AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Paul wants to go sky-diving for fun with his buddies when he graduates high school. The fact that Paul wants this (and does it) is most consistent with what theory of motivation?
A
drive-reduction theory
B
arousal theory
C
maslow’s hierarchy of needs
D
instinct theory
E
opponent-process theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Opponent-process theory of motivation explains the best why some people engage in high-risk activities, such as sky-diving or mountain climbing. This theory is based on the statement that classical conditioning is the foundation of our emotional reactions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The arousal theory of motivation states that people are motivated to seek out activities or situations that maintain or increase their level of arousal. Arousal can be thought of as a continuum, with low levels of arousal being associated with boredom and high levels of arousal being associated with anxiety.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Schacter-Singer theory says that we experience feelings and then label them, while Cognitive Appraisal theory says that we experience something, we think about it, and then we label it as an emotion.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two fundamental dimensions of the circumplex model of emotions are valence and arousal. Valence (x-axis) is the positive and negative degree of emotion (pleasure/displeasure) and arousal (y-axis) is the intensity of emotion (high or low).

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