PSY 101 Topic 11 Emotion and Motivation Final Test- Straighterline

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TOPIC SUMMARY

EMOTION AND MOTIVATION
YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN 50 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT. IT IS DUE BY
JUNE 25, 2018, 1:56 A.M..
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Question 1 of 25 Points: 10 out of 10


We often engage in ______________ behaviors because doing so makes us feel good.



motivated

instinctual

emotional

Correct. Generally engaging in motivated behaviors results in a sense of pleasure or relief. So for instance,
eating a meal when we are very hungry is a very pleasant experience.




Question 2 of 25 Points: 10 out of 10


Which of the following would not be expected to be observed in someone in a heightened emotional state?



Increased levels of blood sugar

Dilated pupils

Increased respiration rate

Slowed heart beat

Correct. Given that emotion involves physiological arousal, you would expect someone in a heightened
emotional state to exhibit an increased heart rate.




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Tina is completely disgusted by the smell of sulfur that is floating in the air. As her sympathetic nervous system is activated, her
__________ gland begins to secrete norepinephrine and epinephrine.



adrenal

pituitary

thyroid

pineal

Correct. The adrenal releases both norepinephrine and epinephrine as a function of sympathetic nervous
system activation




Question 4 of 25 Points: 10 out of 10


Imagine walking out of your home to find a hungry, snarling bear. According to the ___________ theory of emotion, your experience
of fear will occur at the same time as your increased physiological arousal.



Cannon-Bard

Schachter-Singer

James-Lange

Correct. The Cannon-Bard theory suggests that our emotional experience and physiological arousal occur
at the same time.




Question 5 of 25 Points: 10 out of 10


Which theory of emotion would be most consistent with the statement, “We feel sadness because we cry”?



Cannon-Bard

Schachter-Singer

James-Lange

Correct. The James-Lange theory of emotion suggests that specific patterns of physiological arousal lead
to emotional experience.




Question 6 of 25 Points: 10 out of 10


Which theory of emotion would be most consistent with the observation that the physiological arousal associated with happiness
and sadness are similar and that the situation in which each occurs helps ultimately determine our specific emotional experience?


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