Question 1

According to the dominant hypothalamic theory of eating in the 1950s and 1960s, hunger is to satiety as the

Accepted Answer

A)  LH is to the VMH. 
B)  VMH is to the LH. 
C)  LH is to the paraventricular nuclei. 
D)  pancreas is to the liver. 
E)  paraventricular nuclei are to the LH. 
A)  LH is to the VMH. 
B)  VMH is to the LH. 
C)  LH is to the paraventricular nuclei. 
D)  pancreas is to the liver. 
E)  paraventricular nuclei are to the LH.

Question 2

According to the text, an important question about anorexia nervosa that remains to be addressed is the following:

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A)  Why does anorexia occur mainly in females? 
B)  What social pressures trigger anorexia? 
C)  What keeps an overpowering hunger drive from kicking in once anorexic patients start to starve? 
D)  Why do many anorexics think they are fat? 
E)  What social pressures prevent anorexics from eating? 
A)  Why does anorexia occur mainly in females? 
B)  What social pressures trigger anorexia? 
C)  What keeps an overpowering hunger drive from kicking in once anorexic patients start to starve? 
D)  Why do many anorexics think they are fat? 
E)  What social pressures prevent anorexics from eating?

Question 3

Undermining the theory that the VMH is the satiety center is the fact that selective lesions of the __________ nuclei of the hypothalamus lead to hyperphagia and obesity.

Accepted Answer

A)  paraventricular 
B)  lateral 
C)  ventromedial 
D)  mammillary 
E)  dorsomedial 
A)  paraventricular 
B)  lateral 
C)  ventromedial 
D)  mammillary 
E)  dorsomedial

Question 4

Rats eat __________ when fed __________.

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A)  less; in groups 
B)  less; a cafeteria diet 
C)  more; in groups 
D)  more; in isolation 
E)  more; following VMH stimulation 
A)  less; in groups 
B)  less; a cafeteria diet 
C)  more; in groups 
D)  more; in isolation 
E)  more; following VMH stimulation

Question 5

__________ agonists reduce food intake in both humans and laboratory animals, but they are no longer used in the treatment of human obesity because they produce heart disease in some patients.

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The answer of __________ agonists reduce food intake in both...

Question 6

Most humans have a fondness for __________ tastes.

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A)  sweet 
B)  fatty 
C)  salty 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  sweet 
B)  fatty 
C)  salty 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 7

Set-point, negative-feedback systems are one way of maintaining

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A)  high levels of food intake. 
B)  high levels of body fat. 
C)  high levels of energy consumption. 
D)  high levels of hunger. 
E)  homeostasis. 
A)  high levels of food intake. 
B)  high levels of body fat. 
C)  high levels of energy consumption. 
D)  high levels of hunger. 
E)  homeostasis.

Question 8

Large bilateral lesions of the lateral hypothalamus produce

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A)  aphagia. 
B)  adipsia. 
C)  hyperphagia. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C 
A)  aphagia. 
B)  adipsia. 
C)  hyperphagia. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C

Question 9

It seems clear that warm-blooded animals that have ready access to a variety of palatable foods eat far more than is optimal for their health.Evidence of this point comes from

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A)  studies of the good health of humans who eat less than others. 
B)  experiments on the effects of calorie restriction in many different species. 
C)  experiments linking blood glucose with brain damage in human patients. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  studies of the good health of humans who eat less than others. 
B)  experiments on the effects of calorie restriction in many different species. 
C)  experiments linking blood glucose with brain damage in human patients. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 10

The dynamic phase of the VMH syndrome is associated with

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A)  hypophagia. 
B)  weight gain. 
C)  lipogenesis. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  hypophagia. 
B)  weight gain. 
C)  lipogenesis. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 11

Large, bilateral lesions of the __________ hypothalamus produce hyperphagia and obesity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Large, bilateral lesions of the __________ hypothalamus...

Question 12

-Which surgical procedure is illustrated here?

Accepted Answer

A)  gastric bypass 
B)  adjustable gastric band 
C)  sham eating 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  gastric bypass 
B)  adjustable gastric band 
C)  sham eating 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 13

Don poured himself half a glass of milk.Because he was thirsty, he added half a glass of water to it.In doing so, Don

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A)  doubled the milk's nutritive density. 
B)  increased the milk's nutritive density by 50%. 
C)  halved the milk's nutritive density. 
D)  reduced the milk's nutritive density by 100%. 
E)  reduced the milk's nutritive density by 33.33%. 
A)  doubled the milk's nutritive density. 
B)  increased the milk's nutritive density by 50%. 
C)  halved the milk's nutritive density. 
D)  reduced the milk's nutritive density by 100%. 
E)  reduced the milk's nutritive density by 33.33%.

Question 14

Individuals who display cycles of fasting, bingeing, and purging are said to suffer from __________ nervosa.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Individuals who display cycles of fasting, bingeing,...

Question 15

CCK, bombesin, glucagon, and somatostatin

Accepted Answer

A)  are peptides. 
B)  are released from the gut. 
C)  have been reported to increase food intake. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  are peptides. 
B)  are released from the gut. 
C)  have been reported to increase food intake. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 16

All set-point models have

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A)  a set-point mechanism. 
B)  a detector mechanism. 
C)  an effector mechanism. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a thermostat. 
A)  a set-point mechanism. 
B)  a detector mechanism. 
C)  an effector mechanism. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a thermostat.

