STRAIGHTERLINE PSY120 ACTUAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ intrinsic emotion.
Answer: motivation that arises from internal factors
◉ overjustification effect.
Answer: intrinsic motivation is diminished when extrinsic
motivation is given
◉ instinct theory of motivation.
Answer: william james proposed that behavior is driven by instincts
◉ drive theory of motivation.
Answer: maintenance of homeostasis is important in directing
behavior
◉ arousal theory of motivation:Yerkes-Dodson Law.
Answer: proposed the optimal arousal level depends on the
complexity and difficulty of the task to be performed
,◉ self efficacy: Bandura's social motives.
Answer: an individual's belief in their own capability to complete a
task
◉ Maslow/hierarchy.
Answer: one must satisfy lower levels of need before the higher
leves, shelter and food before inner fulfillment
◉ hunger.
Answer: felling of emptiness
◉ satiation.
Answer: feeling of fullness
◉ leptin.
Answer: signals brain to reduce hunger
◉ ghrelin.
Answer: signals brain to increase hunger
◉ metabolic rate.
, Answer: the amount of energy that is expended in a given period of
time
◉ set-point theory.
Answer: each individual has an ideal body weight or set point
◉ bariatric surgery.
Answer: banding surgery that creates a small pouch of stomach
which in turn reduces the size
◉ GLP-1s.
Answer: make not want to eat
◉ obesity health risks.
Answer: cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes
◉ anorexia.
Answer: maintaining a low body weight through starvation
◉ bulimia.
Answer: binge and purge eating disorder
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ intrinsic emotion.
Answer: motivation that arises from internal factors
◉ overjustification effect.
Answer: intrinsic motivation is diminished when extrinsic
motivation is given
◉ instinct theory of motivation.
Answer: william james proposed that behavior is driven by instincts
◉ drive theory of motivation.
Answer: maintenance of homeostasis is important in directing
behavior
◉ arousal theory of motivation:Yerkes-Dodson Law.
Answer: proposed the optimal arousal level depends on the
complexity and difficulty of the task to be performed
,◉ self efficacy: Bandura's social motives.
Answer: an individual's belief in their own capability to complete a
task
◉ Maslow/hierarchy.
Answer: one must satisfy lower levels of need before the higher
leves, shelter and food before inner fulfillment
◉ hunger.
Answer: felling of emptiness
◉ satiation.
Answer: feeling of fullness
◉ leptin.
Answer: signals brain to reduce hunger
◉ ghrelin.
Answer: signals brain to increase hunger
◉ metabolic rate.
, Answer: the amount of energy that is expended in a given period of
time
◉ set-point theory.
Answer: each individual has an ideal body weight or set point
◉ bariatric surgery.
Answer: banding surgery that creates a small pouch of stomach
which in turn reduces the size
◉ GLP-1s.
Answer: make not want to eat
◉ obesity health risks.
Answer: cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes
◉ anorexia.
Answer: maintaining a low body weight through starvation
◉ bulimia.
Answer: binge and purge eating disorder
