Lectures 4-6: Motivation (ch 11)

Question 1

Psychological research demonstrates that emotion and reason are direct opposites of each other.

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true

Question 2

Some emotions, such as happiness, appear to be recognised by a substantial majority of people in all cultures.

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true

Question 3

According to the James-Lange theory, emotions follow from our bodily reactions.

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true

Question 4

Two-factor theory proposes that arousal is necessary for emotion.

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true

Question 5

The mere exposure effect refers to the finding that repeated presentations of a stimulus lead to less liking of that stimulus.

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true

Question 6

Good moods often allow us to consider novel alternatives to problems.

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true

Question 7

Money is highly correlated with happiness, especially at high levels of income.

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true

Question 8

A few months after hitting it big in a lottery, lottery winners are not much happier than anyone else.

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true

Question 9

High self-esteem is essential for good mental health.

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true

Question 10

Pessimism is an adaptive strategy for some people.

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true

Question 11

According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, we generally do best when we are at our highest level of arousal.

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true

Question 12

Obese individuals seem resistant to the effects of leptin.

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true

Question 13

Starvation can lead to the symptoms of anorexia.

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true

Question 14

Few people are sexually active into their seventies and eighties.

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true

Question 15

Scientists are yet to discover a dependable biological marker for sexual orientation.

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true

Question 16

When it comes to romantic chemistry, opposites attract.

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true

Question 17

In general, people find average faces the most physically attractive.

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true

Question 18

Companionate love and passionate love appear to be psychologically and physiologically independent.

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true

Question 19

Passion and commitment play a key role in love, but are irrelevant to hate.

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true

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