Question 1

If one male identical twin is gay, the likelihood that the other is also gay is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  50% 
D)  100% 
A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  50% 
D)  100%

Question 2

Dr. Huang believes that aggression is associated with low self-esteem, whereas Dr. Ickovich believes that aggression is linked to very high self-esteem. Finally, Dr. Jimenez believes that some aggression is related to low self-esteem and that some is associated with very high self-esteem. Each alternative in the following contains a set of correlation coefficients between scores on a measure of aggression and scores on a self-esteem index. Which set would support the views of Drs. Huang, Ickovich, and Jimenez, respectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  -.35, .35, .00 
B)  -.35, .00, .35 
C)  .35, -.35, .00 
D)  -.35, .35, .-.35 
A)  -.35, .35, .00 
B)  -.35, .00, .35 
C)  .35, -.35, .00 
D)  -.35, .35, .-.35

Question 3

Your text reports that joy and other positive emotions can help us recover from stress. That is, they facilitate a transition from __________ nervous system activity to __________ nervous system activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathetic; parasympathetic 
B)  parasympathetic; sympathetic 
C)  somatic; parasympathetic 
D)  sympathetic; somatic 
A)  sympathetic; parasympathetic 
B)  parasympathetic; sympathetic 
C)  somatic; parasympathetic 
D)  sympathetic; somatic

Question 4

Emmeline's dog Rusty looks ready to fight with its neighborhood nemesis, a haughty Persian named Princess. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rusty's heartbeat is accelerated. 
B)  Rusty's digestion is enhanced. 
C)  Rusty's pupils are dilated. 
D)  Rusty is experiencing piloerection. 
A)  Rusty's heartbeat is accelerated. 
B)  Rusty's digestion is enhanced. 
C)  Rusty's pupils are dilated. 
D)  Rusty is experiencing piloerection.

Question 5

Our ability to influence which emotions we experience and when or how we express them is termed emotion __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  control 
B)  management 
C)  regulation 
D)  reappraisal 
A)  control 
B)  management 
C)  regulation 
D)  reappraisal

Question 6

Shellie enjoys learning for its own sake and takes college courses that interest her. Toni takes courses in which she is fairly certain she'll do well and studies mainly to ensure good grades. Shellie seeks __________ rewards. Toni seeks __________ rewards.

Accepted Answer

A)  extrinsic; intrinsic 
B)  external; internal 
C)  intrinsic; extrinsic 
D)  internal; external 
A)  extrinsic; intrinsic 
B)  external; internal 
C)  intrinsic; extrinsic 
D)  internal; external

Question 7

Mr. and Mrs. Ozenne punish their children's failures, but rarely reward their successes, as these reflect what the children "are supposed to be doing anyway."

Accepted Answer

A)  No. The Ozennes' parenting style may produce a fear of failure in their children, which may actually impede achievement. 
B)  No. The Ozennes' parenting style may stimulate a desire for success in their children, but this is less important than a fear of failure for achievement. 
C)  Yes. The Ozennes' parenting style may produce a fear of failure in their children, which is critical for achievement. 
D)  Yes. The Ozennes' parenting style will spur a desire for success in their children, which is critical for achievement. 
A)  No. The Ozennes' parenting style may produce a fear of failure in their children, which may actually impede achievement. 
B)  No. The Ozennes' parenting style may stimulate a desire for success in their children, but this is less important than a fear of failure for achievement. 
C)  Yes. The Ozennes' parenting style may produce a fear of failure in their children, which is critical for achievement. 
D)  Yes. The Ozennes' parenting style will spur a desire for success in their children, which is critical for achievement.

Question 8

Which of the following psychologists was among the first to recognize the importance of the need to belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  McClelland 
B)  Baumeister 
C)  Maslow 
D)  Kinsey 
A)  McClelland 
B)  Baumeister 
C)  Maslow 
D)  Kinsey

Question 9

Regarding the possible origins of an individual's sexual orientation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a substantial genetic component to homosexuality. 
B)  Homosexual reflects a combination of genetic and environmental factors. 
C)  Prenatal exposure to the hormone androgen may be associated with homosexuality. 
D)  Male homosexuality can often be traced to a weak father. 
A)  There is a substantial genetic component to homosexuality. 
B)  Homosexual reflects a combination of genetic and environmental factors. 
C)  Prenatal exposure to the hormone androgen may be associated with homosexuality. 
D)  Male homosexuality can often be traced to a weak father.

