AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After spending an amazing vacation in the Bahamas, Jenny feels incredibly sad on the last day of the trip. Which theory does this demonstrate?
A
Opponent Process Theory
B
Canon-Bard Theory
C
Facial Feedback Theory
D
James-Lange Theory
E
Zajonc Theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Incentives Rewards or other stimuli that motivate us to act. Instinct Theory The belief that behavior is motivated by instinct.

Detailed explanation-2: -Instincts are goal-directed and innate patterns of behavior that are not the result of learning or experience.

Detailed explanation-3: -The drive-reduction theory of motivation suggests that biological needs and homeostasis motivate us to meet needs. If a need is not fulfilled, this creates a drive, or state of tension, that pushes us or motivates behaviors to meet the need.

Detailed explanation-4: -The arousal theory of motivation states that people are motivated to seek out activities or situations that maintain or increase their level of arousal.

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