Question 1

As social animals, it would be impossible for humans to live in groups and cooperate in raising children without emotions.This illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  emotions aid survival. 
B)  emotions are non-reinforcing. 
C)  humans have little control over their emotions because emotions are like reflexes. 
D)  emotions are learned. 
A)  emotions aid survival. 
B)  emotions are non-reinforcing. 
C)  humans have little control over their emotions because emotions are like reflexes. 
D)  emotions are learned.

Question 2

Most people are more energetic, alert, and in a better mood at

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A)  the high point of their circadian rhythms. 
B)  the median point of their circadian rhythms. 
C)  the low point of their circadian rhythms. 
D)  varying points within their circadian rhythms depending on the season. 
A)  the high point of their circadian rhythms. 
B)  the median point of their circadian rhythms. 
C)  the low point of their circadian rhythms. 
D)  varying points within their circadian rhythms depending on the season.

Question 3

Regarding motives, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  The behavior of outstanding artists, scientists, and educators is best understood in terms of social needs, such as the need for achievement. 
B)  Success, approval, grades, and dominance are considered stimulus motives. 
C)  We acquire social motives through socialization and cultural conditioning. 
D)  The need for achievement differs from the need for power. 
A)  The behavior of outstanding artists, scientists, and educators is best understood in terms of social needs, such as the need for achievement. 
B)  Success, approval, grades, and dominance are considered stimulus motives. 
C)  We acquire social motives through socialization and cultural conditioning. 
D)  The need for achievement differs from the need for power.

Question 4

People who have the ability to amplify or restrain their emotions, depending on the situation, are exhibiting which aspect of emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  intuition 
B)  rational-emotive skills 
C)  managing emotions 
D)  empathetic arousal 
A)  intuition 
B)  rational-emotive skills 
C)  managing emotions 
D)  empathetic arousal

Question 5

Biological needs for food, water, and sleep are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A)  being influenced by external factors. 
B)  coming and going in fairly regular cycles each day. 
C)  being homeostatic. 
D)  being considered stimulus motives. 
A)  being influenced by external factors. 
B)  coming and going in fairly regular cycles each day. 
C)  being homeostatic. 
D)  being considered stimulus motives.

Question 6

Life-threatening weight loss due to self-inflicted starvation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned fasting. 
B)  voluntary malnutrition. 
C)  anorexia nervosa. 
D)  bulimia nervosa. 
A)  conditioned fasting. 
B)  voluntary malnutrition. 
C)  anorexia nervosa. 
D)  bulimia nervosa.

Question 7

LaTara is very good at sensing what her friends are feeling, but she tends to have difficulty interpreting her own emotions.In terms of emotional intelligence, LaTara is able to exhibit

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy but has difficulty perceiving her own emotions. 
B)  bidirectional communication but has difficulty exhibiting empathy. 
C)  emotional flexibility but has difficulty with emotional conceptualization. 
D)  bidirectional awareness but has difficulty with cognitions related to self-control. 
A)  empathy but has difficulty perceiving her own emotions. 
B)  bidirectional communication but has difficulty exhibiting empathy. 
C)  emotional flexibility but has difficulty with emotional conceptualization. 
D)  bidirectional awareness but has difficulty with cognitions related to self-control.

Question 8

Extracellular thirst results from all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  bleeding. 
B)  vomiting or diarrhea. 
C)  consuming alcohol. 
D)  eating a salty meal. 
A)  bleeding. 
B)  vomiting or diarrhea. 
C)  consuming alcohol. 
D)  eating a salty meal.

Question 9

Regarding the mechanisms of hunger, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  When you are hungry, your stomach lining produces ghrelin. 
B)  Ghrelin activates parts of the brain involved in learning. 
C)  One should study before you eat, not immediately after. 
D)  Ghrelin is an amino acid that activates a person's ventromedial hypothalamus. 
A)  When you are hungry, your stomach lining produces ghrelin. 
B)  Ghrelin activates parts of the brain involved in learning. 
C)  One should study before you eat, not immediately after. 
D)  Ghrelin is an amino acid that activates a person's ventromedial hypothalamus.

