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07 Motivation and Emotion Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 07 Motivation and Emotion, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
Choose one
1 point

A student enjoys learning the material and also studies to earn a high exam score. Which description best fits the student's motivation?

  1. A

    The student is motivated only by intrinsic motivation because learning is involved.

  2. B

    The student has both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

  3. C

    The student is motivated only by extrinsic motivation because an exam score is involved.

02
True or false
1 point

A mood is generally longer-lasting and less clearly tied to a specific event than an emotion.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

03
Choose one
1 point

Which example best illustrates how an emotion can prepare someone to respond?

  1. A

    Fear can prompt caution in response to a perceived danger.

  2. B

    Emotions have no influence on the actions people take.

04
Fill in the blank
1 point

An emotion can include subjective feeling, bodily arousal, cognitive appraisal, and .

05
Fill in the blank
1 point

In drive-reduction theory, hunger can motivate eating as the body works to restore .

06
Choose one
1 point

A student expects that a study plan can improve their exam performance and believes they can follow the plan. Which concept most directly describes the student's belief that they can carry out the actions needed to prepare successfully?

  1. A

    Self-efficacy

  2. B

    Expectancy

  3. C

    Intrinsic motivation

  4. D

    Incentive motivation

07
Written response
1 point

When a person first judges whether a demanding presentation is threatening or challenging, which appraisal stage are they using?

08
Choose all
1 point

Select all statements that accurately describe theories of emotion.

  1. A

    Cannon–Bard theory proposes that emotional experience and physiological arousal occur at the same time.

  2. B

    James–Lange theory proposes that cognitive interpretation alone produces emotion.

  3. C

    Two-factor theory proposes that physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation both contribute to emotion.

  4. D

    Appraisal approaches claim that the meaning of an event is irrelevant to emotional response.

09
Choose one
1 point

A person faces a sustained challenge, and a slower hormonal stress response includes the release of cortisol. Which system contributes to this response?

  1. A

    The sympathetic nervous system, which contributes only to the immediate increase in breathing.

  2. B

    The parasympathetic nervous system, which releases cortisol as its main stress response.

  3. C

    The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, which contributes a slower hormonal response that includes cortisol.

  4. D

    The digestive system, which directly appraises whether a demand is threatening.

10
True or false
1 point

If persistent stress is associated with health concerns, this establishes that stress alone causes any specific illness.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

11
Choose all
1 point

Select all responses that people may use when dealing with stress.

  1. A

    Tackling the source of the problem.

  2. B

    Seeking help from someone else.

  3. C

    Avoiding the situation.

  4. D

    Using a habit such as overeating or substance use.

  5. E

    Always using the same response, regardless of the stressor or available resources.

12
Written response
1 point

After deciding that an upcoming presentation is stressful, a person considers whether they can prepare, ask for help, or use other resources. Which appraisal stage is this?

13
Open ended
1 point

Explain the difference between problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping. Give one example of each, and describe what can affect which approach is useful.

14
Written response
1 point

Someone feels unsettled for several days, but the feeling is not clearly connected to one specific event. What term describes this longer-lasting, less event-specific state?

15
Choose one
1 point

After going several hours without water, a hiker feels thirsty and drinks to restore the body's balance. Which concept best explains the motivation to drink?

  1. A

    Drive-reduction theory

  2. B

    Incentive motivation

  3. C

    Intrinsic motivation

  4. D

    Self-efficacy

16
Choose one
1 point

A student studies a subject because learning it is enjoyable and because they want a high exam score. Which description best fits these motives?

  1. A

    Only intrinsic motivation, because studying is an activity

  2. B

    Only extrinsic motivation, because exam scores are external outcomes

  3. C

    Both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

  4. D

    Drive-reduction motivation and no other form

17
True or false
1 point

Persistent stress is associated with health concerns, but this does not mean stress alone causes a particular illness. True or false?

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

18
Written response
1 point

A demanding presentation is the event that a person must respond to. What term names the demand or event itself, rather than the person's response?

19
Choose one
1 point

A student feels overwhelmed by upcoming exams and makes a study schedule to address the workload. Which type of coping is the student using?

  1. A

    Emotion-focused coping

  2. B

    Problem-focused coping

  3. C

    Primary appraisal

  4. D

    Drive-reduction behavior

20
Choose one
1 point

Before a competition, a runner notices a racing heart and interprets it as excitement; in a dangerous situation, the same arousal might be interpreted as fear. Which theory best explains how the interpretation helps shape the emotion?

  1. A

    James–Lange theory

  2. B

    Two-factor theory

  3. C

    Cannon–Bard theory

  4. D

    Drive-reduction theory