Question 1

​Alfred Kinsey is famous for what contribution to knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A) He measured physiological changes during sexual arousal and orgasm. 
B) ​He conducted a survey about people's sexual activities. 
C) ​He discovered how testosterone and estradiol affect brain activities. 
D) ​He outlined the genetic influences on sexual orientation. 
A) He measured physiological changes during sexual arousal and orgasm. 
B) ​He conducted a survey about people's sexual activities. 
C) ​He discovered how testosterone and estradiol affect brain activities. 
D) ​He outlined the genetic influences on sexual orientation.

Question 2

What change after the 1940s led to increasing overweight among the Pima?​

Accepted Answer

A) A genetic change 
B) ​An increasingly stressful environment 
C) ​A change in patterns of medical care 
D) ​A change in diet 
A) A genetic change 
B) ​An increasingly stressful environment 
C) ​A change in patterns of medical care 
D) ​A change in diet

Question 3

What signals your brain to say you have been eating too much?​

Accepted Answer

A) Increased concentration of glucose in your bloodstream 
B) ​Tension in the receptors of the skin that covers your abdomen 
C) ​Increased levels of the hormone leptin 
D) ​Increased speed of the action potentials of axons in your spinal cord 
A) Increased concentration of glucose in your bloodstream 
B) ​Tension in the receptors of the skin that covers your abdomen 
C) ​Increased levels of the hormone leptin 
D) ​Increased speed of the action potentials of axons in your spinal cord

Question 4

What happened when the Pima Indians of the Sonoran desert switched from their traditional diet to a more typical American diet?​

Accepted Answer

A) Increasing prevalence of malnutrition 
B) ​Increasing prevalence of obesity 
C) ​Increasing prevalence of anorexia 
D) ​Increasing prevalence of vitamin deficiencies 
A) Increasing prevalence of malnutrition 
B) ​Increasing prevalence of obesity 
C) ​Increasing prevalence of anorexia 
D) ​Increasing prevalence of vitamin deficiencies

Question 5

What is homeostasis?​

Accepted Answer

A) Achieving one's full potential, including creative activities 
B) ​Choosing to satisfy one motivation instead of another one 
C) ​Maintaining an optimum level of biological conditions 
D) ​Doing something because you enjoy the activity, without any other reward 
A) Achieving one's full potential, including creative activities 
B) ​Choosing to satisfy one motivation instead of another one 
C) ​Maintaining an optimum level of biological conditions 
D) ​Doing something because you enjoy the activity, without any other reward

Question 6

​Is there any such thing as "too high" a goal?

Accepted Answer

A) No. The higher the goal, the better the results. 
B) ​Yes. Too high a goal leads to discouragement, risky acts, and dishonesty. 
C) ​Yes. If you achieve the extremely high goal, you have nothing left to try for. 
D) ​Yes. People work hardest when their goals are vague, such as "Do your best." 
A) No. The higher the goal, the better the results. 
B) ​Yes. Too high a goal leads to discouragement, risky acts, and dishonesty. 
C) ​Yes. If you achieve the extremely high goal, you have nothing left to try for. 
D) ​Yes. People work hardest when their goals are vague, such as "Do your best."

Question 7

According to research by Simon LeVay,what differs between homosexual and heterosexual men?​

Accepted Answer

A) Anatomy of part of the hypothalamus 
B) ​Ratio of testosterone to estradiol in the blood 
C) ​Opportunities for certain types of play in childhood 
D) ​Extraverted versus introverted personality 
A) Anatomy of part of the hypothalamus 
B) ​Ratio of testosterone to estradiol in the blood 
C) ​Opportunities for certain types of play in childhood 
D) ​Extraverted versus introverted personality

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) Walking to work because you enjoy the exercise 
B) ​Walking to work because your car has a flat tire 
C) ​Walking to work to save money 
D) ​Walking to work so you can impress that good-looking person next door 
A) Walking to work because you enjoy the exercise 
B) ​Walking to work because your car has a flat tire 
C) ​Walking to work to save money 
D) ​Walking to work so you can impress that good-looking person next door

Question 9

A survey in the 1990s found that 40-year-olds reported more lifetime sex partners than did 50-year-olds.What is the most likely explanation?

