AP Psych: Motivations, Emotions, and Stress

Who created the drive-reduction theory?

• Charles Darwin

• John Dodson

• Clark Hull

• Carl Rogers

What are drives defined as?

• Fixed, unlearned, genetically programmed patterns of behavior

• Internal conditions that relate to survival needs

• A state of balance in the body needed in order for the body to function

• When actions are performed in order to maintain an optimum physiological arousal

According to Maslow, which of these is NOT part of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

• Belongingness needs

• Transcendence

• Self-actualization

• Esteem needs

When stimulated, this part of the brain causes an excessive eating reaction

• Lateral hypothalamus

• Thalamus

• Amygdala

• Ventromedial hypothalamus

Of these disorders, which is the one with repeated episodes of binge eating followed by purging?

• Binge-eating disorder

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• Bulimia nervosa

• Anorexia nervosa

Who was the first person to begin research on sexual motivation?

• Virginia Johnson

• William Masters

• Sigmund Freud

• Alfred Kinsey

Which of the following is TRUE according to Yerkes-Dodson law?

• Moderate-difficulty tasks are performed better w/ low arousal

• Low-difficulty tasks are performed better w/ low arousal

• High-difficulty tasks are performed better w/ low arousal

• Moderate-difficulty tasks are performed better with high arousal

Sally plays soccer because she enjoys it. This is an example of...

• Extrinsic motivation

• Intrinsic motivation

• Arousal theory

• Achievement motivation

According to Meyer Friedman, people with Type A personalities are more likely to...

• Be comfortable working with a team

• Feel more tired after completing work

• Be less comfortable around other people

• Not be promoted as quickly

The theory that an emotional stimulus causes a physiological reaction was created by which of the following?

• Cannon-Bard

• Richard Lazarus

• Schacter-Singer

• James-Lange