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Applications: Topic 2: Motivation
Unit 7: Motivation and Emotion
1. Shelby, an avid bird-watcher, explains that birds build nests because that is their nature. Shelby
advocates the ____ of motivation.
a. drive theory
b. incentive theory
c. instinct theory
d. arousal theory
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Apply
OBJ: LO2: Identify and illustrate the biological and evolutionary sources of motivation, and compare
and contrast the major motivational theories.
TOP: Sources and Theories of Motivation
2. Which of the following best illustrates a behavior that is motivated by physiological factors?
a. Turning down an offer from an extremely prestigious university because your parents
attended State University
b. Adding and removing clothes so as to maintain a comfortable body temperature
c. Fulfilling a request made by your employer in the hope that she will return the favor
d. Donating clothes, canned goods, and money to charitable organizations because you have
plenty
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Apply
TOP: Sources and Theories of Motivation KEY:
3. When Walter’s blood sugar dips, he becomes hungry. He eats, and then he is no longer hungry—his
body is back in balance. This balancing is best described as ____.
a. the two-factor model
b. instinct
c. homeostasis
d. optimal level of arousal
4. A proponent of drive theory of motivation would explain that people like to eat at fast-food places
because ____.
a. when they're hungry, they instinctively gravitate to the fastest source of food
b. television commercials influence them to associate such places with psychological
rewards
c. many others are doing so and this gives them a feeling of belonging
d. doing so satisfies their hunger
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Apply
5. Which of the following is a secondary drive?
a. Hunger
b. Sleep
c. Sexual desire
d. Desire to earn money
6. Generalizing from Zuckerman’s research on sensation seeking, which of the following statements best
describes a sensation-seeker?
a. Someone who prefers being with familiar people over meeting new people
b. Someone who prefers sleeping in a comfortable bed and room over camping out
c. Someone who would probably not be interested in trying hypnosis
d. Someone who seeks to maintain a high level of arousal
7. Even though Fabiola does not need a new dress, she buys one because she really feels drawn toward it.
This is an example of ____.
a. homeostasis
b. incentive value
c. primary drive
d. sensation-seeking
8. After looking at the exotic desserts presented on the dessert tray, Colin decides to have one of the
desserts even though he is not hungry. This is best described as an example of ____.
a. incentive motivation
b. cognitive dissonance
c. instinctual behavior
d. arousal theory
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Apply
9. Jackie is trying to join a sorority. During "rush week," Jackie has to participate in all types of
humiliating tasks. After the week is over and she is waiting to find out whether she has been accepted,
Jackie's motivation to join the sorority is even higher. What is Jackie most likely doing to reduce her
level of cognitive dissonance?
a. Using self-justification
b. Changing attitude
c. Changing behavior
d. Ignoring inconsistencies
10. Mark drinks about a fifth of bourbon each day, but denies that he’s an alcoholic. When his wife
suggests that he should seek treatment, he angrily replies, “I hold down a job just fine. Drinking just
doesn’t affect me as much as it does other people. If I had problems at work, then maybe I’d be
worried that I have a drinking problem, but I don’t.” What is Mark most likely doing to reduce his
level of cognitive dissonance?
a. Being optimistic
b. Changing his attitude
c. Using self-justification
d. Ignoring inconsistencies
11. Bruno, a psychologist, is having marital problems. Until recently, he’s been telling himself that as a
psychologist, he doesn’t need therapy. Finally, he acknowledges that the situation isn’t getting any
better and it’s time to try some couples counseling. Bruno is most likely reducing his cognitive
dissonance by ____.
a. using self-justification
b. changing his attitude
c. changing his behavior
d. ignoring inconsistencies
12. Sally loves to run, and works jogging into her daily schedule because of the “runner’s high” she
experiences. Sally is motivated by a(n) ____ reward.
a. top-down
b. bottom-up
c. extrinsic
d. intrinsic
13. You eat because you like to. This best illustrates the idea that motivation is due to ____.
a. unconscious desires to reduce anxiety
b. instinct
c. reward/pleasure centers in the brain
d. drive
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Understand
14. People who are addicted to cocaine are motivated to seek it because cocaine stimulates the ____.
a. the neurotransmitter GABA
b. neural pathways in the amygdala
c. sensorimotor cortex
d. nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental areas of the brain
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Remember
15. A person takes up the game of racquetball because she believes she has the quickness and coordination
to do well at the game. Which theory of motivation is best demonstrated by her behavior?
a. pleasure/reward theory
b. cognitive theory
c. instinct theory
d. psychodynamic theory
16. Stacey believes that she will be successful on her diet because she is in control of what happens to her.
According to a cognitive theory of motivation, her belief shows that she has a strong sense of ____.
