AP Psychology Exam Review 8 Flashcards
(35 cards)
The specific body weight maintained automatically by most adults over long periods of time is known as the…
Set point
A hoe one the increases heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels in times of emergency is…
Epinephrine
Blair’s heart started to pound and her palms began to sweat. These physiological reactions were activated by her…. Nervous system
Sympathetic
When your pulse turns back to normal after high arousal it is due to your ….. Nervous system
Parasympathetic
Patient thinks he is afraid of elevators but his breathing is actually due to lack of oxygen in smaller spaces demostraights…
Two factor theory
Which theory states that emotion results from the cognitive labeling of our physiological arousal
Two factor
What happened when a guy swallowed a ballon and blew it up in his stomach
He found that hunger pangs accompany feelings of hunger
Which theory would be most helpful for explaining why people are motivated to watch horror movies
Arousal theory
Following a catastrophic earthquake, residents of one community came together and provided each other with emotional support this illustrates…
The tend and befriend response
Which division of the nervous system arouses the body and mobilizes its energy in emotionally stressful situations?
Sympathetic
Motivation
A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior toward a goal
Which theory most clearly emphasizes the importance of homeostasis in motivation
Drive reduction theory
The polygraph measures the changes in…. That accompany emotions
Heart rate
The first phase of general adaptation syndrome
Alarm reaction
An unlearned behavior
An instinct
Refractory period
Time span after orgasm during which a male can’t get hard
A drive
An aroused, motivated state that is often triggered by a physiological need
The two factor theory of emotion was proposed by…
Stanley Schachter and Jerome Singer
What is the most basic level in the hierarchy of needs
Food and drink
In a complete sexual response cycle…
The plateau phase immediately precedes orgasm
Stress
The process by which we perceive and respond to environmental threats and challenges
The idea that an emotion arousing stimulus is simultaneously routed to the cortex and to the sympathetic nervous system is central to the…
Cannon Bard theory
People are more vulnerable to obesity if they experience…
Sleep deprivation
During a state of emotional arousal, the adrenal glands release…. Into the bloodstream
Norepinephrine
