Question 1

What is one difference between men and women about sexual orientation?​

Accepted Answer

A) Men are more likely to switch their sexual orientation. 
B) ​Men are generally younger when they discover their sexual orientation. 
C) ​Men are more likely to maintain a strongly bisexual orientation. 
D) ​Women are more likely to show childhood behaviors that predict later orientation. 
A) Men are more likely to switch their sexual orientation. 
B) ​Men are generally younger when they discover their sexual orientation. 
C) ​Men are more likely to maintain a strongly bisexual orientation. 
D) ​Women are more likely to show childhood behaviors that predict later orientation.

Question 2

A manager following Theory X,or the scientific-management approach,makes what assumption about workers?​

Accepted Answer

A) They will show little initiative or creativity. 
B) ​They enjoy a sense of accomplishment. 
C) ​They prefer a certain amount of variety in their work. 
D) ​They have many motivations in addition to pay. 
A) They will show little initiative or creativity. 
B) ​They enjoy a sense of accomplishment. 
C) ​They prefer a certain amount of variety in their work. 
D) ​They have many motivations in addition to pay.

Question 3

​The mere measurement effect refers to which phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) Improving your quantitative skills might make you less attentive to words. 
B) ​Estimating your probability of doing something makes you more likely to do it. 
C) ​Measuring how fast you do some task makes you slower to complete it. 
D) ​You enjoy something less if you know that someone is measuring it. 
A) Improving your quantitative skills might make you less attentive to words. 
B) ​Estimating your probability of doing something makes you more likely to do it. 
C) ​Measuring how fast you do some task makes you slower to complete it. 
D) ​You enjoy something less if you know that someone is measuring it.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of "drive-reduction" motivation?​

Accepted Answer

A) Eating because good food is present 
B) ​Eating because your family is eating 
C) ​Eating because of hunger pangs 
D) ​Eating because it is your usual time for eating 
A) Eating because good food is present 
B) ​Eating because your family is eating 
C) ​Eating because of hunger pangs 
D) ​Eating because it is your usual time for eating

Question 5

An ad reports that many people lost weight on an amazing new diet.To evaluate that claim,what else do we need to know?​

Accepted Answer

A) How many people failed to lose weight 
B) ​How expensive the diet is 
C) ​Whether the diet is equally effective for all types of people 
D) ​How rapidly people lost weight, on average 
A) How many people failed to lose weight 
B) ​How expensive the diet is 
C) ​Whether the diet is equally effective for all types of people 
D) ​How rapidly people lost weight, on average

Question 6

"I want my employees to enjoy their work and to feel pride in their achievements." Which approach to job design does that quote represent?​

Accepted Answer

A) Scientific -management approach 
B) ​Human-relations approach 
C) ​Allostasis 
D) ​Behaviorism 
A) Scientific -management approach 
B) ​Human-relations approach 
C) ​Allostasis 
D) ​Behaviorism

Question 7

When rats repeatedly had no food for 12 hours followed by a sweet,syrupy liquid,what happened?​

Accepted Answer

A) The rats ate less and less each time, resembling anorexia nervosa. 
B) ​The rats ate more and more each time, resembling bulimia nervosa. 
C) ​The rats alternated between high and low activity, resembling bipolar disorder. 
D) ​The rats frequently had trouble staying awake, resembling narcolepsy. 
A) The rats ate less and less each time, resembling anorexia nervosa. 
B) ​The rats ate more and more each time, resembling bulimia nervosa. 
C) ​The rats alternated between high and low activity, resembling bipolar disorder. 
D) ​The rats frequently had trouble staying awake, resembling narcolepsy.

