relating the self to society shows how _____ energizes and directs behavior

defining or creating the self shows how _____ energizes and directs behavior

the person who experiences an increase in heart rate and a decrease in skin temperature is probably feeling which emotion?

differential emotions theory takes its name from its emphasis on basic emotions serving unique, or different:

according to the facial feedback hypothesis, facial feedback does one thing, which is :

the appraisal, "Is this situation relevant to my well-being?", constitutes a ____ appraisal

ccording to Lazarus, a _____ appraisal, which occurs after some reflection, involves an estimate of whether one can do anything to cope with a potential stressor

a ____ involves both a cognitive search through available coping options as well as a prediction of whether each option will or will not be successful in managing the stressor

according to appraisal theories, which emotion would a person experience following these four appraisals of an emotional situation: An important goal was at stake; the goal was lost; another person blocked my goal attainment; and the loss was undeserved/illegitimate?

In Weiner's attribution analysis of emotion, the immediate consequence of an outcome is an outcome-dependent emotional response, which Weiner calls a _____ of the outcome

according to an attributional analysis of emotion, attributing a negative outcome to an external and controllable cause generates the emotional reaction of:

according to an attributional analysis of emotion, attributing a negative outcome to an external and uncontrollable cause generates the emotion reaction of:

when a person automatically mimics another's emotional expression and begins to synchronize his or her own emotion with the other's in terms of expression, vocalization, postures, and movements, what emotional phenomena has occurred?

learning to manage one's private, spontaneous emotions and feelings in a situationally-adaptive, publically-scripted, and socially desirable way is referred to as:

the happiness set point can be explained by individual differences in:

the unhappiness set point can be explained by individual differences in:

compared to introverts, extroverts are more:

the personality characteristic to explain individual differences is "who is unhappy?" is:

___ is a hypothetical construct representing the cortical, behavioral, and autonomic mechanisms that govern alertness, wakefulness, and activation

according to the book, arousal level is mostly a function of how ____ the environment is

_____ is a personality trait defined by seeking of varied, novel, complex, and intense sensations and experiences and the willingness to take physical, social, legal, and financial risks for the sake of such experiences

In affect control theory, energy for behaviour arrises from

Agency within the self emanates primarily from

Cognitive dissonance theory predicts that once a difficult choice between equally attractive alternatives is made, people experience

Self-concordance refers to a sense of _____ that people have regarding their goals and strivings

_____ attain an optimal level of arousal at relatively low levels of stimulation and shun strong stimulation; _____ attain an optimal level of arousal at relatively high levels of stimulation and approach stronger forms of stimulation.

____ is a hypothetical construct representing the cortical, behavioural and autonomic mechanism that govern alertness, wakefulness, and motivation.

Specific, difficult, and challenging goals enhance performance, but an additional variable that is crucial to make goal setting effective is _____.

The meta-cognitive monitoring of one's goal striving and planning within the overall goal-setting process is called

"If I run a mile everyday for the next two weeks, then I will lose two pounds." This is an example of an _______ expectation

In the face of an uncontrollable event, a person who copes actively and assertively, and expresses emotions such as frustration and anger, is showing a ______ effect to that event

The integration of self-efficacy and felt mastery that one can attain desired goals leads to the psychological experience of

A(n) ______ is an environmental object that occurs before the start of a sequence of behaviour and attracts or repels the individual to engage or not to engage in the behaviour

____ emerges spontaneously from organismic psychological needs, personal curiosities, and innate strivings for growth

According to self-determination theory, what type of motivation explains a student's effort in school who says, "I try so hard so I won't feel guilty or ashamed of myself"

_____ originate from situational events that promote a psychological context of pressure, tension, and urgency

______ are acquired emotional and behavioural potentials that are activated by particular situational incentives

As an interpersonal relationship develops over time, people high in the need for _____ experience increased satisfaction in that relationship, whereas people low in that need experience decreased satisfaction and an increased sense of entrapment.

The motivation that arises from the organismic needs for self-determination, competence, and relatedness is referred to as ______ motivation

_____ is the need to be effective in interactions with the environment, it reflects the desire to exercise one's capacities and skills and, in so doing, seek out and master optimal challenges

______ are internal experiences -- needs, cognitions, and emotions --- that energize approach and avoidance tendencies within an individual

________ is the length of time that a response is delayed following the initial exposure to a stimulus event

Plato's portrayal of how the mind produces motivational states was remarkably similar to that of _______

Which of the following historical figures actively promoted the "will" as a grand theory to explain motivation

____ is the theoretical term used to depict the psychological discomfort stemming from persistent biological deficit

______ refers to a physiological stop system that terminated drive

A person's mental representation of how sexual episodes are to be enacted constitutes a sexual _____.

According to ______ hypothesis, when body weight (or proportion of body fat) drops below its in-born homeostatic balance, increased hunger and increased eating behaviour become more probable

According to flow theory, when an individual possesses very high personal skills and competencies for a given activity and engages in that activity with a very low opportunity for challenge, he or she will most likely experience

The mental clashing of forces of will versus counterwill and force versus counterforce is known in psychoanalysis as

According to Freud, the largest and most important motivational component of the human personality is the

_____ refers to the process of forgetting information or experience by ways that are conscious, intentional, and deliberate

as an individual learns from parents and peers what behaviours and characteristics are "good and bad" and "right and wrong" he or she has learned