Question 1

What is true of leptin?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is secreted by fat cells. 
B)  It may signal sufficient fat supplies and thereby lead to decreased eating. 
C)  It may secrete glucoreceptors, which leads to decreased eating. 
D)  Both a and b are true. 
A)  It is secreted by fat cells. 
B)  It may signal sufficient fat supplies and thereby lead to decreased eating. 
C)  It may secrete glucoreceptors, which leads to decreased eating. 
D)  Both a and b are true.

Question 2

Dr. Patel is seeking to fund a program of research examining the influence of sexually explicit media on behavior. In one section of the grant proposal she is preparing, she is expected to describe the social or practical value of the research. Which of the following findings is she MOST likely to cite in this section?

Accepted Answer

A)  Films in which females are sexually coerced may encourage sexual aggression among males. 
B)  Viewing sexually explicit films can make one less satisfied with his or her partner's appearance and sexual performance. 
C)  Sexually explicit materials increase the likelihood of sexual behavior for a short period. 
D)  Males often report greater arousal to sexually explicit materials than do females. 
A)  Films in which females are sexually coerced may encourage sexual aggression among males. 
B)  Viewing sexually explicit films can make one less satisfied with his or her partner's appearance and sexual performance. 
C)  Sexually explicit materials increase the likelihood of sexual behavior for a short period. 
D)  Males often report greater arousal to sexually explicit materials than do females.

Question 3

Natalie's BMI is 26. She is best described as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  normal weight 
B)  overweight 
C)  obese 
D)  morbidly obese 
A)  normal weight 
B)  overweight 
C)  obese 
D)  morbidly obese

Question 4

Think back to the "Language" chapter in your text. The thinker who might be especially interested in the influence of a language's emotion terms on the actual experience of emotion is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cannon 
B)  Chomsky 
C)  Skinner 
D)  Whorf 
A)  Cannon 
B)  Chomsky 
C)  Skinner 
D)  Whorf

Question 5

By a popular stereotype, creative individuals are tense, anxious, even neurotic. How might you evaluate this notion in light of the discussion of emotion and cognition in your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  It may be correct. Negative emotions broaden the focus of attention, increasing the flexibility of thought and the ability to make new connections between ideas. 
B)  It is probably wrong. Positive-not negative-emotions broaden the focus of attention, increasing the flexibility of thought and the ability to make new connections between ideas. 
C)  It may be correct. Anxiety sharpens one's focus. 
D)  It is probably wrong. Positive-not negative-emotions increase the amount of information one can take in and process. 
A)  It may be correct. Negative emotions broaden the focus of attention, increasing the flexibility of thought and the ability to make new connections between ideas. 
B)  It is probably wrong. Positive-not negative-emotions broaden the focus of attention, increasing the flexibility of thought and the ability to make new connections between ideas. 
C)  It may be correct. Anxiety sharpens one's focus. 
D)  It is probably wrong. Positive-not negative-emotions increase the amount of information one can take in and process.

Question 6

The fast pain pathway consists of __________ neurons and travels to the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  myelinated; amygdala 
B)  myelinated; cortex 
C)  unmyelinated; amygdala 
D)  unmyelinated; cortex 
A)  myelinated; amygdala 
B)  myelinated; cortex 
C)  unmyelinated; amygdala 
D)  unmyelinated; cortex

Question 7

LeAndra tends to act without thinking. LeAndra would score high on a measure of the personality trait of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation seeking 
B)  impulsivity 
C)  extraversion 
D)  neuroticism 
A)  sensation seeking 
B)  impulsivity 
C)  extraversion 
D)  neuroticism

Question 8

Think back to the "Learning" chapter in your text. Through which process are behaviors fueled by drives most likely maintained?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive reinforcement 
B)  negative reinforcement 
C)  secondary reinforcement 
D)  punishment 
A)  positive reinforcement 
B)  negative reinforcement 
C)  secondary reinforcement 
D)  punishment

Question 9

Jonah and Jared are fraternal twins. Jonah is gay. What is the approximate likelihood that Jared is gay as well?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  20% 
D)  50% 
A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  20% 
D)  50%

Question 10

Which of the following statements best expresses the fate of instinct approaches to motivation within mainstream psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Instinct approaches to motivation are gaining strength in psychology, as they reflect the cutting-edge perspective of evolutionary psychology. 
B)  Instinct approaches to motivation are still present in psychology, but to a lesser extent. 
C)  Instinct approaches to motivation have been abandoned and are of only historical interest in psychology. 
D)  Instinct approaches have always been influential in the psychology of motivation. 
A)  Instinct approaches to motivation are gaining strength in psychology, as they reflect the cutting-edge perspective of evolutionary psychology. 
B)  Instinct approaches to motivation are still present in psychology, but to a lesser extent. 
C)  Instinct approaches to motivation have been abandoned and are of only historical interest in psychology. 
D)  Instinct approaches have always been influential in the psychology of motivation.

