A. arousal theory
B. drive reduction theory
C. Yerkes-Dodson Law
D. inverted-U function
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of the following statements are true of the Wason selection, or four-card problem (Wason,1966)?
1. The Wason Selection Task is a good task because it produces identical results in concrete and abstract forms
2. In general, concrete versions of the task are more difficult to think about than uncluttered abstract versions.
3. Although the task is one of pure reasoning some concrete versions are easier because of how we think in certain social situations.
4. People typically pick one card correctly, but pick an inappropriate one as the second choice in the original version of the task.A. 1 & 2
B. 3 & 4
C. 1 & 4
D. 2 & 3 - A theory that states that emotions are a join result of non-specific physiological arousal and interpretation of the arousal is called__________?
A. Two-factor theory of emotion
B. James-Lange theory of emotion
C. Bem’s theory of emotion
D. None of these - A theory that states that emotions are a join result of non-specific physiological arousal and interpretation of the arousal is called ____________?
A. Two-factor theory of emotion
B. James-Lange theory of emotion
C. Bem’s theory of emotion
D. None of these - Which of the following characteristics are contributors to job satisfaction, as identified in Hackman and Oldham’s (1976) influential job characteristics theory? 1: Variety 2: Recognition 3: Task identity 4: Task difficulty
A. 1,2 & 3
B. 1 & 2
C. 2 & 3
D. 3 & 4 - Performance of an earlier task is interfered with by the learning of a second, more recent task in _________________?
A. proactive facilitation
B. proactive inhibition
C. retroactive facilitation
D. retroactive inhibition - 30-year-old woman tells a friend that she doesn’t want to marry because she is afraid of losing her freedom and independence. Erikson would say that she is having difficulty with the psychosocial task of ______________?
A. trust vs. mistrust
B. autonomy vs. doubt
C. intimacy vs. isolation
D. identity vs. role confusion - The arousal theory of motivation would be most useful for understanding the aversive effect of:
A. sexual disorders
B. boredom
C. hunger
D. refractory periods - Which of the following is an assumption of arousal theory?
A. Zero level of arousal is the most desirable
B. High levels of arousal are the most desirable
C. Optimal levels of arousal exist for each person
D. Optimal levels of arousal exist for various activities - If you’re trying to establish a causal relationship between a reinforcer and increased performance. you should use a(n)________method.
A. clinical study
B. experimental
C. survey
D. correlational - Which of the following statements are true? 1. On a vernier acuity task, humans can discern the direction of very tiny offsets, but performance deteriorates with practice. 2. Different types of visual search have different behavioural characteristics and depend on different brain regions. 3. Walsh et.al. (1998) suggest that the right parietal lobe may be involved in setting up new templates in the conjunctions of, say, colour and form. 4 All of the above.
A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 4
