Chapter 10

Question 1

anorexia nervosa

Answer 1

eating disorder characterized by an individual maintaining body weight that is well below average through starvation and/or excessive exercise

Question 2

basolateral complex

Answer 2

part of the brain with dense connections with a variety of sensory areas of the brain; it is critical for classical conditioning and attaching emotional value to memory

Question 3

bulimia nervosa

Answer 3

type of eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging

Question 4

central nucleus

Answer 4

part of the brain involved in attention and has connections with the hypothalamus and various brainstem areas to regulate the autonomic nervous and endocrine systems’ activity

Question 5

cultural display rule

Answer 5

one of the culturally specific standards that govern the types and frequencies of emotions that are acceptable

Question 6

distorted body image

Answer 6

individuals view themselves as overweight even though they are not

Question 7

self-efficacy

Answer 7

individual’s belief in their own capabilities or capacities to complete a task

Question 8

set point theory

Answer 8

assertion that each individual has an ideal body weight, or set point, that is resistant to change

Question 9

sexual response cycle

Answer 9

divided into 4 phases including excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

Question 10

extrinsic motivation

Answer 10

motivation that arises from external factors or rewards, dislikes learning and avoids challenges

Question 11

intrinsic motivation

Answer 11

motivation based on internal feelings rather than external rewards, likes learning and challenges

Question 12

James-Lange theory of emotion

Answer 12

Experience of emotion is awareness of physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli

Question 13

Cannon-Bard theory of emotion

Answer 13

Emotion-arousing stimuli simultaneously trigger

Question 14

instinct

Answer 14

species-specific pattern of behavior that is unlearned

Question 15

habit

Answer 15

pattern of behavior in which we regularly engage

Question 16

body language

Answer 16

emotional expression through body position or movement

Question 17

Motivation

Answer 17

wants or needs that direct behavior toward some goal

Question 18

Competence

Answer 18

need to effectively learn and master challenging tasks

Question 19

Relatedness

Answer 19

Warm relations with others, intimacy motive

Question 20

Autonomy

Answer 20

need to determine, control, and organize one’s own behavior and goals

Question 21

Schacter’s Cognitive Theory of Emotion

Answer 21

To experience an emotion one must:
be physically aroused
cognitively label the arousal

Question 22

Emotion

Answer 22

Response of the whole organism. Physiological reaction

Question 23

Yerkes-Dodson law

Answer 23

Easy and high arousal, hard and low arousal