Question 1

The need for food and water is a primary motive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

You attend a seminar on aggression,and a speaker says that the frequency of violent acts is correlated with high unemployment rates.What theory of aggression would the speaker most likely agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's instinct theory 
B)  frustration-aggression theory 
C)  Cannon-Bard theory 
D)  Bandura's social learning theory 
A)  Freud's instinct theory 
B)  frustration-aggression theory 
C)  Cannon-Bard theory 
D)  Bandura's social learning theory

Question 3

In their studies of emotion,Schachter and Singer concluded that the autonomic arousal that accompanies emotion

Accepted Answer

A)  is not important to the cognitive interpretation of emotion. 
B)  is similar for all emotions. 
C)  occurs after the emotion has been interpreted. 
D)  can be used to determine the emotion being experienced. 
A)  is not important to the cognitive interpretation of emotion. 
B)  is similar for all emotions. 
C)  occurs after the emotion has been interpreted. 
D)  can be used to determine the emotion being experienced.

Question 4

Surgical destruction of the drink center causes an animal to

Accepted Answer

A)  have a very dry mouth. 
B)  drink excessive amounts of water. 
C)  refuse water. 
D)  secrete ADH. 
A)  have a very dry mouth. 
B)  drink excessive amounts of water. 
C)  refuse water. 
D)  secrete ADH.

Question 5

If you were a very good tennis player,having lots of people in the stands would likely

Accepted Answer

A)  not affect your performance. 
B)  detract from your performance. 
C)  enhance your performance. 
D)  minimize your arousal. 
A)  not affect your performance. 
B)  detract from your performance. 
C)  enhance your performance. 
D)  minimize your arousal.

Question 6

If the feeding center in a rat's hypothalamus is destroyed,what will happen to the rat's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rat will continue to eat normally. 
B)  The rat will crave fat laden foods. 
C)  The rat will stop eating. 
D)  The rat will overeat to obesity. 
A)  The rat will continue to eat normally. 
B)  The rat will crave fat laden foods. 
C)  The rat will stop eating. 
D)  The rat will overeat to obesity.

Question 7

To say that someone is extraverted means that they are socially

Accepted Answer

A)  shy. 
B)  outgoing. 
C)  inept. 
D)  competent. 
A)  shy. 
B)  outgoing. 
C)  inept. 
D)  competent.

Question 8

Whether a man develops a heterosexual or homosexual orientation may be biologically related to the

Accepted Answer

A)  daily level of circulating testosterone. 
B)  structure of his hypothalamus. 
C)  inheritance of an XXY chromosome pattern. 
D)  release of female sex hormones during puberty. 
A)  daily level of circulating testosterone. 
B)  structure of his hypothalamus. 
C)  inheritance of an XXY chromosome pattern. 
D)  release of female sex hormones during puberty.

Question 9

The cognitive theory of emotion centers on the interpretation of stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who is most likely to respect an aggressive adolescent?

Accepted Answer

A)  a high school teacher 
B)  another aggressive adolescent 
C)  a parent 
D)  another non-aggressive adolescent 
A)  a high school teacher 
B)  another aggressive adolescent 
C)  a parent 
D)  another non-aggressive adolescent

Question 11

How do stomach contractions cue the regulation of hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  They release glucose into the bloodstream. 
B)  They signal the lateral hypothalamus. 
C)  They stimulate the satiety center. 
D)  They produce a state of hyperphagia. 
A)  They release glucose into the bloodstream. 
B)  They signal the lateral hypothalamus. 
C)  They stimulate the satiety center. 
D)  They produce a state of hyperphagia.

Question 12

The last phase of the sexual response cycle is the resolution phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A decrease in total body fluids causes an increase in cellular

Accepted Answer

A)  activity. 
B)  hydration. 
C)  sodium concentration. 
D)  potassium concentration. 
A)  activity. 
B)  hydration. 
C)  sodium concentration. 
D)  potassium concentration.

Question 14

What is the relationship between the number of friends a person has and their happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of friends a person has is not related to a person's overall happiness. 
B)  People with more friends tend to be much more happy than people with fewer friends. 
C)  People with the fewest number of friends actually turn out to be the happiest people. 
D)  People with more friends tend to be slightly happier than people with fewer friends. 
A)  The number of friends a person has is not related to a person's overall happiness. 
B)  People with more friends tend to be much more happy than people with fewer friends. 
C)  People with the fewest number of friends actually turn out to be the happiest people. 
D)  People with more friends tend to be slightly happier than people with fewer friends.

Question 15

Which of the following plays the largest role in the control of hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  stomach 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  small intestine 
D)  large intestine 
A)  stomach 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  small intestine 
D)  large intestine

Question 16

For many mammals,variety in partners is a powerful external factor in understanding sexual motivation.This preference for variety is also know as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Coolidge effect. 
B)  exhibitionism preference. 
C)  law of fertilization. 
D)  harassment phenomenon. 
A)  Coolidge effect. 
B)  exhibitionism preference. 
C)  law of fertilization. 
D)  harassment phenomenon.

