The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View, 1st Edition (King)

Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion

Applied Multiple Choice questions

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1			Zelig and Bertram are reading the same book. Because Zelig is reading it for a class, he is expected to finish it by a certain date and write a paper on what he learned. Bertram is reading the book for fun. Zelig is _______________ motivated to read the book, while Bertram is _________________ motivated to read it.
			A)	intrinsically; extrinsically
			B)	extrinsically; intrinsically
			C)	intrinsically; not being
			D)	not being; extrinsically
2			As a well-educated and highly esteemed businesswoman, Delores feels she has accomplished a great deal in her life. She decides that she would like to give back to the community, so she makes a sizable endowment to the local conservatory. She is also using her professional influence to draw the public's attention to the needs of children who have cancer. Abraham Maslow would probably say that Delores has reached the __________________ stage of his need hierarchy.
			A)	esteem
			B)	cognitive
			C)	aesthetic
			D)	self-actualization
3			Lidia graduated from college ten years ago and is considering a career change. She is eager to find a position that challenges her and allows her to grow as a person. To learn about potential career paths, she signs up for classes at the local community college. Lidia's psychological needs are BEST explained by
			A)	self-determination theory.
			B)	the deficiency needs in Maslow’s hierarchy.
			C)	set point theory.
			D)	expectancy x value theory.
4			James eats when he is stressed, sad, or angry and as a result struggles with his weight. His physician suggests that because he is using food to fill an emotional hole rather than a physiological need he no longer knows how to pay attention to his body's "full" messages. The hormone that should be decreasing his appetite and increase his energy expenditure is called
			A)	glucose.
			B)	cholecystokinin (CCK).
			C)	leptin.
			D)	insulin.
5			Bonni knows she should stick to a healthy diet, but she often consumes huge servings of junk food—up to 5,000 calories—in one sitting. Desperate to keep from gaining weight, she then uses laxatives and diuretics ("water pills") to purge the calories. Bonni is suffering from
			A)	anorexia.
			B)	bulimia.
			C)	obesity.
			D)	binge-eating disorder.
6			At age 20, Gilmer has had more male sexual partners than female and is attracted to men more often than women. When asked, however, he identifies as straight (heterosexual). Gilmer would answer affirmatively to two of the three proposed dimensions of sexual orientation, including
			A)	self-identity.
			B)	sexual attraction.
			C)	sexual history.
			D)	gender conformity.
7			Enzo takes Vendela to see a horror movie on their first date. He knows that people who feel strong emotions rely on situational cues to label the emotion. He hopes that the film will increase the activity in Vendela's nervous system and that she will interpret the arousal as attraction to him. Enzo is relying on the
			A)	two-factor theory of emotion.
			B)	upward comparison.
			C)	facial feedback hypothesis.
			D)	Cannon-Bard theory.

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