Question 1

A reduction in the volume of fluids found between body cells causes a(n)__________ thirst.

Accepted Answer

A)  intracellular 
B)  hypothalamic 
C)  extracellular 
D)  homeostatic 
A)  intracellular 
B)  hypothalamic 
C)  extracellular 
D)  homeostatic

Question 2

It is bedtime as far as the brain is concerned,when levels of which of the following rise late in the evening?

Accepted Answer

A)  melatonin 
B)  serotonin 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  androgens 
A)  melatonin 
B)  serotonin 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  androgens

Question 3

Regarding hunger,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eating is encouraged and increases when the stomach is stretched or distended. 
B)  The stomach is not essential for feeling hunger. 
C)  The brain receives many signals from parts of the digestive system, ranging from the tongue and stomach to the intestines and liver. 
D)  For many people, hunger produces an overall feeling of weakness or shakiness, rather than a "growling" stomach. 
A)  Eating is encouraged and increases when the stomach is stretched or distended. 
B)  The stomach is not essential for feeling hunger. 
C)  The brain receives many signals from parts of the digestive system, ranging from the tongue and stomach to the intestines and liver. 
D)  For many people, hunger produces an overall feeling of weakness or shakiness, rather than a "growling" stomach.

Question 4

Carolyn was diagnosed with cancer of the stomach.Her stomach was surgically removed.After the operation,she will probably

Accepted Answer

A)  feel hungrier and eat more. 
B)  starve unless force fed. 
C)  feel no hunger but will eat because she still feels thirst. 
D)  continue to feel hungry and eat regularly. 
A)  feel hungrier and eat more. 
B)  starve unless force fed. 
C)  feel no hunger but will eat because she still feels thirst. 
D)  continue to feel hungry and eat regularly.

Question 5

Aaron is switching from a day shift at work back to a late night/early morning.He can expect to experience

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive arousal and increased mental clarity. 
B)  irritability, fatigue, depression, and an upset stomach. 
C)  periods of mental inefficiency interspersed with periods of enhanced mental agility. 
D)  changes in his long-standing personality traits. 
A)  excessive arousal and increased mental clarity. 
B)  irritability, fatigue, depression, and an upset stomach. 
C)  periods of mental inefficiency interspersed with periods of enhanced mental agility. 
D)  changes in his long-standing personality traits.

Question 6

Which of the following is overtaking smoking as the major cause of needless deaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  alcoholism 
B)  obesity 
C)  sexually-transmitted diseases 
D)  car accidents 
A)  alcoholism 
B)  obesity 
C)  sexually-transmitted diseases 
D)  car accidents

Question 7

One important technique of behavioral dieting is to

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore caloric content and focus on fat content. 
B)  eat many more snacks per day in addition to eating regular meals. 
C)  manipulate your body fat ratio using biofeedback techniques. 
D)  set a threshold for weight regain of around three pounds. 
A)  ignore caloric content and focus on fat content. 
B)  eat many more snacks per day in addition to eating regular meals. 
C)  manipulate your body fat ratio using biofeedback techniques. 
D)  set a threshold for weight regain of around three pounds.

Question 8

In general,all of the following tend to encourage overeating EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A)  sweetness. 
B)  taking longer to eat. 
C)  high fat content. 
D)  variety. 
A)  sweetness. 
B)  taking longer to eat. 
C)  high fat content. 
D)  variety.

Question 9

The repeated losing and gaining of weight,which dramatically slows the body's metabolic rate and raises the body's set point is called

Accepted Answer

A)  "supersized dieting." 
B)  behavioral dieting. 
C)  "yo-yo dieting." 
D)  French-style dieting. 
A)  "supersized dieting." 
B)  behavioral dieting. 
C)  "yo-yo dieting." 
D)  French-style dieting.

Question 10

Regarding body mass index (BMI),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  If one's BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9, your weight places one in the obesity range. 
B)  The BMI may overestimate body fat if one has a muscular build. 
C)  The BMI may underestimate body fat in older persons who have lost muscle mass. 
D)  Obesity is directly linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and premature death. 
A)  If one's BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9, your weight places one in the obesity range. 
B)  The BMI may overestimate body fat if one has a muscular build. 
C)  The BMI may underestimate body fat in older persons who have lost muscle mass. 
D)  Obesity is directly linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and premature death.

Question 11

Weight reduction based on changing exercise and eating habits,rather than temporary self-starvation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  metabolism motivational dieting. 
B)  behavioral dieting. 
C)  "yo-yo dieting." 
D)  aversive conditioning. 
A)  metabolism motivational dieting. 
B)  behavioral dieting. 
C)  "yo-yo dieting." 
D)  aversive conditioning.

