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Understanding Emotions and Motivations Quiz

Test your knowledge on the intricate relationships between emotions, motivations, and psychological theories with our engaging quiz! Delve into topics like the impact of hormones on sexual interest, theories of emotion, and the role of genetics in understanding emotional cues.

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Trish has to do her laundry today. On her way to the laundry room, she encounters an enormous spider, which causes her heart to race. Despite this, she continues to the laundry room and stays until all of her clothes are washed and dried to her satisfaction. At what point does Trish experience an emotion and at what point does she experience a motive??

She has a rapid heart beat- emotion, and a goal to get her laundry done-motivation

Emotions have that physiological change. Motives are the desire or drive.

Define a drive for me....

Hunger is a drive because it is unpleasant.

Tension triggered by cues for survival

Motives can be pleasant.

What is an intrinsic reward and what is an extrinsic reward?Can you give me an example of each?

Intrinsic is a sense of accomplishment, extrinsic is coming from outside sources

Intrinsic is getting an A on an exam, extrinsic is being paid to do something

Intrinsic--feeling good because we got a good grade. Extrinsic--we received $25 for getting a good grade.

Does menstruation have a significant impact on a woman's sexual interest in general. 5:09 PM

I would think so with differing hormones.

Not really. It can have a "psychological" impact

Yes

What is the evidence to support the idea that hormones involved in the menstrual cycle do not significantly influence women’s sexual interest?

The answer is Menopause produces significant hormonal changes in women, but has little impact on their sexual interest and activity.

Testosterone

What is the connection between romantic love and sexual desire?

Romantic love and sexual desire represent distinct biological and emotional states

Pleasant sensorimotor experiences

Which nervous system participates in the general arousal associated with emotional states?

Sympathetic

Autonomic

What is a disorder that is associated with abnormal development of the amygdala?

Autism

ADHD

The amygdala is associated with emotions, which contribute to social interactions

What is the James-Lange theory?

Specific physical sensations lead to subjective feelings

Theories of emotion

Which theory of emotion proposes that general arousal leads to assessment, which in turn calls for an assessment that leads to subjective feelings?

SAME

Schacter-Singer toe factor theory

What is the catharsis theory of emotion?

Views emotion as a reservoir that fills up and spills over.

A theory of emotion that views emotions as a reservoir that fills up and spills over

So if you break up with a partner, how might you respond based on the catharsis theory?Choose the BEST answer

Act like everything is okay when you are really not, eventually, you might cry or make bad decisions?

Rather than let a certain emotion build up and burst; it is ideal to show smaller amounts of emotions regularly.

Like a reservoir, the tears would probably build up, flow over, and then you would begin to feel better.

What do twin studies tell us about genetics and the ability to read emotions?

Genetics play a large role in the ability to read emotions

How we handle different things by the way we were raised?

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