Quiz: Motivation and Emotion
Due Jul 25 at 11:59pm
Points 70
Questions 35
Time Limit 60 Minutes
Allowed Attempts 2
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 5: Week 5.
Contains 35 multiple-choice questions.
Is to .limited 1 hour
Allows 2 attempts highest and the attempt will count towards the grade.
Is .worth 70 points
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 5: Week 5.
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Question 1
2 / 2 pts
Around _______ of the world’s population is obese.
15%
20%
25%
30%
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
As levels of glucose in the blood _______, hunger ________.
Increase, increases
Decrease, decreases,
Increase, decreases
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
_______ needs are higher-level needs that relate to an organism’s tendency toward
psychological growth.
Meta
Hyper
Extrinsic
Self-growth
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
McClelland suggests that achievement-oriented behavior is a combined function of
_______ tendencies and ________ tendencies.
Motivational and approach
Approach and avoidance
Motivational and avoidance
Approach and excellence
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
______ is a state of equilibrium that an organism works to maintain.
Equanimity
Homeostasis
Balance
Stability
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
___________ needs satisfy the basic internal functions of an organism.
Psychological
Physiological
Philosophical
Pragmatic
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
The need for _________ is a strong desire to excel, meet some inner standard of
excellence, and do well.
Prosperity
Achievement
Rewards
Accolades
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
_________ is diagnosed when an individual weighs less than 85% of his or her
expected weight.
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge-eating disorder
Aphagia
IncorrectQuestion 9
0 / 2 pts
Two ways of reducing cognitive dissonance are changing ________ and _______
behavior.
Beliefs and attitudes
Attitudes and behavior
Behavior and thought processes
Beliefs and thought processes
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
By using MRI recordings, Martin and associates found significantly increased activity in
what part of the brain?
The primary auditory cortex
The cerebral cortex
The medial prefrontal cortex
The lateral prefrontal cortex
Question 11
2 / 2 pts
The ________ theory of emotion suggests that an emotion-related stimulus gives rise to
certain physiological changes and that the individual perceives these physiological
changes and interprets them as emotion.
James-Lange
Cannon-Bard
Schachter’s Two-Factor
Yerkes-Dodson
Question 12
2 / 2 pts
The ________ theory of emotion suggests that when an individual perceives an
emotion-related situation or object, the hypothalamus sends messages both to the
cortex, where the emotion is felt, and to the body, where physiological reactions take
place.
James-Lange
Cannon-Bard
Schachter’s Two-Factor
Yerkes-Dodson
Question 13
2 / 2 pts
Physiological drives are related actual needs with respect to the drives for _______ and
_______.
Sex and food
Sex and water
Food and water
Food and affirmation
Question 14
2 / 2 pts
________ are the male sex hormone.
Estrogens
Progestins
Estradiols
Androgens
Question 15
2 / 2 pts
Factors that tend to impact emotional state include all of the following EXCEPT:
Being worn-out physically
Being exhausted or sleep-deprived
Physical arousal
Being well-rested
Question 16
2 / 2 pts
The incidence of obesity among children in the United States has more than _______
since the 1970s, suggesting that environmental factors may be more important than
genetic or metabolic factors.
Halved
Doubled
Tripled
Quadrupled
Question 17
2 / 2 pts
The _______ theory is the belief that intelligence is fixed and unchanging.
Entropy
Incremental
Entity
Static intelligence
Question 18
2 / 2 pts
Evidence suggests that as people become hungrier, they pay more attention to
________.
Food cues
Food sources
Food types
Food groups
Question 19
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of the subjective experience of
emotion?
Emotions are transitory
Cognitive appraisals evaluate the emotional stimuli
Emotions do not invoke passions, which are behaviors that you don’t directly initiate
Emotions elicit an action tendency or provide motivation to act
Question 20
2 / 2 pts
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are most common among _________
Adolescent girls
Adolescent boys
Adult women
Adult men
Question 21
2 / 2 pts
The _________ Law describes the optimal level of arousal that exists for different
behaviors; this level varies both for different individuals and for different behaviors.
Gestalt
Yerkes-Dodson
Pragnanz
Schopenhauer
Question 22
2 / 2 pts
_______ is categorized by patterns of intense, out-of-control overeating, followed by
measures aimed at eliminating the excessive caloric intake.
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge-eating disorder
Aphagia
Question 23
2 / 2 pts
What part of the brain is most responsible for processing fear reactions?
The prefrontal cortex
The hippocampus
The amygdala
The brain stem
Question 24
2 / 2 pts
A stressor is a stimulus event that places a demand on an organism for some kind of
________ response.
Reactive
Adaptive
Proactive
Negative
Question 25
2 / 2 pts
_________ motivation describes the sensation when the greater the subjective value of
an item or reward, the more someone is motivated to achieve the item or reward.
Incentive
Intrinsic
Extrinsic
External
Question 26
2 / 2 pts
Examples of psychological needs can include all of the following EXCEPT:
Belonging
Achievement
Shelter
Social recognition
Question 27
2 / 2 pts
Listening to music can lead to the activation of _______ structures.
Mental
Limbic
Perceptive
Receptor
Question 28
2 / 2 pts
The ________ fallacy is the faulty assumption that naming something explains it.
Name
Nominal
Qualification
Quantification
Question 29
2 / 2 pts
Approximately what portion of the adult U.S. population is obese?
One fourth
One third
One half
Two thirds
Question 30
2 / 2 pts
High self-efficacy often correlates to _____ achievement.
High
Low
Question 31
2 / 2 pts
Three types of stressors are:
Environmental, psychological, and social
Environmental, physiological, and social
External, physiological, and social
External, psychological, and social
Question 32
2 / 2 pts
The ______ theory is the belief that intelligence is not fixed and can be improved upon
with effort.
Entropy
Incremental
Entity
Static Intelligence
Question 33
2 / 2 pts
The _______ arousal component of emotion is the predictable bodily arousal and
changes that we see in emotion.
Psychological
Psychosocial
Physical
Physiological
Question 34
2 / 2 pts
Psychological hedonism can best be defined as the approach that suggests
Humans are ultimately motivated by a desire for pleasure and the avoidance of pain
Humans are ultimately motivated to do what is morally good
Humans are ultimately motivated to help others before helping themselves
Humans are ultimately motivated to seek deeper meaning in life
Question 35
2 / 2 pts
Judgments and personal evaluations of one’s own competence are known as
___________.
Self-evaluation
Self-criticism
Self-efficacy
Self-judgment
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