Class 11 Psychology Chapter 9 Motivation And Emotion Quiz 30 (25 MCQs)

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1. Who suggested that "we feel sorry because we cry ..... afraid because we tremble" ?
2. Maria had been practising every night and finally the big day had come. She played each note perfectly and everyone clapped at the end. "I'm glad I never gave up, even when my friends thought I wouldn't be able to do it!" she said to her Mum. Why did the character act that way?
3. Which of the following is true regarding stressed-out students compared with students who are relatively free of stress?
4. ..... is a chemical messenger secreted by fat cells that acts as an appetite suppressant.
5. Which subfield of psychology provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine?
6. The teacher asked Jesse to put his hand up when he wanted to answer a question. She had asked him three times already, but Jesse kept calling out the answers. The teacher asked him to move to another spot, but Jesse refused. Why was Jesse acting this way?
7. Theory of motivation that best explains thrill-seeking or playful behavior.
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of INTRINSIC motivation?
9. Andy saw his neighbor struggling to get his lawn mower running, so Andy went over to his neighbor's house and filled up his lawn mower with gas. When it still wouldn't start, Andy lent him his lawn mower. What character trait does Andy demonstrate?
10. Drive-Reduction Theory is best explained by understanding there is a ..... something
11. Choosing to join a sports team, choosing to go to practice
12. Which of the following is not an a benefit to a firm of having a motivated workforce?
13. If someone told you your house was destroyed by a fire, your body is likely to react by:
14. How do tangible rewards like money generally affect intrinsic motivation?
15. What is character motivation?
16. To find gold and valuable natural resources.
17. Drives serve to activate responses that are aimed at reducing the drive, thereby returning the body to a more normal state called
18. Emotions are states of feeling that can be positive, negative, or neutral.
19. The third level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is
20. Travel career patterns has how many layers
21. Information about blood sugar level is communicated to the hypothalamus, which is involved in the regulation of body temperature & psychological motivation and emotion.
22. What was the name of the theory on emotion that originated from the work of Charles Darwin?
23. What theory is flawed because it only "labels" behavior and does not describe it?
24. Drive reduction theory includes the idea of a physiological need as well as a societal pull to maximize your motivation
25. Brain scans and EEG recordings show positive emotions most often activate which brain section?