Unit 4, Part 2: Emotion, Motivation, and Personality

How would drive reduction theory explain a person accepting a new job with a higher salary but requires more work and responsibility?

• Money is a more powerful incentive for this individual than free time

• For this person, money is a higher-level need than free time

• Humans instinctively seek greater resources and control over their environment

• The person takes the job to satisfy a secondary drive of increased salary

Which aspects of hunger are controlled by the lateral and ventromedial hypothalamus

• Contaction and expansion of the stomach, indicating too much or too little food

• Body temperature and desire to eat

• Desire to eat and physiological processes needed for eating and digestion

• The desire to eat and the feeling of satiety, or fullness, that makes us stop eating

The Yerkes-Dodson law predicts that most people would perform an easy task best if they are at a

• High level of arousal

• Low level of arousal

• Baseline state

• Level of self-actualization

Which of the following are reasons why intrinsic motivation might be more advantageous than extrinsic motivation

• Intrinsic motivation might be more enduring since extrinsic motivations are usually temporary

• Intrinsic motivations are easier and more convenient to provide

• Intrinsic motivations are more likely to be primary drives. Extrinsic motivations are secondary drives

• Intrinsic motivations are more effective with a wider range of individuals

What does Schachter's two-factory theory state about relationship between emotion and physiological reaction?

• Emotions are caused by physiological reactions. For example, we feel excited because our heart begins to race

• Physiological reactions are caused by emotions. For example, our experience of fear causes our breathing rate to increase

• A combination of physiological reactions and our cognitive interpretation of an event produces emotion

• Physiological reactions and emotion response occur simultaneously

The balanced physiological state we are driven to attain by satisfying our needs is called

• Equilibrium

• Homeostasis

• Self-actualization

• Primary satisfaction

According to Freud, which part of the mind acts as a person's conscience?

• Eros

• Ego

• Libido

• Superego

Cetinna fills out a personality inventory several times over the course of one year. The results of each administration of the test are extremely different. Cettina's situation suggest that this personality inventory may not be

• Reliable

• Standardized

• Normed

• Projective

One of your classmates remarks that "Mary is all id." What does she likely mean?

• Mary uses a lot of defense mechanisms

• Mary is a highly ethical person

• Mary is a perfectionist

• Mary frequently pursues fun activities

The belief that personality is created by the interaction between a person, his or her behavior, and the environment is known as

• Combination Theory

• Interactionist Perspective

• Reciprocal Determinism

• Mutuality