Question 10

An unwillingness or hesitation on the part of animals to eat a particular food is known as​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​acquired anorexia. 
B)  ​bait shyness. 
C)  operant aversion. 
D)  ​homeostatic imbalance. 
A)  ​acquired anorexia. 
B)  ​bait shyness. 
C)  operant aversion. 
D)  ​homeostatic imbalance.

Question 11

Darrius is a college student, who enjoys going to wild, "uninhibited" parties and getting high on marijuana.He also enjoys riding his motorcycle fast and wants to be an EMT after college.Darrius would most likely be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  having a need for power. 
B)  intrinsically motivated. 
C)  high in sensation seeking. 
D)  self-actualized. 
A)  having a need for power. 
B)  intrinsically motivated. 
C)  high in sensation seeking. 
D)  self-actualized.

Question 12

The "chameleon effect" involves​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​our ability to learn new skills through modeling. 
B)  ​the learned ability to effectively lie to others. 
C)  ​the tendency to lose one's identity by identifying too intensely with another person. 
D)  ​unconsciously imitating the postures, mannerisms, and facial expressions of other people as we interact with them. 
A)  ​our ability to learn new skills through modeling. 
B)  ​the learned ability to effectively lie to others. 
C)  ​the tendency to lose one's identity by identifying too intensely with another person. 
D)  ​unconsciously imitating the postures, mannerisms, and facial expressions of other people as we interact with them.

Question 13

Unlike hunger and thirst, the human sex drive

Accepted Answer

A)  shows no clear relationship to deprivation. 
B)  is non-homeostatic. 
C)  is unusual in that its arousal is sought as well as its reduction. 
D)  is characterized by all of these. 
A)  shows no clear relationship to deprivation. 
B)  is non-homeostatic. 
C)  is unusual in that its arousal is sought as well as its reduction. 
D)  is characterized by all of these.

Question 14

To summarize the contemporary model of emotion, which of the following theorists showed us the importance of emotional appraisal in creating an emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cannon and Bard 
B)  James and Lange 
C)  Richard Lazarus 
D)  Paul Ekman 
A)  Cannon and Bard 
B)  James and Lange 
C)  Richard Lazarus 
D)  Paul Ekman

Question 15

A competitive diver approaches the end of the board with a rapidly beating heart and a dry mouth, a result of increased

Accepted Answer

A)  adrenaline. 
B)  dopamine. 
C)  cortisone. 
D)  endorphins. 
A)  adrenaline. 
B)  dopamine. 
C)  cortisone. 
D)  endorphins.

Question 16

Your friend Janie keeps going on these "fad" diets and each time has gained back even more weight.You should warn her that radical diets may raise which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  attribution level 
B)  satiety level 
C)  GLP-1 point for glucose 
D)  set point for fat 
A)  attribution level 
B)  satiety level 
C)  GLP-1 point for glucose 
D)  set point for fat

Question 17

Although no one would guess from her outward signs of emotion, Jane has been angry with her roommate for the last six months for borrowing her clothes and not being responsible for her share of the chores around the apartment.This suppression of her anger will most likely lead to

Accepted Answer

A)  Jane becoming depressed. 
B)  decreased activity in her sympathetic nervous system. 
C)  clear, objective thinking and problem-solving in other areas of her life. 
D)  increased activity in her parasympathetic nervous system. 
A)  Jane becoming depressed. 
B)  decreased activity in her sympathetic nervous system. 
C)  clear, objective thinking and problem-solving in other areas of her life. 
D)  increased activity in her parasympathetic nervous system.

Question 18

If you are a big fan of horror movies and carnival rides and find them "thrilling" rather than "terrifying," then your motives for these pursuits is probably best explained by the __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​drive reduction 
B)  ​Yerkes-Dodson 
C)  ​opponent-process 
D)  ​Cannon-Bard 
A)  ​drive reduction 
B)  ​Yerkes-Dodson 
C)  ​opponent-process 
D)  ​Cannon-Bard

Question 19

There is a rare genetic defect in which a person becomes obese because he or she has reduced levels of

Accepted Answer

A)  GLP-1. 
B)  leptin. 
C)  gherlin. 
D)  NPY. 
A)  GLP-1. 
B)  leptin. 
C)  gherlin. 
D)  NPY.

