AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After spending years in the ocean, a mature salmon swims up its home river to return to its birthplace. This behavior is an example of:
A
homeostasis
B
a set point
C
a refractory period
D
an instinct
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After spending years in the ocean, a mature salmon swims up its home river to return to its birthplace. This behavior is an example of: homeostasis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Example of Instinct Theory in Humans For instance, infants have an innate rooting reflex that helps them seek out a nipple and receive nourishment. This rooting reflex is an example of the suckling reflex or a reflex in which babies start sucking when a finger or nipple places pressure on the top of their mouth.

Detailed explanation-3: -The best example of a Type A personality is someone who is: Take-charge and highly competitive. Fast-paced and impatient. Entrepreneurial, workaholic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anger is a high-arousal emotion; sadness is low-arousal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following concepts best explains the need for a shoal of salmon to return one to four years after being at sea to the fresh waters where they were hatched? extrinsic motivation.

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