Question 8

The difference between drive and incentive is analogous to which of these?​

Accepted Answer

A) Top and bottom 
B) ​Software and hardware 
C) ​Push and pull 
D) ​Mind and body 
A) Top and bottom 
B) ​Software and hardware 
C) ​Push and pull 
D) ​Mind and body

Question 9

An employer begins by experimenting to find the most efficient way to do a job,and then trains workers to do it exactly that way.Which approach to job design is the employer following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Human-relations 
B) ​Theory Y 
C) ​Scientific-management 
D) ​Transformational leadership 
A) Human-relations 
B) ​Theory Y 
C) ​Scientific-management 
D) ​Transformational leadership

Question 10

Having an older brother slightly increases the probability that the younger brother develops a gay orientation.That observation supports which of the following as an influence on sexual orientation?​

Accepted Answer

A) Genetics 
B) ​Imitation 
C) ​Prenatal environment 
D) ​Cohorts 
A) Genetics 
B) ​Imitation 
C) ​Prenatal environment 
D) ​Cohorts

Question 11

Can researchers measure sexual arousal and interest by measuring penis erections in men,or vaginal secretions in women?​

Accepted Answer

A) No, the measurements are not valid indications for either men or women. 
B) ​Yes, the measurements are valid indications for both men and women. 
C) ​The measurements are valid indicators for women but not for men. 
D) ​The measurements are valid indicators for men but not for women. 
A) No, the measurements are not valid indications for either men or women. 
B) ​Yes, the measurements are valid indications for both men and women. 
C) ​The measurements are valid indicators for women but not for men. 
D) ​The measurements are valid indicators for men but not for women.

Question 12

What is the usual relationship between anorexia nervosa and depression?​

Accepted Answer

A) Anorexia nervosa often leads to depression later. 
B) ​Depression often leads to anorexia nervosa later. 
C) ​After people recover from anorexia nervosa, they usually develop depression instead. 
D) ​Depression is defined as a symptom of anorexia nervosa, so they start at the same time. 
A) Anorexia nervosa often leads to depression later. 
B) ​Depression often leads to anorexia nervosa later. 
C) ​After people recover from anorexia nervosa, they usually develop depression instead. 
D) ​Depression is defined as a symptom of anorexia nervosa, so they start at the same time.

Question 13

The idea of finding the one best way to do a job is known as which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Scientific-management approach 
B) ​Human-relations approach 
C) ​Allostasis 
D) ​Behaviorism 
A) Scientific-management approach 
B) ​Human-relations approach 
C) ​Allostasis 
D) ​Behaviorism

Question 14

People who received half-off coupons at a pizza buffet ate less than average.What conclusion did the researchers draw?

Accepted Answer

A) People who eat a less expensive meal eat more rapidly.​ 
B) ​People assume that less expensive food is less tasty. 
C) ​People's appetite depends on hormones more than it does on taste. 
D) ​People try to eat until they get their money's worth. 
A) People who eat a less expensive meal eat more rapidly.​ 
B) ​People assume that less expensive food is less tasty. 
C) ​People's appetite depends on hormones more than it does on taste. 
D) ​People try to eat until they get their money's worth.

Question 15

Which type of goal is best for motivating hard work?​

Accepted Answer

A) A goal low enough that you feel sure of achieving it 
B) ​Doing your best 
C) ​Doing better than anyone thinks is possible 
D) ​A goal that is high but realistic 
A) A goal low enough that you feel sure of achieving it 
B) ​Doing your best 
C) ​Doing better than anyone thinks is possible 
D) ​A goal that is high but realistic

Question 16

Which of the following is true of MOST overweight people?​

Accepted Answer

A) They have an identified gene that leads to obesity. 
B) ​They decrease their appetite in response to stress or disappointment. 
C) ​They expend less energy than most other people. 
D) ​They suffer from serious depression. 
A) They have an identified gene that leads to obesity. 
B) ​They decrease their appetite in response to stress or disappointment. 
C) ​They expend less energy than most other people. 
D) ​They suffer from serious depression.

Question 17

If you want to get a good start on a project,which of these is the best advice?​

Accepted Answer

A) Make specific plans about what you will do at a particular time. 
B) ​Imagine yourself receiving a reward for doing the project well. 
C) ​Think about other people who have been successful on similar projects. 
D) ​Wait until the pressure builds before you get started. 
A) Make specific plans about what you will do at a particular time. 
B) ​Imagine yourself receiving a reward for doing the project well. 
C) ​Think about other people who have been successful on similar projects. 
D) ​Wait until the pressure builds before you get started.