Question 12

After having a very large meal at her mother's house,Stefani complains that she is "too full to move." Soon after,Stefani's aunt arrives with a strawberry pie,which is Stefani's favorite; and Stefani eats three large pieces of the pie.Stefani's eating of the pie after having a large meal is best explained by the

Accepted Answer

A)  "pull" of external stimuli. 
B)  "push" of internal needs. 
C)  process of homeostasis. 
D)  drive reduction of stimulus motives. 
A)  "pull" of external stimuli. 
B)  "push" of internal needs. 
C)  process of homeostasis. 
D)  drive reduction of stimulus motives.

Question 13

Regarding the onset of anorexia and bulimia,many women in Western cultures learn to see themselves as

Accepted Answer

A)  perfect and flawless. 
B)  smart and competitive. 
C)  objects to be evaluated. 
D)  happy cooperative caregivers. 
A)  perfect and flawless. 
B)  smart and competitive. 
C)  objects to be evaluated. 
D)  happy cooperative caregivers.

Question 14

Concerning how taste and taste aversions are related to hunger,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taste aversions are developed through operant conditioning. 
B)  Bait shyness is similar to the aversion conditioning used with humans. 
C)  When you are full, you tend to lose your taste for sweet foods. 
D)  Taste aversions may help people avoid severe nutritional imbalances. 
A)  Taste aversions are developed through operant conditioning. 
B)  Bait shyness is similar to the aversion conditioning used with humans. 
C)  When you are full, you tend to lose your taste for sweet foods. 
D)  Taste aversions may help people avoid severe nutritional imbalances.

Question 15

In 2006,what percent of adults in the United States were overweight?

Accepted Answer

A)  33 
B)  50 
C)  65 
D)  80 
A)  33 
B)  50 
C)  65 
D)  80

Question 16

After eating a salty fish dinner,you are very thirsty for plain water,a condition described as a(n)__________ thirst.

Accepted Answer

A)  intracellular 
B)  extracellular 
C)  primary 
D)  secondary 
A)  intracellular 
B)  extracellular 
C)  primary 
D)  secondary

Question 17

Amber is slightly above her normal weight.She feels that she has no control over her eating and often consumes large quantities of food in only an hour or so.Amber then either makes herself vomit or resorts to excessive exercise or fasting to prevent weight gain.From these observations,it appears that Amber is suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  bulimia nervosa. 
C)  the taste aversion paradox. 
D)  the behavioral dieting syndrome. 
A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  bulimia nervosa. 
C)  the taste aversion paradox. 
D)  the behavioral dieting syndrome.

Question 18

Biological motives are

Accepted Answer

A)  needs that are learned, such as the need for power or for achievement. 
B)  innate but not necessary for survival. 
C)  not innate but necessary for survival. 
D)  innate and necessary for survival. 
A)  needs that are learned, such as the need for power or for achievement. 
B)  innate but not necessary for survival. 
C)  not innate but necessary for survival. 
D)  innate and necessary for survival.

Question 19

When Karen is feeling "down," she tends to binge on large amounts of junk food.Then,she either vomits or uses laxatives to rid herself of this food.Her family is unaware that Karen has an eating disorder because her weight is normal for her age.From these observations,it appears that Karen is suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  bulimia nervosa. 
C)  a taste aversion. 
D)  the behavioral dieting syndrome. 
A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  bulimia nervosa. 
C)  a taste aversion. 
D)  the behavioral dieting syndrome.

Question 20

If you were to take a drug that made your mouth constantly wet,your water intake would

Accepted Answer

A)  increase. 
B)  decrease. 
C)  remain normal. 
D)  not be predictable. 
A)  increase. 
B)  decrease. 
C)  remain normal. 
D)  not be predictable.

Exam 10: A: Motivation and Emotion

A reduction in the volume of fluids found between body cells causes a(n)__________ thirst.

It is bedtime as far as the brain is concerned,when levels of which of the following rise late in the evening?

Regarding hunger,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Carolyn was diagnosed with cancer of the stomach.Her stomach was surgically removed.After the operation,she will probably

Aaron is switching from a day shift at work back to a late night/early morning.He can expect to experience

Which of the following is overtaking smoking as the major cause of needless deaths?

One important technique of behavioral dieting is to

In general,all of the following tend to encourage overeating EXCEPT for

The repeated losing and gaining of weight,which dramatically slows the body's metabolic rate and raises the body's set point is called

Regarding body mass index (BMI),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Weight reduction based on changing exercise and eating habits,rather than temporary self-starvation is called

Regarding the onset of anorexia and bulimia,many women in Western cultures learn to see themselves as

Concerning how taste and taste aversions are related to hunger,which of the following statements is FALSE?

In 2006,what percent of adults in the United States were overweight?

After eating a salty fish dinner,you are very thirsty for plain water,a condition described as a(n)__________ thirst.

Biological motives are

If you were to take a drug that made your mouth constantly wet,your water intake would

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