Question 11

Charlotte meets Will, an old high school friend, at a party and is startled to learn that he went from 150 to 280 pounds in the year since his automobile accident. Damage to which area of the hypothalamus might account for his weight gain?

Accepted Answer

A)  dual center 
B)  hypermedial 
C)  ventromedial 
D)  lateral 
A)  dual center 
B)  hypermedial 
C)  ventromedial 
D)  lateral

Question 12

We are often advised not to grocery shop when we are hungry. Our internal hunger makes external cues, such as the displays of food in the store, more salient and persuasive. That is, the internal cues __________ the external ones.

Accepted Answer

A)  potentiate 
B)  initiate 
C)  activate 
D)  exaggerate 
A)  potentiate 
B)  initiate 
C)  activate 
D)  exaggerate

Question 13

Which form of aggression is more common in girls than in boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal or social assaults 
B)  territorial aggression 
C)  passive aggression 
D)  murder 
A)  verbal or social assaults 
B)  territorial aggression 
C)  passive aggression 
D)  murder

Question 14

To which of the following behaviors is drive theory LEAST applicable?

Accepted Answer

A)  punching the wall in frustration 
B)  drinking a cola on a hot day 
C)  having a snack 
D)  studying long hours 
A)  punching the wall in frustration 
B)  drinking a cola on a hot day 
C)  having a snack 
D)  studying long hours

Question 15

You've had a pounding headache all morning. It seems like it's all over your head, neck, and shoulders. The pain information will travel by the __________ pathway to the thalamus and the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fast pain; amygdala 
B)  fast pain; cortex 
C)  slow pain; amygdala 
D)  slow pain; cortex 
A)  fast pain; amygdala 
B)  fast pain; cortex 
C)  slow pain; amygdala 
D)  slow pain; cortex

Question 16

Congenitally blind children express emotion with the same facial expressions that their sighted counterparts use. This finding eliminates which of the following processes as a potential means by which emotional expressions might be acquired?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive reinforcement 
B)  observational learning 
C)  negative reinforcement 
D)  classical conditioning 
A)  positive reinforcement 
B)  observational learning 
C)  negative reinforcement 
D)  classical conditioning

Question 17

Val's been feeling elated all day for no particular reason. Sarah feels a rush of triumph after receiving a graduate school admissions offer. Val is experiencing a(n) __________. Sarah is experience a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotion; emotion, also 
B)  emotion; mood 
C)  mood; mood, also 
D)  mood; emotion 
A)  emotion; emotion, also 
B)  emotion; mood 
C)  mood; mood, also 
D)  mood; emotion

Question 18

In an experiment by Schachter and Singer, research participants were injected with a drug that, unknown to them, produced autonomic arousal. The study found that the emotion experienced by these participants __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was always anxiety, regardless of the situation in which arousal occurred 
B)  depended on the situation at the time of arousal and could be positive, negative, or absent 
C)  was nonexistent; participants reported no experience of emotion solely as a result of autonomic arousal 
D)  tended to be positive or euphoric in the absence of specific cues suggesting any other emotional state 
A)  was always anxiety, regardless of the situation in which arousal occurred 
B)  depended on the situation at the time of arousal and could be positive, negative, or absent 
C)  was nonexistent; participants reported no experience of emotion solely as a result of autonomic arousal 
D)  tended to be positive or euphoric in the absence of specific cues suggesting any other emotional state

Question 19

Your text reports that gender differences in mate selection are found in many different countries around the world. To what extent is this finding consistent with evolutionary accounts of mating preferences on the hand and cultural accounts on the other?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is consistent with both cultural and evolutionary accounts. 
B)  It contradicts both cultural and evolutionary accounts. 
C)  It is more consistent with cultural than with evolutionary accounts. 
D)  It is more consistent with evolutionary than with cultural accounts. 
A)  It is consistent with both cultural and evolutionary accounts. 
B)  It contradicts both cultural and evolutionary accounts. 
C)  It is more consistent with cultural than with evolutionary accounts. 
D)  It is more consistent with evolutionary than with cultural accounts.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT suggested in your text's discussion of the prevalence of warfare on the one hand and crime rates on the other?

Accepted Answer

A)  It appears that aggression is probably inevitable. 
B)  The prevalence of warfare is declining more rapidly than are American crime rates. 
C)  Violent crime more directly reflects aggression's evolutionary roots than does warfare. 
D)  We can be optimistic that aggression does not seem to be inevitable. 
A)  It appears that aggression is probably inevitable. 
B)  The prevalence of warfare is declining more rapidly than are American crime rates. 
C)  Violent crime more directly reflects aggression's evolutionary roots than does warfare. 
D)  We can be optimistic that aggression does not seem to be inevitable.

