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Question 1 / Motivation, Emotion, and Positive Psychology

Which of the following is not true about motivation?

A. It is the drive, incentive or interest to initiate, perform or maintain a behaviour
B. It is independent of emotion or cognition
C. It is a preparatory phase prior to action
D. It may be influenced by rewards and punishments

Correct answer

B. It is independent of emotion or cognition

Why

It is independent of emotion or cognition is the keyed answer for this generated CPET Psychology review draft.

Question 2 / Motivation, Emotion, and Positive Psychology

The James-Lange theory of emotion says ___

A. You feel emotion and then bodily reactions
B. Emotion and bodily reactions occur simultaneously
C. Somatic nervous system is the seat of emotion
D. You react with your body first and then you feel emotion

Correct answer

D. You react with your body first and then you feel emotion

Why

You react with your body first and then you feel emotion is the keyed answer for this generated CPET Psychology review draft.

Question 3 / Motivation, Emotion, and Positive Psychology

According to ___ theory of happiness, everyone has a fixed 'average' level of happiness around which our day to day and moment to moment happiness varies

A. Life satisfaction theory
B. Affective theory
C. Set point theory
D. Expectation theory

Correct answer

C. Set point theory

Why

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