Question 1

The term "homeostasis" means

Accepted Answer

A)  "standing steady." 
B)  "equal parts." 
C)  "vitrous balance." 
D)  "sameness." 
A)  "standing steady." 
B)  "equal parts." 
C)  "vitrous balance." 
D)  "sameness."

Question 2

Regarding diets,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restaurant foods in the United States are lower in fat and calories than meals made at home. 
B)  Food portions at restaurants in the United States are 25 percent larger, or more, than they are in France. 
C)  Far fewer people are obese in France because they eat less and take longer to eat a meal. 
D)  In general, sweetness, high fat content, and variety tend to encourage overeating. 
A)  Restaurant foods in the United States are lower in fat and calories than meals made at home. 
B)  Food portions at restaurants in the United States are 25 percent larger, or more, than they are in France. 
C)  Far fewer people are obese in France because they eat less and take longer to eat a meal. 
D)  In general, sweetness, high fat content, and variety tend to encourage overeating.

Question 3

Gilbert has been on the day shift for five years.He will be working on the night shift in three weeks.Which of the following would be the BEST advice to help Gilbert deal with this change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Take over-the-counter stimulants for the first month or so. 
B)  Use over-the-counter sleeping pills to help go to sleep during the day. 
C)  Take three naps rather than sleep a full eight hours during the day. 
D)  Begin now to gradually preadapt sleep-waking time to match the new shift. 
A)  Take over-the-counter stimulants for the first month or so. 
B)  Use over-the-counter sleeping pills to help go to sleep during the day. 
C)  Take three naps rather than sleep a full eight hours during the day. 
D)  Begin now to gradually preadapt sleep-waking time to match the new shift.

Question 4

An animal will eat until it cannot hold another bite,if which substance is present in large amounts?

Accepted Answer

A)  leptin 
B)  GLP-1 
C)  glucagon 
D)  NPY 
A)  leptin 
B)  GLP-1 
C)  glucagon 
D)  NPY

Question 5

Regarding incentives,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Our actions are energized by a mixture of internal needs and external incentives. 
B)  Incentive value cannot be used to explain the drives for success, status, and approval. 
C)  Some goals are so desirable that they can motivate behavior in the absence of an internal need. 
D)  Some goals are so low in incentive value that they may be rejected even if they could meet the internal need. 
A)  Our actions are energized by a mixture of internal needs and external incentives. 
B)  Incentive value cannot be used to explain the drives for success, status, and approval. 
C)  Some goals are so desirable that they can motivate behavior in the absence of an internal need. 
D)  Some goals are so low in incentive value that they may be rejected even if they could meet the internal need.

Question 6

Biological needs for food,water,sleep,and elimination are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A)  being influenced by external factors. 
B)  coming and going in fairly regular cycles each day. 
C)  being homeostatic. 
D)  being considered stimulus motives. 
A)  being influenced by external factors. 
B)  coming and going in fairly regular cycles each day. 
C)  being homeostatic. 
D)  being considered stimulus motives.

Question 7

In terms of motivation,a need is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcement response. 
B)  internal deficiency. 
C)  drive. 
D)  behavioral response. 
A)  reinforcement response. 
B)  internal deficiency. 
C)  drive. 
D)  behavioral response.

Question 8

If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed in a starving animal,the animal will

Accepted Answer

A)  overeat drastically. 
B)  become unusually sensitive to external cues for eating. 
C)  become unusually sensitive to internal cues for eating. 
D)  refuse to eat. 
A)  overeat drastically. 
B)  become unusually sensitive to external cues for eating. 
C)  become unusually sensitive to internal cues for eating. 
D)  refuse to eat.

Question 9

Regarding dieting and weight loss,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eat slowly, sip water between bites of food, leave food on your plate, and stop eating before you are completely full. 
B)  Eat while doing other activities, such as studying or reading, so you will be distracted and will not eat so much. 
C)  Dull your appetite by filling up on raw carrots, bouillon, water, coffee, or tea. 
D)  Eat several small meals a day rather than a few large ones because more calories will be burned. 
A)  Eat slowly, sip water between bites of food, leave food on your plate, and stop eating before you are completely full. 
B)  Eat while doing other activities, such as studying or reading, so you will be distracted and will not eat so much. 
C)  Dull your appetite by filling up on raw carrots, bouillon, water, coffee, or tea. 
D)  Eat several small meals a day rather than a few large ones because more calories will be burned.

Exam 10: A: Motivation and Emotion

The term "homeostasis" means

Regarding diets,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Gilbert has been on the day shift for five years.He will be working on the night shift in three weeks.Which of the following would be the BEST advice to help Gilbert deal with this change?

An animal will eat until it cannot hold another bite,if which substance is present in large amounts?

Regarding incentives,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Biological needs for food,water,sleep,and elimination are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT for

In terms of motivation,a need is a(n)

If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed in a starving animal,the animal will

Regarding dieting and weight loss,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology

B: Applied Psychology

C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

Appendix B: Behavioral Statistics

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