What is true of leptin?

Natalie's BMI is 26. She is best described as __________.

Think back to the "Language" chapter in your text. The thinker who might be especially interested in the influence of a language's emotion terms on the actual experience of emotion is __________.

By a popular stereotype, creative individuals are tense, anxious, even neurotic. How might you evaluate this notion in light of the discussion of emotion and cognition in your text?

The fast pain pathway consists of neurons and travels to the .

LeAndra tends to act without thinking. LeAndra would score high on a measure of the personality trait of __________.

Think back to the "Learning" chapter in your text. Through which process are behaviors fueled by drives most likely maintained?

Jonah and Jared are fraternal twins. Jonah is gay. What is the approximate likelihood that Jared is gay as well?

Which of the following statements best expresses the fate of instinct approaches to motivation within mainstream psychology?

Charlotte meets Will, an old high school friend, at a party and is startled to learn that he went from 150 to 280 pounds in the year since his automobile accident. Damage to which area of the hypothalamus might account for his weight gain?

We are often advised not to grocery shop when we are hungry. Our internal hunger makes external cues, such as the displays of food in the store, more salient and persuasive. That is, the internal cues __________ the external ones.

Which form of aggression is more common in girls than in boys?

To which of the following behaviors is drive theory LEAST applicable?

You've had a pounding headache all morning. It seems like it's all over your head, neck, and shoulders. The pain information will travel by the pathway to the thalamus and the .

Congenitally blind children express emotion with the same facial expressions that their sighted counterparts use. This finding eliminates which of the following processes as a potential means by which emotional expressions might be acquired?

Val's been feeling elated all day for no particular reason. Sarah feels a rush of triumph after receiving a graduate school admissions offer. Val is experiencing a(n) . Sarah is experience a(n) .

In an experiment by Schachter and Singer, research participants were injected with a drug that, unknown to them, produced autonomic arousal. The study found that the emotion experienced by these participants __________.

Your text reports that gender differences in mate selection are found in many different countries around the world. To what extent is this finding consistent with evolutionary accounts of mating preferences on the hand and cultural accounts on the other?

Which of the following is NOT suggested in your text's discussion of the prevalence of warfare on the one hand and crime rates on the other?

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

Exam 12: Motivation and Emotion

What is true of leptin?

Natalie's BMI is 26. She is best described as __________.

Think back to the "Language" chapter in your text. The thinker who might be especially interested in the influence of a language's emotion terms on the actual experience of emotion is __________.

By a popular stereotype, creative individuals are tense, anxious, even neurotic. How might you evaluate this notion in light of the discussion of emotion and cognition in your text?

The fast pain pathway consists of __________ neurons and travels to the __________.

LeAndra tends to act without thinking. LeAndra would score high on a measure of the personality trait of __________.

Think back to the "Learning" chapter in your text. Through which process are behaviors fueled by drives most likely maintained?

Jonah and Jared are fraternal twins. Jonah is gay. What is the approximate likelihood that Jared is gay as well?

Which of the following statements best expresses the fate of instinct approaches to motivation within mainstream psychology?

Charlotte meets Will, an old high school friend, at a party and is startled to learn that he went from 150 to 280 pounds in the year since his automobile accident. Damage to which area of the hypothalamus might account for his weight gain?

We are often advised not to grocery shop when we are hungry. Our internal hunger makes external cues, such as the displays of food in the store, more salient and persuasive. That is, the internal cues __________ the external ones.

Which form of aggression is more common in girls than in boys?

To which of the following behaviors is drive theory LEAST applicable?

You've had a pounding headache all morning. It seems like it's all over your head, neck, and shoulders. The pain information will travel by the __________ pathway to the thalamus and the __________.

Congenitally blind children express emotion with the same facial expressions that their sighted counterparts use. This finding eliminates which of the following processes as a potential means by which emotional expressions might be acquired?

Val's been feeling elated all day for no particular reason. Sarah feels a rush of triumph after receiving a graduate school admissions offer. Val is experiencing a(n) __________. Sarah is experience a(n) __________.

In an experiment by Schachter and Singer, research participants were injected with a drug that, unknown to them, produced autonomic arousal. The study found that the emotion experienced by these participants __________.

Your text reports that gender differences in mate selection are found in many different countries around the world. To what extent is this finding consistent with evolutionary accounts of mating preferences on the hand and cultural accounts on the other?

Which of the following is NOT suggested in your text's discussion of the prevalence of warfare on the one hand and crime rates on the other?

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

The fast pain pathway consists of neurons and travels to the .

You've had a pounding headache all morning. It seems like it's all over your head, neck, and shoulders. The pain information will travel by the pathway to the thalamus and the .

Val's been feeling elated all day for no particular reason. Sarah feels a rush of triumph after receiving a graduate school admissions offer. Val is experiencing a(n) . Sarah is experience a(n) .