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Unit 5 Critical Thinking Dropbox Psych 2

The document provides review questions and answers on topics related to motivation and emotion. It discusses the three components of emotion as behavioral, autonomic, and hormonal. It defines drive-reduction theory using the example of getting food when hungry. Intrinsic motivation comes from within and extrinsic motivation comes from external rewards like money or praise. The Cannon-Bard theory states that emotional feelings and bodily reactions occur simultaneously in response to stimuli. Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization needs from lowest to highest.

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Unit 5 Critical Thinking Dropbox Psych 2

The document provides review questions and answers on topics related to motivation and emotion. It discusses the three components of emotion as behavioral, autonomic, and hormonal. It defines drive-reduction theory using the example of getting food when hungry. Intrinsic motivation comes from within and extrinsic motivation comes from external rewards like money or praise. The Cannon-Bard theory states that emotional feelings and bodily reactions occur simultaneously in response to stimuli. Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization needs from lowest to highest.

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Review Questions

1. What are the three components of emotions?

Behavioral, autonomic and hormonal.

2. What is drive-reduction theory? Give an example of a situation that fits this theory

The theory of learning in which the goal of motivated behavior is a reduction of a drive state. An

example of this would be getting something to eat when you get hungry.

3. What are intrinsic and extrinsic motivations? Give an example of each.

Intrinsic motivation is a type of motivation that comes from inside. Intrinsically driven behaviors

are carried out because they provide a sense of personal fulfillment. The extrinsic motivator is

external to the individual and acts on them. Extrinsic motivators can include things like a job

advancement, money, a sticker, or candy.

4. What is the Cannon-Bard theory? Give an example that illustrates this theory.

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, stimulating events cause feelings and bodily

reactions at the same time. When you see a snake, for example, you may experience both terror

,an emotional response, and a speeding heartbeat, a physical reaction.

5. What are the five levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? Give an example for each level.

From the bottom of the hierarchy upwards, the needs are: physiological (food and clothing),

safety (job security), love and belonging needs (friendship), esteem, and self-actualization.

Critical Thinking Questions


1. People often look for clues as to whether someone is lying or not. What do you look for if

you think someone may be lying? What do studies say about how to tell if someone is lying?
I usually look for eye contact and body behavior, they usually are pretty good signs to tell if

someone is lying or not.

2. Psychologists have spent a great deal of time studying what motivates people. What do you

think motivates people the most? Why?

I think it is their wants. If someone wants something, they are more likely to go above and beyond

to get what they want.

3. Self-determination theory states that people have an innate need for competence, autonomy,

and relatedness to others. Do you agree with this theory? Do you think that external rewards

motivate people more than these internal rewards? Why?

I believe this is true for some people, but for others it won’t be. Some people find more pleasure in

external things like money or cars, rather then internal rewards like a sense of confidence or a

feeling of accomplishment.

4. Studies suggest that facial expressions can influence emotions and physiological reactions.

Do you think these studies are correct? Do you think that smiling can make you happy or that

making an angry expression can raise your temperature? Why or why not?

I think that it can have an effect, but the majority of the time I don’t think it does. There’s a lot of

people who mask their true feelings with facial expressions, but they don’t actually feel that way.

They use it as a way to hide their true feelings.

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