Question 20

Basic emotions arise through ___________ processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  reflective 
B)  experiential 
C)  inductive 
D)  deductive 
A)  reflective 
B)  experiential 
C)  inductive 
D)  deductive

As social animals, it would be impossible for humans to live in groups and cooperate in raising children without emotions.This illustrates that

Most people are more energetic, alert, and in a better mood at

Regarding motives, which of the following statements is FALSE?

People who have the ability to amplify or restrain their emotions, depending on the situation, are exhibiting which aspect of emotional intelligence?

Biological needs for food, water, and sleep are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT for

Life-threatening weight loss due to self-inflicted starvation is called

LaTara is very good at sensing what her friends are feeling, but she tends to have difficulty interpreting her own emotions.In terms of emotional intelligence, LaTara is able to exhibit

Extracellular thirst results from all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding the mechanisms of hunger, which of the following statements is FALSE?

An unwillingness or hesitation on the part of animals to eat a particular food is known as

Darrius is a college student, who enjoys going to wild, "uninhibited" parties and getting high on marijuana.He also enjoys riding his motorcycle fast and wants to be an EMT after college.Darrius would most likely be described as

The "chameleon effect" involves

Unlike hunger and thirst, the human sex drive

To summarize the contemporary model of emotion, which of the following theorists showed us the importance of emotional appraisal in creating an emotion?

A competitive diver approaches the end of the board with a rapidly beating heart and a dry mouth, a result of increased

Your friend Janie keeps going on these "fad" diets and each time has gained back even more weight.You should warn her that radical diets may raise which of the following?

Although no one would guess from her outward signs of emotion, Jane has been angry with her roommate for the last six months for borrowing her clothes and not being responsible for her share of the chores around the apartment.This suppression of her anger will most likely lead to

If you are a big fan of horror movies and carnival rides and find them "thrilling" rather than "terrifying," then your motives for these pursuits is probably best explained by the __________ theory.

There is a rare genetic defect in which a person becomes obese because he or she has reduced levels of

Basic emotions arise through ___________ processing.

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Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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Exam 10: Motivation and Emotion.

As social animals, it would be impossible for humans to live in groups and cooperate in raising children without emotions.This illustrates that

Most people are more energetic, alert, and in a better mood at

Regarding motives, which of the following statements is FALSE?

People who have the ability to amplify or restrain their emotions, depending on the situation, are exhibiting which aspect of emotional intelligence?

Biological needs for food, water, and sleep are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT for

Life-threatening weight loss due to self-inflicted starvation is called

LaTara is very good at sensing what her friends are feeling, but she tends to have difficulty interpreting her own emotions.In terms of emotional intelligence, LaTara is able to exhibit

Extracellular thirst results from all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding the mechanisms of hunger, which of the following statements is FALSE?

An unwillingness or hesitation on the part of animals to eat a particular food is known as​

Darrius is a college student, who enjoys going to wild, "uninhibited" parties and getting high on marijuana.He also enjoys riding his motorcycle fast and wants to be an EMT after college.Darrius would most likely be described as

The "chameleon effect" involves​

Unlike hunger and thirst, the human sex drive

To summarize the contemporary model of emotion, which of the following theorists showed us the importance of emotional appraisal in creating an emotion?

A competitive diver approaches the end of the board with a rapidly beating heart and a dry mouth, a result of increased

Your friend Janie keeps going on these "fad" diets and each time has gained back even more weight.You should warn her that radical diets may raise which of the following?

Although no one would guess from her outward signs of emotion, Jane has been angry with her roommate for the last six months for borrowing her clothes and not being responsible for her share of the chores around the apartment.This suppression of her anger will most likely lead to

If you are a big fan of horror movies and carnival rides and find them "thrilling" rather than "terrifying," then your motives for these pursuits is probably best explained by the __________ theory.

There is a rare genetic defect in which a person becomes obese because he or she has reduced levels of

Basic emotions arise through ___________ processing.

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

Filters

An unwillingness or hesitation on the part of animals to eat a particular food is known as

The "chameleon effect" involves