Accepted Answer

A) Customs had changed from one era to another. 
B) ​Either the 50-year-olds had forgotten, or they were lying. 
C) ​People have more sexual activity at age 40 than at age 50. 
D) ​The 40-year-olds and 50-year-olds used different definitions of "sex partner." 
A) Customs had changed from one era to another. 
B) ​Either the 50-year-olds had forgotten, or they were lying. 
C) ​People have more sexual activity at age 40 than at age 50. 
D) ​The 40-year-olds and 50-year-olds used different definitions of "sex partner."

Question 10

According to Masters and Johnson,how does a woman respond in the first stage of sexual arousal?​

Accepted Answer

A) Vaginal lubrication and erection of the nipples 
B) ​Decreased heart rate and blood pressure 
C) ​Increased blood sugar and holding her breath 
D) ​Psychological excitation only, with no physiological changes 
A) Vaginal lubrication and erection of the nipples 
B) ​Decreased heart rate and blood pressure 
C) ​Increased blood sugar and holding her breath 
D) ​Psychological excitation only, with no physiological changes

Question 11

If a human fetus is exposed to high levels of both testosterone and estrogens throughout prenatal development,how would external sexual anatomy appear?​

Accepted Answer

A) Like that of a typical male 
B) ​Like that of a typical female 
C) ​About halfway between typical male and typical female 
D) ​With both the typical male structures and the typical female structures 
A) Like that of a typical male 
B) ​Like that of a typical female 
C) ​About halfway between typical male and typical female 
D) ​With both the typical male structures and the typical female structures

Question 12

Which of these would the drive theory of motivation find difficult to explain?​

Accepted Answer

A) You drink more water on a hot day than on a cold day. 
B) ​You sometimes seek excitement and new experiences. 
C) ​You often rest after you finish a meal. 
D) ​On a cold day, you do whatever you can think of to get warm. 
A) You drink more water on a hot day than on a cold day. 
B) ​You sometimes seek excitement and new experiences. 
C) ​You often rest after you finish a meal. 
D) ​On a cold day, you do whatever you can think of to get warm.

Question 13

How effective is the goal "Do your best"? And why?​

Accepted Answer

A) It is the most effective goal, because it applies to you personally. 
B) ​It is the most effective goal, because you will strive to do better and better. 
C) ​It is a worthless goal, because you are never behind schedule on doing it. 
D) ​It is a harmful goal, because it leads to excessive self-esteem. 
A) It is the most effective goal, because it applies to you personally. 
B) ​It is the most effective goal, because you will strive to do better and better. 
C) ​It is a worthless goal, because you are never behind schedule on doing it. 
D) ​It is a harmful goal, because it leads to excessive self-esteem.

Question 14

What does Maslow's hierarchy of needs attempt to explain?​

Accepted Answer

A) How children learn to take all the responsibilities expected of adults 
B) ​Why certain motivations take priority over other ones 
C) ​Why people try to help others, including people they don't know 
D) ​How drive motivation combines forces with incentive motivation 
A) How children learn to take all the responsibilities expected of adults 
B) ​Why certain motivations take priority over other ones 
C) ​Why people try to help others, including people they don't know 
D) ​How drive motivation combines forces with incentive motivation

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) Habituation 
B) ​Resolution 
C) ​Plateau 
D) ​Climax 
A) Habituation 
B) ​Resolution 
C) ​Plateau 
D) ​Climax

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT good advice for overcoming procrastination?​

Accepted Answer

A) Have someone praise your previous work as being wonderful and amazing. 
B) ​Start by estimating how likely you are to complete the task. 
C) ​Start by making a decision about something else, even if it is unimportant. 
D) ​Make a detailed plan for what you will do and when. 
A) Have someone praise your previous work as being wonderful and amazing. 
B) ​Start by estimating how likely you are to complete the task. 
C) ​Start by making a decision about something else, even if it is unimportant. 
D) ​Make a detailed plan for what you will do and when.

