____ is the body's tendency to maintain a relatively stable state for internal processes.

_____ theory suggests that organisms are motivated to achieve and maintain an ideal or optimal level of stimulation that maximizes their performance.

Low levels of arousal lead to _____ and high levels of arousal lead to _____.

The _____ motive causes us to look for a certain amount of novelty and complexity from our environment for no apparent reason.

Zuckerman's test for sensation seeking measures which of the following characteristics?

According to the cognitive theory of motivation, _____ influence our goal-directed behavior.

According to the cognitive theory of motivation, which of the following students is MOST likely to study hard for their next psychology exam?

The theory that some motives have to be satisfied before a person can advance to fulfilling higher motives is based on _____.

According to Maslow, belonging and self-actualization are _____ needs, and will be satisfied after physiological and safety needs.

Which set of needs is at the top of Maslow's hierarchy?

What role does the stomach play in feelings of hunger?

The heat generated in response to food ingestion is called _____.

Obesity is classified as being at least _______ % above the ideal body weight for your height.

There are approximately _____ genes that contribute to a person's weight.

Currently, the safest method of weight loss is _____.

_____ involves extreme weight loss due to an obsessive fear of obesity and self-imposed starvation.

____ involves consuming large quantities of food followed by self-induced vomiting, the use of laxatives, or extreme exercise.

Which of the following has been linked to the origin of eating disorders?

Achievement motivation is mostly determined by ________________.

Which of the following is the CORRECT sequence of events in Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle?

This is characteristic of the excitement phase of sexual arousal.

According to Masters and Johnson, a woman experiencing a leveling off of high arousal, a tightening of the vaginal opening, an expansion of the upper third of the vagina, and increasing sexual tension is in the _____ phase of sexual arousal.

There tends to be more variability in the sexual response cycle for __________.

The genetic influence on sexual orientation has been supported by research reporting that _____.

_____ refers to the desire to perform an act for its own sake whereas _____ refers to the desire to perform an act because of external rewards or the avoidance of punishment.

Extrinsic rewards tend to decrease enjoyment of an activity because they _____.

Kevin was not enrolled in school, nor did he have a job that required mathematical skills or reasoning, yet he spent several nights a week reading and solving problems in an old calculus textbook.  How would you BEST explain this behavior?  Kevin is _____.

You just stuffed yourself with a hot dog, a large tub of popcorn, and a box of Milk Duds while watching a movie.  When you come out of the theater, you smell the cinnamon buns across the mall and decide to get one even though you are full.  This can BEST be explained by _____.

Mary's car just broke down, so she has to run the rest of the way to school and arrives 5 minutes late for her psychology exam. Her heart is pounding, and she can hardly catch her breath. According to arousal theory, how well will Mary perform on her exam?

Emotion is BEST defined as _____.

The three components of emotion are _____.

Two parts of the brain that play an important role in emotion are the _____.

LaDoux proposes that sensory input arrives in the _____ of the brain, which splits the signal, sending part of the message to the cortex and part of the message to the amygdala.

During emotional arousal, the ____ nervous system prepares the body for fight or flight and the ____ nervous system restores the body to homeostasis.

A stranger walking in front of you trips. You assume this is because he is clumsy, rather than considering the fact that the sidewalk might be uneven. You have just committed _____.

Most people perceive Elizabeth as being a poor public speaker because her mistakes in speaking are much more visible than the dreaded feelings of social phobia that come over her when she speaks.  This is an example of _____________________.

When you attempt to maintain a positive self-image by taking credit for your successes and emphasizing external causes for your failures, you are engaged in _____.

A learned predisposition to respond cognitively, affectively, and behaviorally to a particular object is known as _____.

You and a friend are watching a ballgame.  The batter misses.  You believe this is because the sun is setting and probably cast a glare in his eyes.  Your friend believes this is because the batter lacks talent.  You made a _____ attribution and your friend made a(n) _____ attribution.

What is a small structure that maintains homeostasis and regulates emotions and drives such as hunger, thirst, sex, and aggression?

This part of the limbic system helps regulate emotions such as fear and aggression.

Motor control, speech production, thinking, personality, emotion, and memory are all governed by your _____.

The case of Phineas Gage suggests that the _____ lobes regulate our personality and are largely responsible for much of what makes us uniquely human.

What part of a person's brain would be affected if after brain damage they could speak quickly and easily, but could not understand what they read or heard?

The _____ lobes are involved with hearing, language comprehension, memory, and some emotional control

Vision and visual perception occur in the _____ lobes.

_____ area is found in the temporal lobe, and is involved with language comprehension.

These are the "uncommitted areas" of the brain that help interpret, integrate, and act on information processed in other areas of the brain.

What is the name of the bundle of nerve fibers that carries information between the brain's right and left hemispheres?