Topic Test Answers

Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that comes from outside the individual.

Which of the following statements concerning anger is false? Please select the best answer from the choices provided

When Pedro spent a year in the United States as an exchange student, he found that at first he seemed to make a lot of mistakes in the way that he dealt with people. __________ could explain why his classmates didn't understand why he stood so close to people when he spoke to them. A. A difference in the cultural display rules B. Their indifference toward Pedro C. Petro's exposure to Western culture D. The school's lack of social activities Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Drive-reduction theory states that external factors motivate individuals toward certain behaviors. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Research indicates that feelings of empathy commonly increase one's tendency to do all of the following except __________. A. forgive others B. interact with others C. understand others D. care about others Please select the best answer from the choices provided

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, __________. A. emotions developed because of their adaptive value B. emotion occurs when the brain signals the cortex and the autonomic nervous system at the same time C. different patterns of autonomic arousal lead to the experience of the different emotions D. the experience of emotion depends on the autonomic arousal and one's interpretation of that arousal Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Alaskan Natives often eat whale blubber while other groups of people typically do not. This is an example of __________. A. food variety B. stress C. palpability D. learned preferences Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Brain research in rats indicates that a starving rat will show no interest in food if part of the brain’s __________ is destroyed.A.thalamusB.cerebellumC.hypothalamusD.prefrontal cortex

Sherry wants to take a great new job that happens to be based in a city that she doesn't want to live in. She is most likely experiencing __________. A. an avoidance-avoidance conflict B. an approach-approach conflict C. pressure induced conflict D. an approach-avoidance conflict Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The three phases of general adaptation syndrome are alarm, resistance, and recovery.

Which of the following statements about stress is not true? A. What is considered a source of stress for one person is not always the same for another. B. Acute stressors are a type of stress that generally occurs over a long amount of time. C. The stress level that one experiences is determined by one's perception of an event. D. Traumatic experiences can be classified as either an acute or chronic stressor. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

All of the following are ways to effectively reduce stress except ___________. . Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following statements concerning self-actualization needs is accurate?

Explain how stress may impact food consumption.

Compare and contrast the drive-reduction theory and the incentive theory of motivation.