Question 1

An animal will eat until it cannot hold another bite, if which substance is present in large amounts?

Accepted Answer

A)  leptin 
B)  GLP-1 
C)  glucagon 
D)  NPY 
A)  leptin 
B)  GLP-1 
C)  glucagon 
D)  NPY

Question 2

According to psychologist Tanya Chartrand, if another person copies your gestures and physical postures and does not overdo it, you are more likely to​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​become annoyed. 
B)  ​like them. 
C)  ​stop making gestures or to change your postures. 
D)  ​later imitate their gestures and physical postures. 
A)  ​become annoyed. 
B)  ​like them. 
C)  ​stop making gestures or to change your postures. 
D)  ​later imitate their gestures and physical postures.

Question 3

If you were to travel across five time zones, you would feel best if you

Accepted Answer

A)  went to sleep immediately on arriving to catch up with your sleep. 
B)  receive a 30-minute exposure to bright light upon your arrival to help reset your circadian rhythm. 
C)  stay outdoors upon arriving and eat and sleep on the new schedule. 
D)  did all of these. 
A)  went to sleep immediately on arriving to catch up with your sleep. 
B)  receive a 30-minute exposure to bright light upon your arrival to help reset your circadian rhythm. 
C)  stay outdoors upon arriving and eat and sleep on the new schedule. 
D)  did all of these.

Question 4

Regarding sex as a biological motive, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most psychologists believe that sex is necessary for individual survival. 
B)  In lower mammals, a normal male is almost always ready to mate. 
C)  In lower mammals, the normal female is interested in mating only when their fertility cycles are in the stage of estrus. 
D)  In lower animals, the sex drive is directly related to hormones. 
A)  Most psychologists believe that sex is necessary for individual survival. 
B)  In lower mammals, a normal male is almost always ready to mate. 
C)  In lower mammals, the normal female is interested in mating only when their fertility cycles are in the stage of estrus. 
D)  In lower animals, the sex drive is directly related to hormones.

Question 5

You have a friend who freezes on tests.Which of the following effective remedies would be considered the MOST direct remedy or chief cure to combat test anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Take deep breaths and practice progressive muscle relaxation. 
B)  Overprepare by studying long before the test date. 
C)  Rehearse your reactions to a possible failure on this test. 
D)  Talk to your professor or a trusted friend. 
A)  Take deep breaths and practice progressive muscle relaxation. 
B)  Overprepare by studying long before the test date. 
C)  Rehearse your reactions to a possible failure on this test. 
D)  Talk to your professor or a trusted friend.

Question 6

People are more likely to solve problems and come up with innovative ideas when they are

Accepted Answer

A)  extrinsically motivated. 
B)  intrinsically motivated. 
C)  given salary bonuses. 
D)  threatened with job loss. 
A)  extrinsically motivated. 
B)  intrinsically motivated. 
C)  given salary bonuses. 
D)  threatened with job loss.

Question 7

The term "sex drive" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's openness to a variety of sexual activities. 
B)  a person's degree of motivation to engage in sexual behavior. 
C)  a person's level of sexual experience. 
D)  the frequency of sexual activity. 
A)  a person's openness to a variety of sexual activities. 
B)  a person's degree of motivation to engage in sexual behavior. 
C)  a person's level of sexual experience. 
D)  the frequency of sexual activity.

Question 8

The desire for activities that are at first frightening or painful, such as jumping out of airplanes, running marathons, taking saunas, or swimming in frozen lakes, are considered __________ motives.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​stimulus 
B)  ​learned 
C)  ​biological 
D)  ​actualizing 
A)  ​stimulus 
B)  ​learned 
C)  ​biological 
D)  ​actualizing

Question 9

Human emotions are

Accepted Answer

A)  always positive. 
B)  always disruptive. 
C)  linked to many adaptive behaviors. 
D)  characterized by none of these. 
A)  always positive. 
B)  always disruptive. 
C)  linked to many adaptive behaviors. 
D)  characterized by none of these.

