Drinking While Driving
PSYN 101: Introduction to Psychology Dr. Jim Towey
Spring 2013 Student: .
Chapter 12: Motivation & Emotion
1. Motivation is BEST defined as _____. p. 422
a) the set of factors that activate, direct, and maintain behavior toward a goal
b) the physiological and psychological arousal that occurs when a person really wants to achieve a goal
c) what makes you do what you do
d) the conscious and unconscious thoughts that focus a person's behaviors and emotions in the same direction toward a goal
2. Emotion is BEST defined as _____.
a) affective feelings
b) a subjective feeling that includes arousal, cognitions, and behavioral expressions
c) affective responses that are the result of external or internal stimuli
d) physical or psychological responses to the fulfillment or frustration of our goals
3. Assume that you want to perform well on this test, but you feel anxious about your ability to do so. In this case, your desire to perform well is related to your _____ state, while your anxiety is related to your _____ state.
a) conscious; unconscious b) unconscious; conscious c) motivational; emotional d) emotional; motivational
4. According to your textbook, motivation _____ behavior and emotion _____.
a) directs; energizes it b) energizes; is the feeling response c) follows; precedes it d) precedes; directs it
5. A behavior pattern that is unlearned, and found in almost all members of a species is called _____. p. 423
a) impossible b) a reflex c) an instinct d) routine
6. In recent times, the case for instincts in humans has been supported by _____.
a) incentive theorists b) behaviorists c) sociobiologists d) psychoanalysts
7. Sociobiologists emphasized that _____ are in born, genetic factors in motivation. p. 424
a) aggression b) competition c) instincts d) cooperation
8. In the _____ theory of motivation a lack or a deficiency of something creates a state of tension which motivates us to reduce the
Spring 2013 Student: .
Chapter 12: Motivation & Emotion
1. Motivation is BEST defined as _____. p. 422
a) the set of factors that activate, direct, and maintain behavior toward a goal
b) the physiological and psychological arousal that occurs when a person really wants to achieve a goal
c) what makes you do what you do
d) the conscious and unconscious thoughts that focus a person's behaviors and emotions in the same direction toward a goal
2. Emotion is BEST defined as _____.
a) affective feelings
b) a subjective feeling that includes arousal, cognitions, and behavioral expressions
c) affective responses that are the result of external or internal stimuli
d) physical or psychological responses to the fulfillment or frustration of our goals
3. Assume that you want to perform well on this test, but you feel anxious about your ability to do so. In this case, your desire to perform well is related to your _____ state, while your anxiety is related to your _____ state.
a) conscious; unconscious b) unconscious; conscious c) motivational; emotional d) emotional; motivational
4. According to your textbook, motivation _____ behavior and emotion _____.
a) directs; energizes it b) energizes; is the feeling response c) follows; precedes it d) precedes; directs it
5. A behavior pattern that is unlearned, and found in almost all members of a species is called _____. p. 423
a) impossible b) a reflex c) an instinct d) routine
6. In recent times, the case for instincts in humans has been supported by _____.
a) incentive theorists b) behaviorists c) sociobiologists d) psychoanalysts
7. Sociobiologists emphasized that _____ are in born, genetic factors in motivation. p. 424
a) aggression b) competition c) instincts d) cooperation
8. In the _____ theory of motivation a lack or a deficiency of something creates a state of tension which motivates us to reduce the