Psychology Chapter 10 Quiz

According to Seligman's research, what is the correlation between being depressed and being happy?

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Anders Behring Breivik confessed to

1. A mass shooting which occurred at a youth rally 2. Bombing a government building in Oslo, Norway.

The brain consumes nearly __________ of the energy we take in.

1/5

Brain areas involving desire are activated in less than

200 milliseconds

Motivation is defined as

A process that guides us toward a goal or behavior.

In the acronym PERMA, for what does the "A" stand?

Accomplishment

Which of the following is NOT a level in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

Achievement Needs

Which story reflects a high need for achievement?

After many weeks of practice, Tessa wins a tennis tournament for players one level higher than the level at which she had previously competed.

Which of these statements about the video is TRUE?

Although the participants found the activity challenging, they appeared to have enjoyed it.

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.

Which of the following is an example of an esteem need?

Confidence

Terry Schneider, from Team S.C.A.R., said that they were not spending a lot of energy worrying about what other teams are doing because they:

Couldn't really control what other teams were doing.

Which of the following researchers 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 mid-level math course where she will be challenged but has good opportunity for success if she works hard.

Across cultures, researchers often find similarities in the way emotion is __________.

Expressed

Rick Santorum attributed his decision to drop out of the Republican presidential race to

Family issues surrounding the hospitalization of his youngest daughter.

High levels of testosterone are linked to all of the following except

Focusing on long-range consequences.

How much money was Santorum's campaign reportedly in debt at the time that he pulled out of the race?

$1 million

Which of the following does NOT appear to be a possible motivation for Breivik's actions?

Fundamentalist Islamic faith

When the brain realizes that something is missing from our diet, the want center of the brain

Generates intensive cravings.

Which of the following scenarios is the best example of an incentive?

Greg wants to win the election so he puts a lot of energy into his campaign.

Which of the following scenarios is the best example of drive reduction?

Hamilton is thirsty so he drinks a glass of water

Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist, stated that "most people who get as far as [Anthony Weiner has] gotten are ______ people."

High-testosterone

How do cultures influence the way we feel and process emotion?

In general, cultures influence the way we talk about our emotions and our beliefs about what makes a good emotional life, but they have no effect on the way our faces show emotion or the way our bodies respond to an emotion.

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 helplessness

How many American children could be considered to have an addiction to video games?

More than 5 million

According to psychologists, motivation involves which of the following factors?

Physiological needs, thoughts, and feelings

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 on which the social behavior gets demonstrated.

In the video, what was Team S.C.A.R. attempting to do?

Rappel down a slick rock face, swim across the water, and climb up the opposite cliff

Which of the following examples BEST represents the biological approach?

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.

Morality is an example of which of the following levels 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.

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

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 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

Survival needs

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The brain responds to the needs of the whole body for vitamins and other minerals.

Which of the following disorders does Santorum's daughter have?

Trisomy 18

What percentage of American youngsters play video games?

Up to 90%

Which of the following statements is 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.