Question 10

Monkeys will happily open locks that are placed in their cages.Because no reward is given for this activity, their opening of the locks provides evidence for the existence of

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus motives. 
B)  cyclic drives. 
C)  biological motives. 
D)  deprivation incentives. 
A)  stimulus motives. 
B)  cyclic drives. 
C)  biological motives. 
D)  deprivation incentives.

Question 11

When Patricia almost stepped on a snake, she experienced physiological arousal, reacted, and felt fear simultaneously, which illustrates the __________ theory of emotion.

Accepted Answer

Cannon-Bar

Question 12

Which theory explains that emotions cause innately programmed changes in facial expressions with these sensations from the face providing cues to the brain that help us determine what emotion we are feeling?

Accepted Answer

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 13

Stimulus motives differ from biological motives in that stimulus motives

Accepted Answer

A)  are innate and necessary for survival. 
B)  appear to be innate, but are not necessary for survival. 
C)  are acquired through various forms of conditioning and learning. 
D)  include needs for security, status, approval, and achievement. 
A)  are innate and necessary for survival. 
B)  appear to be innate, but are not necessary for survival. 
C)  are acquired through various forms of conditioning and learning. 
D)  include needs for security, status, approval, and achievement.

Question 14

Clarence suffered a stroke that destroyed his lateral hypothalamus (LH).This damage is likely to cause Clarence to

Accepted Answer

A)  refuse to eat. 
B)  never feel full. 
C)  overeat. 
D)  experience massive weight gain without overeating. 
A)  refuse to eat. 
B)  never feel full. 
C)  overeat. 
D)  experience massive weight gain without overeating.

Question 15

College students high in the need for achievement

Accepted Answer

A)  will not attempt any task again on which they have already failed. 
B)  attribute their success to chance factors. 
C)  attribute their failure to insufficient effort. 
D)  are more likely to attempt easy tasks and not complete difficult ones. 
A)  will not attempt any task again on which they have already failed. 
B)  attribute their success to chance factors. 
C)  attribute their failure to insufficient effort. 
D)  are more likely to attempt easy tasks and not complete difficult ones.

Question 16

The word "emotion" derives from the Latin word meaning to

Accepted Answer

A)  express. 
B)  move. 
C)  feel. 
D)  expect. 
A)  express. 
B)  move. 
C)  feel. 
D)  expect.

Question 17

Lie detectors measure

Accepted Answer

A)  general emotional arousal. 
B)  a physically unique "lie response." 
C)  feelings such as guilt and anger. 
D)  muscular responses. 
A)  general emotional arousal. 
B)  a physically unique "lie response." 
C)  feelings such as guilt and anger. 
D)  muscular responses.

Question 18

Martha is flying from Chicago to Stockholm in a month.What would you tell her about "jet lag"?

Accepted Answer

A)  She should be exposed to bright light late the first evening she is in Stockholm to reset her circadian rhythm. 
B)  She should begin now to preadapt her sleep-and-waking cycle to Stockholm time. 
C)  When she arrives in Stockholm, she needs to stay indoors and eat and sleep on Chicago time until her body adapts. 
D)  She should use over-the-counter sleep aids in order to get to sleep in Stockholm the first few nights. 
A)  She should be exposed to bright light late the first evening she is in Stockholm to reset her circadian rhythm. 
B)  She should begin now to preadapt her sleep-and-waking cycle to Stockholm time. 
C)  When she arrives in Stockholm, she needs to stay indoors and eat and sleep on Chicago time until her body adapts. 
D)  She should use over-the-counter sleep aids in order to get to sleep in Stockholm the first few nights.

Question 19

Which motives are acquired in complex ways, such as cultural conditioning, and include the desire for status, money, success, achievement, and dominance?

