Test Bank for Psychology A Journey 5th Edition by Coon Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion

Test Bank for Psychology A Journey 5th Edition by Coon
Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Motivation and emotion are both derived from the Latin word movere, which means to
a. mediate.
b. move.
c. emphasize.
d. make.

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: No Need to Tell Lady Gaga
OBJ: 9.1.1 KEY: Fact

2. Regarding motivation and emotions, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The words motivation and emotion both derive from the Latin word movere, which means
to move.
b. If you are unaware of your emotions, you will be vulnerable to health problems, such as
depression or addiction.
c. “Simple” motivated activities, such as eating, are solely under the control of the body.
d. External cues, expectations, learning, cultural values, and other factors influence our
motives and emotions.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: No Need to Tell Lady Gaga
OBJ: 9.1.1 KEY: Fact MSC: * (New Question)

3. Our motives and emotions are influenced by which of the following?
a. external cues
b. learning
c. cultural values
d. all of these

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: No Need to Tell Lady Gaga
OBJ: 9.1.1 KEY: Concept

4. Motivation is defined as
a. an internal deficiency that energizes behavior.
b. the goals which reward our behavior and maintain behavior.
c. internal mechanisms which initiate, maintain, direct, and terminate behavior.
d. needs associated with impulses for self-actualization.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1
KEY: Fact

5. Which of the following refers to the process of initiating, directing, sustaining, and terminating the
activities of an organism?
a. perception
b. motivation
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,c. emotion




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, d. learning
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1 KEY: Fact
6. Regarding the activities of an organism, motivation is the process of initiating, directing, sustaining,
and these activities.
a. supplying
b. terminating
c. surveying
d. elaborating
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1
KEY: Fact MSC: * (New Question)

7. While studying in the library, Kayleigh became very hungry and went to a vending machine which was
empty, and to the cafeteria which was closed. So she drove home and cooked herself a meal and ate it,
satisfying her hunger. This food-seeking behavior was initiated by a bodily need with her search being
sustained and directed to various food sources until her need was met. This illustrates
a. motivation.
b. behavioral dieting.
c. the opponent-process theory.
d. the Yerkes-Dodson law.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1
KEY: Application

8. Which of the following is the correct sequence for the motivational process?
a. drive - need - response - goal attainment
b. need - drive - response - goal attainment
c. need - drive - goal attainment - response
d. drive - need - goal attainment - response
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1
KEY: Fact

9. In terms of motivation, a need is a(n)
a. reinforcement response.
b. internal deficiency.
c. drive.
d. behavioral response.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1
KEY: Fact

10. An internal lack or deficiency is referred to as
a. a drive.
b. a goal.
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, c. a need.
d. homeostasis.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1
KEY: Fact

11. An energized motivational state is referred to as
a. a drive.
b. a goal.
c. a need.
d. homeostasis.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1
KEY: Fact

12. The psychological expression of internal needs or valued goals is referred to as
a. a drive.
b. a goal.
c. a need.
d. homeostasis.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1
KEY: Fact MSC: * (New Question)

13. When you feel hunger or thirst, each of these psychological states would be classified as which
element of motivation?
a. need
b. drive
c. deprivation
d. incentive value
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1
KEY: Concept

14. In the motivational sequence, needs generate drives, which in turn activate
a. goals.
b. expectations.
c. incentives.
d. responses.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Motivation-Forces That Push and Pull OBJ: 9.1.1
KEY: Fact

15. In the motivational sequence, any action, glandular activity, or other identifiable behavior is called a(n)
a. goal.
b. expectation.
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