Question 1

The conversion of protein to glucose is called

Accepted Answer

A)  gluconeogenesis. 
B)  glucagon. 
C)  glucogenesis. 
D)  the cephalic phase. 
E)  glucosis. 
A)  gluconeogenesis. 
B)  glucagon. 
C)  glucogenesis. 
D)  the cephalic phase. 
E)  glucosis.

Question 2

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 single-chow 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 single-chow laboratory diet 
D)  sham feeding them 
E)  both C and D

Question 3

A major problem with the set-point theory of body weight regulation is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot explain the effects of satiety peptides. 
B)  cannot explain how LH lesions increase hunger. 
C)  cannot explain the increasing prevalence of obesity. 
D)  is too parsimonious. 
E)  is too vague. 
A)  cannot explain the effects of satiety peptides. 
B)  cannot explain how LH lesions increase hunger. 
C)  cannot explain the increasing prevalence of obesity. 
D)  is too parsimonious. 
E)  is too vague.

Question 4

Although the __________ assumption is engrained in most people's thinking, it is inconsistent with most of the evidence.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative feedback 
B)  feedback 
C)  positive feedback 
D)  homeostasis 
E)  set-point 
A)  negative feedback 
B)  feedback 
C)  positive feedback 
D)  homeostasis 
E)  set-point

Question 5

Negative feedback systems in the body tend to maintain

Accepted Answer

A)  homeostasis. 
B)  excessive body weight. 
C)  lipolysis. 
D)  glucostats. 
E)  positive incentives. 
A)  homeostasis. 
B)  excessive body weight. 
C)  lipolysis. 
D)  glucostats. 
E)  positive incentives.

Question 6

Describe the discovery and subsequent study of leptin. What are the current prospects that it might be used clinically?

Accepted Answer

30% for describing the discove

Question 7

In sham-eating experiments, the first sham eaten meal of a familiar diet is typically the same size as previous normal meals of the same diet. This suggests that the amount that we eat at a meal is influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  our previous experience of the physiological consequences of eating the same food. 
B)  the presence of anticipatory eating responses. 
C)  the amount of sodium in it. 
D)  the length of the meal. 
E)  the rate at which the meal is digested. 
A)  our previous experience of the physiological consequences of eating the same food. 
B)  the presence of anticipatory eating responses. 
C)  the amount of sodium in it. 
D)  the length of the meal. 
E)  the rate at which the meal is digested.

Question 8

According to the text, many people who live in modern industrialized societies have difficulty eating a diet with enough vitamins and minerals because

Accepted Answer

A)  during evolution they lost their ability to associate taste with outcome. 
B)  conditioned taste aversions inevitably override the effects of positive learning. 
C)  they eat too many different flavors each day for their systems to learn the relation between the flavor of a food and its effects. 
D)  humans have lost the ability to taste vitamins and minerals. 
E)  taste is overpowered by olfaction. 
A)  during evolution they lost their ability to associate taste with outcome. 
B)  conditioned taste aversions inevitably override the effects of positive learning. 
C)  they eat too many different flavors each day for their systems to learn the relation between the flavor of a food and its effects. 
D)  humans have lost the ability to taste vitamins and minerals. 
E)  taste is overpowered by olfaction.

Question 9

Compare set-point regulation and settling-point regulation of body weight. Describe and discuss relevant evidence. Which model does it support?

Accepted Answer

20% for describing set-point r

Question 10

As a meal is consumed, there is

Accepted Answer

A)  a rapid decline in the positive-incentive values of the particular tastes that are being consumed. 
B)  an increase in the positive-incentive value of the foods that are being consumed. 
C)  a gradual decline in the positive-incentive value of all foods. 
D)  no effect on the positive incentive value of familiar tastes. 
E)  both A and C 
A)  a rapid decline in the positive-incentive values of the particular tastes that are being consumed. 
B)  an increase in the positive-incentive value of the foods that are being consumed. 
C)  a gradual decline in the positive-incentive value of all foods. 
D)  no effect on the positive incentive value of familiar tastes. 
E)  both A and C

Question 11

Evidence suggests that anorexic patients, or anybody else who is emaciated, should not be fed large __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Evidence suggests that anorexic patients, or anybody...

Question 12

Rats that have lived for several weeks with access to only a single laboratory chow that is devoid of thiamine

Accepted Answer

A)  automatically prefer familiar foods tasting of thiamine. 
B)  will always learn to prefer new foods tasting of thiamine. 
C)  will often learn to prefer the taste of a new diet that contains thiamine. 
D)  sometimes learn to prefer the taste of thiamine. 
E)  will sometimes learn to avoid the taste of thiamine. 
A)  automatically prefer familiar foods tasting of thiamine. 
B)  will always learn to prefer new foods tasting of thiamine. 
C)  will often learn to prefer the taste of a new diet that contains thiamine. 
D)  sometimes learn to prefer the taste of thiamine. 
E)  will sometimes learn to avoid the taste of thiamine.