Question 17

Animals learn to

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A)  prefer the tastes of key vitamins and minerals in their food. 
B)  prefer tastes that have been followed by an infusion of calories. 
C)  avoid tastes that have been followed by gastrointestinal illness. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  prefer the tastes of key vitamins and minerals in their food. 
B)  prefer tastes that have been followed by an infusion of calories. 
C)  avoid tastes that have been followed by gastrointestinal illness. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 18

Efforts to develop a leptin treatment for typical cases of human obesity have been

Accepted Answer

A)  disappointing. 
B)  promising. 
C)  very successful. 
D)  successful, but in only 50% of obese people. 
E)  waiting for support from granting agencies and ethics boards before they can begin. 
A)  disappointing. 
B)  promising. 
C)  very successful. 
D)  successful, but in only 50% of obese people. 
E)  waiting for support from granting agencies and ethics boards before they can begin.

Question 19

Which of the following produces a substantial increase in the caloric intake of laboratory rats and a significant increase in their body weight?

Accepted Answer

A)  removing thiamine from their usual laboratory chow 
B)  adding thiamine to their usual laboratory chow 
C)  offering them a cafeteria diet, rather than their usual laboratory diet 
D)  sham feeding them 
E)  both C and D 
A)  removing thiamine from their usual laboratory chow 
B)  adding thiamine to their usual laboratory chow 
C)  offering them a cafeteria diet, rather than their usual laboratory diet 
D)  sham feeding them 
E)  both C and D

Question 20

Weingarten's studies showed that the initiation of eating can be a consequence of

Accepted Answer

A)  operant conditioning. 
B)  Pavlovian conditioning. 
C)  instrumental conditioning. 
D)  the effects of odor on meal initiation. 
E)  the effects of taste on meal initiation. 
A)  operant conditioning. 
B)  Pavlovian conditioning. 
C)  instrumental conditioning. 
D)  the effects of odor on meal initiation. 
E)  the effects of taste on meal initiation.

According to the dominant hypothalamic theory of eating in the 1950s and 1960s, hunger is to satiety as the

According to the text, an important question about anorexia nervosa that remains to be addressed is the following:

Undermining the theory that the VMH is the satiety center is the fact that selective lesions of the __________ nuclei of the hypothalamus lead to hyperphagia and obesity.

Rats eat when fed .

__________ agonists reduce food intake in both humans and laboratory animals, but they are no longer used in the treatment of human obesity because they produce heart disease in some patients.

Most humans have a fondness for __________ tastes.

Set-point, negative-feedback systems are one way of maintaining

Large bilateral lesions of the lateral hypothalamus produce

It seems clear that warm-blooded animals that have ready access to a variety of palatable foods eat far more than is optimal for their health.Evidence of this point comes from

The dynamic phase of the VMH syndrome is associated with

Large, bilateral lesions of the __________ hypothalamus produce hyperphagia and obesity.

-Which surgical procedure is illustrated here?

Don poured himself half a glass of milk.Because he was thirsty, he added half a glass of water to it.In doing so, Don

Individuals who display cycles of fasting, bingeing, and purging are said to suffer from __________ nervosa.

CCK, bombesin, glucagon, and somatostatin

All set-point models have

Animals learn to

Efforts to develop a leptin treatment for typical cases of human obesity have been

Which of the following produces a substantial increase in the caloric intake of laboratory rats and a significant increase in their body weight?

Weingarten's studies showed that the initiation of eating can be a consequence of

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According to the dominant hypothalamic theory of eating in the 1950s and 1960s, hunger is to satiety as the

According to the text, an important question about anorexia nervosa that remains to be addressed is the following:

Undermining the theory that the VMH is the satiety center is the fact that selective lesions of the __________ nuclei of the hypothalamus lead to hyperphagia and obesity.

Rats eat __________ when fed __________.

__________ agonists reduce food intake in both humans and laboratory animals, but they are no longer used in the treatment of human obesity because they produce heart disease in some patients.

Most humans have a fondness for __________ tastes.

Set-point, negative-feedback systems are one way of maintaining

Large bilateral lesions of the lateral hypothalamus produce

It seems clear that warm-blooded animals that have ready access to a variety of palatable foods eat far more than is optimal for their health.Evidence of this point comes from

The dynamic phase of the VMH syndrome is associated with

Large, bilateral lesions of the __________ hypothalamus produce hyperphagia and obesity.

-Which surgical procedure is illustrated here?

Don poured himself half a glass of milk.Because he was thirsty, he added half a glass of water to it.In doing so, Don

Individuals who display cycles of fasting, bingeing, and purging are said to suffer from __________ nervosa.

CCK, bombesin, glucagon, and somatostatin

All set-point models have

Animals learn to

Efforts to develop a leptin treatment for typical cases of human obesity have been

Which of the following produces a substantial increase in the caloric intake of laboratory rats and a significant increase in their body weight?

Weingarten's studies showed that the initiation of eating can be a consequence of

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

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Rats eat when fed .