Question 1

Following the discovery of leptin as a key satiety signal, what was a reason for it not leading to successful treatment for feeding behavior in obese individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leptin does not cross the blood-brain barrier. 
B)  Leptin treatment led to anorexia. 
C)  Leptin-treated individuals turned to drugs of abuse instead of food. 
D)  Most obese individuals do not have a leptin deficiency. 
A)  Leptin does not cross the blood-brain barrier. 
B)  Leptin treatment led to anorexia. 
C)  Leptin-treated individuals turned to drugs of abuse instead of food. 
D)  Most obese individuals do not have a leptin deficiency.

Question 2

Depression rates have been inversely correlated with the consumption of the omega (ω)-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What happens if rats are given unlimited access to a running wheel in addition to restricting their food access to only one hour a day?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will run less but increase their feeding. 
B)  They will balance their running and feeding to maintain body weight. 
C)  They will increase their running, decrease feeding, and risk death. 
D)  They will run less than if they had unlimited access to food. 
A)  They will run less but increase their feeding. 
B)  They will balance their running and feeding to maintain body weight. 
C)  They will increase their running, decrease feeding, and risk death. 
D)  They will run less than if they had unlimited access to food.

Question 4

When a monkey reached satiety cells in the ______________ stopped firing but they became activated again when a new, appealing food was presented.

Accepted Answer

A)  arcuate nucleus 
B)  lateral hypothalamus (LH) 
C)  ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) 
D)  nigrostriatal bundle 
A)  arcuate nucleus 
B)  lateral hypothalamus (LH) 
C)  ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) 
D)  nigrostriatal bundle

Question 5

Using Table 8.1, what dietary sources are a good source of iron and flavonoids, respectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  Red meat; turmeric. 
B)  Eggs; cocoa. 
C)  Lentils; dark chocolate. 
D)  Oysters; wine. 
A)  Red meat; turmeric. 
B)  Eggs; cocoa. 
C)  Lentils; dark chocolate. 
D)  Oysters; wine.

Question 6

An orexigenic chemical signal is appetite stimulating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Rats housed in a stressful environment that was extra bright and loud showed that their _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  aversive zone expanded to fill more than 80% of the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens 
B)  appetitive zone expanded to fill more than 80% of the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens 
C)  aversive zone shrank to just 5% of the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens 
D)  nucleus accumbens was unchanged 
A)  aversive zone expanded to fill more than 80% of the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens 
B)  appetitive zone expanded to fill more than 80% of the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens 
C)  aversive zone shrank to just 5% of the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens 
D)  nucleus accumbens was unchanged

Question 8

When the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain was lesioned in goats or rats, they developed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia 
B)  adipsia 
C)  paralysis 
D)  bulimia 
A)  anorexia 
B)  adipsia 
C)  paralysis 
D)  bulimia

Following the discovery of leptin as a key satiety signal, what was a reason for it not leading to successful treatment for feeding behavior in obese individuals?

Depression rates have been inversely correlated with the consumption of the omega (ω)-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

What happens if rats are given unlimited access to a running wheel in addition to restricting their food access to only one hour a day?

When a monkey reached satiety cells in the ______________ stopped firing but they became activated again when a new, appealing food was presented.

Using Table 8.1, what dietary sources are a good source of iron and flavonoids, respectively?

An orexigenic chemical signal is appetite stimulating.

Rats housed in a stressful environment that was extra bright and loud showed that their _______.

When the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain was lesioned in goats or rats, they developed ________.

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Exam 8: Maintenance and Motivation

Following the discovery of leptin as a key satiety signal, what was a reason for it not leading to successful treatment for feeding behavior in obese individuals?

Depression rates have been inversely correlated with the consumption of the omega (ω)-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

What happens if rats are given unlimited access to a running wheel in addition to restricting their food access to only one hour a day?

When a monkey reached satiety cells in the ______________ stopped firing but they became activated again when a new, appealing food was presented.

Using Table 8.1, what dietary sources are a good source of iron and flavonoids, respectively?

An orexigenic chemical signal is appetite stimulating.

Rats housed in a stressful environment that was extra bright and loud showed that their _______.

When the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain was lesioned in goats or rats, they developed ________.

Introduction to Biological Psychology

The Nervous System: Structure and Function

Cells and Circuits

Neurochemistry, Neuropsychopharmacology, and Drug Addiction

Evolving Brains: Neural Development, Neuroplasticity, and Recovery of Function

Sensation, Perception, and Adaptation

Movement

Sleep, Wakefulness, and Conscious Awareness

Emotional Expression and Regulation

Affiliative and Reproductive Strategies

Learning, Memory, and Decision Making

Mental Illness

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