a. personal expectations and beliefs
b. drive
c. attribution
d. need
17. Which of the following is NOT a causal factor involved in eating disorders?
a. Cultural standards of thinness, leanness, and muscularity
b. Ample availability of food
c. Issues of perfectionism and needing to be “in control”
d. History of childhood abuse and/or family conflict
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Understand
OBJ: LO3: Analyze the physiological and environmental factors that influence and regulate hunger,
and examine various eating disorders along with the possible causes, medical issues, and treatment
options associated with each. TOP: Hunger and Satiation
18. Alison is a young ballerina. Her teacher told her she could stand to lose five pounds, so she went on a
diet. Since that time she has lost 25 pounds off her already petite frame and is continuing to lose.
Despite the fact she is gaunt and weak, she looks in the mirror and still perceives herself as fat. What
eating disorder is Alison most likely developing?
a. Bulimia nervosa
b. Body dysmorphic disorder
c. Anorexia nervosa
d. Binge eating disorder
19. Victor is a wrestler and needs to maintain a certain weight in order to wrestle in his class. Since he’s
started college, he’s been under a great deal of stress to maintain his grade point average, participate in
wrestling, and still have time for a social life. Often, he eats when he’s stressed. In addition, when he
gets together with his friends, they tend to eat fattening foods late at night, which he later regrets. In
order to manage his weight, he has started vomiting immediately after eating. Nobody is aware of his
behavior. With what eating disorder is Victor likely struggling?
a. Bulimia nervosa
b. Body dysmorphic disorder
c. Anorexia nervosa
d. Binge eating disorder
20. In his research on hunger and the brain, Dr. VanderZyl stimulates the lateral hypothalamus of his
animal subjects. This stimulation ____.
a. induces eating only in animals that have not eaten in a while
b. induces eating in animals, even if they are full
c. reduces eating in animals that are full
d. reduces eating in animals that are hungry
21. Millie has always struggled with her weight. During a recent physical examination, her doctor
recommended that she lose 30 lbs. What is the most probable reason that Millie is overweight?
a. She is highly sensitive to external cues for hunger.
b. She is highly sensitive to internal cues for hunger.
c. She is relatively insensitive to external cues for hunger.
d. She is relatively insensitive to internal cues for hunger.
22. Following his afternoon classes, Darren stops at the cafeteria and eats a burger and fries. If you were to
run a blood test on Darren shortly after his meal, what would you expect to find?
a. low glucose; low insulin
b. low glucose; high insulin
c. high glucose; high insulin
d. high glucose; low insulin
23. Dr. Pasantes is investigating how the brain regulates patterns of eating behavior. She performs an
experiment and finds that lesioning a particular brain region causes rodents to completely stop eating.
What area of the brain has Dr. Pasantes lesioned?
a. lateral hypothalamus
b. ventromedial hypothalamus
c. lateral amygdala
d. ventromedial amygdala
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Understand
24. Dr. Pollini is investigating how the brain regulates patterns of eating behavior. He performs an
experiment and finds that lesioning a particular brain region causes rodents to significantly increase
their food intake and to gain weight. What area of the brain has Dr. Pollini lesioned?
a. lateral hypothalamus
b. ventromedial hypothalamus
c. lateral amygdala
d. ventromedial amygdala
25. Long-term, who is most likely to succeed in their attempts to lose weight?
a. Diane, who decides to lose weight by cutting out potato chips and ice cream from her diet
b. Enrique, who decides to lose weight by going on a high-protein, no-carbohydrate diet
c. Padma, who decides to lose weight by cutting meat completely out of her diet
d. Tommy, who decides to lose weight by restricting his caloric intake to 1,000 calories per
day
26. Suppose that it is 1964, and that Betty, a homemaker who put on weight with each of her three
pregnancies, wants to lose twenty pounds. What medication would have been prescribed to Betty at
that time to help her lose weight?
a. ephedrine
b. orlistat
c. amphetamines
d. sibutramine
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Remember
27. Interested in losing weight, Patrick seeks the advice of his doctor. Dr. Burns recommends a medication
that can help Patrick by inhibiting the absorption of fats by the digestive tract. What medication is
Patrick’s doctor recommending?
a. ephedrine
b. orlistat
c. amphetamines
d. sibutramine
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Remember
28. Brianna suffers from anorexia nervosa. In addition to having an unusually low body weight, she has
irregular menstrual cycles, feels cold constantly, and has skin that appears ____.
a. oily with a blue tint
b. oily with a yellow tint
c. dry with a blue tint
d. dry with a yellow tint
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Understand
29. After a night of eating a gallon of ice cream and potato chips, Raven takes laxatives to purge the
ingested food from her body. Raven, like many others who suffer from bulimia nervosa, is likely to
feel what after purging?
