Unit 7 Review

A brain tumor that results in obesity would most likely be located in the

• left frontal lobe

• area of the hypothalamus

• somatosensory cortex

• base of the brain stem

Which of the following concepts explains motivation in terms of an organism seeking to maintain its biological equilibrium?

• Opponent-process

• Plasticity

• Homeostasis

• Incentive

Which of the following is considered the most basic of needs?

• Physical safety

• Procreation

• Belonging to a community

• Obtaining food and water

Priya and Ellie attend rival high schools. They are watching a playoff basketball game between their schools. When Priya’s high school hits a last-second shot to win the game, Priya is elated and Ellie is sad.

Which of the following best explains their differing emotional responses?

• James-Lange theory

• Facial feedback hypothesis

• Drive-reduction theory

• Lazarus’ appraisal theory

Stanley Schachter’s explanation of emotions places emphasis on

• the role of the hypothalamus

• simultaneous arousal and emotional experience

• a cognitive appraisal of physiological arousal

• an optimistic explanatory style

When given a drug that produced general arousal, research participants placed in a room with a happy confederate described their emotional state as happy, while those placed in a room with an angry confederate described their emotional state as angry. Which theory of emotion best explains these results?

• James-Lange

• Ekman

• Schachter-Singer

• Opponent-process

Individuals exhibiting a hostile type A personality pattern are at an increased risk for

• Alzheimer’s disease

• schizophrenia

• cardiovascular disease

• anorexia nervosa

The final stage of general adaptation theory is known as

• exhaustion

• resistance

• habituation

• alarm

Ted is hiking along a mountain trail when he sees a large snake slithering across the path ahead of him. According to the James-Lange theory, after seeing the snake, Ted will most likely:

• start trembling and then feel fear without explicitly processing the snake

• feel fear and then start trembling without explicitly processing the snake

• interpret the snake as dangerous, then start trembling, and then feel fear

• interpret the snake as dangerous, then feel fear, and then start trembling

Lee is about to skydive for the first time. He interprets his racing heart to be the result of his eager anticipation and excitement. This best represents which theory of emotion?

• Cannon-Bard

• James-Lange

• Schachter’s two factor

• Arousal