Question 1

The major negative feedback system that regulates and lessens the experience of thirst and inhibits drinking is found in the body's:

Accepted Answer

A) cells. 
B) mouth. 
C) stomach. 
D) all of the above 
A) cells. 
B) mouth. 
C) stomach. 
D) all of the above D

Question 2

Consider mating strategies.Which of the following represents must-have "necessities" in determining one's preference to select a mate?

Accepted Answer

A) For both men and women, kindness is a necessity. 
B) For both men and women, being the same age is a necessity. 
C) For men, physical attractiveness is a necessity in women; for women, social status is a necessity in men. 
D) For men, social status is a necessity in women; for women, physical attractiveness is a necessity in men. 
A) For both men and women, kindness is a necessity. 
B) For both men and women, being the same age is a necessity. 
C) For men, physical attractiveness is a necessity in women; for women, social status is a necessity in men. 
D) For men, social status is a necessity in women; for women, physical attractiveness is a necessity in men. C

Question 3

Identify what facial-metrics are most attractive to
(a)women and
(b)men.

Accepted Answer

(a) Women tend to find men with strong jawlines, symmetrical faces, and prominent cheekbones to be most attractive. These facial features are often associated with masculinity and good genetics, which can be seen as desirable traits in a potential partner.

(b) Men, on the other hand, are generally attracted to women with large, wide eyes, a small nose, and full lips. These features are often associated with youth and fertility, which can be seen as desirable traits in a potential partner. Additionally, a symmetrical face and a clear, smooth complexion are also considered attractive in women by men.

Question 4

Explain what is meant by the phrase double depletion model of thirst activation.

Accepted Answer

The double depletion model of thirst act

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about sexual motivation?

Accepted Answer

A) Human sexual motivation is determined mostly by the rise and fall of hormones. 
B) In women, the correlation between physiological arousal and psychological desire is high. 
C) Men and women experience and react to sexual desire very differently. 
D) Women with small or petite eyes are rated as more physically attractive than are women with large eyes. 
A) Human sexual motivation is determined mostly by the rise and fall of hormones. 
B) In women, the correlation between physiological arousal and psychological desire is high. 
C) Men and women experience and react to sexual desire very differently. 
D) Women with small or petite eyes are rated as more physically attractive than are women with large eyes.

Question 6

When a person's stomach is full and distended, people experience little to no hunger. By the time the stomach empties ___of its contents, however, people begin to report
The first signs of hunger.

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 40% 
D) 60% 
A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 40% 
D) 60%

Question 7

Discuss the evolutionary basis of human sexual motivation and mating strategies.

Accepted Answer

The evolutionary basis of human sexual m

Question 8

People fail to self-regulate their bodily appetites for three primary reasons. Which one of the following is not one of those reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) People fail to monitor what they are doing, as they become distracted or overwhelmed. 
B) People can lack standards of how to behave (how much to eat, drink). 
C) People pay relatively too much attention to their long-term goals and relatively too little attention to their short-term goals. 
D) When not currently experiencing biological urges, people underestimate how powerful these urges can be. 
A) People fail to monitor what they are doing, as they become distracted or overwhelmed. 
B) People can lack standards of how to behave (how much to eat, drink). 
C) People pay relatively too much attention to their long-term goals and relatively too little attention to their short-term goals. 
D) When not currently experiencing biological urges, people underestimate how powerful these urges can be.

Question 9

Of the following physiological needs, which one is relatively less regulated by intraorganismic mechanisms and relatively more regulated by extraorganismic ones?

Accepted Answer

A) hunger 
B) pain 
C) sex 
D) thirst 
A) hunger 
B) pain 
C) sex 
D) thirst

Question 10

Outline the experimental procedure used in a typical study of facial metrics.

Accepted Answer

In a typical study of facial metrics, th

Question 11

People often try to self-regulate their bodily appetites. When mental states regulate physiological needs, _occurs;
When physiological needs overwhelm mental control, _occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) appetite; aversion 
B) aversion; appetite 
C) self-regulation; self-regulation failure 
D) self-regulation failure; self-regulation 
A) appetite; aversion 
B) aversion; appetite 
C) self-regulation; self-regulation failure 
D) self-regulation failure; self-regulation

Question 12

What does research say about the cultural prescription to drink 8 glasses of water each day?

