Question 1

If your close relatives are happy in their jobs,you probably are too,even though you have a different job.What conclusion do psychologists draw?​

Accepted Answer

A) Your job satisfaction influences your temperament or disposition. 
B) ​Your temperament or disposition influences your job satisfaction. 
C) ​Your job performance influences your job satisfaction. 
D) ​Your job satisfaction influences your job performance. 
A) Your job satisfaction influences your temperament or disposition. 
B) ​Your temperament or disposition influences your job satisfaction. 
C) ​Your job performance influences your job satisfaction. 
D) ​Your job satisfaction influences your job performance.

Question 2

When someone with bulimia nervosa goes on an eating binge,what is the usual food?​

Accepted Answer

A) Meat and cheese 
B) ​Eggs and cheese 
C) ​Alcoholic beverages 
D) ​Sweets and fats 
A) Meat and cheese 
B) ​Eggs and cheese 
C) ​Alcoholic beverages 
D) ​Sweets and fats

Question 3

What is the source of the hormone leptin,and its function?​

Accepted Answer

A) The testes and ovaries release leptin, and leptin increases sexual motivation. 
B) ​The pancreas releases leptin, and leptin releases stored nutrients. 
C) ​Fat cells release leptin, and leptin decreases appetite. 
D) ​The adrenal glands release leptin, and leptin increases salt intake. 
A) The testes and ovaries release leptin, and leptin increases sexual motivation. 
B) ​The pancreas releases leptin, and leptin releases stored nutrients. 
C) ​Fat cells release leptin, and leptin decreases appetite. 
D) ​The adrenal glands release leptin, and leptin increases salt intake.

Question 4

If you want to keep a New Year's resolution,which of the following is good advice?​

Accepted Answer

A) Make the goal vague. 
B) ​Keep your goal secret from other people. 
C) ​Keep track of whether you are achieving your goal. 
D) ​Make the goal as difficult as possible. 
A) Make the goal vague. 
B) ​Keep your goal secret from other people. 
C) ​Keep track of whether you are achieving your goal. 
D) ​Make the goal as difficult as possible.

Question 5

What is the difference between allostasis and homeostasis?​

Accepted Answer

A) Allostasis refers to maintaining a constant level of some variable. 
B) ​Allostasis refers to trying to minimize the level of some variable. 
C) ​Allostasis refers to adaptively changing the level of some variable. 
D) ​Allostasis refers to substituting one variable for another. 
A) Allostasis refers to maintaining a constant level of some variable. 
B) ​Allostasis refers to trying to minimize the level of some variable. 
C) ​Allostasis refers to adaptively changing the level of some variable. 
D) ​Allostasis refers to substituting one variable for another.

Question 6

Suppose you can choose when to set your deadlines for three papers during a semester.What is your best strategy?​

Accepted Answer

A) Set all your deadlines early in the semester. 
B) ​Set all your deadlines late in the semester. 
C) ​Set all your deadlines in the middle of the semester. 
D) ​Space out the deadlines evenly. 
A) Set all your deadlines early in the semester. 
B) ​Set all your deadlines late in the semester. 
C) ​Set all your deadlines in the middle of the semester. 
D) ​Space out the deadlines evenly.

Question 7

Which of these is an example of an intrinsic motivation?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Playing tennis because you hope to win a tennis scholarship 
B) ​Playing tennis because you enjoy the exercise 
C) ​Playing tennis to try to impress someone 
D) ​Playing tennis because your physical education class requires it 
A)  Playing tennis because you hope to win a tennis scholarship 
B) ​Playing tennis because you enjoy the exercise 
C) ​Playing tennis to try to impress someone 
D) ​Playing tennis because your physical education class requires it

Question 8

What evidence supports a genetic influence on sexual orientation?​

Accepted Answer

A) One gene has been identified that controls orientation for most people.c 
B) ​Adopted children reared in the same family generally share the same orientation. 
C) ​Monozygotic twins share the same orientation more often than dizygotic twins do. 
D) ​Most homosexual men have a homosexual father. 
A) One gene has been identified that controls orientation for most people.c 
B) ​Adopted children reared in the same family generally share the same orientation. 
C) ​Monozygotic twins share the same orientation more often than dizygotic twins do. 
D) ​Most homosexual men have a homosexual father.

