Psychology; Chapter 10

________ individuals experience emotional and erotic attractions to both same-sexed individuals and opposite-sexed individuals

If you believe you will win the hot dog eating competition, then you have a sense of ________, and you are more likely to enter the hot dog eating competition.

Some studies show that ________ motivation may not be entirely vulnerable to the effects of extrinsic reinforcements; in fact, reinforcements such as verbal praise might actually increase ________ motivation.

A common criticism of Kinsey's sex research is that it is riddled with sampling and statistical ___________.

The hierarchy of needs is the spectrum of needs ranging from basic ________ needs to ________ needs to self-actualization.

Greg is 5 feet three inches tall and weighs 260 pounds. Greg is ________.

What are examples of the social level in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

The ________ complex and the central ________ are both part of the amygdala.

Otto is so driven to become a school psychologist that he spends every night studying. This sentence describes the wants or needs that direct behavior toward a goal, also called ________.

Motivation describes the wants or needs that direct behavior toward a goal. What is the motivation in the following sentence? Giorgio works part-time at a diner so he can afford to attend culinary school because he wants to become a chef, even though he is in debt.

Professor Morooka works 60 hours a week for 9 months of the year. During this time he longs for a break. When he finally gets a break, he misses the sense of accomplishment he feels when he is working. ________ theory suggests that this is because there is an optimal level of arousal that we all try to maintain.

Cici firmly believes that every child deserves a loving parent. She becomes a foster parent because she knows that it is the right thing to do. Cici becomes a foster parent because of ________ motivation.

Self-worth, accomplishment, and confidence represent the ________ level of needs in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

What is Prader-Willi syndrome? a genetic disorder that results in persistent feelings of intense ____________ and reduced rates of ______________

What is an example of the Yerkes-Dodson law? A low level of __________ will lead to optimal performance when disarming a bomb.

Motivation describes the wants or needs that direct behavior toward a goal. In the following sentence, what is the motivation? Sheila wants to complete a marathon so she buys new running shoes and spends every day timing how long it takes her to run the high school track.

Chewing on your hair to relieve stress is an example of a what?

Luis works part-time after school to earn money so he can afford a secondhand motorcycle. Luis is working because of ________ motivation.

Body ________ is a distorted body image.

According to the Schachter-Singer two-factor theory of emotion, emotions consist of two factors: ________.

What law describes the following? Simple tasks are performed best when arousal levels are relatively high, yet complex tasks are performed best when arousal levels are low.

The ________ complex is the part of the brain with dense connections with a variety of sensory areas of the brain; it is critical for classical conditioning and attaching emotional value to memory.

A(n) ________ is a subjective state of being that we often describe as our feelings. A(n) ________ refers to a prolonged, less intense, affective state that does not occur in response to something we experience

According to the James-Lange theory, emotions arise from _______________ arousal.

According to the Schachter-Singer theory, emotions include a ___________ factor and a __________________ factor.

________ dysphoria is a diagnostic category in DSM-5 for individuals who do not identify with the cultural expectations associated with their biological sex.

Professor Morooka works 60 hours a week for 9 months of the year. During this time he longs for a break. When he finally gets a break, he misses the sense of accomplishment he feels when he is working. ________ theory suggests that this is because there is an optimal level of arousal that we all try to maintain.

________ individuals experience emotional and erotic attractions to both same-sexed individuals and opposite-sexed individuals.

________ is an eating disorder characterized by an individual maintaining body weight that is well below average through starvation and/or excessive exercise.

In the following sentence, identify the extrinsic motivation. Kit, who lives with her father, maintains a 3.5 grade average in order to keep her phone, visits her mother every weekend because she wants to, and joins the high school basketball team because she enjoys the sport.

If you suggest that smiling can make someone feel happier, then you believe the ________.

According to the Schachter-Singer two-factor theory of emotion, emotions consist of two factors: ________.

Jude is a man who is emotionally and sexually attracted to both men and women. Jude is ________.

The culture display rule is one of the culturally specific standards that govern the types and frequencies of ________ that are acceptable.

Which of the following are good examples of the security level of needs in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Motivation describes the wants or needs that direct behavior toward a goal. What is the motivation in the following sentence? Giorgio works part-time at a diner so he can afford to attend culinary school because he wants to become a chef, even though he is in debt.