Accepted Answer

A) Adults should drink 8 glasses, while children should drink 6 glasses per day. 
B) No evidence exists to support this advice. 
C) People who drink 8 glasses per day will become healthier than will people who do not drink 8 glasses per day. 
D) People who drink 8 glasses of water per day will speed up their metabolism and lose weight faster. 
A) Adults should drink 8 glasses, while children should drink 6 glasses per day. 
B) No evidence exists to support this advice. 
C) People who drink 8 glasses per day will become healthier than will people who do not drink 8 glasses per day. 
D) People who drink 8 glasses of water per day will speed up their metabolism and lose weight faster.

Question 13

Name and discuss the importance of any two extraorganismic processes that regulate eating behavior.

Accepted Answer

Name: Extraorganismic processes that reg

Question 14

Research shows that dieting can lead to restraint release and binge eating.
Explain why dieters are more susceptible to restraint release than are non-dieters.

Accepted Answer

Dieters are more susceptible to restrain

Question 15

Which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Androgens and estrogens are potent sexual stimuli in human beings. 
B) Images and fantasies are stronger sexual cues than are levels of the sex hormones. 
C) Sexual motives are mostly environmentally regulated. 
D) The sight, smell, touch, and emotional intimacy of the sexual partner are the strongest cues to sexual motivation. 
A) Androgens and estrogens are potent sexual stimuli in human beings. 
B) Images and fantasies are stronger sexual cues than are levels of the sex hormones. 
C) Sexual motives are mostly environmentally regulated. 
D) The sight, smell, touch, and emotional intimacy of the sexual partner are the strongest cues to sexual motivation.

Question 16

___is any condition within the person that is essential and necessary for life, growth, and well-being.

Accepted Answer

A) Drive 
B) Homeostasis 
C) Need 
D) Pain 
A) Drive 
B) Homeostasis 
C) Need 
D) Pain

Question 17

Among the following, which is the most likely event to increase or intensify hunger?

Accepted Answer

A) decreased glucose 
B) decreased sensitivity of one's liver 
C) increased glucose 
D) increased testosterone 
A) decreased glucose 
B) decreased sensitivity of one's liver 
C) increased glucose 
D) increased testosterone

Question 18

Which of the following statements is not true about hunger and feeding behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Electrical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus increases feeding behavior. 
B) Intravenous injection of glucose decreases activity in the lateral hypothalamus. 
C) Hunger is the body's means of defending its genetic set point of how much it should weigh. 
D) The glucostatic hypothesis explains the set-point theory of hunger and eating. 
A) Electrical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus increases feeding behavior. 
B) Intravenous injection of glucose decreases activity in the lateral hypothalamus. 
C) Hunger is the body's means of defending its genetic set point of how much it should weigh. 
D) The glucostatic hypothesis explains the set-point theory of hunger and eating.

Question 19

Use the following six terms to discuss short-term hunger regulation: glucose, insulin, liver, glucostatic hypothesis, lateral hypothalamus, and ventromedial hypothalamus.

Accepted Answer

Short-term hunger regulation involves th

Question 20

According to the ice cream eating study, which of the following is true? Compared to how much they eat when alone, people eat:

Accepted Answer

A) about the same in the presence of other people who are also eating. 
B) less in the presence of other people who are also eating. 
C) more in the presence of other people who are also eating. 
D) less when they are in the presence of family and friends. 
A) about the same in the presence of other people who are also eating. 
B) less in the presence of other people who are also eating. 
C) more in the presence of other people who are also eating. 
D) less when they are in the presence of family and friends.

The major negative feedback system that regulates and lessens the experience of thirst and inhibits drinking is found in the body's:

Consider mating strategies.Which of the following represents must-have "necessities" in determining one's preference to select a mate?

Identify what facial-metrics are most attractive to (a)women and (b)men.

Explain what is meant by the phrase double depletion model of thirst activation.

