Question 1

What procedure would increase your probability of choosing a large,delayed reward instead of a smaller,immediate reward?​

Accepted Answer

A) Imagine yourself as a young child making a similar decision. 
B) ​Survey other people about which of the choices they would prefer in this situation. 
C) ​Make the decision far in advance of the opportunity for the small reward. 
D) ​Practice resisting a different type of temptation. 
A) Imagine yourself as a young child making a similar decision. 
B) ​Survey other people about which of the choices they would prefer in this situation. 
C) ​Make the decision far in advance of the opportunity for the small reward. 
D) ​Practice resisting a different type of temptation.

Question 2

In addition to good pay,what else is important if a worker is to have job satisfaction?​

Accepted Answer

A) Receiving more pay than anyone else 
B) ​Receiving at least as much pay as anyone else 
C) ​A belief that the pay scale is fair 
D) ​An expectation of an increase in pay every year 
A) Receiving more pay than anyone else 
B) ​Receiving at least as much pay as anyone else 
C) ​A belief that the pay scale is fair 
D) ​An expectation of an increase in pay every year

Question 3

A rat that has limited access to food will spend much time in a running wheel.How much it runs depends on what?​

Accepted Answer

A) The temperature of the room 
B) ​The amount of noise in the room 
C) ​The amount of odor in the room 
D) ​The height and width of the cage 
A) The temperature of the room 
B) ​The amount of noise in the room 
C) ​The amount of odor in the room 
D) ​The height and width of the cage

Question 4

Drive theories and incentive theories differ in their responses to which of these questions?​

Accepted Answer

A) Does the strength of motivation differ from one person to another? 
B) ​Does the strength of motivation differ from one time to another? 
C) ​How much of motivation depends on heredity, and how much depends on environment? 
D) ​Does motivation come from within the individual, or is it a pull from outside? 
A) Does the strength of motivation differ from one person to another? 
B) ​Does the strength of motivation differ from one time to another? 
C) ​How much of motivation depends on heredity, and how much depends on environment? 
D) ​Does motivation come from within the individual, or is it a pull from outside?

Question 5

Which hormone do fat cells release to decrease appetite?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

​What was the effect on U.S.and Canadian students after they tried to list the Ten Commandments?

Accepted Answer

A) They performed better than usual on a memory task. 
B) ​They acted in a more extraverted way than they usually did. 
C) ​They resisted a temptation to cheat. 
D) ​They reported unusually complex dreams the next night. 
A) They performed better than usual on a memory task. 
B) ​They acted in a more extraverted way than they usually did. 
C) ​They resisted a temptation to cheat. 
D) ​They reported unusually complex dreams the next night.

Question 7

​​According to the drive theory of motivation,what is motivation?

Accepted Answer

A) A tendency to maintain biological conditions close to their optimum level 
B) ​A stimulus that pulls the individual toward an action 
C) ​An irritation that energizes behavior to remove the irritation 
D) ​An attempt to prepare for future needs. 
A) A tendency to maintain biological conditions close to their optimum level 
B) ​A stimulus that pulls the individual toward an action 
C) ​An irritation that energizes behavior to remove the irritation 
D) ​An attempt to prepare for future needs.

Question 8

How prevalent is bulimia across cultures?​

Accepted Answer

A) It is most common in cultures with a low standard of living. 
B) ​It is most common in cultures where women have few or no rights. 
C) ​It has been reported only in cultures with a strong Western influence. 
D) ​It is about equally common in all known cultures. 
A) It is most common in cultures with a low standard of living. 
B) ​It is most common in cultures where women have few or no rights. 
C) ​It has been reported only in cultures with a strong Western influence. 
D) ​It is about equally common in all known cultures.

