psych 11 and 12 – Flashcards

motivation is defined by psychologists as what?

an complex, unlearned, and fixed pattern is common to all members of a species is called a what?

according to drive reduction theory, a need refers to?

for a thirsty person, drinking what serves to...?

victims of a famine will often eat unutirtional foods. this is best defined as

the goal of homeostasis is define as

most basic need

according to maslow, our need for ____ must be met before _______

the set point is

when an organisms weight rises above set point, they will experience

food unit size and variety of foods available, stress and size

weight set point, appetite hormones, and stomach pains are

studys have shown that being _____ shorten lifespan 8-10 years

the first stage of the sexual response cycle

more estrogen hormones are released in females an testosterone hormones are released in?

the following contribute to teen pregnancy

the national longitudinal study of adolescent health found out that the following things help with sexual restraint:

one's sexual orientation refers to an?

when asked to describe personal episodes that made them feel particularly bad about themselves 4 out of 5 people describe?

the following are practical suggestions to finding a healthy balance between online connecting and real world relationships

which profession is most directly involved in the application of psychology principles to the workplace?

_________ interviews do provide a sense of someone's personality and _________ interviews provide disciplined method of collecting information

mrs johnson is a broker-in-charge of a real estate firm. she is concerned by everyones achievement. this leadership is an example of?

the basic components of emotion are?

James lang theory states that to experience emotion is to be aware of our physiological responses to an emotion....

according to the cannon-bard theory the body's arousal is related to the sympathetic nervous system etc nervous system in the same way that subjective awareness of emotion is related to the?

according to the Jamas-Lang theory, we experience emotion ____ we notice our physiological arousal. according to the cannon bard theory, we experience emotion _______ as we become physiological aroused

the two factors theory of emotion places more emphasis on the importance on _____ than does the james lang theory

_______ system regulates the physiological arousal that accompanies different emotions

as her professor distributed the math test, blair's heart started to pound her palms sweat . this was activated by the

________ brings the body to normal after feeling scared or anxious

test performance is typically best when physiological arousal is?

what helps identify various emotions?

two problems with the polygraph test are?

people are _________ at deterring emotion versus detecting deception and women are ________ than men in regard to nonverbal sensitivity

the fact that people from widely different cultures display and interpret facial expression of emotion in a similar manner best illustrates the impact of?

the tendency of facial muscles states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear or happiness is called?

who isolated the 10 basic emotions most present infancy?

the feel good, do good phenomenon refers to?

the subfield of psychology that provides contribution for the prevention and treatment of illness a

the term catharsis refers to

psychologists define stress as the process by which we?

the three successive phases of the general adaptation syndrome

the understanding of how stress affects our resistance to disease is the central focus of the

stress is much more closely related to what health problem?

alicia enrolled in a work training program after losing her job this illustrates?

social support is most likely to?

studies have shown correlations between aerobic exercise and lowered depression and boosted mood

the textbook mentioned one study that found __________ resulted in a 30% lower cardiovascular death rate over the next 19 years?

3 things could help explain the correlations found between the life spans of the regions and non religious: