Psychology 1000xam questions and
answers graded A+
Parasympathetic Nervous System - ANS✅✅part of the autonomic nervous systems that controls
the bodys functions at rest--"rest and digest"
part of Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic Nervous System - ANS✅✅prepares the body to react to stress or threat--"fight or
flight"
part of Autonomic Nervous System
James-Lange Theory of Emotion - ANS✅✅perceive specific patterns of bodily responses, and as a
result of that perception our body feels emotion
ex: seeing a bear causes you to run and sweat, therefore experience the emotion of fear (stimulus--
>arousal-->emotion)
Schachter-Singer (Two Factor) Theory of Emotion - ANS✅✅apply a label to what emotion you are
experiencing and as a result experience an emotion
ex: you see a bear, your body becomes aroused, you label the bodily reactions and then categorize
the emotion and therefore feel fear
Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion - ANS✅✅mind and body experience emotions independently
ex: you see a bear, separate signals cause your heart to race and you to feel scare at the same time
Incentive-Salience Theory of Motivation - ANS✅✅incentives are external objects or goals
ex: getting a good great on an exam is an incentive for studying hard
Drive Reduction Theory of Motivation - ANS✅✅drive is a psychological state that creates
motivation in someone to satisfy a need
ex: need is food, drive is hunger, behavior is eating
Homeostasis Theory of Motivation - ANS✅✅the tendency for bodily functions to maintain
equilibrium
, ex: when too cold, body shivers. when too hot, body sweats, both to maintain homeostasis
What is BMI and how is it calculated? BMI ranges for healthy and unhealthy individuals -
ANS✅✅Body Mass Index
calculated by weight/height squared
normal: 18
fat: 25+
Affects of Choloecystokinin (CCK) and Leptin on Eating Behaviors - ANS✅✅Leptin-controls fat
regulation, increases appetite
CCK- decreases appetite
sports psychology - ANS✅✅studies how psychological factors can affect performance and exercise
Yerkes-Dodson Law - ANS✅✅performance on challenging tasks increases until a moderate level.
After that point, additional arousal interferes with performance
ex: students perform bests on tests with moderate anxiety--too little is unprepared, too much is
cracking under pressure
primary emotions - ANS✅✅innate, involuntary, universal across cultures
ex: anger, fear, hapiness
secondary emotions - ANS✅✅blends of primary emotions
ex: remorse, guilt, shame
extrinsic motivation - ANS✅✅motivation to perform an activity directed toward an external goal,
typically a reward
ex: olympians training to earn medals
intrinsic motivation - ANS✅✅value or pleasure associated with an activity
ex: listening to music, reading a book
answers graded A+
Parasympathetic Nervous System - ANS✅✅part of the autonomic nervous systems that controls
the bodys functions at rest--"rest and digest"
part of Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic Nervous System - ANS✅✅prepares the body to react to stress or threat--"fight or
flight"
part of Autonomic Nervous System
James-Lange Theory of Emotion - ANS✅✅perceive specific patterns of bodily responses, and as a
result of that perception our body feels emotion
ex: seeing a bear causes you to run and sweat, therefore experience the emotion of fear (stimulus--
>arousal-->emotion)
Schachter-Singer (Two Factor) Theory of Emotion - ANS✅✅apply a label to what emotion you are
experiencing and as a result experience an emotion
ex: you see a bear, your body becomes aroused, you label the bodily reactions and then categorize
the emotion and therefore feel fear
Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion - ANS✅✅mind and body experience emotions independently
ex: you see a bear, separate signals cause your heart to race and you to feel scare at the same time
Incentive-Salience Theory of Motivation - ANS✅✅incentives are external objects or goals
ex: getting a good great on an exam is an incentive for studying hard
Drive Reduction Theory of Motivation - ANS✅✅drive is a psychological state that creates
motivation in someone to satisfy a need
ex: need is food, drive is hunger, behavior is eating
Homeostasis Theory of Motivation - ANS✅✅the tendency for bodily functions to maintain
equilibrium
, ex: when too cold, body shivers. when too hot, body sweats, both to maintain homeostasis
What is BMI and how is it calculated? BMI ranges for healthy and unhealthy individuals -
ANS✅✅Body Mass Index
calculated by weight/height squared
normal: 18
fat: 25+
Affects of Choloecystokinin (CCK) and Leptin on Eating Behaviors - ANS✅✅Leptin-controls fat
regulation, increases appetite
CCK- decreases appetite
sports psychology - ANS✅✅studies how psychological factors can affect performance and exercise
Yerkes-Dodson Law - ANS✅✅performance on challenging tasks increases until a moderate level.
After that point, additional arousal interferes with performance
ex: students perform bests on tests with moderate anxiety--too little is unprepared, too much is
cracking under pressure
primary emotions - ANS✅✅innate, involuntary, universal across cultures
ex: anger, fear, hapiness
secondary emotions - ANS✅✅blends of primary emotions
ex: remorse, guilt, shame
extrinsic motivation - ANS✅✅motivation to perform an activity directed toward an external goal,
typically a reward
ex: olympians training to earn medals
intrinsic motivation - ANS✅✅value or pleasure associated with an activity
ex: listening to music, reading a book
