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AP Psych Review - Unit VIII - Motivation and Emotion

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a motivation theory?

a)

Drive Reduction

b)

Arousal

c)

Yerkes-Dodson

d)

Incentive

e)

Hierarchy of Needs

2.

In drive reduction theory, we have biological drives (like thirst) and learned drives (like money). These are called...

a)

natural and unnatural drives

b)

primary and secondary drives

c)

simple and complex drives

d)

a and b drives

3.
Proposed a hierarchy of needs that suggests a strive toward self-actualization when other needs are met.
a)
Alfred Kinsey
b)
Masters & Johnson
c)
Abraham Maslow
d)
Paul Ekman
4.
Stimulation of this area would cause a rat to begin eating.
a)
lateral hypothalamus
b)
ventromedial hypothalamus
c)
hippocampus
d)
prefrontal cortex
5.
The hard-driving, anger prone personality type which is at higher risk for heart attack.
a)
Type B
b)
Type A
c)
Type D
d)
Type E
6.
Simply forcing oneself to smile (or frown) leads to increased happiness (or anger).
a)
Biofeedback
b)
Facial feedback
c)
Spillover effect
d)
Optimal arousal
7.
The body's resting rate of energy burn.
a)
Basal metabolic rate
b)
Set point
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Drive-Reduction
8.
The Yerkes-Dodson Law predicts that most people would perform an easy task best if they are at a 
a)
high level of arousal
b)
low level of arousal
c)
baseline state
d)
level of self-actualization
9.
Theory of emotion that suggests physical arousal and emotional experience arise simultaneously.
a)
Yerkes-Dodson
b)
James-Lange
c)
Cannon-Bard
d)
Two-Factor
10.
Which level is the 4th "need" on Maslow's hiearchy (if the bottom is 1 and the top is 5)?
a)
Esteem
b)
Love/Belongingness
c)
Safety
d)
Arousal
11.
What structure in the brain is most involved in our experience of fear?
a)
hippocampus
b)
frontal lobe
c)
amygdala
d)
medulla
12.
Low levels of this would result in hunger.
a)
Blood glucose
b)
Ghrelin
c)
Orexin
d)
Oxytocin
13.
Which of the following represents a behaviorist view of how fears might develop?
a)
Some fears are biologically predisposed because of natural selection.
b)
Fears can be the result of operant conditioning, classical conditioning, or modeling.
c)
Social norms in a culture impact when it is considered acceptable to display fear.
d)
Fears can stem from irrational thinking.
14.
The "fight or flight" response involves activation of the __________ nervous system.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
central
15.
The presence of this substance signals satiety.
a)
Leptin
b)
Ghrelin
c)
Orexin
d)
Testosterone
16.

According to Maslow's theory, which level of needs is expressed when a person buys a weapon for home defense?

a)

Physiological Needs

b)

Safety Needs

c)

Belongingness Needs

d)

Esteem-Needs

17.

Which theory of emotion would best describe that arousal directly causes the experience of emotion.

a)

James-Lange theory

b)

Cannon-Bard theory

c)

Two-factor theory

d)

Lazarus' Theory

18.

Specific body weights maintained automatically by adults over time are

a)

related to physiological needs

b)

refractory periods

c)

related to optimum arousal

d)

set points

19.

Which researcher is associated with general adaption syndrome?

a)

Paul Ekman

b)

Alfred Kinsey

c)

Hans Selye

d)

Abraham Maslow

20.

Which part of the nervous system helps return the body to homeostasis after experiencing a scare?

a)

Somatic

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Central

21.

According to Kurt Lewin, deciding between going with your friends to a concert or seeing a romantic movie with your significant other represents a(n)

a)

Approach-Approach Conflict

b)

Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict

c)

Approach-Avoidance Conflict

d)

Double Approach Avoidance Conflict

22.

Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome describes

a)

How the central nervous system processes emotions

b)

the effect of low levels of arousal on emotion

c)

our reactions to stress

d)

the sexual response cycle in humans