Question 10

Which motives may be described as reflecting a nature vs. nurture interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  thermoregulation, but not hunger, aggression, or sex 
B)  thermoregulation, hunger, but not aggression or sex 
C)  thermoregulation, hunger, aggression, but not sex 
D)  thermoregulation, hunger, aggression, and sex 
A)  thermoregulation, but not hunger, aggression, or sex 
B)  thermoregulation, hunger, but not aggression or sex 
C)  thermoregulation, hunger, aggression, but not sex 
D)  thermoregulation, hunger, aggression, and sex

Question 11

Your text attributes the development of emotion-regulation abilities in early childhood to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  experience with conversation 
B)  positive reinforcement by parents 
C)  increases in working memory capacity 
D)  brain maturation 
A)  experience with conversation 
B)  positive reinforcement by parents 
C)  increases in working memory capacity 
D)  brain maturation

Question 12

Why does the current rise in the obesity rate reflect cultural rather than genetic influences?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rise in the prevalence of obesity has been largely confined to North America. 
B)  The increase began only very recently. 
C)  The increase has occurred very rapidly. 
D)  The increase in the obesity rate has occurred in a number of places in the world. 
A)  The rise in the prevalence of obesity has been largely confined to North America. 
B)  The increase began only very recently. 
C)  The increase has occurred very rapidly. 
D)  The increase in the obesity rate has occurred in a number of places in the world.

Question 13

"I haven't got time for the pain," Carly Simon sang in the 1970s. "I feel your pain," we sometimes commiserate today. Based on your text's discussion, the use of the word pain in these instances is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ironic 
B)  metaphorical 
C)  literal 
D)  nonsensical 
A)  ironic 
B)  metaphorical 
C)  literal 
D)  nonsensical

Question 14

Based on your text's discussion, which of the following is probably one reason we find modern "high-tech" warfare so chilling?

Accepted Answer

A)  High-tech warfare suggests that aggression is essentially inevitable. 
B)  Evolutionary controls are less effective in curtailing aggressive impulses in high-tech warfare than in traditional "hand-to-hand" combat. 
C)  Reasoning and morality are less effective in curtailing aggressive impulses in high-tech warfare than in traditional "hand-to-hand" combat. 
D)  High-tech warfare reflects natural selection tendencies that are hard to modify. 
A)  High-tech warfare suggests that aggression is essentially inevitable. 
B)  Evolutionary controls are less effective in curtailing aggressive impulses in high-tech warfare than in traditional "hand-to-hand" combat. 
C)  Reasoning and morality are less effective in curtailing aggressive impulses in high-tech warfare than in traditional "hand-to-hand" combat. 
D)  High-tech warfare reflects natural selection tendencies that are hard to modify.

Question 15

Where is the sensing mechanism for the homeostatic control of temperature located?

Accepted Answer

A)  in an endocrine gland other than the pituitary 
B)  in the hypothalamus 
C)  in the pituitary 
D)  in the cerebrum 
A)  in an endocrine gland other than the pituitary 
B)  in the hypothalamus 
C)  in the pituitary 
D)  in the cerebrum

Question 16

Natural selection __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  limits aggression 
B)  encourages aggression 
C)  underlies virtually all forms of aggression 
D)  both limits and encourages aggression 
A)  limits aggression 
B)  encourages aggression 
C)  underlies virtually all forms of aggression 
D)  both limits and encourages aggression

Question 17

The James-Lange theory of emotions asserts that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional experience is by definition private and inaccessible 
B)  overt behavior is largely the result of emotional experience 
C)  different people classify the same emotions differently 
D)  emotion is the awareness of the bodily changes that result from arousing stimuli 
A)  emotional experience is by definition private and inaccessible 
B)  overt behavior is largely the result of emotional experience 
C)  different people classify the same emotions differently 
D)  emotion is the awareness of the bodily changes that result from arousing stimuli

Question 18

Prime-time television shows _____ violent acts per hour. Each year, children watch __________ acts of televised violence.

Accepted Answer

A)  10; 1,000 
B)  10; 10,000 
C)  5; 1,000 
D)  5; 10,000 
A)  10; 1,000 
B)  10; 10,000 
C)  5; 1,000 
D)  5; 10,000

Question 19

Sexual orientation typically becomes apparent in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy 
B)  childhood 
C)  early adolescence 
D)  late adolescence 
A)  infancy 
B)  childhood 
C)  early adolescence 
D)  late adolescence

Question 20

Of the following findings, which may be construed as supporting EITHER an evolutionary OR a cultural account of mating preferences?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are some cross-cultural differences in mating preferences. 
B)  Mating preferences are quite consistent across several generations. 
C)  Mating preferences appear consistent across many cultures. 
D)  Males and females typically use different criteria in selecting a mate. 
A)  There are some cross-cultural differences in mating preferences. 
B)  Mating preferences are quite consistent across several generations. 
C)  Mating preferences appear consistent across many cultures. 
D)  Males and females typically use different criteria in selecting a mate.

