Question 1

Which scenario best supports the theory that emotional expressions are by-products of innate motor programs?&#10;A)Babies show the same emotional expressions that are displayed within their culture.&#10;B)Babies who are blind from birth smile in response to playing and tickling.&#10;C)Babies respond by mimicking emotional expressions in their caregivers.&#10;D)Babies respond well to operant conditioning and can be readily taught to laugh or frown.

Accepted Answer

The fact that babies who are born blind still display emotional expressions such as smiling in response to playing and tickling suggests that these expressions are not learned from observing others or through operant conditioning. Instead, it supports the theory that these expressions are innate and hardwired into our motor programs.

Question 2

Dr.Newman lesioned the ventromedial hypothalamus in a group of rats.What behaviour should Dr.Newman expect to see?&#10;A)a reduction in the amount of food consumed&#10;B)a reduction in the desire to eat&#10;C)an increase in eating behaviour to the point of satiation&#10;D)an increase in eating behaviour beyond the point of satiation

Accepted Answer

The ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is involved in satiety. Lesioning the VMH typically results in hyperphagia (excessive eating) and obesity in animals, as they eat beyond the point of satiation.

Question 3

For Maslow,the most highly evolved motive is&#10;A)esteem.&#10;B)physiological need.&#10;C)intellectual need.&#10;D)self-actualization.

Accepted Answer

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, self-actualization is the highest and most evolved motive. It refers to the need for individuals to fulfill their potential, achieve personal growth, and experience a sense of purpose and meaning in life after satisfying all other basic physiological, safety, social, and esteem needs.

Question 4

&#34;Becoming what one ought to be&#34; is one way to define&#10;A)peak experience.&#10;B)self-actualization.&#10;C)achievement potential.&#10;D)self concept.

Accepted Answer

"Becoming what one ought to be" is a central concept in Abraham Maslow's theory of self-actualization. Self-actualization refers to individuals fulfilling their potential, achieving personal growth and fulfillment through the realization of their capabilities and creativity. Therefore, the best choice is B, self-actualization.

Question 5

Maslow is associated with which of the following notions?&#10;A)that when the body temperature falls,we are motivated to eat&#10;B)that the motive to explore and manipulate is important for individual survival&#10;C)that our motives are organized into a hierarchy&#10;D)that some people are driven by the achievement motive

Accepted Answer

Maslow is associated with the idea that our motives are organized into a hierarchy, with basic physiological needs like hunger and thirst at the bottom and higher needs like self-actualization at the top. This is known as Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

Question 6

An example of intrinsic motivation is reading a textbook because&#10;A)you want to earn an A on a test.&#10;B)you want to avoid a D or F.&#10;C)you enjoy reading it.&#10;D)you are being paid to read it.

Accepted Answer

Intrinsic motivation refers to behavior that is driven by internal rewards, such as enjoyment or interest in the activity itself, rather than external rewards like money or grades. Therefore, the best choice for an example of intrinsic motivation is C) you enjoy reading it.

Question 7

The correct order of Maslow's hierarchy of motives from most primitive to the most complex and human is&#10;A)safety,physiological,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization.&#10;B)physiological,esteem,self-actualization,safety,belongingness.&#10;C)physiological,esteem,safety,belongingness,self-actualization.&#10;D)physiological,safety,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization.

Accepted Answer

Maslow's hierarchy of motives starts with basic physiological needs such as food, water, and shelter, followed by safety needs, then belongingness and love needs, then esteem needs, and finally self-actualization. Therefore, the correct order is physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization, which is only found in choice D.

Deck 11: B: Motivation and Emotion