Unit 7 Review - Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
This review will guide you through an adaptive, research-backed study session. As you answer questions, we will actively assess your current understanding of the material. Questions will continue to be drawn until you have demonstrated mastery of each learning objective.
Reviews are graded based on completion. You will receive full credit for achieving 100% mastery or answering all questions.
Learning objectives for this review:
- Critically evaluate the contributions of key researchers in the field of motivation and emotion to gain a comprehensive understanding of various psychological theories of motivation.
- Discuss the biological underpinnings of motivation, including needs, drives, and homeostasis.
- Compare and contrast major theories of emotion and explore how cultural influences shape emotional expression.
- Define and discuss key theories of stress, analyze the relationship between stress and stress-related illnesses, as well as the role of unhealthy behaviors in exacerbating stress effects.
- Describe and compare research methods to investigate personality, such as case studies, surveys, and personality inventories, and identify the key contributions of major researchers in personality theory.
- Compare and contrast the psychoanalytic, behaviorist, social cognitive, humanist, and trait theories of personality.
- Identify frequently used assessment strategies, and evaluate relative test quality based on reliability and validity of the instruments.