Question 13

The leaky-barrel model of body weight regulation

Accepted Answer

A)  is a settling-point model. 
B)  can account for the fact that body weight often remains relatively stable. 
C)  can account for the fact that compensatory changes occur to reduce decreases or increases in body weight. 
D)  can account for the fact that dieters tend to regain lost weight once they go off their diets. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  is a settling-point model. 
B)  can account for the fact that body weight often remains relatively stable. 
C)  can account for the fact that compensatory changes occur to reduce decreases or increases in body weight. 
D)  can account for the fact that dieters tend to regain lost weight once they go off their diets. 
E)  all of the above

Question 14

Large bilateral lesions of the lateral hypothalamus produce

Accepted Answer

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 15

Discuss the two mechanisms by which rats cope with deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, and describe relevant research. Why do so many humans experience vitamin and mineral deficiencies?

Accepted Answer

40% for explaining how rats cope with so

Question 16

The leaky-barrel model of body weight regulation is a

Accepted Answer

A)  settling-point model. 
B)  negative-feedback model. 
C)  set-point model. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  settling-point model. 
B)  negative-feedback model. 
C)  set-point model. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 17

Activities such as fidgeting and maintaining posture use energy; this process is called

Accepted Answer

A)  BOLT. 
B)  MEAT. 
C)  NEAT. 
D)  HEAT. 
E)  TEAT. 
A)  BOLT. 
B)  MEAT. 
C)  NEAT. 
D)  HEAT. 
E)  TEAT.

Question 18

A classic series of conditioning experiments in laboratory rats showed that the initiation of eating can be a consequence of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Evidence suggests that the hyperphagia of rats with large bilateral VMH lesions may result from

Accepted Answer

A)  sham eating. 
B)  intragastric feeding. 
C)  increases in insulin release. 
D)  hypoinsulinemia. 
E)  gluconeogenesis. 
A)  sham eating. 
B)  intragastric feeding. 
C)  increases in insulin release. 
D)  hypoinsulinemia. 
E)  gluconeogenesis.

Question 20

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are often viewed as variants of the same disorder because

Accepted Answer

A)  both anorexic patients and bulimic patients have distorted body images. 
B)  many patients straddle the two diagnoses. 
C)  both anorexia and bulimia are correlated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D)  both disorders display the same pattern of distribution in the general population. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  both anorexic patients and bulimic patients have distorted body images. 
B)  many patients straddle the two diagnoses. 
C)  both anorexia and bulimia are correlated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D)  both disorders display the same pattern of distribution in the general population. 
E)  all of the above

The conversion of protein to glucose is called

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

A major problem with the set-point theory of body weight regulation is that it

Although the __________ assumption is engrained in most people's thinking, it is inconsistent with most of the evidence.

Negative feedback systems in the body tend to maintain

Describe the discovery and subsequent study of leptin. What are the current prospects that it might be used clinically?

In sham-eating experiments, the first sham eaten meal of a familiar diet is typically the same size as previous normal meals of the same diet. This suggests that the amount that we eat at a meal is influenced by

According to the text, many people who live in modern industrialized societies have difficulty eating a diet with enough vitamins and minerals because

Compare set-point regulation and settling-point regulation of body weight. Describe and discuss relevant evidence. Which model does it support?

As a meal is consumed, there is

Evidence suggests that anorexic patients, or anybody else who is emaciated, should not be fed large __________.

Rats that have lived for several weeks with access to only a single laboratory chow that is devoid of thiamine

The leaky-barrel model of body weight regulation

Large bilateral lesions of the lateral hypothalamus produce

Discuss the two mechanisms by which rats cope with deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, and describe relevant research. Why do so many humans experience vitamin and mineral deficiencies?

The leaky-barrel model of body weight regulation is a

Activities such as fidgeting and maintaining posture use energy; this process is called

A classic series of conditioning experiments in laboratory rats showed that the initiation of eating can be a consequence of

Evidence suggests that the hyperphagia of rats with large bilateral VMH lesions may result from

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are often viewed as variants of the same disorder because

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Exam 12: Hunger, Eating, and Health

The conversion of protein to glucose is called

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

A major problem with the set-point theory of body weight regulation is that it

Although the __________ assumption is engrained in most people's thinking, it is inconsistent with most of the evidence.

Negative feedback systems in the body tend to maintain

Describe the discovery and subsequent study of leptin. What are the current prospects that it might be used clinically?

In sham-eating experiments, the first sham eaten meal of a familiar diet is typically the same size as previous normal meals of the same diet. This suggests that the amount that we eat at a meal is influenced by

According to the text, many people who live in modern industrialized societies have difficulty eating a diet with enough vitamins and minerals because

Compare set-point regulation and settling-point regulation of body weight. Describe and discuss relevant evidence. Which model does it support?

As a meal is consumed, there is

Evidence suggests that anorexic patients, or anybody else who is emaciated, should not be fed large __________.

Rats that have lived for several weeks with access to only a single laboratory chow that is devoid of thiamine

The leaky-barrel model of body weight regulation

Large bilateral lesions of the lateral hypothalamus produce

Discuss the two mechanisms by which rats cope with deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, and describe relevant research. Why do so many humans experience vitamin and mineral deficiencies?

The leaky-barrel model of body weight regulation is a

Activities such as fidgeting and maintaining posture use energy; this process is called

A classic series of conditioning experiments in laboratory rats showed that the initiation of eating can be a consequence of

Evidence suggests that the hyperphagia of rats with large bilateral VMH lesions may result from

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are often viewed as variants of the same disorder because

Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What is Biopsychology, Anyway?

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking About the Biology of Behavior

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 Brain’s Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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