AP Unit 8/Gen. Psychology Ch. 12 Motivation and Emotion

Which of the following best defines set point?

• It refers to how efficiently the body breaks food down.

• It refers to how quickly the body turns food into energy.

• It refers to a certain level of body fat that the body maintains.

• It controls the body's metabolism.

Foolish conformity to peer pressure is most likely to be motivated by _____________ needs, according to Maslow. 

• safety
• belongingness
• achievement
• self-actualization

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.

The Humanistic Theory of motivation states that

• you copy what other people do in order to achieve a sense of motivation.

• in order to achieve goals your basic biological needs must be met first e.g. food, water.

• You need a reward for completing tasks.

The Instinct Theory of motivation

• comes from an internal need to do something e.g. get a drink if thirsty.

• is based on evolution and natural desires e.g. migration

• is based on the need for acceptance.

_____ is the  form of sugar in the blood that provides energy to cells.  When it is low, we feel hungry.

• Glucose
• Adrenaline
• Sucrose
• Fructose

The Incentive Theory of motivation

• is based on rewards for completing a tasks e.g. I go to work to get paid.

• is based on the need for stimulation so that we find an interesting task to participate in e.g. play a game.

• is based on the need for speed.

The process by which activities are started, directed, and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met is known as

• emotion.

• motivation.

• intrinsic.

• extrinsic.

What do we call a situation in which acting in your own interests actually hurts the group and you as a result?

• social facilitation

• social loafing

• social influence

• social trap

Which of the following two parts of the nervous system are the most involved in the fight or flight response?

• central nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system
• autonomic nervous system and frontal lobe
• sympathetic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
• heart rate and respiration