Unit 8 Psychology

Question 0

Drive

Answer 0

The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused state that drives the organism to reduce the need by, say, eating or drinking.

Question 1

Instincts

Answer 1

A complex behavior that must have a fixed pattern throughout a species and be unlearned

Question 2

Homeostasis

Answer 2

The maintenance of a steady internal state

Question 3

Which theory of motivation emphasizes homeostasis

Answer 3

Drive reduction theory

Question 4

The arousal theory

Answer 4

We are driven to maintain a certain level of arousal in order to feel comfortable

Question 5

Yerkes Dodson Law

Answer 5

Suggests that moderate arousal would lead to optimal performance

Question 6

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Answer 6

Some needs take priority over others

Question 7

N-Ach

Answer 7

Need for achievement

Question 8

Extrinsic motivation

Answer 8

Engaging activities that either reduce biological needs or help us obtain external incentives

Question 9

Intrinsic motivation

Answer 9

Engaging in activities because they are personally rewarding or because they fulfill our beliefs or expectations

Question 10

Hunger drive

Answer 10

An aroused state created by the need for food

Question 11

AL Washburn’s balloon experiment

Answer 11

Stomach contractions accompany our feelings of hunger

Question 12

Hunger controls are located in which part of the brain

Answer 12

Hypothalamus

Question 13

Set point

Answer 13

Stable weight influenced in part by heredity

Question 14

Neophobia

Answer 14

Dislike of things that are unfamiliar or new

Question 15

4 stages of sexual response

Answer 15

Excitement
Plateau
Orgasm
Resolution

Question 16

Refractory period

Answer 16

A resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm

Question 17

What is the relationship between watching sexually explicit movies and attractiveness of mates?

Answer 17

They make men actually want to hurt women or think they like rape

Question 18

What are the three basic components of emotion

Answer 18

Physiological activation
Expressive behaviors
Conscious experience

Question 19

James Lang theory

Answer 19

Whenever we see an emotion arousing stimulus we experience a bodily reaction followed by an emotion

Question 20

Cannon Bard theory

Answer 20

Whenever we see an emotion arousing stimulus we experience a bodily reaction and the emotion simultaneously

Question 21

Who proposed the two factor theory of emotion

Answer 21

Schachter- Singer

Question 22

Two factory theory

Answer 22

We experience emotions based on autonomic arousal and the way we label the emotion

Question 23

Spillover effect

Answer 23

You do what everyone else does as a reaction

Question 24

What do adrenal glands release into the blood stream during a state of emotional arousal

Answer 24

Epinephrine

Question 25

Sympathetic nervous system

Answer 25

Arousing

Question 26

Parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 26

Calming

Question 27

What does a polygraph measure

Answer 27

Perspiration, heart rate, and breathing changes

Question 28

Facial feedback

Answer 28

The tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger, or happiness

Question 29

Stress

Answer 29

Process by which we perceive and respond to certain events

Question 30

Cortisol

Answer 30

Stress hormone secreted by the adrenal gland

Question 31

What are the three levels of GAS

Answer 31

Alarm reaction- defense and fight or flight Resistance- strain and disorganization Exhaustion- inability to concentrate, irritability, procrastination, despondency

Question 32

Tend and befriend response

Answer 32

Under stress, people often provide support to others and bond with and seek support from others

Question 33

Type A

Answer 33

Behavior pattern characterized by intense, angry, competitive, or perfectionistic responses to challenging situations

Question 34

Type B

Answer 34

Behavior pattern characterized by a relaxed, unstressed approach to life