Psychology CH 11 HMW
correlation between being depressed and being happy?
-0.2
The brain consumes nearly __________ of the energy we take in.
1/5
Brain areas involving desire are activated in less than
200 milliseconds.
Lists the basic emotions
Anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise
Control, agency, and fairness are all examples of
Appraisal dimensions
At the individual level, having more money makes people happier when those individuals
Are driven by money
Kim just finished a 5K run. She trained for 8 weeks before the event, and she completed the race faster than she had hoped. She feels a real sense of accomplishment in not only finishing the race but also training to prepare for it. This is an example of what type of pride?
Authentic pride
What is an emotion?
Brief, acute changes in conscious experience and physiology that occur in response to a meaningful situation in the person's environment
Once a person or a country crosses the $12,000 per person per year GNP, which of the following factors matters most for overall levels of happiness?
Close relationships
Which researcher thought that emotions served important functions and should be universal across cultures?
Darwin
David Wilson, a professor of criminology at Birmingham City University, drew comparisons between the motivations in the killing sprees of Anders Behring Breivik and
Derrick Bird, who felt people were trying to steal his taxi customers and that he was being unfairly chased for taxes.
People high in their need for achievement
Desire to achieve success
Carlotta has a high need for achievement. She is likely to
Enroll in a midlevel math course where she will be challenged but has good opportunity for success if she works hard
True or False You can never get used to eating chilies, however, and each time you eat a chili pepper it will burn your mouth, and your brain will never associate it with being a pleasurable experience
False
High levels of testosterone are linked to all of the following except
Focusing on long range consequences
Industrialized countries have higher levels of well-being than no industrialized countries, largely because individuals in industrialized nations are more likely to have
Food and shelter
Achievement needs is NOT a level in..
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
How many American children could be considered to have an addiction to video games?
More than 5 million
______ encompasses the forces that move us to behave or think the way we do, whereas ______ are responses to meaningful events in our lives—often threats or benefits to our well-being.
Motivation; emotions
fFundamentalist Islamic faith is
NOT a possible motivation for Breivik's actions
Dhiral lives in Mumbai. Mameko lives in Japan. Researchers have found that the things that anger each of these women would be different. This is because the..
Physiology of emotion is the background of which the social behavior gets demonstated
Morality is an example of which level from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Self-actualization
One way to measure need for achievement is to
Show someone an ambiguous picture, have them write a story about it, and look for themes of achievement in the story
Need for achievement is a(n):
Stable, learned characteristic in which a person obtains satisfaction by striving for and attaining a level of excellence
Which of the following is the first level of Malow's Hieracrchy of Needs?
Survival needs
Which story reflects a high need for achievement?
Sydney works very hard to maintain her friendships. For example, she often writes letters to people she has met during her travels overseas
What percentage of American youngsters play video games?
Up to 90%
In the acronym PERMA, for what does the "A" stand?
accomplishment
The term ______ refers to a variety of emotional phenomena, including emotions, moods, and affective traits.
affect
Bill has a low need for achievement. He has decided to work a crossword puzzle printed in the local newspaper. Bill has learned that the crossword puzzle is easiest on Monday but grows progressively harder throughout the week. Bill is most likely to
attempt Monday's puzzle, because it is the easiest and he is not likely to have to struggle when completing it.
Anders Behring Breivik confessed to
bombing a government building in Oslo, Norway and a mass shooting which occurred at a youth rally
What is an example of an esteem need?
confidence
Across cultures, researchers often find similarities in the way emotion is __________.
expressed
In the 1990s, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi introduced the concept of
flow
When the brain realizes that something is missing from our diet, the want center of the brain
generates intensive cravings
If individuals are instructed to stop and take a bit of time out of each day to take stock of what they have to be thankful for, they become
happier
Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist, stated that "most people who get as far as [Anthony Weiner has] gotten are ______ people.
high-testosterone
The theory that "people or animals learn helpless behavior as a result of exposure to powerful experiences over which they have no control" is known as
learned happiness
States of cellular or bodily deficiency that compel drives are known as
needs
cholecystokinin is
not a major hormone that stimulates appetite
________________ can be a source of overall happiness and well-being for people?
satisfying sex life, healthy diet, money
Tom is an alcoholic. His psychologist says that he began drinking at age 13 because his parents spent a lot of time at work, and he started hanging out with friends who drank. He began to build an identity that was based upon his ability to party and consume excessive amounts of alcohol. In college, he found a ready-made group of friends in a fraternity who loved to down kegs full of beer. Tom's drinking gave him a community of friends who accepted him, even when he felt uncared for by his parents. Which approach best characterizes this psychologist's interpretation of Tom's addiction?
sociocultural
Sarah is addicted to online gambling. The pleasure center of her brain, which is engaged when she does win, is so powerful that, even though she rarely wins, she keeps playing in hopes of feeling that amazing high again. This is an example of a representation of..
the biological approach
The brain responds to the needs of the whole body for..
vitamins and other minerals