmund Fraud

• Abraham Maslow

• Clark Hull

What is the top level of the hierarchy of needs?

• Physiological

• Social

• Self Actualization

• Esteem

Motivation is defined by psychologists as

• an external reward or goal that pushes a person toward accomplishments.

• a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior toward a goal.

• the cause of behavior.

• rigidly patterned behavior characteristic of all people.

Which theory of motivation most clearly emphasizes the importance of genetic predispositions?

• drive-reduction theory

• instinct theory

• hierarchy of needs theory

• arousal theory

Homeostasis, which is the goal of drive reduction, is defined as

• the body's tendency to maintain a constant internal state.

• a physical need that usually triggers motivational arousal.

• an aroused or activated state that is often triggered by a physiological need.

• a desire to perform behavior in return for rewards.

Hunger controls are located within the brain's

• amygdala

• hypothalamus

• medulla

• hippocampus

Your best friend just won the lottery. Even though you are envious, you also cannot help feeling excited along with him because you are both grinning from ear to ear. Your reaction supports the ________.

• James-Lange Theory

• Cannon-Bard Theory

• Schacter & Singer's two-factor hypothesis

• Facial Feedback Hypothesis

Theory of emotion that suggests physical arousal and emotional experience arise simultaneously.

• Yerkes-Dodson
• James-Lange
• Cannon-Bard
• Two-Factor