Accepted Answer

A)  social motives 
B)  primary motives 
C)  stimulus motives 
D)  homeostatic motives 
A)  social motives 
B)  primary motives 
C)  stimulus motives 
D)  homeostatic motives

Question 20

Persons who have a desire to meet an internal standard of excellence and who strive to do well any time they are evaluated are said to have a high need for

Accepted Answer

A)  achievement. 
B)  affiliation. 
C)  power. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  achievement. 
B)  affiliation. 
C)  power. 
D)  all of these.

An animal will eat until it cannot hold another bite, if which substance is present in large amounts?

According to psychologist Tanya Chartrand, if another person copies your gestures and physical postures and does not overdo it, you are more likely to

If you were to travel across five time zones, you would feel best if you

Regarding sex as a biological motive, which of the following statements is FALSE?

You have a friend who freezes on tests.Which of the following effective remedies would be considered the MOST direct remedy or chief cure to combat test anxiety?

People are more likely to solve problems and come up with innovative ideas when they are

The term "sex drive" refers to

The desire for activities that are at first frightening or painful, such as jumping out of airplanes, running marathons, taking saunas, or swimming in frozen lakes, are considered __________ motives.

Human emotions are

Monkeys will happily open locks that are placed in their cages.Because no reward is given for this activity, their opening of the locks provides evidence for the existence of

When Patricia almost stepped on a snake, she experienced physiological arousal, reacted, and felt fear simultaneously, which illustrates the __________ theory of emotion.

Which theory explains that emotions cause innately programmed changes in facial expressions with these sensations from the face providing cues to the brain that help us determine what emotion we are feeling?

Stimulus motives differ from biological motives in that stimulus motives

Clarence suffered a stroke that destroyed his lateral hypothalamus (LH).This damage is likely to cause Clarence to

College students high in the need for achievement

The word "emotion" derives from the Latin word meaning to

Lie detectors measure

Martha is flying from Chicago to Stockholm in a month.What would you tell her about "jet lag"?

Which motives are acquired in complex ways, such as cultural conditioning, and include the desire for status, money, success, achievement, and dominance?

Persons who have a desire to meet an internal standard of excellence and who strive to do well any time they are evaluated are said to have a high need for

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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Exam 10: Motivation and Emotion.

An animal will eat until it cannot hold another bite, if which substance is present in large amounts?

According to psychologist Tanya Chartrand, if another person copies your gestures and physical postures and does not overdo it, you are more likely to​

If you were to travel across five time zones, you would feel best if you

Regarding sex as a biological motive, which of the following statements is FALSE?

You have a friend who freezes on tests.Which of the following effective remedies would be considered the MOST direct remedy or chief cure to combat test anxiety?

People are more likely to solve problems and come up with innovative ideas when they are

The term "sex drive" refers to

The desire for activities that are at first frightening or painful, such as jumping out of airplanes, running marathons, taking saunas, or swimming in frozen lakes, are considered __________ motives.

Human emotions are

Monkeys will happily open locks that are placed in their cages.Because no reward is given for this activity, their opening of the locks provides evidence for the existence of

When Patricia almost stepped on a snake, she experienced physiological arousal, reacted, and felt fear simultaneously, which illustrates the __________ theory of emotion.

Which theory explains that emotions cause innately programmed changes in facial expressions with these sensations from the face providing cues to the brain that help us determine what emotion we are feeling?

Stimulus motives differ from biological motives in that stimulus motives

Clarence suffered a stroke that destroyed his lateral hypothalamus (LH).This damage is likely to cause Clarence to

College students high in the need for achievement

The word "emotion" derives from the Latin word meaning to

Lie detectors measure

Martha is flying from Chicago to Stockholm in a month.What would you tell her about "jet lag"?

Which motives are acquired in complex ways, such as cultural conditioning, and include the desire for status, money, success, achievement, and dominance?

Persons who have a desire to meet an internal standard of excellence and who strive to do well any time they are evaluated are said to have a high need for

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

According to psychologist Tanya Chartrand, if another person copies your gestures and physical postures and does not overdo it, you are more likely to