Question 17

Sexual attitude surveys of men and women reveal great differences between these groups.Which of the following might explain some of the differences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most women are not telling the truth about their sexual feelings. 
B)  Most men are bragging about their preferences. 
C)  A small group of women say they would prefer no sex at all during the next 30 years. 
D)  A small group of men say they would prefer a great many sex partners. 
A)  Most women are not telling the truth about their sexual feelings. 
B)  Most men are bragging about their preferences. 
C)  A small group of women say they would prefer no sex at all during the next 30 years. 
D)  A small group of men say they would prefer a great many sex partners.

Question 18

Which of the following is best linked to the activity of the reticular formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunger 
B)  arousal 
C)  thirst 
D)  affiliation 
A)  hunger 
B)  arousal 
C)  thirst 
D)  affiliation

Question 19

"Higher motives become unimportant when lower motives are unmet" is a prediction based on whose theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maslow 
B)  Cannon 
C)  James 
D)  Bard 
A)  Maslow 
B)  Cannon 
C)  James 
D)  Bard

Question 20

If you are paying your child for every correct math problem on tonight's homework,and the child wouldn't even work on math if left up to him,the use of money would be taken as an example of ______ motivation.

Accepted Answer

A)  extrinsic 
B)  intrinsic 
C)  natural 
D)  paid 
A)  extrinsic 
B)  intrinsic 
C)  natural 
D)  paid

The need for food and water is a primary motive.

You attend a seminar on aggression,and a speaker says that the frequency of violent acts is correlated with high unemployment rates.What theory of aggression would the speaker most likely agree with?

In their studies of emotion,Schachter and Singer concluded that the autonomic arousal that accompanies emotion

Surgical destruction of the drink center causes an animal to

If you were a very good tennis player,having lots of people in the stands would likely

If the feeding center in a rat's hypothalamus is destroyed,what will happen to the rat's behavior?

To say that someone is extraverted means that they are socially

Whether a man develops a heterosexual or homosexual orientation may be biologically related to the

The cognitive theory of emotion centers on the interpretation of stimuli.

Who is most likely to respect an aggressive adolescent?

How do stomach contractions cue the regulation of hunger?

The last phase of the sexual response cycle is the resolution phase.

A decrease in total body fluids causes an increase in cellular

What is the relationship between the number of friends a person has and their happiness?

Which of the following plays the largest role in the control of hunger?

For many mammals,variety in partners is a powerful external factor in understanding sexual motivation.This preference for variety is also know as the

Sexual attitude surveys of men and women reveal great differences between these groups.Which of the following might explain some of the differences?

Which of the following is best linked to the activity of the reticular formation?

"Higher motives become unimportant when lower motives are unmet" is a prediction based on whose theory?

If you are paying your child for every correct math problem on tonight's homework,and the child wouldn't even work on math if left up to him,the use of money would be taken as an example of ______ motivation.

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Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion

The need for food and water is a primary motive.

You attend a seminar on aggression,and a speaker says that the frequency of violent acts is correlated with high unemployment rates.What theory of aggression would the speaker most likely agree with?

In their studies of emotion,Schachter and Singer concluded that the autonomic arousal that accompanies emotion

Surgical destruction of the drink center causes an animal to

If you were a very good tennis player,having lots of people in the stands would likely

If the feeding center in a rat's hypothalamus is destroyed,what will happen to the rat's behavior?

To say that someone is extraverted means that they are socially

Whether a man develops a heterosexual or homosexual orientation may be biologically related to the

The cognitive theory of emotion centers on the interpretation of stimuli.

Who is most likely to respect an aggressive adolescent?

How do stomach contractions cue the regulation of hunger?

The last phase of the sexual response cycle is the resolution phase.

A decrease in total body fluids causes an increase in cellular

What is the relationship between the number of friends a person has and their happiness?

Which of the following plays the largest role in the control of hunger?

For many mammals,variety in partners is a powerful external factor in understanding sexual motivation.This preference for variety is also know as the

Sexual attitude surveys of men and women reveal great differences between these groups.Which of the following might explain some of the differences?

Which of the following is best linked to the activity of the reticular formation?

"Higher motives become unimportant when lower motives are unmet" is a prediction based on whose theory?

If you are paying your child for every correct math problem on tonight's homework,and the child wouldn't even work on math if left up to him,the use of money would be taken as an example of ______ motivation.

Introduction to Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biological Foundations in Behavior

The Interplay of Nature and Nurture

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Basic Principles of Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Developmental Psychology

Personality Theories and Assessment

Stress and Health

Abnormal Behavior

Therapies

Social Psychology

Psychology Applied to Business and Other Professions

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