Emotions and Motivation
Which term refers to how positive a feeling is?
Valence
Adderall and Ritalin are both...
What is stimulants?
T/F
Worried and calm are endpoints on the personality dimension of agreeableness.
What is false?
A 4-year-old child who performs at the same level as an average 5-year-old child has a mental age of:
What is 5?
An observer trained in detecting facial expressions is likely to look at the _____ to tell if someone is smiling sincerely or just faking a smile.
What is eyes?
The need for achievement is classified as a(n) _____ motivation.
What is unconscious?
Research has demonstrated that when siblings have similar personalities, this similarity is largely the result of...
What is genetics?
T/F
The hypothalamus plays an important role in the experience of emotion by appraising the stimuli.
What is false?
The _____ receives the signal for hunger.
What is the hypothalamus?
Bill is shown a group of four words and asked to quickly identify which word does not belong with the rest of the group. This test requires _____ intelligence.
What is fluid?
The behavioral _____ system initiates approach behavior in response to the anticipation of reward.
What is activation?
Professor Jyron believes that a stimulus simultaneously triggers activity in the body and emotional experience in the mind. This agrees with which theory?
What is Cannon-Bard?
Studying hard for an exam to get good grades and a scholarship is an example of...
What is extrinsic motivation?
Asian and African cultures are more likely than are Western cultures to include _____ in their conceptualization of intelligence.
Freud described _____ as the most basic component of the mind that serves as the source of our bodily needs, wants, and desires.
What is the id?
What is openness, extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness?
As he enters the classroom to take his final exam, Jamal feels his heart begin to beat faster. Immediately after, he begins to feel nervous. This sequence of events BEST illustrates the...
What is the James–Lange theory?
A statistic obtained by dividing an adult's test score by the average adult's test score and then multiplying the quotient by 100 is
What is the deviation IQ?
On her first visit to a psychiatrist, Lucinda was asked to look at a set of 10 pictures and make up a story about each one. Her psychiatrist was likely using the:
What is Thematic Apperception Test?
Which commonly used personality test is a well-researched clinical questionnaire designed to assess personality and psychological problems?
What is Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)?