Chapter 9 PSY

When Terry's stomach starts growling he decides it's time for lunch. After eating a burrito and tortilla chips, he feels full and doesn't eat more. Which of the following does NOT play a role in his short-term feeling of fullness?

Release of leptin in his saliva

Hannah enjoys playing video games because every time she scores a point, processing in her brain simultaneously causes an excited emotion and an increase in her heart rate. The theory that best explains Hannah's experience of emotion is _____.

Cannon-Bard theory

Donato and Quincy are identical twins who were seperated at birth. Donato tends to be fearful of many things. According to the research on genetics and negative emotions, you would expect Quincy to have____ levels of fear.

High

Though it can appear to be negative, guilt can actually serve to protect and strengthen our interpersonal relationships. All of the following are examples of this protective concept EXCEPT when guilt

Is used to manipulate others

Mr. Ray is a middle school teacher who wants to help his students learn achievement motivation so they can reach the long term goal of doing well. He helps the students develop achievement motivation through all of the following ways EXCEPT_____.

Making sure they have a need to belong

After you finish a big meal, the level of glucose in your bloodstream increases. What happens next in order for your body to process the glucose?

Your pancreas produces insulin to manage the glucose.

After Bernadette is in a car accident, she is extra friendly to people she meets. In fact, she does not seem to realize when she might be revealing personal information to untrustworthy strangers. This information suggests that Bernadette may have brain damage in her ___

amygdala

Tori sometimes refrains from arguing with her colleagues in staff meetings because she believes it is not appropriate for women to display anger. Tori's belief about emotional expressiveness in women is best explained by_______.

display rules

Jenn is daydreaming during class about what she will eat for dessert tonight. She decides she will make chocolate cake, and her mouth begins to water just thinking about how delicious it will taste. Her mouth-watering response is due to

classical conditioning

Thomas sends his daughter Sophia to spend the summer with her grandparents, who eat dinner at 5:00 PM. Upon her return home, Sophia wants to eat dinner at 5:00 PM every night, even though she is not hungry and does not finish all the food on her plate. Sophia's change in desired mealtime has most likely been influenced by _____.

classical conditioning

Vince and Edith are training for a marathon. When asked why they are running the race. Vince says he wants the medal they give out to everyone who crosses the finish line. Edith responds that she enjoys trying new things. Vince's behavior is most likely explained by _______ whereas Edith's behavior is most likely explained by _____.

extrinsic motivation; intrinsic motivation

Troy finds it very hard to lose weight. No matter how often he exercises, he keeps gaining weight instead of losing it. He thinks that he has a genetic predisposition to be overweight, which has most likely made him sensitive to the hunger-promoting effects of

ghrelin

Madison frequently checks the cell phones of her husband, Max, to see if he is texting other women. Max catches her and is very hurt by her behavior. Madison loves Max very much and feels bad that she hurt him. In this situation, Madison is most likely to feel the emotion of_______.

guilt

Robert becomes anxious during exams. He has found that chewing on the eraser on his pencil while he thinks helps him to calm down. Over time, Robert's pencil chewing is likely to become a(n)

habit

Mr. Griffin has a class full of students with high achievement motivation. To help these students do well on his calculus exam, Mr. Griffin should write questions that are

moderately difficult

Dwayne enjoys spending calm, quiet evenings at home watching old movies. Debbie likes to do exciting activities, such as skydiving, on her days off. The fact that Dwayne and Debbie choose to spend their free time in these ways is best explained by _____.

optimal level of arousal

Antoinette is a real risk taker. She loves to skydive, and she can party all night. Benita dislikes risk taking and prefers quieter activities, such as reading and yoga. These contrasting preferences in the rate of physiological activation they experience suggest that Antoinette and Benita differ in their

optimal levels of arousal

Bianca is sad and anxious because her sister is moving across the country for her new job. To make herself feel better, Bianca thinks of her sister's new city as a vacation- place Bianca can visit and explore. Bianca is regulating her emotional state by using______.

positive reappraisal

Gwen has always experienced extreme anxiety regarding tests. After seeing a counselor, she learned how to regulate her emotions during exam week. Instead of thinking about the exams as a threat, she thinks of the exams as an opportunity to show how thoroughly she studied and how much she knows. Which strategy is Gwen using to regulate her emotions?

reappraisal

When re-creating Mischel's famous marshmallow delay-of-gratification study, Art finds that children who successfully wait to eat the marshmallow are LEAST likely to

stare at the marshmallow.