Question 1

If sensory nerves were cut between your stomach and brain, you would

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A)  never feel full and would overeat. 
B)  fail to eat regularly unless reminded. 
C)  develop an aversion to food and have to be force fed. 
D)  still feel hungry and eat regularly. 
A)  never feel full and would overeat. 
B)  fail to eat regularly unless reminded. 
C)  develop an aversion to food and have to be force fed. 
D)  still feel hungry and eat regularly.

Question 2

According to Bloom's study, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

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A)  ​Initially, most parents of high achievers exposed their children to music, swimming, and scientific ideas, "just for fun." 
B)  ​From the initial phases, high achievers display superior ability in their particular skill area that far surpassed the average child their age. 
C)  ​Talent is most likely to blossom when parents actively support a child's special interest and emphasize doing one's best at all times. 
D)  ​Elite performance typically requires ten years of dedicated practice. 
A)  ​Initially, most parents of high achievers exposed their children to music, swimming, and scientific ideas, "just for fun." 
B)  ​From the initial phases, high achievers display superior ability in their particular skill area that far surpassed the average child their age. 
C)  ​Talent is most likely to blossom when parents actively support a child's special interest and emphasize doing one's best at all times. 
D)  ​Elite performance typically requires ten years of dedicated practice.

Question 3

You have just eaten a large meal and feel extremely full.Then, the waiter tells you about their signature dessert, "Death by Chocolate." Your ordering of this dessert is best explained by

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A)  drive reduction. 
B)  an internal need. 
C)  an incentive value. 
D)  homeostasis. 
A)  drive reduction. 
B)  an internal need. 
C)  an incentive value. 
D)  homeostasis.

Question 4

Persons low in sensation seeking tend to

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A)  enjoy the company of others. 
B)  be more likely to smoke. 
C)  prefer sour and crunchy foods. 
D)  be more likely to engage in casual unprotected sex. 
A)  enjoy the company of others. 
B)  be more likely to smoke. 
C)  prefer sour and crunchy foods. 
D)  be more likely to engage in casual unprotected sex.

Question 5

Which of the following is characterized by physiological arousal and changes in facial expressions, gestures, posture, and subjective feelings?

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A)  motive 
B)  drive 
C)  emotion 
D)  expectation 
A)  motive 
B)  drive 
C)  emotion 
D)  expectation

Question 6

In a study on preferred body shape, women with abnormal eating habits

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A)  rated their body shape as being farther from their ideal weight than women with normal eating habits. 
B)  chose as an ideal weight, one that was heavier than men prefer. 
C)  chose as an ideal weight, one that is lighter than what they think men prefer, but heavier than what men actually do prefer. 
D)  did not want to be thinner than what they thought men found attractive. 
A)  rated their body shape as being farther from their ideal weight than women with normal eating habits. 
B)  chose as an ideal weight, one that was heavier than men prefer. 
C)  chose as an ideal weight, one that is lighter than what they think men prefer, but heavier than what men actually do prefer. 
D)  did not want to be thinner than what they thought men found attractive.

Question 7

People the world over and independent of their cultures experience the same basic emotions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When there is a loss of water from the fluids within the cells in a person's body, they experience

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A)  a thirst for a slightly salty liquid. 
B)  a thirst for alcohol. 
C)  extracellular thirst. 
D)  intracellular thirst. 
A)  a thirst for a slightly salty liquid. 
B)  a thirst for alcohol. 
C)  extracellular thirst. 
D)  intracellular thirst.

Question 9

Which of the following theories states that sensations from facial expressions help define what emotion a person feels?

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A)  facial arousal theory 
B)  facial attribution theory 
C)  facial feedback hypothesis 
D)  Cannon-Bard hypothesis 
A)  facial arousal theory 
B)  facial attribution theory 
C)  facial feedback hypothesis 
D)  Cannon-Bard hypothesis

Question 10

Taste aversions develop through

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A)  cognitive learning. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  behavioral dieting. 
A)  cognitive learning. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  behavioral dieting.

Question 11

Regarding sensation seeking, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  High sensation seekers prefer spicy, sour, and crunchy foods. 
B)  Whether you are high or low in sensation seeking is probably based on how your body responds to new, unusual, or intense stimulation. 
C)  High sensation seekers are orderly, nurturant, and giving, and enjoy the company of others. 
D)  High sensation seekers are more likely to engage in high-risk behaviors such as substance abuse and casual unprotected sex. 
A)  High sensation seekers prefer spicy, sour, and crunchy foods. 
B)  Whether you are high or low in sensation seeking is probably based on how your body responds to new, unusual, or intense stimulation. 
C)  High sensation seekers are orderly, nurturant, and giving, and enjoy the company of others. 
D)  High sensation seekers are more likely to engage in high-risk behaviors such as substance abuse and casual unprotected sex.

Question 12

At the very top of the hierarchy of needs pyramid is

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A)  love and belonging. 
B)  esteem and self-esteem. 
C)  self-actualization. 
D)  safety and security. 
A)  love and belonging. 
B)  esteem and self-esteem. 
C)  self-actualization. 
D)  safety and security.

Question 13

In general, all of the following tend to encourage overeating EXCEPT for

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A)  sweetness. 
B)  taking longer to eat. 
C)  high fat content. 
D)  variety. 
A)  sweetness. 
B)  taking longer to eat. 
C)  high fat content. 
D)  variety.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a good suggestion for reducing test anxiety?