Which of the following statements is true about sexual motivation?

When a person's stomach is full and distended, people experience little to no hunger. By the time the stomach empties ___of its contents, however, people begin to report The first signs of hunger.

Discuss the evolutionary basis of human sexual motivation and mating strategies.

People fail to self-regulate their bodily appetites for three primary reasons. Which one of the following is not one of those reasons?

Of the following physiological needs, which one is relatively less regulated by intraorganismic mechanisms and relatively more regulated by extraorganismic ones?

Outline the experimental procedure used in a typical study of facial metrics.

People often try to self-regulate their bodily appetites. When mental states regulate physiological needs, _occurs; When physiological needs overwhelm mental control, _occurs.

What does research say about the cultural prescription to drink 8 glasses of water each day?

Name and discuss the importance of any two extraorganismic processes that regulate eating behavior.

Research shows that dieting can lead to restraint release and binge eating. Explain why dieters are more susceptible to restraint release than are non-dieters.

Which of the following statements is not true?

___is any condition within the person that is essential and necessary for life, growth, and well-being.

Among the following, which is the most likely event to increase or intensify hunger?

Which of the following statements is not true about hunger and feeding behavior?

Use the following six terms to discuss short-term hunger regulation: glucose, insulin, liver, glucostatic hypothesis, lateral hypothalamus, and ventromedial hypothalamus.

According to the ice cream eating study, which of the following is true? Compared to how much they eat when alone, people eat:

Introduction

Motivation and Emotion in Historical Perspective

The Motivated and Emotional Brain

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations

Psychological Needs

Implicit Motives

Goal Setting and Goal Striving

Mindsets

Personal Control Beliefs

The Self and Its Strivings

Nature of Emotion: Six Perennial Questions

Aspects of Emotion

Individual Emotions

Growth Motivation and Positive Psychology

Unconscious Motivation

Interventions

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Exam 4: Physiological Needs

The major negative feedback system that regulates and lessens the experience of thirst and inhibits drinking is found in the body's:

Consider mating strategies.Which of the following represents must-have "necessities" in determining one's preference to select a mate?

Identify what facial-metrics are most attractive to (a)women and (b)men.

Explain what is meant by the phrase double depletion model of thirst activation.

Which of the following statements is true about sexual motivation?

When a person's stomach is full and distended, people experience little to no hunger. By the time the stomach empties ___of its contents, however, people begin to report The first signs of hunger.

Discuss the evolutionary basis of human sexual motivation and mating strategies.

People fail to self-regulate their bodily appetites for three primary reasons. Which one of the following is not one of those reasons?

Of the following physiological needs, which one is relatively less regulated by intraorganismic mechanisms and relatively more regulated by extraorganismic ones?

Outline the experimental procedure used in a typical study of facial metrics.

People often try to self-regulate their bodily appetites. When mental states regulate physiological needs, _occurs; When physiological needs overwhelm mental control, _occurs.

What does research say about the cultural prescription to drink 8 glasses of water each day?

Name and discuss the importance of any two extraorganismic processes that regulate eating behavior.

Research shows that dieting can lead to restraint release and binge eating. Explain why dieters are more susceptible to restraint release than are non-dieters.

Which of the following statements is not true?

___is any condition within the person that is essential and necessary for life, growth, and well-being.

Among the following, which is the most likely event to increase or intensify hunger?

Which of the following statements is not true about hunger and feeding behavior?

Use the following six terms to discuss short-term hunger regulation: glucose, insulin, liver, glucostatic hypothesis, lateral hypothalamus, and ventromedial hypothalamus.

According to the ice cream eating study, which of the following is true? Compared to how much they eat when alone, people eat:

Introduction

Motivation and Emotion in Historical Perspective

The Motivated and Emotional Brain

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations

Psychological Needs

Implicit Motives

Goal Setting and Goal Striving

Mindsets

Personal Control Beliefs

The Self and Its Strivings

Nature of Emotion: Six Perennial Questions

Aspects of Emotion

Individual Emotions

Growth Motivation and Positive Psychology

Unconscious Motivation

Interventions

Filters