Question 1

Gorging on food and then vomiting or taking laxatives to avoid gaining weight is called

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral dieting. 
B)  fad dieting. 
C)  anorexia nervosa. 
D)  bulimia nervosa. 
A)  behavioral dieting. 
B)  fad dieting. 
C)  anorexia nervosa. 
D)  bulimia nervosa.

Question 2

The causes of anorexia and bulimia include

Accepted Answer

A)  exaggerated fears of becoming fat. 
B)  overestimation of body size. 
C)  harmful messages in the media. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  exaggerated fears of becoming fat. 
B)  overestimation of body size. 
C)  harmful messages in the media. 
D)  all of these.

Question 3

Our hunger levels are affected by

Accepted Answer

A)  internal bodily factors. 
B)  external environmental factors. 
C)  social factors. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  internal bodily factors. 
B)  external environmental factors. 
C)  social factors. 
D)  all of these.

Question 4

Thirst and sleepiness are

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic drives. 
B)  cyclical drives. 
C)  unaffected by external incentives. 
D)  unaffected by early experiences and learning. 
A)  episodic drives. 
B)  cyclical drives. 
C)  unaffected by external incentives. 
D)  unaffected by early experiences and learning.

Question 5

If you were to travel across five time zones,you would feel best if you

Accepted Answer

A)  went to sleep immediately on arriving to catch up with your sleep. 
B)  traveled from west to east. 
C)  stay outdoors upon arriving and eat and sleep on the new schedule. 
D)  did all of these. 
A)  went to sleep immediately on arriving to catch up with your sleep. 
B)  traveled from west to east. 
C)  stay outdoors upon arriving and eat and sleep on the new schedule. 
D)  did all of these.

Question 6

Your current diet is best defined as the

Accepted Answer

A)  proportion of food you are presently eating compared to the proportion you ate in the past. 
B)  amount of carbohydrate to fat content in the foods you are currently eating compared to those eaten in the past. 
C)  amount of weight that you are planning to lose. 
D)  types and amounts of food you regularly eat. 
A)  proportion of food you are presently eating compared to the proportion you ate in the past. 
B)  amount of carbohydrate to fat content in the foods you are currently eating compared to those eaten in the past. 
C)  amount of weight that you are planning to lose. 
D)  types and amounts of food you regularly eat.

Question 7

Which of the following is a learned motive?

Accepted Answer

A)  curiosity 
B)  achievement 
C)  physical contact 
D)  thirst 
A)  curiosity 
B)  achievement 
C)  physical contact 
D)  thirst

Question 8

The rate at which energy is used up in the body is referred to as the __________ rate.

Accepted Answer

A)  ionization 
B)  metabolic 
C)  caloric 
D)  BMI 
A)  ionization 
B)  metabolic 
C)  caloric 
D)  BMI

Question 9

Which part of the brain regulates many motives,including hunger,thirst,and the sex drive?

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  midbrain 
D)  hippocampus 
A)  thalamus 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  midbrain 
D)  hippocampus

Question 10

When there is a loss of water from the fluids surrounding the cells in a person's body,they experience

Accepted Answer

A)  a thirst for plain water. 
B)  a thirst for alcohol. 
C)  extracellular thirst. 
D)  intracellular thirst. 
A)  a thirst for plain water. 
B)  a thirst for alcohol. 
C)  extracellular thirst. 
D)  intracellular thirst.

Question 11

Adaptation of circadian rhythms is faster if people are flying

Accepted Answer

A)  west. 
B)  east. 
C)  during the high point of their circadian rhythms. 
D)  during the low point of their circadian rhythms. 
A)  west. 
B)  east. 
C)  during the high point of their circadian rhythms. 
D)  during the low point of their circadian rhythms.

Question 12

Regarding eating disorders,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  People engaged in sports, such as wrestling, pole vaulting, high jumping, and cycling, are less likely to develop eating disorders. 
B)  The current popularity of fitness and exercise has contributed to the rise in eating disorders. 
C)  People with eating disorders have distorted views of themselves, exaggerated fears of becoming fat, and low self-esteem. 
D)  Most people suffering from eating disorders will not seek help on their own, especially men. 
A)  People engaged in sports, such as wrestling, pole vaulting, high jumping, and cycling, are less likely to develop eating disorders. 
B)  The current popularity of fitness and exercise has contributed to the rise in eating disorders. 
C)  People with eating disorders have distorted views of themselves, exaggerated fears of becoming fat, and low self-esteem. 
D)  Most people suffering from eating disorders will not seek help on their own, especially men.

