Exam 9: Human Development

Compared to the notion of a set point, the concept of a settling point is more consistent with the biopsychosocial perspective in psychology.

The cognitive appraisal theory is associated with:

As compared to an emotion, a mood is:

Hunger is to satiety as leptin is to ghrelin.

One in _____ children ages 5-13 with an eating disorder is male.

The lateral hypothalamus is to _____ as the ventromedial hypothalamus is to _____.

Why are fear and happiness considered basic emotions? Briefly outline the biological basis of fear. Identify one or two ways one can increase one's level of happiness.

Supply four pieces of advice for successful dieting and weight loss. How might one have to change one's current routine to follow the text's advice in order to lose weight or prevent unwanted weight gain?

The hierarchy of needs is a humanistic theory of motivation.

In one study described in the textbook (Wansink & Kim, 2005), moviegoers were given either medium or large buckets of popcorn. The buckets were filled with either fresh or stale popcorn. What was the dependent variable in this study, and what did the researchers find?

A(n) _____ is a psychological state that includes physiological, subjective, and behavioral elements.

Which hormone signals hunger?

Which hormone is involved in satiety?

Mrs. Norman suffered damage to a portion of her brain during a surgical accident. Mrs. Norman shows greatly diminished responses to repulsive or threatening stimuli. In addition, she seems to have trouble understanding emotional expressions and body language. The surgical accident appears to have damaged her:

In one study described in the text, Barrett and Bliss-Moreau (2009) showed participants male and female faces expressing emotions such as anger or happiness. On a given trial, each face was paired either with a label giving a situational cause for the emotion or with no label. Whether a label accompanied the picture is a(n) _____ variable in this study.

Stomach contractions have surprisingly little to do with hunger.

The concept of an incentive reflects a contribution of the behavioral perspective to the psychology of motivation.

Some of the general themes of early instinct approaches to motivation are echoed in the _____ approach in contemporary psychology.

Which early psychologist is MOST strongly associated with instinct theory?

Dr. DeRidder lesions, or damages, the ventromedial hypothalamus in one group of rats and the lateral hypothalamus in another group. What effect might he expect on the eating behavior of each group of rats?