Question 9

Maslow's hierarchy of needs has been criticized for ignoring which of the following:​

Accepted Answer

A) Love 
B) ​Hunger and thirst 
C) ​Parenting 
D) ​Self-actualization 
A) Love 
B) ​Hunger and thirst 
C) ​Parenting 
D) ​Self-actualization

Question 10

What is meant by an intrinsic motivation?​

Accepted Answer

A) Motivation based on a desire to help someone else 
B) ​Motivation based on rewards or punishments 
C) ​Motivation based on the pleasure of doing the act itself 
D) ​Motivation based on a change in some body variable 
A) Motivation based on a desire to help someone else 
B) ​Motivation based on rewards or punishments 
C) ​Motivation based on the pleasure of doing the act itself 
D) ​Motivation based on a change in some body variable

Question 11

​What effect,if any,do coffee and other stimulants have on sexual response?

Accepted Answer

A) They enable sexual arousal to happen faster. 
B) ​They interfere with sexual excitement. 
C) ​They increase the duration of orgasms. 
D) ​They have no effect. 
A) They enable sexual arousal to happen faster. 
B) ​They interfere with sexual excitement. 
C) ​They increase the duration of orgasms. 
D) ​They have no effect.

Question 12

What do people with anorexia nervosa fear?​

Accepted Answer

A) The smell of food 
B) ​Gaining weight 
C) ​Physical activity 
D) ​Social interactions 
A) The smell of food 
B) ​Gaining weight 
C) ​Physical activity 
D) ​Social interactions

Question 13

How strong is the correlation between job performance and job satisfaction?​

Accepted Answer

A) Job performance has zero correlation with job satisfaction. 
B) ​Job performance has a highly positive correlation with job satisfaction. 
C) ​Job performance has a low positive correlation with job satisfaction. 
D) ​Job performance has a low negative correlation with job satisfaction. 
A) Job performance has zero correlation with job satisfaction. 
B) ​Job performance has a highly positive correlation with job satisfaction. 
C) ​Job performance has a low positive correlation with job satisfaction. 
D) ​Job performance has a low negative correlation with job satisfaction.

Question 14

Which brain area is most important for controlling hunger and eating?​

Accepted Answer

A) Corpus callosum 
B) ​Cerebellum 
C) ​Fusiform gyrus 
D) ​Hypothalamus 
A) Corpus callosum 
B) ​Cerebellum 
C) ​Fusiform gyrus 
D) ​Hypothalamus

Question 15

In general,people with any psychiatric disorder have a strong possibility of anxiety disorders or drug abuse also.Which disorder is an exception to this rule? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Major depression 
B) ​Anorexia nervosa 
C) ​Schizophrenia 
D) ​Bipolar disorder 
A) Major depression 
B) ​Anorexia nervosa 
C) ​Schizophrenia 
D) ​Bipolar disorder

Question 16

What is the main assumption behind the scientific-management approach or Theory X?​

Accepted Answer

A) Employees like variety in their job, responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment. 
B) ​The employer should find the best way to do a job and train workers to do it that way. 
C) ​Job satisfaction is highly correlated with excellence of job performance. 
D) ​The best way to improve job performance is to increase salaries. 
A) Employees like variety in their job, responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment. 
B) ​The employer should find the best way to do a job and train workers to do it that way. 
C) ​Job satisfaction is highly correlated with excellence of job performance. 
D) ​The best way to improve job performance is to increase salaries.

Question 17

What is a common mistake when people set goals?​

Accepted Answer

A) They announce their goals publicly. 
B) ​They start to work toward their goal too quickly. 
C) ​They set goals that are too detailed. 
D) ​They underestimate how long a task will take. 
A) They announce their goals publicly. 
B) ​They start to work toward their goal too quickly. 
C) ​They set goals that are too detailed. 
D) ​They underestimate how long a task will take.

