Human Motivation 6th Edition by Robert E. Franken – Test Bank

Human Motivation 6th Edition by Robert E. Franken – Test Bank

Questions:

1. According Lazarus, the core relational theme for happiness is (p. 304)

* A. making reasonable progress towards the realization of a goal.

1. enjoying the outcome of an adaptive behavior.
2. experiencing pleasure and avoiding pain.
3. living up to one’s ego ideal.

Factual

2. According Lazarus, happiness is caused by (p. 304)
3. something inside the person such as their attitude toward life.
4. something that occurs in the person’s environment such as the birth of

a child or becoming rich.

1. specific types of person-environment interactions.

* D. a person’s cognitive appraisal of their person-environment interactions.

Conceptual

3. Lazarus’ conception of happiness implies that (p. 304)
4. happiness is an objective environmental event that can be precisely measured.
5. happiness is too subjective to be measured.

* C. happiness is in the eye of the beholder.

1. none of these.

Conceptual

4. The more preferred measure of happiness is (p. 304)

* A. subject well-being.

1. happiness ratings.
2. evaluation of progress towards a goal.
3. how “high” one feels most of the time.

Factual

5. Research indicates there is a (p. 305)
6. positive correlation between income and happiness.
7. negative correlation between income and happiness.

* C. positive correlation between income and happiness until the basic necessities of life

have been met.

1. positive correlation between income and happiness that exceeds the basic

necessities by $8,000.

Factual

6. How much of the variance of subjective well-being is thought to be caused

by genetics? (p. 305)

1. 15%
2. 25%
3. 35%

* D. 50%

Factual

7. Which of the following personality traits has been found to be negatively related to

happiness? (p. 305)

* A. neuroticism

1. introversion
2. extraversion
3. sensation-seeking

Factual

8. Which of the following statements is true? (p. 305)
9. A negative relationship has been found to exist between happiness and good

social relationships.

* B. A positive relationship has been found to exist between happiness and good

social relationships.

1. No systematic relationship has been found to exist between happiness and

social relationships.

1. An inverted-U relationship has been found to exist between happiness and social

relationships.

Factual

W9. Happiness involves which of the following systems? (p. 305)

1. The Behavioral Activation System
2. The Behavioral Inhibition System
3. The Fight-Flight System

* D. Both the Behavioral Activation and the Behavioral Inhibition Systems

Factual

10. It has been argued that the disposition to be happy involves an (p. 306)
11. active BAS and an active BIS.

* B. active BAS and an inactive BIS.

1. active BIS and an inactive BAS.
2. active BAS and BIS, and an inactive fight-flight system.

Factual

11. Which of the following statements is correct? (p. 306)
12. Negative emotions have been linked to an active left prefrontal cortex while positive

emotions have been linked to an active right prefrontal cortex.

* B. Positive emotions have been linked to an active left prefrontal cortex while negative

emotions have been linked to an active right prefrontal cortex.

1. Positive emotions have been linked to high activity in the prefrontal cortex in both

hemispheres while negative emotions have been linked to low activity in the

prefrontal cortex of both hemispheres.

1. Negative emotions have been linked to high activity in the prefrontal cortex in both

hemispheres while positive emotions have been linked to low activity in the

prefrontal cortex of both hemispheres.

Factual

12. Researchers have suggested that (p. 306)
13. the right hemisphere of the brain should be viewed as selfish.
14. the left hemisphere should be viewed as prosocial.
15. the left hemisphere should be viewed as intuitive.

* D. the right hemisphere of the brain should be viewed as selfish while the left

hemisphere should be viewed as prosocial.

Factual

13. The conquest of fire by humans as an adaptation to environmental problems has been

attributed to (p. 307)

1. the emergence of the selfish affective system.
2. the need for autonomy.

* C. cultural evolution.

1. genetic evolution.

Conceptual

14. The reason our fight-flight response is not activated most of the time is because

(p. 307)

* A. the prefrontal cortex inhibits the amygdala.

1. the prefrontal cortex increases activity in the amygdala.
2. the amygdala inhibits the prefrontal cortex.
3. the amygdala increases activity of the prefrontal cortex.

Factual

15. The ability to make plans meant that our ancestors (p. 310)
16. were no longer constantly dominated by the fight-flight system.
17. could spend more time experiencing positive emotions.
18. became free of fear.

* D. were no longer constantly dominated by the fight-flight system and could spend

more time experiencing positive emotions.

Conceptual