a. relief
b. sense of control
c. depression
d. elation
30. Selena has suffered from bulimia nervosa for several years. She finally seeks professional help and is
surprised to find out that medication can help her. What type of medication would be most helpful for
Selena?
a. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
b. phenothiazines
c. amphetamines
d. catecholamine reuptake inhibitors
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Remember
31. Ramona had a stroke that damaged her ventromedial hypothalamus. Generalizing from animal
research, you might expect Ramona to ____.
a. eat more and lose weight
b. eat more and gain weight
c. eat less and lose weight
d. eat less and gain weight
32. Each of the following is a factor in obesity EXCEPT ____.

a. genetics
b. set point theory
c. metabolic rate
d. willpower
33. The body’s downward adjustment of metabolic rate during times of famine is explained by which of
the following theories?
a. Metabolic adjustment theory
b. Self-regulatory theory
c. Basal metabolism theory
d. Set point theory
34. Jane is bulimic. Which of the following might be considered typical behavior for her?
a. Constantly starving herself
b. Binging while eating dinner with her family
c. Consuming enormous amounts of green leafy vegetables
d. Exercising compulsively after an episode of overeating
35. You are doing an Internet search for information related to biological hunger factors. Which set of
search words would you use?
a. Genetics, heredity, and set point
b. Depression and body image
c. Sociocultural and personality
d. Blood chemistry, digestion, peripheral cues, and CCK
36. It is believed that Troy has a high setpoint. Dieting will be difficult for him because ____.
a. hypothalamus dysfunction prevents Troy from feeling full
b. when Troy diets, his metabolic rate may slow down
c. Troy is particularly susceptible to learned cues to eating
d. Troy will experience hunger more often than someone with a low setpoint
37. Wayne eats a seven-course dinner and claims he cannot eat another bite of food. Then the waiter
brings the dessert tray to the table, and Wayne finds that he’s hungry for the pecan pie with whipped
cream. His hunger is most likely due to ____.
a. a drop in blood sugar
b. a surge in blood sugar
c. the production of galanin
d. psychosocial hunger factors
38. “I really should not go to that all-you-can eat buffet. If I see food, I’ll eat it.” What psychosocial
hunger factor does this self-awareness best represent?
a. mood factor
b. personality traits
c. learned associations
d. modesty
39. “It’s noon, so it’s time to eat.” This person illustrates the role of ____ in hunger.
a. PYY
b. genetic factors
c. learned associations
d. leptin
40. “Whenever I am depressed or bored, I tend to eat even when I’m not hungry.” This statement best
illustrates the role of ____ in hunger.
a. CCK
b. genetic factors
c. psychosocial factors
d. self-handicapping
41. Barbara wants to lose weight because, when she looks at fashion magazines, she sees that all the
attractive models are very thin. Which of the following factors is motivating Barbara to diet?
a. sociocultural factors
b. under-responsiveness to food
c. calories and metabolism
d. setpoint
42. Shelly has been on a self-inflicted starvation diet for eight months and, as a result, weighs only 82
pounds. However, she still believes that she can stand to lose a couple of more pounds. It is likely that
Shelly is suffering from ____.
a. anorexia nervosa c. depression
b. a hormonal imbalance d. bulimia
43. Which of the following are the most preferred treatments for bulimia nervosa?
a. Using antidepressant drugs and positive reinforcement
b. Reinforcing weight gain and punishing weight loss
c. Substituting positive thoughts for negative ones and participating in interpersonal therapy
d. Using chemotherapy and participating in family therapy
44. Nicole tells her gynecologist that lately, she has had no sexual desire. Nicole and her gynecologist
discuss the possibility of using a hormone patch to address her sexual dysfunction. This hormone patch
likely uses which hormone?
a. testosterone
b. estrogen
c. progesterone
d. follicle stimulating hormone
OBJ: LO4: Debate the biological and psychosocial factors involved in sexual motivation, and
evaluate how this motivation varies with gender, orientation, and phase of life.
TOP: Sexual Motivation
45. If you look in the table of contents of John’s paper, you will see topics like secondary sexual
characteristics, sexual motivation, and development of ova and sperm. This paper is most likely on
____.
a. biological sex factors
b. genetic sex factors
c. sociocultural factors
d. learned associations
OBJ: LO4: Debate the biological and psychosocial factors involved in sexual motivation, and
evaluate how this motivation varies with gender, orientation, and phase of life.