Question 13

Which of the following is a stimulus motive?

Accepted Answer

A)  elimination of wastes 
B)  the desire for money 
C)  the desire to explore 
D)  thirst 
A)  elimination of wastes 
B)  the desire for money 
C)  the desire to explore 
D)  thirst

Question 14

In the motivational sequence,needs generate drives,which in turn activate

Accepted Answer

A)  goals. 
B)  expectations. 
C)  incentives. 
D)  responses. 
A)  goals. 
B)  expectations. 
C)  incentives. 
D)  responses.

Question 15

Regarding drives,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strength of drives may differ from that of the need on which they are based. 
B)  Drives are a biological state induced by internal incentives. 
C)  Drives may be activated by responses as well as by needs. 
D)  Drives result from satisfying a goal. 
A)  The strength of drives may differ from that of the need on which they are based. 
B)  Drives are a biological state induced by internal incentives. 
C)  Drives may be activated by responses as well as by needs. 
D)  Drives result from satisfying a goal.

Question 16

Regarding obesity,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A lack of variety in one's diet tends to encourage obesity. 
B)  Obesity is overtaking smoking as a major cause of needless deaths. 
C)  In Westernized societies, obesity has become a source of social stigma and low self-esteem. 
D)  Sixty-five percent of adults in the United States are overweight with more than one third being obese. 
A)  A lack of variety in one's diet tends to encourage obesity. 
B)  Obesity is overtaking smoking as a major cause of needless deaths. 
C)  In Westernized societies, obesity has become a source of social stigma and low self-esteem. 
D)  Sixty-five percent of adults in the United States are overweight with more than one third being obese.

Question 17

Pain avoidance is unusual among the biological drives because it is

Accepted Answer

A)  cyclic rather than episodic. 
B)  unaffected by attitudes and learning. 
C)  characterized by avoidance or elimination rather than goal-seeking. 
D)  characterized by all of these. 
A)  cyclic rather than episodic. 
B)  unaffected by attitudes and learning. 
C)  characterized by avoidance or elimination rather than goal-seeking. 
D)  characterized by all of these.

Question 18

Which of the following scientists performed an experiment that consisted of one of the scientists swallowing a balloon that was inflated so that the movements of the stomach could be recorded?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dollard and Miller 
B)  Yerkes and Dodson 
C)  Cannon and Washburn 
D)  James and Lange 
A)  Dollard and Miller 
B)  Yerkes and Dodson 
C)  Cannon and Washburn 
D)  James and Lange

Question 19

Although eating the eyes out of the steamed head of a monkey is considered a delicacy in some parts of the world,the vast majority of Americans would have great difficulty eating this "delicacy," even if they were very hungry,which illustrates how which of the following affects hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic factors 
B)  set point 
C)  cultural values 
D)  homeostatic mechanisms 
A)  genetic factors 
B)  set point 
C)  cultural values 
D)  homeostatic mechanisms

Question 20

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescent growth phases that a few women go through and that disappear later. 
B)  classified as psychotic behavior. 
C)  temporary side effects of dieting. 
D)  serious health threatening problems. 
A)  adolescent growth phases that a few women go through and that disappear later. 
B)  classified as psychotic behavior. 
C)  temporary side effects of dieting. 
D)  serious health threatening problems.

Exam 10: A: Motivation and Emotion

Gorging on food and then vomiting or taking laxatives to avoid gaining weight is called

The causes of anorexia and bulimia include

Our hunger levels are affected by

Thirst and sleepiness are

If you were to travel across five time zones,you would feel best if you

Your current diet is best defined as the

Which of the following is a learned motive?

The rate at which energy is used up in the body is referred to as the __________ rate.

Which part of the brain regulates many motives,including hunger,thirst,and the sex drive?

When there is a loss of water from the fluids surrounding the cells in a person's body,they experience

Adaptation of circadian rhythms is faster if people are flying

Regarding eating disorders,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is a stimulus motive?

In the motivational sequence,needs generate drives,which in turn activate

Regarding drives,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding obesity,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Pain avoidance is unusual among the biological drives because it is

Which of the following scientists performed an experiment that consisted of one of the scientists swallowing a balloon that was inflated so that the movements of the stomach could be recorded?

Although eating the eyes out of the steamed head of a monkey is considered a delicacy in some parts of the world,the vast majority of Americans would have great difficulty eating this "delicacy," even if they were very hungry,which illustrates how which of the following affects hunger?

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are

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