Chapter 9 self quiz

Dwayne enjoys spending calm, quiet evenings at home watching old movies. Debbie likes to do exciting activities, such as skydiving, on her days off. The fact that Dwayne and Debbie choose to spend their free time in these ways is best explained by _____.

Vince and Edith are training for a marathon. When asked why they are running the races, Vince says he wants the medal they give out to everyone who crosses the finish line. Edith responds that she enjoys trying new things. Vince's behavior is most likely explained by _____, whereas Edith's behavior is most likely explained by _____.

When Terry's stomach starts growling, he decides it's time for lunch. After eating a burrito and tortilla chips, he feels full and does not want more. Which of the following does NOT play a role in his short-term feeling of fullness?

Thomas sends his daughter Sophia to spend the summer with her grandparents, who eat dinner at 5:00 pm. Upon her return home, Sophia wants to eat dinner at 5:00 pm every night, because she now associates that time of day with eating. Sophia's change in desired mealtime has most likely been influenced by _____.

Mr. Ray is a middle school math teacher who wants to help his students learn achievement motivation so they can reach the long-term goal of doing well on the state math tests. Mr. Ray helps the students develop achievement motivation through all of the following ways EXCEPT _____.

Hannah enjoys playing video games because every time she scores a point, processing in her brain simultaneously causes and excited emotion and an increase in her heart rate. The theory that has been proposed to explain emotion in the way Hannah experienced it is the _____ theory.

After Bernadette is in a car accident, she is extra friendly to people she meets. In fact, she does not seem to realize when she might be revealing personal information to untrustworthy strangers. This information suggests that Bernadette may have brain damage in her _____.

Bianca is sad and anxious because her sister is moving scross the country for a new job. To make herself feel better, Bianca thinks of her sister's new city as a vacation destination - a place Bianca can visit and explore. Bianca is successfully regulating her emotional state by using _____.

Tori sometimes refrains from arguing with her colleagues in staff meetings because she believes it is not appropriate for women to show anger. Tori's belief about emotional expressiveness in women is best explained by _____.

Madison requently checks the cell phone of her husband, Max, to see if he is texting other women. Max catches her and is cery hurt by her behavior. Madison loves Max very much and feels bad that she hurt him. In this situation, Madison is most likely to feel the emotion of _____.