TOP: Sexual Motivation
46. Becky and Jeff recently got married. One reason they got married was to form a long lasting
relationship with each other. Therefore, marriage for them satisfied their ____.
a. need for affiliation
b. self-actualization
c. need for autonomy
d. need for order
OBJ: LO5: Assess the effect of social and cognitive motives such as achievement motivation on life
outcomes and demonstrate the interplay of competing motives in the context of Maslow's hierarchy of
needs. TOP: Social and Cognitive Motivation
47. The need for affiliation is satisfied by ____.

a. forming lasting and positive interpersonal attachments
b. getting good grades in college
c. keeping one’s life orderly and predictable
d. receiving recognition for hard work
48. Ruben has reached his fullest potential as a human being. According to Maslow, Ruben has achieved
____.
a. physiological fullness
b. self-esteem
c. belongingness
d. self-actualization
49. “I am a member of the college’s chess club and we often get together and talk about life and chess. My
best friends are also members.” This best illustrates what Maslow refers to as ____.
a. safety needs
b. esteem needs
c. belongingness needs
d. self-actualization
50. Sandra has a strong need to have social relationships. Psychologists use the term ____ to describe
Sandra’s needs.
a. need for affiliation
b. need for acceptance
c. need for arousal
d. need for sensation
51. Quentin has a strong need to excel at whatever he does. This is best described as a need for ____.
a. achievement
b. arousal
c. affiliation
d. external rewards
52. In one study (Twenge, Baumeister, Tice, & Stucke, 2001), students were told that a personality test
revealed that they were “the type likely to end up alone later in life.” These students were more likely
to ____.
a. show signs of depression
b. act aggressively
c. report low self-esteem
d. demonstrate introversion
53. As part of his honor’s thesis, Braydon develops a survey to evaluate the updated hierarchy of needs of
Kenrick and colleagues, specifically in young adult men and women. Braydon is most interested in
determining if men and women differ in the highest level of motivation, which is ____.
a. mate retention
b. parenting
c. affiliation
d. status
54. Terry is described as having extrinsic motivation for the achievement of his goals. This means that
Terry ____.
a. focuses on immediate outcomes
b. focuses on short-term outcomes
c. has a desire for external rewards
d. has a desire for internal gratification
55. Anne and Norman are both offered a promotion. Anne willingly accepts the promotion offer because
she feels it will help her career, while Norman refuses to accept it because he is afraid it will hinder his
career. Which motivational concept(s) are Anne and Norman demonstrating?
a. Anne demonstrates avoidance motivation, while Norman demonstrates achievement
motivation.
b. Anne demonstrates achievement motivation, whereas Norman demonstrates avoidance
motivation.
c. Both are demonstrating achievement motivation.
d. Anne demonstrates achievement motivation, whereas Norman demonstrates performance
anxiety.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Analyze
56. When performing tasks that are intrinsically motivated, we tend to have higher enjoyment and
performance when the task involves ____.
a. competition and cooperation
b. public recognition
c. structure and a set of well-defined rules
d. personal effort rather than team effort
57. Carl works hard to get As on his report card because his mother rewards him with 25 dollars for each
A. Carl’s behavior is being influenced by ____.
a. fixed action patterns
b. a hierarchy of needs
c. extrinsic motivation
d. drive-reduction theory
58. Carla works hard to get As on her report card because it is personally rewarding. Her behavior is
being influenced by ____.
a. fixed action patterns
b. intrinsic motivation
c. extrinsic motivation
d. drive-reduction theory
59. Alexandra is a financially secure young woman who recently graduated from college, married her high
school sweetheart, and purchased a first home with her spouse. She hopes to become the editor of a
fashion magazine one day. Currently, she is working at an entry-level job at the local newspaper.
Which of the following best describes the need she is working on with her present job?
a. Self-actualization
b. Physiological
c. Safety
d. Esteem
60. Ellen is shown a somewhat ambiguous picture of a person in a lab coat studying what looks like a
medical chart. Ellen is then asked to tell a story about this person. She says that this person is a new
resident in a hospital and is working very long hours, but is happy to have finally reached his goal of
becoming a doctor. In this story, Ellen is illustrating ____.
a. low achievement motivation
b. high achievement motivation
c. high fear of failure
d. a self-handicapping strategy
61. Which of the following is a personality characteristic of a person with a high need for achievement?
a. Verbally aggressive behavior while completing group tasks
b. An inability to see the easy solutions to tasks
c. Setting unrealistic goals
d. Attraction to jobs that require initiative
62. The best motivation for superior academic performance is having a ____.
a. high need for achievement
b. high fear of failure
c. very efficient self-handicapping strategy
d. reasonable excuse for occasional failure
63. Chris sings in a volunteer community chorus because he enjoys the feeling he gets when he masters a
complicated piece of music. His behavior reflects ____.
a. self-handicapping strategy
b. intrinsic motivation
c. overjustification
d. extrinsic motivation

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