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Bihar Board Class 12 (Arts) Human Development & Social Psychology — practice questions

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The Schachter-Singer two-factor theory takes into account physiological arousal and:Read the answer and worked solution →The facial feedback hypothesis proposes that your facial expression can affect your:Read the answer and worked solution →Animal research suggests which limbic structures are especially important for sexual motivation?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each theory of emotionRead the answer and worked solution →Tap what belongs to each motiveRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: motivation and emotionRead the answer and worked solution →Stop on the right theoryRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the motivation ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Wanting to be close to other people is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The need for affiliation is aroused when individuals feel:Read the answer and worked solution →How many basic emotions are experienced and recognised everywhere?Read the answer and worked solution →Plutchik proposed how many primary emotions?Read the answer and worked solution →Which theory holds that bodily changes come first and emotion follows?Read the answer and worked solution →Fight or flight is prepared for by the:Read the answer and worked solution →In Asch's line studies, what share of participants conformed to the group at least once?Read the answer and worked solution →In Milgram's experiment, what share of participants continued shocking to the maximum voltage?Read the answer and worked solution →Milgram's shocks increased in 15-volt steps up to:Read the answer and worked solution →Group members modifying opinions to match what they think the group consensus is, is:Read the answer and worked solution →The US-Soviet nuclear arms race is an example of a:Read the answer and worked solution →Doing less work in a group project because others will pick up the slack is:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the attribution biasesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the conformity wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the classic studiesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the social psychology namesRead the answer and worked solution →Fit in or be rightRead the answer and worked solution →Sort persuasion, conformity and groupsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Social psychology bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Piaget's combined theory of cognitive growth and of knowledge is called:Read the answer and worked solution →For Piaget, what makes a later stage more advanced than an earlier one?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Schachter-Singer two-factor theory takes into account physiological arousal and:

  1. The room temperature
  2. The emotional experience
  3. The time of the day
  4. The nearest bystander
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Correct answer: B. The emotional experience

1. The name two-factor points to what the theory combines. 2. The Schachter-Singer two-factor theory is another variation on theories of emotions. 3. It takes into account both physiological arousal and the emotional experience. 4. In contrast to the Schachter-Singer model, appraisal theory puts appraisal before a cognitive label. 5. So the two factors are arousal and the experience itself. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 'Emotion and Motivation', sections 10.1-10.4_

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The facial feedback hypothesis proposes that your facial expression can affect your:

  1. Blood type reading
  2. Native language
  3. Emotional experience
  4. Physical height
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Correct answer: C. Emotional experience

1. The hypothesis reverses the usual direction of cause. 2. Emotion is usually thought to produce a facial expression. 3. The facial feedback hypothesis proposes the reverse can also happen. 4. It proposes that your facial expression can actually affect your emotional experience. 5. Holding a smile can therefore change how you feel. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 'Emotion and Motivation', sections 10.1-10.4_

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Animal research suggests which limbic structures are especially important for sexual motivation?

  1. Cerebellum and pons
  2. Cortex and corpus callosum
  3. Medulla and spinal cord
  4. Amygdala and accumbens
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Correct answer: D. Amygdala and accumbens

1. Motivation has identifiable brain structures behind it. 2. Animal research points to structures in the limbic system. 3. Limbic system structures such as the amygdala and nucleus accumbens are especially important. 4. They are especially important for sexual motivation. 5. The cerebellum and medulla serve movement and vital functions instead. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 'Emotion and Motivation', sections 10.1-10.4_

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