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131) Which of the following activities is inconsistent with drive-reduction theory? a. Eating food that tastes bad b. Going swimming on a hot day c. Eating when you are not hungry d. Smoking pot to relax 132) The theory stating that behaviours are motivated by an organism’s attempts to reduce tension from conditions such as hunger or thirst and return the body to a state of balance is called ______ theory. a. disequilibrium b. needs c. homeostatic d. drive-reduction 133) Some psychologists believe that an organism’s behaviour is motivated by the need to achieve a state of balance in which the body functions effectively—a state called a. unbalance. b. acquiescence. c. propinquity. d. homeostasis. 134) A famed psychologist claims that motivated behaviours result from an effort to reduce tension caused by bodily needs such as hunger or thirst. This psychologist’s philosophy most closely matches ______ theory. a. reciprocity b. homeostatic c. needs d. drive-reduction 135) Which of the following behaviours is not an example of drive-reduction theory? a. Getting some food when you are hungry b. Going to sleep when you are tired c. Getting something to drink when you are thirsty d. Going jogging when you are bored 136) Four psychology students, who have all attended equal numbers of classes and studied the same amount of time, are all about to take their final exam. According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, which student would perform the best? a. Chloe, who doesn’t really care at all about the test and is not worried about it at all. b. Ryan, who is relatively calm, cool, and collected and not very nervous about the test. c. Sampson, who is confident about the test but still moderately stressed out about it. d. Megan, who has very high test anxiety that “keeps her on her toes”. 137) The Yerkes-Dodson law describes an inverted U-shaped relationship between ________ and ________. a. intelligence; motivation b. intelligence; performance c. arousal; intelligence d. arousal; performance 138) In arousal theory, people are said to have a(n) _________ level of tension. a. ultimate b. lower c. high d. optimal 139) Which of the following examples best represents the Yerkes-Dodson Law? a. Bill has a bad test score because he did not study. b. Dan plays his best games when they mean the most to the team and his arousal is moderately high. c. Mary buys a new car. d. Toni watches TV all night. 140) The Yerkes-Dodson Law says a. performance is affected by levels of physical arousal. b. the more money you make the better your job will be. c. nausea from bad food causes a reluctance to eat that food again. d. performance on tests is better in the morning.