Gen. Psych Final CH. 9
Winona has difficulty determining how fearful someone is based on the person's facial expressions. Her friends worry that she can no longer process the emotional significance of stimuli due to brain damage and think there is a problem with Winona's
Amygdala
After studying sexual motivation, Samad knows that the most important hormone for sexual functioning in men is __________ and themes important in women is __________.
Androgens; estrogens
Lisa doe snot like going to her sister Megan's piano recitals, but she finds that if she forces herself to smile during the recital, she will ________, as predicted by the _________.
Begin to feel happy; facial-feedback hypothesis
Blythe has a large breakfast in the late morning. Even though she was planning to skip lunch, she starts to feel hungry at noon and decides to eat. The fate that Blythe want to eat at her normal lunchtime even though she ate a late breakfast can be best explained by
Classical conditioning
Blake is waiting to hear whether he has been accepted to medical school. He is so anxious that he is having trouble working, To cope with the situation, he tries to keep himself from thinking about it by practicing the guitar. In doing so, Blake is dealing with his feelings through
Distraction
During recess, children are trying to balance a seesaw. If one side is too low, a heavier child will get off and be replaced by a lighter child; if one side is too high, a lighter child well be replaced by a heavier one. The children's behavior is similar to our biological states as they try to create
Equilibrium
Sarah wants to do well in class because she is earning credit toward graduation, which is her goal. Joe wants to do well in class because he gets pleasure from learning new material. Sarah is influenced by __________ motivation. Joe is influenced by __________ motivation.
Extrinsic; intrinsic
While studying Edman's work on expressions of emotions, Tanino is surprised to find out that the strongest cross-cultural agreement in the identification of emotions involves __________, and the weakest involves ___________.
Happiness; fear and disgust
One day, Bill surprises his friend Ted by jumping out from behind the tree. Ted is startled and falls backward, hitting his head on a rock. The next day, Ted cannot stop eating and eats as much food as possible. Ted may have damaged the ___________ in his brain.
Hypothalamus
Cesar has done so well in his economics class that he only needs 43 out of 100 points the final exam to receive a "A" in the class. Cesar still studies a lot because he wants to do well on the final. Cesar's behavior is affected by
Internal Motivation
Gertrude is close to finishing her degree in biology and has been offered several good jobs in her field. However, Gertrude decides that she really wants to become a carpenter. She quits school and becomes a very happy and successful carpenter. According to Maslow, Gertrude
Is self-actualized
Jerome's boat sank in cold water and his body temperature is dangerously low, so he starts swimming to raise his body temperature. According to motivational theory, Jerome's law temperature created a deficient state called a(n) ________, which in turn created a motivating state called a(n) _________ to increase his temperature
Need; drive
After he was robbed, Marcus kept replaying the incident in his mind. "Why did I leave the door unlocked? Some of my stuff was irreplaceable and i can never get it back." By continually focussing on this negative event, Marcus is coping with his feelings through
Rumination
When recreating Mischel's famous marshmallows delay-of-gratification study, Art finds that children who successfully wait to eat the marshmallow are LEAST likely to
Stare at the marshmallow
Shannon is annoyed because her cousin Nicholas can sleep with a different girl every weekend, but if Shannon does not wait to have sex until marriage, her family will believe she has no morals. The difference in the way that Shannon and Nicholas are treated by their family is an example of
The double standard