Psychology Ch. 9

Ross is explaining the different theories of emotion to his younger brother. When describing the Schacter Singer two-factory theory, he explains that a situation causes a...

Cognitive label and the physiological response follows.

While explaining affect-as-information theory to her roommate, Bianca should most likely say that we use

Current moods to make judgements, even if we do not know the source of our moods.

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

Research has shown that social isolation increases the risk of illness by the same amount as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. This finding supports the idea that the need for _______ is a fundamental adaptive motive.

Belonging

Japanese students were shown film clops designed to provoke strong emotions. When Toko watched the clop with other people present, she showed little outward emotion. When Toko watched the clops alone, she shoed the same strong emotions observed in American college students. The difference in what Toko considers to be acceptable emotional expression shows the influence of...

Display Rules

Blake is waiting to hear whether ha has been accepted t 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

Sarah wants to do well in class because she is earning credit toward graduation, which is her goal. Joe wants to do well i class because he gets pleasure from learning new material. Sarah is influenced by _____ motivation. Joe is influenced by _________ Motivation.

Extrinsic; Intrinsic

Sandra is a nutritionist who knows that long-term regulation of body fat primarily involves the hormone called...

Leptin

Hugh is sad that his best friend is studying abroad for the entire academic year. HIs brother tries to get him to go to some social events, but Hugh does not want to do anything. Hugh's behavior is not energized, directed, or sustained, and he is lacking...

Motivation

Jerome's boar sank in cold water and his body temperature is dangerously low, so he starts swimming to raise his body temperature. According to motivation theory, Jerome's low temperature created a deficient state called a(n) _____________, which in turn created a motivating state called a(n)___________ to increase his temperature.

Need; Drive

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

When re-creating Albert'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

You are waking through the jungle and you see a very large snake. Which of the following explanations best represents the James- Lange theory of emotion.

You are shaking because you are afraid.