Psych 101_10

Psychologists have used four perspectives in their efforts to explain motivation. These include an emphasis on instincts, optimum arousal, a hierarchy of motives, and

A complex, unlearned, and fixed pattern of behavior common to all members of a species is called a(n)

An aroused, motivated state that is often triggered by a physiological need is called a(n)

Victims of a famine will often eat unappetizing and nutritionally poor foods simply to relieve their constant hunger. Their behavior is best explained in terms of

Homeostasis, which is the goal of drive reduction, is defined as

The role of learning in motivation is most obvious from the influence of

The arousal theory of motivation would be most useful for understanding the aversive effects of

According to Maslow, our need for ________ must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for ________.

Financial satisfaction is more strongly predictive of subjective well-being in poor nations than in wealthy ones. This fact would most clearly be anticipated by

Hunger is increased by ________; it is decreased by ________.

Our weight thermostats are somewhat flexible and are influenced by psychological as well as biological factors. Some researchers have therefore adopted the term

About eight months ago, 14-year-old Shelley went on a drastic weight-loss diet that caused her to drop from 110 to 80 pounds. Although she is now dangerously underweight and under-nourished, she continues to think she looks fat. Her frustrated father recently forced her to eat a peanut butter sandwich, but Shelley immediately went to the bathroom and threw it all up. Shelley most clearly suffers from

Twenty-two-year-old Tawana is slightly overweight and loves to eat, particularly snack foods and rich desserts. Fearful of becoming overweight, she frequently takes a laxative following episodes of binge eating. Tawana most clearly suffers from

Over the past 50 years, American women have expressed ________ satisfaction with their physical appearance and have experienced a(n) ________ incidence of serious eating disorders.

In an informal survey of 60,000 people, a ________ of women and a ________ of men said they would rather have a perfect body themselves than have a mate with a perfect body.