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A)  Start studying earlier for a test and overprepare. 
B)  Restructure your thoughts through coping statements. 
C)  Keep your attention on the task, by focusing on one question at a time. 
D)  Do not talk to anyone about your fears, since this only increases your anxiety. 
A)  Start studying earlier for a test and overprepare. 
B)  Restructure your thoughts through coping statements. 
C)  Keep your attention on the task, by focusing on one question at a time. 
D)  Do not talk to anyone about your fears, since this only increases your anxiety.

Question 15

Individuals with bulimia suffer from which of the following health risks?

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A)  kidney damage and heart attacks 
B)  tooth erosion and sore throat 
C)  muscle spasms, hair loss, and swollen salivary glands 
D)  all of these 
A)  kidney damage and heart attacks 
B)  tooth erosion and sore throat 
C)  muscle spasms, hair loss, and swollen salivary glands 
D)  all of these

Question 16

Pain avoidance is unusual among the biological drives because it is

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A)  episodic rather than cyclic. 
B)  not affected by attitudes and learning. 
C)  characterized by goal-seeking. 
D)  characterized by all of these. 
A)  episodic rather than cyclic. 
B)  not affected by attitudes and learning. 
C)  characterized by goal-seeking. 
D)  characterized by all of these.

Question 17

If you touch your thumb and first finger together to form a circle, it means "A-okay" in North America, while it means "You are worth zero" in France and Belgium.This difference illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  that gestures are too inexact to be considered a part of kinesics. 
B)  gestures tend to reveal feelings that would normally be concealed. 
C)  cultural learning affects the meaning of gestures. 
D)  all of these aspects. 
A)  that gestures are too inexact to be considered a part of kinesics. 
B)  gestures tend to reveal feelings that would normally be concealed. 
C)  cultural learning affects the meaning of gestures. 
D)  all of these aspects.

Question 18

In the motivational sequence, any action, glandular activity, or other identifiable behavior is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  goal. 
B)  expectation. 
C)  incentive. 
D)  response. 
A)  goal. 
B)  expectation. 
C)  incentive. 
D)  response.

Question 19

Plutchik is likely to characterize an emotion such as guilt as being the result of

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A)  the action of a single, powerful hormone. 
B)  a specific pattern of physiological reactions. 
C)  a mixture of several basic emotions. 
D)  a generalized physiological reaction to specific cognitions. 
A)  the action of a single, powerful hormone. 
B)  a specific pattern of physiological reactions. 
C)  a mixture of several basic emotions. 
D)  a generalized physiological reaction to specific cognitions.

Question 20

When you are intensely afraid, your hands tremble, your face contorts, your posture becomes tense and defensive, and your voice changes.These outward signs of what the person is feeling are called emotional __________.

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The answer of When you are intensely afraid, your hands...

If sensory nerves were cut between your stomach and brain, you would

According to Bloom's study, which of the following statements is FALSE?

You have just eaten a large meal and feel extremely full.Then, the waiter tells you about their signature dessert, "Death by Chocolate." Your ordering of this dessert is best explained by

Persons low in sensation seeking tend to

Which of the following is characterized by physiological arousal and changes in facial expressions, gestures, posture, and subjective feelings?

In a study on preferred body shape, women with abnormal eating habits

People the world over and independent of their cultures experience the same basic emotions.

When there is a loss of water from the fluids within the cells in a person's body, they experience

Which of the following theories states that sensations from facial expressions help define what emotion a person feels?

Taste aversions develop through

Regarding sensation seeking, which of the following statements is FALSE?

At the very top of the hierarchy of needs pyramid is

In general, all of the following tend to encourage overeating EXCEPT for

Which of the following is NOT a good suggestion for reducing test anxiety?

Individuals with bulimia suffer from which of the following health risks?

Pain avoidance is unusual among the biological drives because it is

If you touch your thumb and first finger together to form a circle, it means "A-okay" in North America, while it means "You are worth zero" in France and Belgium.This difference illustrates

In the motivational sequence, any action, glandular activity, or other identifiable behavior is called a(n)

Plutchik is likely to characterize an emotion such as guilt as being the result of

When you are intensely afraid, your hands tremble, your face contorts, your posture becomes tense and defensive, and your voice changes.These outward signs of what the person is feeling are called emotional __________.

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If sensory nerves were cut between your stomach and brain, you would

According to Bloom's study, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

You have just eaten a large meal and feel extremely full.Then, the waiter tells you about their signature dessert, "Death by Chocolate." Your ordering of this dessert is best explained by

Persons low in sensation seeking tend to

Which of the following is characterized by physiological arousal and changes in facial expressions, gestures, posture, and subjective feelings?

In a study on preferred body shape, women with abnormal eating habits

People the world over and independent of their cultures experience the same basic emotions.

When there is a loss of water from the fluids within the cells in a person's body, they experience

Which of the following theories states that sensations from facial expressions help define what emotion a person feels?

Taste aversions develop through

Regarding sensation seeking, which of the following statements is FALSE?

At the very top of the hierarchy of needs pyramid is

In general, all of the following tend to encourage overeating EXCEPT for

Which of the following is NOT a good suggestion for reducing test anxiety?

Individuals with bulimia suffer from which of the following health risks?

Pain avoidance is unusual among the biological drives because it is

If you touch your thumb and first finger together to form a circle, it means "A-okay" in North America, while it means "You are worth zero" in France and Belgium.This difference illustrates

In the motivational sequence, any action, glandular activity, or other identifiable behavior is called a(n)

Plutchik is likely to characterize an emotion such as guilt as being the result of

When you are intensely afraid, your hands tremble, your face contorts, your posture becomes tense and defensive, and your voice changes.These outward signs of what the person is feeling are called emotional __________.

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.

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According to Bloom's study, which of the following statements is FALSE?