motivation Emotion personality developmental

Behavior patterns are genetically transmitted from generation to generation

• Instinct theory of motivation

• Drive-Reduction theory of motivation

• Humanistic theory of motivation

• Sociocultural theory of motivation

Homeostasis is best defined as

• the physiological need to satisfy your hunger or thirst
• the body's tendency to maintain balance
• the arousal of the autonomic nervous system
• the biological need for safety and security

Which of the following best illustrates an intrinsic motivation

• running a marathon to support breast cancer
• rock climbing to win first prize
• graduating with honors
• trying out for the high school basketball team

Physical arousal and our labeling of the arousal based on environmental cues

• Schachter and Singer and the Two-Factory Theory
• Smile, You’ll Feel Better
• Lazarus and the Cognitive-Mediational Theory
• James-Lange theory of emotion

The arousal theory of motivation would be most helpful for explaining why

• recreational sky jumpers , jump out of airplanes
• hungry fishermen venture across dangerous ocean waters
• starving prisoners are preoccupied with thought of food
• sexually active teens learn to practice effective birth control

Ten-year-old Vito tells his friend, "When you notice that your knees knock, your hands sweat, and your stomach is in knots, then you really get scared." This statement best illustrates the:

• Cannon-Bard theory
• James-Lange theory
• two-factor theory
• adaptation-level principle

Excessive time spent in the resistance phase of Selye's general adaptation syndrome can contribute to

• increased time to adapt to new emotional situations.
• decreased motivation to perform novel tasks.
• stress-related diseases like ulcers or heart conditions.
• a reduction in drive to achieve goals.

choosing between 2 good choices 

• Approach-Approach
• Avoidance-Avoidance 
• Approach-Avoidance  
• Double Approach-Avoidance 

The six universal emotions specified that inherited facial patterns of expression are

• worried, sadness, anger, resentment, disgust and fear
• happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, disgust and fear
• happiness, excitemetn, anger, sadness and fear
• confusion, happiness, sadness, anger, fear and disgust

Which of the following situations describes an approach-avoidance conflict? 

• Mark must decide which of two attractive job offers to accept. 
• Nine-year-old Carl must decide which of two distasteful chores to do to avoid being punished by his parents. 
• Fred must select one menu item from among several at a popular restaurant
• Anna must decide whether to buy a used car that is in her price range but has several mechanical problems