Question 17

Which term refers to the tendency to maintain constant temperature,weight,and body water?​

Accepted Answer

A) Belongingness 
B) ​Homeostasis 
C) ​Incentives 
D) ​Self-actualization 
A) Belongingness 
B) ​Homeostasis 
C) ​Incentives 
D) ​Self-actualization

Question 18

​​An empty stomach increases hunger by releasing which hormone?

Accepted Answer

A) Insulin 
B) ​Leptin 
C) ​Ghrelin 
D) ​Epinephrine 
A) Insulin 
B) ​Leptin 
C) ​Ghrelin 
D) ​Epinephrine

Question 19

For most jobs,the quality of the work (as opposed to the quantity)depends mainly on what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Satisfaction with the pay 
B) ​Being young 
C) ​Extrinsic motivation 
D) ​Intrinsic motivation 
A) Satisfaction with the pay 
B) ​Being young 
C) ​Extrinsic motivation 
D) ​Intrinsic motivation

Question 20

What causes some babies to be born with external genitals intermediate between male and female?

Accepted Answer

A) A female fetus is exposed to a high fever because of her mother's illness. 
B) ​A female fetus is exposed to less than the usual amount of estrogens. 
C) ​A male fetus is exposed to more than the usual amount of estrogens. 
D) ​A female fetus is exposed to more than the usual amount of testosterone. 
A) A female fetus is exposed to a high fever because of her mother's illness. 
B) ​A female fetus is exposed to less than the usual amount of estrogens. 
C) ​A male fetus is exposed to more than the usual amount of estrogens. 
D) ​A female fetus is exposed to more than the usual amount of testosterone.

Exam 11: Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

​Alfred Kinsey is famous for what contribution to knowledge?

What change after the 1940s led to increasing overweight among the Pima?​

What signals your brain to say you have been eating too much?​

What happened when the Pima Indians of the Sonoran desert switched from their traditional diet to a more typical American diet?​

What is homeostasis?​

​Is there any such thing as "too high" a goal?

According to research by Simon LeVay,what differs between homosexual and heterosexual men?​

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

A survey in the 1990s found that 40-year-olds reported more lifetime sex partners than did 50-year-olds.What is the most likely explanation?

According to Masters and Johnson,how does a woman respond in the first stage of sexual arousal?​

If a human fetus is exposed to high levels of both testosterone and estrogens throughout prenatal development,how would external sexual anatomy appear?​

Which of these would the drive theory of motivation find difficult to explain?​

How effective is the goal "Do your best"? And why?​

What does Maslow's hierarchy of needs attempt to explain?​

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

Which of the following is NOT good advice for overcoming procrastination?​

Which term refers to the tendency to maintain constant temperature,weight,and body water?​

​​An empty stomach increases hunger by releasing which hormone?

For most jobs,the quality of the work (as opposed to the quantity)depends mainly on what?​

What causes some babies to be born with external genitals intermediate between male and female?

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Alfred Kinsey is famous for what contribution to knowledge?

What change after the 1940s led to increasing overweight among the Pima?

What signals your brain to say you have been eating too much?

What happened when the Pima Indians of the Sonoran desert switched from their traditional diet to a more typical American diet?

What is homeostasis?

Is there any such thing as "too high" a goal?

According to research by Simon LeVay,what differs between homosexual and heterosexual men?

Which of these is an example of an intrinsic motivation?

According to Masters and Johnson,how does a woman respond in the first stage of sexual arousal?

If a human fetus is exposed to high levels of both testosterone and estrogens throughout prenatal development,how would external sexual anatomy appear?

Which of these would the drive theory of motivation find difficult to explain?

How effective is the goal "Do your best"? And why?

What does Maslow's hierarchy of needs attempt to explain?

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

Which of the following is NOT good advice for overcoming procrastination?

Which term refers to the tendency to maintain constant temperature,weight,and body water?

An empty stomach increases hunger by releasing which hormone?

For most jobs,the quality of the work (as opposed to the quantity)depends mainly on what?