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________ is best understood as a state that energizes and directs behavior.
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an aroused or activated state that is often triggered by a physiological need is called a _______
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Psych 12-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ________ is best understood as a state that energizes and directs behavior. | motivation |
| an aroused or activated state that is often triggered by a physiological need is called a _______ | drive |
| according to drive theorists, the foremost motivation for all organisms is to maintain _______, a steady internal state. | homeostasis |
| positive and negative environmental stimuli that motivate behavior are called ______. | incentives |
| according to maslow's _______ the most basic motives are based on physiological needs, needs are satisfied in a specified order, and the highest motives relate to self-actualization. | hierarchy of need |
| people with a high need for achievement prefer tasks of _____ difficulty, where success is attainable to their own skill. | moderate |
| the correct sequence of needs in the hierarchy described by maslow are: | a. physiological, b. safety, c. love and belonging, d. esteem, and e. self-actualization |
| lisa loves sky-diving. it would be most difficult to explain lisa's behavior according to the ______. | drive-reduction |
| people with ______ are significantly underweight; people with ______ are trying to maintain their current weight. | anorexia; bulimia |
| our preference for ______ and ______ tastes are genetic and universal. | sweet; salty |
| because ______ with others increased our ancestors success at reproduction and survival, it became part of our biological nature. | bonding |
| people are most likely to dislike the taste of ______ (unfamiliar) foods. | novel |
| anorexia and bulimia usually develops in ______ in their ______ or early 20's. | females; teens |
| people with ______ achievement motivation tend to choose either very easy or very difficult tasks where failure is either unlikely or not embarrassing. people with ______ achievement motivation tend to choose tasks with moderate difficulty where | low; high |
| the ______ hypothalamus triggers hunger - lesion it even a starving animal will have no interest in food. the ______ hypothalamus depresses hunger - lesion it and the stomach will process food more rapidly. | lateral; ventromedial |
| people whose eating is triggered more by the presence of food than by internal factors are called ______ | externals |
| the _____ is the specific body weight maintained automatically by most adults over long periods of time. | set point |
| the ______ nervous system is especially involved in bringing about emotional arousal, and the _______ nervous system calms the body after the crisis is over. | sympathetic; parasympathetic |
| the ______ theory of emotion states that the conscious experience of an emotion occurs at the same time as the body's physical reaction. | cannon-bard |
| schachter's _____ theory of emotion emphasized that emotion involves both a physical arousal and cognitive label. | two-factor |
| the ______ theory of emotion states that we feel our emotion after we notice our physiological responses. | james-lange |
| emotional arousal prepares for _____ or ______ | fight; flight |
| people who are exuberant and persistently cheerful show increased activity in the brains ______ frontal lobe, which is rich in receptors for the neurotransmitter ______ | left; dopamine |
| emotions consist of ______ reactions, _______ expressions, and ______ feelings. | physiological; behavioral; conscious |
| law enforcement officials sometimes use a lie detector to asses a suspects responses to details of the crime believed to be known only to the perpetrator. this is known as the ______ test. | guilty knowledge |
| research on nonverbal communication has revealed that ______ tend to be the same the world over. ______ vary from culture to culture. | facial expressions; gestures |
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