Question 1

According to Abraham Maslow, a major prerequisite for becoming self-actualizing is having __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  all of one's lower-order needs fulfilled 
B)  a major altruistic streak 
C)  a very selfless nature 
D)  suffered in the past so you can truly appreciate the good aspects of life 
A)  all of one's lower-order needs fulfilled 
B)  a major altruistic streak 
C)  a very selfless nature 
D)  suffered in the past so you can truly appreciate the good aspects of life

Question 2

Vasoconstriction is a __________ of the blood's capillaries that occurs when your body is too __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  widening; cold 
B)  widening; hot 
C)  contraction; cold 
D)  narrowing; hot 
A)  widening; cold 
B)  widening; hot 
C)  contraction; cold 
D)  narrowing; hot

Question 3

According to Abraham Maslow, our highest-level need is the need for self-__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  esteem 
B)  actualization 
C)  love 
D)  efficacy 
A)  esteem 
B)  actualization 
C)  love 
D)  efficacy

Question 4

One form of violence that organisms engage in is called predation. Such predatory attacks seem to be an outgrowth of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dominance hierarchies 
B)  hormonal imbalance 
C)  intense arousal 
D)  the hunger motive 
A)  dominance hierarchies 
B)  hormonal imbalance 
C)  intense arousal 
D)  the hunger motive

Question 5

Dr. Nylund examined the importance of a man's status and resources to women seeking a mate in two different regions of the globe: her native Scandinavia and Southeast Asia. Based on your text's discussion of mate choice, what might she find and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  A man's status and resources should be less important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia because women have more access to opportunities and resources in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia. 
B)  A man's status and resources should be less important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia because Scandinavia is an individualistic rather than a collectivist culture. 
C)  A man's status and resources should be more important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia. Like other Western cultures, Scandinavia is a materialistic society. 
D)  A man's status and resources should be equally important in the two societies, as mating preferences are evolutionarily determined. 
A)  A man's status and resources should be less important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia because women have more access to opportunities and resources in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia. 
B)  A man's status and resources should be less important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia because Scandinavia is an individualistic rather than a collectivist culture. 
C)  A man's status and resources should be more important in Scandinavia than in Southeast Asia. Like other Western cultures, Scandinavia is a materialistic society. 
D)  A man's status and resources should be equally important in the two societies, as mating preferences are evolutionarily determined.

Question 6

"Keep a stiff upper lip." Good advice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes. Suppression actually reduces the negative emotions one experiences. 
B)  Yes. Suppression improves cognition by removing emotional distractions. 
C)  No. Suppression increases sympathetic nervous system activity, making things seem even more distressing. 
D)  No. Suppression increases parasympathetic nervous system activity, making things seem even more distressing. 
A)  Yes. Suppression actually reduces the negative emotions one experiences. 
B)  Yes. Suppression improves cognition by removing emotional distractions. 
C)  No. Suppression increases sympathetic nervous system activity, making things seem even more distressing. 
D)  No. Suppression increases parasympathetic nervous system activity, making things seem even more distressing.

Question 7

Christie shows male and female participants sad movie scenes. Participants view some scenes alone and some in the company of an experimental confederate. She covertly records participants' facial expressions in both conditions. What is the dependent variable? What might she predict?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dependent variable is whether the scenes were viewed in public or in private. She might predict that both the males and the females will display the same amount of sadness in public as in private. 
B)  The dependent variable is whether the scenes were viewed in public or in private. She might predict that the males but not the females will display less sadness in public than in private. 
C)  The dependent variable is facial expressions. She might predict that both the males and the females will display the same amount of sadness in public as in private. 
D)  The dependent variable is facial expressions. She might predict that the males but not the females will display less sadness in public than in private. 
A)  The dependent variable is whether the scenes were viewed in public or in private. She might predict that both the males and the females will display the same amount of sadness in public as in private. 
B)  The dependent variable is whether the scenes were viewed in public or in private. She might predict that the males but not the females will display less sadness in public than in private. 
C)  The dependent variable is facial expressions. She might predict that both the males and the females will display the same amount of sadness in public as in private. 
D)  The dependent variable is facial expressions. She might predict that the males but not the females will display less sadness in public than in private.

Question 8

According to your text, prenatal exposure to the hormone __________ may be associated with homosexuality.

Accepted Answer

A)  estrogen 
B)  testosterone 
C)  progesterone 
D)  androgen 
A)  estrogen 
B)  testosterone 
C)  progesterone 
D)  androgen

Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding the motive to achieve is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A fear of failure is strongly associated with the desire for success. 
B)  When parents do not punish failure, children are less likely to be successful. 
C)  A performance orientation is associated with greater success than is a mastery orientation. 
D)  A mastery orientation is associated with greater success than is a performance orientation. 
A)  A fear of failure is strongly associated with the desire for success. 
B)  When parents do not punish failure, children are less likely to be successful. 
C)  A performance orientation is associated with greater success than is a mastery orientation. 
D)  A mastery orientation is associated with greater success than is a performance orientation.