If one male identical twin is gay, the likelihood that the other is also gay is __________.

Your text reports that joy and other positive emotions can help us recover from stress. That is, they facilitate a transition from nervous system activity to nervous system activity.

Emmeline's dog Rusty looks ready to fight with its neighborhood nemesis, a haughty Persian named Princess. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Our ability to influence which emotions we experience and when or how we express them is termed emotion __________.

Shellie enjoys learning for its own sake and takes college courses that interest her. Toni takes courses in which she is fairly certain she'll do well and studies mainly to ensure good grades. Shellie seeks rewards. Toni seeks rewards.

Mr. and Mrs. Ozenne punish their children's failures, but rarely reward their successes, as these reflect what the children "are supposed to be doing anyway."

Which of the following psychologists was among the first to recognize the importance of the need to belong?

Regarding the possible origins of an individual's sexual orientation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which motives may be described as reflecting a nature vs. nurture interaction?

Your text attributes the development of emotion-regulation abilities in early childhood to __________.

Why does the current rise in the obesity rate reflect cultural rather than genetic influences?

"I haven't got time for the pain," Carly Simon sang in the 1970s. "I feel your pain," we sometimes commiserate today. Based on your text's discussion, the use of the word pain in these instances is __________.

Based on your text's discussion, which of the following is probably one reason we find modern "high-tech" warfare so chilling?

Where is the sensing mechanism for the homeostatic control of temperature located?

Natural selection __________.

The James-Lange theory of emotions asserts that __________.

Prime-time television shows _ violent acts per hour. Each year, children watch ______ acts of televised violence.

Sexual orientation typically becomes apparent in __________.

Of the following findings, which may be construed as supporting EITHER an evolutionary OR a cultural account of mating preferences?

Research Methods

Evolutionary and Genetic Influences on Behavior

The Brain and the Nervous System

Sensation

Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking

Language

Intelligence

Social Psychology

Development

Personality

Psychopathology

Treatment of Mental Disorders

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Exam 12: Motivation and Emotion

If one male identical twin is gay, the likelihood that the other is also gay is __________.

Your text reports that joy and other positive emotions can help us recover from stress. That is, they facilitate a transition from __________ nervous system activity to __________ nervous system activity.

Emmeline's dog Rusty looks ready to fight with its neighborhood nemesis, a haughty Persian named Princess. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Our ability to influence which emotions we experience and when or how we express them is termed emotion __________.

Shellie enjoys learning for its own sake and takes college courses that interest her. Toni takes courses in which she is fairly certain she'll do well and studies mainly to ensure good grades. Shellie seeks __________ rewards. Toni seeks __________ rewards.

Mr. and Mrs. Ozenne punish their children's failures, but rarely reward their successes, as these reflect what the children "are supposed to be doing anyway."

Which of the following psychologists was among the first to recognize the importance of the need to belong?

Regarding the possible origins of an individual's sexual orientation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which motives may be described as reflecting a nature vs. nurture interaction?

Your text attributes the development of emotion-regulation abilities in early childhood to __________.

Why does the current rise in the obesity rate reflect cultural rather than genetic influences?

"I haven't got time for the pain," Carly Simon sang in the 1970s. "I feel your pain," we sometimes commiserate today. Based on your text's discussion, the use of the word pain in these instances is __________.

Based on your text's discussion, which of the following is probably one reason we find modern "high-tech" warfare so chilling?

Where is the sensing mechanism for the homeostatic control of temperature located?

Natural selection __________.

The James-Lange theory of emotions asserts that __________.

Prime-time television shows _____ violent acts per hour. Each year, children watch __________ acts of televised violence.

Sexual orientation typically becomes apparent in __________.

Of the following findings, which may be construed as supporting EITHER an evolutionary OR a cultural account of mating preferences?

Research Methods

Evolutionary and Genetic Influences on Behavior

The Brain and the Nervous System

Sensation

Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking

Language

Intelligence

Social Psychology

Development

Personality

Psychopathology

Treatment of Mental Disorders

Filters

Your text reports that joy and other positive emotions can help us recover from stress. That is, they facilitate a transition from nervous system activity to nervous system activity.

Shellie enjoys learning for its own sake and takes college courses that interest her. Toni takes courses in which she is fairly certain she'll do well and studies mainly to ensure good grades. Shellie seeks rewards. Toni seeks rewards.

Prime-time television shows _ violent acts per hour. Each year, children watch ______ acts of televised violence.