Psy 181 Chapter 9 – Flashcards

With respect to sex, patterns of sympathetic nervous system activation are:

With respect to LeDoux’s emotional processing pathways, fast is to slow as _____ is to _____.

A garden snake slithers past Shayla’s feet as she walks to her driveway. Shayla startles, momentarily frightened. A spike of activity is probably occurring in the _____ in Shayla’s brain.

In one study, Ekman et al. (1987) secretly videotaped American and Japanese students as they watched repulsive film clips. In one condition, a researcher was present while the students watched the clips; in another condition, no researcher was present. In this experiment, the researcher’s presence was a(n) _____ variable.

Recently, Forgas (2008) proposed that the relationship between emotion and cognition is complex and bidirectional. This view is _____ with the response of _____ (1980, 1984) to cognitive appraisal theory.

Which theory emphasizes the physiological experience of emotion the LEAST?

Which statement BEST expresses one result of Schachter and Singer’s classic experiment?

Which statement BEST captures Schachter and Singer’s objection to the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Both the James-Lange theory and the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion reflect the _____ perspective in psychology.

The equation “stimulus = physiological response + emotion” BEST represents the _____ theory of emotion.

People who cannot feel their internal organs after spinal cord injuries:

In the James-Lange theory of emotion, physiological responses _____ emotional experiences.

Excitement is a(n) ______ emotion

An example of an unpleasant, low-arousal emotion is:

As compared to an emotion, a mood is:

Suicide is responsible for _____% of the deaths associated with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

Gwen eats huge amounts of food in a single sitting, then vomits and uses laxatives to purge the excess food. Gwen appears to suffer from:

Consider the distinction between the set point and the settling point in the text’s discussion of hunger, eating, and obesity. Which statement is MOST accurate?

According to one recent study, nearly ______% of Americans are overweight, and ______% are obese.

Israeli and American researchers found a _____ correlation between the percentage of parole requests granted by Israeli judges and the length of time since the judges had eaten.

In one study described in the textbook (Wansink & Kim, 2005), moviegoers were given either medium or large buckets of popcorn. The buckets were filled with either fresh or stale popcorn. Which statement is true?

Hunger is to satiety as _______ is to ______.

Dr. DeRidder lesions, or damages, the ventromedial hypothalamus in one group of rats and the lateral hypothalamus in another group. What effect might he expect on the eating behavior of each group of rats?

Evidence suggests that using social networking sites such as Facebook:

Henry Murray emphasized the importance of the need for:

According to Deci and Ryan (2008), the core human motivation is _____.

Murray’s needs for power and achievement are probably BEST situated at the “____” level of Maslow’s pyramid

According to Abraham Maslow, A person’s highest need is the need for:

Realizing one’s full potential:

Which statement BEST expresses Maslow’s view of the relationship between physiological needs and psychological needs?

How does the arousal theory of motivation differ from drive-reduction theory?

Think back to the “learning” chapter in the text. Behaviors fueled by drives are MOST likely maintained through:

Which statement BEST expresses the potential effect of extrinsic motivation on intrinsic motivation?

Shellie takes college courses that interest her and enjoys learning for its own sake; Tori takes courses in which she is fairly certain she’ll do well and studies mainly to ensure good grades. Shellie is ____ motivated; Tori is _____ motivated.

A university professor bases several test questions on the “special feature” boxes in the textbook. The professor is relying on _____ motivation to encourage her students to read these boxes.

ost students have encountered a parent or a teacher who touted the value of “learning for its own sake.” This expression highlights the importance of _____ motivation.

According to the facial-feedback hypothesis:

Basic emotions are those that are:

In the disco era, Donna Summer’s working-class heroine “works hard for the money.” Most likely, this woman was driven by _____ motivation.

An emotion is described as “high arousal and positive valence.” This means that the emotion is experienced as:

Women are more adept at decoding facial expressions of emotion. This ability reflects:

Kayley just feels happy today. She can’t remember exactly when the feeling started, and she can’t think of a particular reason she should feel this way. Kayley is experiencing a(n):

Stress hormones are released by the _____ gland(s).

Excitement is a(n) _____ emotion.

According to Schachter and Singer, human emotions are based on:

Anorexia nervosa is found in _____ cultures.

According to the textbook, women tend to feel some emotions more often than men do. Which is NOT one of these emotions?

The notion that bodily changes lead to emotions is the core of the _____ theory of emotion.

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion emphasizes the contribution of the _____ to emotional experiences.

Dr. Schmidt studies the factors that direct human behavior, thought, and emotion. Dr. Schmidt studies:

Some of the general themes of early instinct approaches to motivation are echoed in the _____ approach in contemporary psychology.

According to Lazarus, emotions:

In serious cases of _____, women may experience amenorrhea.

Which brain structure plays a central role in fear?

Which hormone signals hunger?

Motivation theorists say that a(n) _____ exists when behavior is directed by an association between that behavior and its consequences

When behavior is motivated by personal satisfaction or interest, it is driven by _____ motivation.

The notion that bodily changes and emotions happen simultaneously is the core of the _____ theory of emotion.

_____ theory was the earliest approach to motivation to develop in psychology’s history.

The amygdala is located in the:

Obesity is defined as having a BMI of _____ or greater.

Think back to the ‘Learning’ chapter in the text. Behaviors fueled by drives are MOST likely maintained through:

A research study might expect a _____ correlation between participants’ age and the degree of sympathetic nervous activation in response to a threatening stimulus.

Dewey just won a $65 million lottery prize. If he is typical, one year from now, he will be:

One of the theories of emotion reviewed in the textbook is sometimes called the “two-factor” theory. Based on the textbook’s discussion, the “two-factor” theory is MOST likely the _____ theory of emotion.