Exam 3 Psychology 1000 Miller Mizzou
Questions and All Correct Answers.
Parasympathetic Nervous System - Answer part of the autonomic nervous systems that
controls the bodys functions at rest--"rest and digest"
part of Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic Nervous System - Answer prepares the body to react to stress or threat--"fight
or flight"
part of Autonomic Nervous System
James-Lange Theory of Emotion - Answer perceive specific patterns of bodily responses, and
as a result of that perception our body feels emotion
ex: seeing a bear causes you to run and sweat, therefore experience the emotion of fear
(stimulus-->arousal-->emotion)
Schachter-Singer (Two Factor) Theory of Emotion - Answer apply a label to what emotion
you are experiencing and as a result experience an emotion
ex: you see a bear, your body becomes aroused, you label the bodily reactions and then
categorize the emotion and therefore feel fear
Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion - Answer mind and body experience emotions
independently
ex: you see a bear, separate signals cause your heart to race and you to feel scare at the same
time
Incentive-Salience Theory of Motivation - Answer incentives are external objects or goals
ex: getting a good great on an exam is an incentive for studying hard
Drive Reduction Theory of Motivation - Answer drive is a psychological state that creates
motivation in someone to satisfy a need
ex: need is food, drive is hunger, behavior is eating
Homeostasis Theory of Motivation - Answer the tendency for bodily functions to maintain
equilibrium
ex: when too cold, body shivers. when too hot, body sweats, both to maintain homeostasis
, What is BMI and how is it calculated? BMI ranges for healthy and unhealthy individuals - Answer
Body Mass Index
calculated by weight/height squared
normal: 18
fat: 25+
Affects of Choloecystokinin (CCK) and Leptin on Eating Behaviors - Answer Leptin-controls fat
regulation, increases appetite
CCK- decreases appetite
sports psychology - Answer studies how psychological factors can affect performance and
exercise
Yerkes-Dodson Law - Answer performance on challenging tasks increases until a moderate
level. After that point, additional arousal interferes with performance
ex: students perform bests on tests with moderate anxiety--too little is unprepared, too much is
cracking under pressure
primary emotions - Answer innate, involuntary, universal across cultures
ex: anger, fear, hapiness
secondary emotions - Answer blends of primary emotions
ex: remorse, guilt, shame
extrinsic motivation - Answer motivation to perform an activity directed toward an external
goal, typically a reward
ex: olympians training to earn medals
intrinsic motivation - Answer value or pleasure associated with an activity
ex: listening to music, reading a book
social comparison theory - Answer we determine our own social and personal worth based
upon how we compare to others
misattribution of arousal - Answer people make a mistake in assuming what is causing them
to feel aroused
ex: when actually experiencing physiological responses related to fear, people mislabel those
responses as romantic arousal
Questions and All Correct Answers.
Parasympathetic Nervous System - Answer part of the autonomic nervous systems that
controls the bodys functions at rest--"rest and digest"
part of Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic Nervous System - Answer prepares the body to react to stress or threat--"fight
or flight"
part of Autonomic Nervous System
James-Lange Theory of Emotion - Answer perceive specific patterns of bodily responses, and
as a result of that perception our body feels emotion
ex: seeing a bear causes you to run and sweat, therefore experience the emotion of fear
(stimulus-->arousal-->emotion)
Schachter-Singer (Two Factor) Theory of Emotion - Answer apply a label to what emotion
you are experiencing and as a result experience an emotion
ex: you see a bear, your body becomes aroused, you label the bodily reactions and then
categorize the emotion and therefore feel fear
Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion - Answer mind and body experience emotions
independently
ex: you see a bear, separate signals cause your heart to race and you to feel scare at the same
time
Incentive-Salience Theory of Motivation - Answer incentives are external objects or goals
ex: getting a good great on an exam is an incentive for studying hard
Drive Reduction Theory of Motivation - Answer drive is a psychological state that creates
motivation in someone to satisfy a need
ex: need is food, drive is hunger, behavior is eating
Homeostasis Theory of Motivation - Answer the tendency for bodily functions to maintain
equilibrium
ex: when too cold, body shivers. when too hot, body sweats, both to maintain homeostasis
, What is BMI and how is it calculated? BMI ranges for healthy and unhealthy individuals - Answer
Body Mass Index
calculated by weight/height squared
normal: 18
fat: 25+
Affects of Choloecystokinin (CCK) and Leptin on Eating Behaviors - Answer Leptin-controls fat
regulation, increases appetite
CCK- decreases appetite
sports psychology - Answer studies how psychological factors can affect performance and
exercise
Yerkes-Dodson Law - Answer performance on challenging tasks increases until a moderate
level. After that point, additional arousal interferes with performance
ex: students perform bests on tests with moderate anxiety--too little is unprepared, too much is
cracking under pressure
primary emotions - Answer innate, involuntary, universal across cultures
ex: anger, fear, hapiness
secondary emotions - Answer blends of primary emotions
ex: remorse, guilt, shame
extrinsic motivation - Answer motivation to perform an activity directed toward an external
goal, typically a reward
ex: olympians training to earn medals
intrinsic motivation - Answer value or pleasure associated with an activity
ex: listening to music, reading a book
social comparison theory - Answer we determine our own social and personal worth based
upon how we compare to others
misattribution of arousal - Answer people make a mistake in assuming what is causing them
to feel aroused
ex: when actually experiencing physiological responses related to fear, people mislabel those
responses as romantic arousal