Question 18

When a rat is deprived of food in a cool room,what will the rat do?​

Accepted Answer

A) It will run vigorously in a running wheel. 
B) ​It will make repeated high-pitched sounds. 
C) ​It will chew its own fur. 
D) ​It will gnaw on the side of the cage. 
A) It will run vigorously in a running wheel. 
B) ​It will make repeated high-pitched sounds. 
C) ​It will chew its own fur. 
D) ​It will gnaw on the side of the cage.

Question 19

What did international surveys indicate about sexual satisfaction?​

Accepted Answer

A) In all countries, women reported more satisfaction than men did. 
B) ​In all countries, men reported more satisfaction than women did. 
C) ​In all countries, satisfaction was nearly equal for men and women. 
D) ​Men were more satisfied in some countries and women more satisfied in others. 
A) In all countries, women reported more satisfaction than men did. 
B) ​In all countries, men reported more satisfaction than women did. 
C) ​In all countries, satisfaction was nearly equal for men and women. 
D) ​Men were more satisfied in some countries and women more satisfied in others.

Question 20

Masters and Johnson described sexual response in terms of four stages.What is the first stage?​

Accepted Answer

A) Acceptance 
B) ​Resolution 
C) ​Plateau 
D) ​Excitement 
A) Acceptance 
B) ​Resolution 
C) ​Plateau 
D) ​Excitement

Exam 11: Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

What is one difference between men and women about sexual orientation?​

A manager following Theory X,or the scientific-management approach,makes what assumption about workers?​

​The mere measurement effect refers to which phenomenon?

Which of the following is an example of "drive-reduction" motivation?​

An ad reports that many people lost weight on an amazing new diet.To evaluate that claim,what else do we need to know?​

"I want my employees to enjoy their work and to feel pride in their achievements." Which approach to job design does that quote represent?​

When rats repeatedly had no food for 12 hours followed by a sweet,syrupy liquid,what happened?​

The difference between drive and incentive is analogous to which of these?​

An employer begins by experimenting to find the most efficient way to do a job,and then trains workers to do it exactly that way.Which approach to job design is the employer following?​

Having an older brother slightly increases the probability that the younger brother develops a gay orientation.That observation supports which of the following as an influence on sexual orientation?​

Can researchers measure sexual arousal and interest by measuring penis erections in men,or vaginal secretions in women?​

What is the usual relationship between anorexia nervosa and depression?​

The idea of finding the one best way to do a job is known as which of the following?​

People who received half-off coupons at a pizza buffet ate less than average.What conclusion did the researchers draw?

Which type of goal is best for motivating hard work?​

Which of the following is true of MOST overweight people?​

If you want to get a good start on a project,which of these is the best advice?​

When a rat is deprived of food in a cool room,what will the rat do?​

What did international surveys indicate about sexual satisfaction?​

Masters and Johnson described sexual response in terms of four stages.What is the first stage?​

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What is one difference between men and women about sexual orientation?

A manager following Theory X,or the scientific-management approach,makes what assumption about workers?

The mere measurement effect refers to which phenomenon?

Which of the following is an example of "drive-reduction" motivation?

An ad reports that many people lost weight on an amazing new diet.To evaluate that claim,what else do we need to know?

"I want my employees to enjoy their work and to feel pride in their achievements." Which approach to job design does that quote represent?

When rats repeatedly had no food for 12 hours followed by a sweet,syrupy liquid,what happened?

The difference between drive and incentive is analogous to which of these?

An employer begins by experimenting to find the most efficient way to do a job,and then trains workers to do it exactly that way.Which approach to job design is the employer following?

Having an older brother slightly increases the probability that the younger brother develops a gay orientation.That observation supports which of the following as an influence on sexual orientation?

Can researchers measure sexual arousal and interest by measuring penis erections in men,or vaginal secretions in women?

What is the usual relationship between anorexia nervosa and depression?

The idea of finding the one best way to do a job is known as which of the following?

Which type of goal is best for motivating hard work?

Which of the following is true of MOST overweight people?

If you want to get a good start on a project,which of these is the best advice?

When a rat is deprived of food in a cool room,what will the rat do?

What did international surveys indicate about sexual satisfaction?

Masters and Johnson described sexual response in terms of four stages.What is the first stage?