Question 1

Gabriel goes bungee-jumping, has cage-dived with the great white sharks, and loves riding roller coasters. Gabriel would be described as having the trait of high __________ seeking.

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Question 2

After a male animal is allowed to copulate until it has no further interest, it will resume sexual activity when a new partner is provided, a non-homeostatic pattern known as the __________ effect.

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Question 3

To minimize the possibility of an innocent person being wrongly accused due to the results of a polygraph test, skilled polygraph examiners will often use a series of multiple-choice questions known as the __________ test.

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Question 4

Emotions are linked to many behaviors, such as attacking, fleeing, seeking comfort, helping others, and reproducing, which help us survive and adjust to changing conditions. These behaviors are known as __________behaviors.

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Question 5

When you are intensely afraid, your hands tremble, your face contorts, your posture becomes tense and defensive, and your voice changes. These outward signs of what the person is feeling are called emotional __________.

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Question 6

Shayna gorges on food and then vomits or takes laxatives to avoid gaining weight. Shayna would most likely be diagnosed with __________.

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Question 7

Learned motives that are acquired in complex ways, such as cultural conditioning, and include the desire for status, money, success, achievement, and dominance are called __________ motives.

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Question 8

Carrie begins implementing a routine in which she keeps track of her calories, uses learning techniques to control her eating habits, and starts exercising. According to your textbook, Carrie has begun a(n)__________ program

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Question 9

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the first four levels include physiological needs, safety and security, esteem and self-esteem, and __________.

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Question 10

In his research, psychiatrist Daniel Langleben used brain scans to directly measure brain activity in order to detect lying rather than using the traditional polygraph. The brain scan approach he used was __________.

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Question 11

If a stimulus causes a strong emotion, such as fear or pleasure, an opposite emotion tends to occur when the stimulus ends, according to Solomon's __________ theory.

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Question 12

Low intensity states that can last for many hours, or even days, can affect day-to-day behavior, and are closely tied to circadian rhythms are called __________.

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Question 13

If you have sweated a great deal from exercising, a slightly salty liquid will more readily satisfy the type of thirst known as __________ thirst.

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Question 14

After narrowly avoiding a collision on his way to school, Miguel notices as he continues to drive that his heart rate and breathing are rapid and his muscles are tense. Miguel is feeling the effects of the __________ nervous system.

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Question 15

Because pain avoidance occurs only in distinct situations when bodily damage takes place or is about to occur, pain avoidance is considered a(n)_________ drive.

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Question 16

People who enjoy reading and expanding their knowledge of the world would be described as reading books because of __________ motivation.

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Question 17

According to Maslow, needs that are an expression of tendencies for self-actualization, such as perfection, justice, and beauty, are called __________.

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Question 18

Over the last 10 years, Gayle has repeatedly lost and gained weight and now weighs 20 pounds more than she did 10 years ago. Her body's metabolic rate was dramatically slowed by this type of dieting known as __________ dieting.

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Question 19

We become uncomfortable when the activation of the body and nervous system is too low or too high, according to the __________ theory.

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Question 20

It has always been important for Jimmy to do his very best on any task he attempts. He does not shy away from challenges and takes responsibility for his successes and his failures. Jimmy is exhibiting a high need for __________.

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Quiz 10: Motivation and Emotion