Question 10

Twelve pairs of male identical twins were fed 1,000 calories above the amount needed to maintain initial weight. Also, during the experiment, the twins were not allowed to exercise. The results? All men gained weight. But even more interesting was this:

Accepted Answer

A)  Each twin in a twin pair gained different amounts of weight. 
B)  The twins gained weight in different areas of the body: For some, it was the abdomen, and for others it was the rear end. 
C)  The twins gained weight in the same areas of the body. 
D)  There was actually a negative correlation between the amount of weight one twin in a pair gained and the amount the other twin in the pair gained. 
A)  Each twin in a twin pair gained different amounts of weight. 
B)  The twins gained weight in different areas of the body: For some, it was the abdomen, and for others it was the rear end. 
C)  The twins gained weight in the same areas of the body. 
D)  There was actually a negative correlation between the amount of weight one twin in a pair gained and the amount the other twin in the pair gained.

Question 11

What can be said about homeostatic behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homeostatic behaviors usually act to orient the animal in its environment. 
B)  Homeostatic behaviors act to stabilize the conditions within the body. 
C)  Homeostatic behaviors do not involve feedback mechanisms. 
D)  Homeostatic behaviors are involved in temperature regulation only. 
A)  Homeostatic behaviors usually act to orient the animal in its environment. 
B)  Homeostatic behaviors act to stabilize the conditions within the body. 
C)  Homeostatic behaviors do not involve feedback mechanisms. 
D)  Homeostatic behaviors are involved in temperature regulation only.

Question 12

Realizing one's potential to the fullest __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  requires abstinence from food and sexual gratification 
B)  requires little work-if it is going to happen, it just does 
C)  is the pinnacle of Maslow's hierarchy of needs 
D)  is a major tenet of behaviorist theory 
A)  requires abstinence from food and sexual gratification 
B)  requires little work-if it is going to happen, it just does 
C)  is the pinnacle of Maslow's hierarchy of needs 
D)  is a major tenet of behaviorist theory

Question 13

Which of the following BEST reflects your text's conclusion regarding the relationship between media violence and aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no real association between media violence and aggression. 
B)  There is a loose association between media violence and aggression. 
C)  There is a causal association between media violence and aggression. 
D)  There is a correlational association between media violence and aggression. 
A)  There is no real association between media violence and aggression. 
B)  There is a loose association between media violence and aggression. 
C)  There is a causal association between media violence and aggression. 
D)  There is a correlational association between media violence and aggression.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to external cues for eating, such as the sight of food?

Accepted Answer

A)  They act independently of internal cues such as feelings of satiety. 
B)  They are more likely to lead to eating in the context of hunger than satiety. 
C)  They are more likely to lead to eating in the context of satiety than hunger. 
D)  They have no effect on the hypothalamus. 
A)  They act independently of internal cues such as feelings of satiety. 
B)  They are more likely to lead to eating in the context of hunger than satiety. 
C)  They are more likely to lead to eating in the context of satiety than hunger. 
D)  They have no effect on the hypothalamus.

Question 15

Early brain stimulation studies of wanting and liking were conducted by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maslow and McClelland 
B)  Knutson and colleagues 
C)  Olds and Milner 
D)  Duckworth and Seligman 
A)  Maslow and McClelland 
B)  Knutson and colleagues 
C)  Olds and Milner 
D)  Duckworth and Seligman

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the stomach's role in the cessation of eating is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Receptors in the stomach walls measure the volume of stomach contents. 
B)  The animal will stop eating when the stomach's contents reach a certain volume. 
C)  Receptors in the stomach walls measure the nutrients in the stomach's contents. 
D)  The stomach has a set point for the amount of food it should contain. 
A)  Receptors in the stomach walls measure the volume of stomach contents. 
B)  The animal will stop eating when the stomach's contents reach a certain volume. 
C)  Receptors in the stomach walls measure the nutrients in the stomach's contents. 
D)  The stomach has a set point for the amount of food it should contain.

Question 17

Dennis can't cry even when he feels sad and like he's about to cry. Dennis has internalized emotional display rules, which are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  often automatic 
B)  universal across cultures 
C)  generally under conscious control 
D)  genetic in origin 
A)  often automatic 
B)  universal across cultures 
C)  generally under conscious control 
D)  genetic in origin

Question 18

Dopamine is to endorphin as __________ is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  liking; wanting 
B)  wanting; liking 
C)  pain; pleasure 
D)  intrinsic reward; extrinsic reward 
A)  liking; wanting 
B)  wanting; liking 
C)  pain; pleasure 
D)  intrinsic reward; extrinsic reward

Question 19

How does sex differ from other biological motives?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves negative feedback. 
B)  It is necessary for biological reproduction. 
C)  It is inherently social. 
D)  It involves a system of neurological control. 
A)  It involves negative feedback. 
B)  It is necessary for biological reproduction. 
C)  It is inherently social. 
D)  It involves a system of neurological control.