Question 9

Which of the following is a partial explanation for the increasing obesity in our society?​

Accepted Answer

A) More people eat alone than did so in the past. 
B) ​Increasing physical activity leads to increased appetite. 
C) ​Restaurants tend to serve larger portions. 
D) ​Dominant genes for obesity have become more common. 
A) More people eat alone than did so in the past. 
B) ​Increasing physical activity leads to increased appetite. 
C) ​Restaurants tend to serve larger portions. 
D) ​Dominant genes for obesity have become more common.

Question 10

Both anorexia and bulimia are most common in which type of people?​

Accepted Answer

A) Poorly educated people 
B) ​Immigrants 
C) ​Women 
D) ​Children 
A) Poorly educated people 
B) ​Immigrants 
C) ​Women 
D) ​Children

Question 11

​How does emotional distress relate to eating,if at all?

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional distress is the main reason for obesity. 
B) ​Most people overeat somewhat in response to temporary distress. 
C) ​Most people with emotional distress lose their appetite and lose weight. 
D) ​Emotional distress has no relationship at all with eating. 
A) Emotional distress is the main reason for obesity. 
B) ​Most people overeat somewhat in response to temporary distress. 
C) ​Most people with emotional distress lose their appetite and lose weight. 
D) ​Emotional distress has no relationship at all with eating.

Question 12

Which of these is a clear example of a homeostatic motivation?​

Accepted Answer

A) Competing for a prize 
B) ​Earning money 
C) ​Self-actualization 
D) ​Temperature regulation 
A) Competing for a prize 
B) ​Earning money 
C) ​Self-actualization 
D) ​Temperature regulation

Question 13

On average,what is true of men with higher levels of testosterone?​

Accepted Answer

A) They have sexual activity much more often than average. 
B) ​They have a longer than average plateau stage of sexual response. 
C) ​They have higher than average verbal intelligence. 
D) ​They are more likely than average to seek multiple partners. 
A) They have sexual activity much more often than average. 
B) ​They have a longer than average plateau stage of sexual response. 
C) ​They have higher than average verbal intelligence. 
D) ​They are more likely than average to seek multiple partners.

Exam 11: Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

If your close relatives are happy in their jobs,you probably are too,even though you have a different job.What conclusion do psychologists draw?​

When someone with bulimia nervosa goes on an eating binge,what is the usual food?​

What is the source of the hormone leptin,and its function?​

If you want to keep a New Year's resolution,which of the following is good advice?​

What is the difference between allostasis and homeostasis?​

Suppose you can choose when to set your deadlines for three papers during a semester.What is your best strategy?​

Which of these is an example of an intrinsic motivation?​

What evidence supports a genetic influence on sexual orientation?​

Which of the following is a partial explanation for the increasing obesity in our society?​

Both anorexia and bulimia are most common in which type of people?​

​How does emotional distress relate to eating,if at all?

Which of these is a clear example of a homeostatic motivation?​

On average,what is true of men with higher levels of testosterone?​

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If your close relatives are happy in their jobs,you probably are too,even though you have a different job.What conclusion do psychologists draw?

When someone with bulimia nervosa goes on an eating binge,what is the usual food?

What is the source of the hormone leptin,and its function?

If you want to keep a New Year's resolution,which of the following is good advice?

What is the difference between allostasis and homeostasis?

Suppose you can choose when to set your deadlines for three papers during a semester.What is your best strategy?

Which of these is an example of an intrinsic motivation?

What evidence supports a genetic influence on sexual orientation?

Which of the following is a partial explanation for the increasing obesity in our society?

Both anorexia and bulimia are most common in which type of people?

How does emotional distress relate to eating,if at all?

Which of these is a clear example of a homeostatic motivation?

On average,what is true of men with higher levels of testosterone?