PSYC1000 Quiz 5: Motivation, Emotion, Sexuality, and Health

Marisol explains to her best friend that she is bisexual. Marisol is discussing her

sexual orientation

Remmy is watching a tragic love story at the movie theater. She notices feelings of sadness come over her, followed by tears filling her eyes. The idea that our minds are quick to process emotions but our bodies take a few seconds longer is consistent with the

Cannon-Bard Theory

_______________ stated that humans are motivated by seeking pleasure or reward and avoiding pain or punishment.

Freud

The _______________ states that low and high levels of arousal lead to lower levels of successful task performance, while moderate arousal leads to an optimal state of task performance.

Yerkes-Dodson law

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

Jonah's parents have brought him to a counselor because Jonah claims to have no sexual interest in either males or females even though he went through puberty five years ago. The counselor determines that Jonah has normal primary and secondary sex characteristics and his gender identity is male. He enjoys romantic companionship with women, but he has no sexual attraction to them or to males. Based on this information, Jonah seems most likely to have a(n) ________ sexual orientation.

asexual

Events that are particularly stressful for humans are those that are

catastrophic and uncontrollable

Ming is hiking around a lake to photograph it from a variety of angles, but she forgot to bring water with her. Soon, she cannot concentrate and goes back to her car to satisfy her thirst. Which of the following factors is most likely influencing Ming's behavior in this situation?

drive reduction

Sarah wants to do well in class because she is earning credit toward graduation. 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

Positions, characteristics, and interests that are considered normal and expected for boys and men or for girls and women in a particular culture are known as

gender roles

Colleen is a woman who is sexually and romantically attracted to men but not women. Her brother, Mark, is also sexually and romantically attracted to men but not women. Based on this, Colleen's sexual orientation is most likely ________ and Mark's sexual orientation is most likely ________.

heterosexual; gay

An individual who describes feeling sexual, emotion, and romantic attraction to all genders is most likely:

pansexual

Terry's home was destroyed in a hurricane. It is hard to find food, so he is constantly hungry. However, he feels lucky because his family survived and he is together with his loved ones. According to Maslow's theory, Terry's ________ needs are not met, but his ________ needs are being met.

physiological; belonging

Health psychologists investigate

promoting health and well-being

Problem-focused coping involves

taking direct steps to confront a stressor

Both males and females have sex glands referred to as gonads. In males, the gonads are ________ and in females, they are ________.

testes; ovaries

According to GAS, what occurs at the first, or most immediate, level of stress response?

the body prepares itself to respond physically

A stressor is any event or stimulus that

threatens an organism and elicits a coping reponse

Which dimension in the circumplex model of emotion describes how positive or negative an emotion is?

valence

Sarah is trying to be the healthiest person she can possibly be and feel satisfied with life. Sarah is focusing on her

well-being