Question 20

Which of the following theories of emotion is INCORRECTLY described?

Accepted Answer

A)  James-Lange theory-emotions reflect differing patterns of physiological activation. 
B)  evolutionary theory-emotional expressions reflect adaptive behaviors. 
C)  Cannon-emotion is generated by cognition. 
D)  Schachter-Singer-emotions involve cognitive interpretation. 
A)  James-Lange theory-emotions reflect differing patterns of physiological activation. 
B)  evolutionary theory-emotional expressions reflect adaptive behaviors. 
C)  Cannon-emotion is generated by cognition. 
D)  Schachter-Singer-emotions involve cognitive interpretation.

According to Abraham Maslow, a major prerequisite for becoming self-actualizing is having __________.

Vasoconstriction is a of the blood's capillaries that occurs when your body is too .

According to Abraham Maslow, our highest-level need is the need for self-__________.

One form of violence that organisms engage in is called predation. Such predatory attacks seem to be an outgrowth of __________.

Dr. Nylund examined the importance of a man's status and resources to women seeking a mate in two different regions of the globe: her native Scandinavia and Southeast Asia. Based on your text's discussion of mate choice, what might she find and why?

"Keep a stiff upper lip." Good advice?

Christie shows male and female participants sad movie scenes. Participants view some scenes alone and some in the company of an experimental confederate. She covertly records participants' facial expressions in both conditions. What is the dependent variable? What might she predict?

According to your text, prenatal exposure to the hormone __________ may be associated with homosexuality.

Which of the following statements regarding the motive to achieve is TRUE?

Twelve pairs of male identical twins were fed 1,000 calories above the amount needed to maintain initial weight. Also, during the experiment, the twins were not allowed to exercise. The results? All men gained weight. But even more interesting was this:

What can be said about homeostatic behaviors?

Realizing one's potential to the fullest __________.

Which of the following BEST reflects your text's conclusion regarding the relationship between media violence and aggression?

Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to external cues for eating, such as the sight of food?

Early brain stimulation studies of wanting and liking were conducted by __________.

Which of the following statements about the stomach's role in the cessation of eating is TRUE?

Dennis can't cry even when he feels sad and like he's about to cry. Dennis has internalized emotional display rules, which are __________.

Dopamine is to endorphin as is to .

How does sex differ from other biological motives?

Which of the following theories of emotion is INCORRECTLY described?

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Exam 12: Motivation and Emotion

According to Abraham Maslow, a major prerequisite for becoming self-actualizing is having __________.

Vasoconstriction is a __________ of the blood's capillaries that occurs when your body is too __________.

According to Abraham Maslow, our highest-level need is the need for self-__________.

One form of violence that organisms engage in is called predation. Such predatory attacks seem to be an outgrowth of __________.

Dr. Nylund examined the importance of a man's status and resources to women seeking a mate in two different regions of the globe: her native Scandinavia and Southeast Asia. Based on your text's discussion of mate choice, what might she find and why?

"Keep a stiff upper lip." Good advice?

Christie shows male and female participants sad movie scenes. Participants view some scenes alone and some in the company of an experimental confederate. She covertly records participants' facial expressions in both conditions. What is the dependent variable? What might she predict?

According to your text, prenatal exposure to the hormone __________ may be associated with homosexuality.

Which of the following statements regarding the motive to achieve is TRUE?

Twelve pairs of male identical twins were fed 1,000 calories above the amount needed to maintain initial weight. Also, during the experiment, the twins were not allowed to exercise. The results? All men gained weight. But even more interesting was this:

What can be said about homeostatic behaviors?

Realizing one's potential to the fullest __________.

Which of the following BEST reflects your text's conclusion regarding the relationship between media violence and aggression?

Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to external cues for eating, such as the sight of food?

Early brain stimulation studies of wanting and liking were conducted by __________.

Which of the following statements about the stomach's role in the cessation of eating is TRUE?

Dennis can't cry even when he feels sad and like he's about to cry. Dennis has internalized emotional display rules, which are __________.

Dopamine is to endorphin as __________ is to __________.

How does sex differ from other biological motives?

Which of the following theories of emotion is INCORRECTLY described?

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

Vasoconstriction is a of the blood's capillaries that occurs when your body is too .

Dopamine is to endorphin as is to .