Question 18

Participants could flip a coin and announce the results (favorable to themselves or someone else),or they could let the experimenter flip the coin.What did most of them do?​

Accepted Answer

A) Most chose to flip the coin, and then announced the result honestly. 
B) ​Most chose to flip the coin, and then lied about the result. 
C) ​Most requested that the other person flip the coin. 
D) ​Most chose to let the experimenter flip the coin. 
A) Most chose to flip the coin, and then announced the result honestly. 
B) ​Most chose to flip the coin, and then lied about the result. 
C) ​Most requested that the other person flip the coin. 
D) ​Most chose to let the experimenter flip the coin.

Question 19

On average,how does age relate to job satisfaction?​

Accepted Answer

A) Older workers tend to report the highest job satisfaction. 
B) ​Young workers tend to report the highest job satisfaction. 
C) ​Middle-aged workers tend to report the highest job satisfaction. 
D) ​All ages report about equal job satisfaction. 
A) Older workers tend to report the highest job satisfaction. 
B) ​Young workers tend to report the highest job satisfaction. 
C) ​Middle-aged workers tend to report the highest job satisfaction. 
D) ​All ages report about equal job satisfaction.

Question 20

​If your body could not produce leptin,what would be the probable outcome?

Accepted Answer

A) Diabetes 
B) ​Narcolepsy 
C) ​Obesity 
D) ​Phenylketonuria 
A) Diabetes 
B) ​Narcolepsy 
C) ​Obesity 
D) ​Phenylketonuria

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What procedure would increase your probability of choosing a large,delayed reward instead of a smaller,immediate reward?​

In addition to good pay,what else is important if a worker is to have job satisfaction?​

A rat that has limited access to food will spend much time in a running wheel.How much it runs depends on what?​

Drive theories and incentive theories differ in their responses to which of these questions?​

Which hormone do fat cells release to decrease appetite?​

​What was the effect on U.S.and Canadian students after they tried to list the Ten Commandments?

​​According to the drive theory of motivation,what is motivation?

How prevalent is bulimia across cultures?​

Maslow's hierarchy of needs has been criticized for ignoring which of the following:​

What is meant by an intrinsic motivation?​

​What effect,if any,do coffee and other stimulants have on sexual response?

What do people with anorexia nervosa fear?​

How strong is the correlation between job performance and job satisfaction?​

Which brain area is most important for controlling hunger and eating?​

In general,people with any psychiatric disorder have a strong possibility of anxiety disorders or drug abuse also.Which disorder is an exception to this rule? ​

What is the main assumption behind the scientific-management approach or Theory X?​

What is a common mistake when people set goals?​

Participants could flip a coin and announce the results (favorable to themselves or someone else),or they could let the experimenter flip the coin.What did most of them do?​

On average,how does age relate to job satisfaction?​

​If your body could not produce leptin,what would be the probable outcome?

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What procedure would increase your probability of choosing a large,delayed reward instead of a smaller,immediate reward?

In addition to good pay,what else is important if a worker is to have job satisfaction?

A rat that has limited access to food will spend much time in a running wheel.How much it runs depends on what?

Drive theories and incentive theories differ in their responses to which of these questions?

Which hormone do fat cells release to decrease appetite?

What was the effect on U.S.and Canadian students after they tried to list the Ten Commandments?

According to the drive theory of motivation,what is motivation?

How prevalent is bulimia across cultures?

Maslow's hierarchy of needs has been criticized for ignoring which of the following:

What is meant by an intrinsic motivation?

What effect,if any,do coffee and other stimulants have on sexual response?

What do people with anorexia nervosa fear?

How strong is the correlation between job performance and job satisfaction?

Which brain area is most important for controlling hunger and eating?

In general,people with any psychiatric disorder have a strong possibility of anxiety disorders or drug abuse also.Which disorder is an exception to this rule?

What is the main assumption behind the scientific-management approach or Theory X?

What is a common mistake when people set goals?

Participants could flip a coin and announce the results (favorable to themselves or someone else),or they could let the experimenter flip the coin.What did most of them do?

On average,how does age relate to job satisfaction?

If your body could not produce leptin,what would be the probable outcome?