Question 1

A big, hairy dog is in a room comfortably heated to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Its hypothalamus is warmed experimentally. How will the dog respond?

Accepted Answer

A)  It will shiver and its body temperature will go up. 
B)  It will shiver and experience vasodilatation. 
C)  It will pant and its body temperature will go up. 
D)  It will pant and experience vasodilatation. 
A)  It will shiver and its body temperature will go up. 
B)  It will shiver and experience vasodilatation. 
C)  It will pant and its body temperature will go up. 
D)  It will pant and experience vasodilatation.

Question 2

Dr. Chalmette injects estrogen into the hypothalamus of a spayed female cat and testosterone into the hypothalamus of a castrated male cat. What will Dr. Chalmette observe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neither cat's behavior will change. 
B)  The female cat will enter estrus, and the male cat will resume normal male sexual behavior. 
C)  The female cat will enter estrus, but the male's behavior will not change. 
D)  The female's behavior will not change, but the male cat will resume normal sexual behavior. 
A)  Neither cat's behavior will change. 
B)  The female cat will enter estrus, and the male cat will resume normal male sexual behavior. 
C)  The female cat will enter estrus, but the male's behavior will not change. 
D)  The female's behavior will not change, but the male cat will resume normal sexual behavior.

Question 3

We can never truly answer such questions of subjective experience as whether one person feels happiness in the same way as another person. How did the structuralists attempt to answer such questions in psychology's early days? How might we try to come close to answering such questions today?

Accepted Answer

A)  The structuralists used introspection. We can use introspection today. 
B)  The structuralists used introspection. We can examine patterns of brain activation today. 
C)  The structuralists attempted to look at the behavior that might accompany subjective experience. We can examine patterns of brain activation today. 
D)  The structuralists attempted to look at the behavior that might accompany subjective experience. We can use introspection today. 
A)  The structuralists used introspection. We can use introspection today. 
B)  The structuralists used introspection. We can examine patterns of brain activation today. 
C)  The structuralists attempted to look at the behavior that might accompany subjective experience. We can examine patterns of brain activation today. 
D)  The structuralists attempted to look at the behavior that might accompany subjective experience. We can use introspection today.

Question 4

What happens when wires are implanted in the anterior hypothalamus of an animal and then the wires are slightly heated up?

Accepted Answer

A)  The animal will act as if it is too warm even though its body temperature is cool. 
B)  The animal will act as if it were cold even though its body temperature heats up. 
C)  The animal will lose the ability to react to heat or cold. 
D)  The animal will have a small seizure. 
A)  The animal will act as if it is too warm even though its body temperature is cool. 
B)  The animal will act as if it were cold even though its body temperature heats up. 
C)  The animal will lose the ability to react to heat or cold. 
D)  The animal will have a small seizure.

Question 5

Manny's cat J. J. rolls on his back and extends his paws, exposing his belly. Having studied the discussion of aggression in your text's chapter on motivation and emotion, Manny recognizes this as a(n) __________ gesture.

Accepted Answer

A)  fearful 
B)  angry 
C)  conciliatory 
D)  loving 
A)  fearful 
B)  angry 
C)  conciliatory 
D)  loving

Question 6

What does the "thrifty gene" hypothesis propose?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those predisposed to obesity would have survived better in the world of our ancestors than would those predisposed to thinness. 
B)  Those predisposed to thinness would have survived better in the world of our ancestors than would those predisposed to obesity. 
C)  Those predisposed to obesity are better suited to today's affluent cultures than are those predisposed to thinness. 
D)  Those predisposed to obesity and those predisposed to thinness are equally well suited to today's affluent cultures. 
A)  Those predisposed to obesity would have survived better in the world of our ancestors than would those predisposed to thinness. 
B)  Those predisposed to thinness would have survived better in the world of our ancestors than would those predisposed to obesity. 
C)  Those predisposed to obesity are better suited to today's affluent cultures than are those predisposed to thinness. 
D)  Those predisposed to obesity and those predisposed to thinness are equally well suited to today's affluent cultures.

Question 7

In the disco era, Donna Summer's working-class heroine "work[ed] hard for the money." Most likely, this woman was driven by __________ reward.

Accepted Answer

A)  extrinsic 
B)  explicit 
C)  external 
D)  implicit 
A)  extrinsic 
B)  explicit 
C)  external 
D)  implicit

Question 8

The sequence of events that is necessary for reproduction requires a complex __________ control system between the brain and the reproductive system.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional 
B)  hormonal 
C)  negative 
D)  positive 
A)  emotional 
B)  hormonal 
C)  negative 
D)  positive

Question 9

What metabolic reaction triggers a signal that leads to eating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glucose is converted into fat. 
B)  Glycogen is converted into fat. 
C)  Glucose is converted into glycogen in the pancreas. 
D)  Glycogen is converted into glucose in the liver. 
A)  Glucose is converted into fat. 
B)  Glycogen is converted into fat. 
C)  Glucose is converted into glycogen in the pancreas. 
D)  Glycogen is converted into glucose in the liver.

Question 10

Which of the following most closely approximates the proportion of Americans who self-identify as exclusively gay or lesbian?

Accepted Answer

A)  1%-2% 
B)  2%-5% 
C)  5%-10% 
D)  10%-15% 
A)  1%-2% 
B)  2%-5% 
C)  5%-10% 
D)  10%-15%

Question 11

Your favorite café offers free coffee refills each morning, and there is always a long line of customers waiting to order. Sometimes the line is too long and you don't stop in. How long you're willing to endure is a measure of __________. Whether you take advantage of the free refill may be seen as a measure of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  liking; wanting 
B)  liking; liking as well 
C)  wanting; wanting as well 
D)  wanting; liking 
A)  liking; wanting 
B)  liking; liking as well 
C)  wanting; wanting as well 
D)  wanting; liking

Question 12

Clemence is 3, and her sister Esperanza is 5. Which of the following alternatives BEST describes the sisters' emotion-regulation capabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both sisters display only rudimentary emotion-regulation capabilities. 
B)  Clemence is beginning to use display rules. Esperanza demonstrates clear adherence to display rules. 
C)  Clemence demonstrates clear adherence to display rules. Esperanza's emotion-regulation capabilities are relatively sophisticated. 
D)  Both sisters display relatively sophisticated emotion-regulation capabilities. 
A)  Both sisters display only rudimentary emotion-regulation capabilities. 
B)  Clemence is beginning to use display rules. Esperanza demonstrates clear adherence to display rules. 
C)  Clemence demonstrates clear adherence to display rules. Esperanza's emotion-regulation capabilities are relatively sophisticated. 
D)  Both sisters display relatively sophisticated emotion-regulation capabilities.

Question 13

Which is not a mechanism by which the body cools itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  sweating 
B)  vasodilation 
C)  panting 
D)  salivating 
A)  sweating 
B)  vasodilation 
C)  panting 
D)  salivating

Question 14

"New and different is always better," Karl often says. Karl would score high on a measure of the personality trait of __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Your text describes three phases of the female hormonal cycle. Which of the following sequences CORRECTLY describes the order of events during the cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  progesterone is secreted $\rightarrow$ estrogen is produced $\rightarrow$ animal enters estrus 
B)  progesterone is secreted $\rightarrow$ animal enters estrus $\rightarrow$ estrogen is produced 
C)  estrogen is produced $\rightarrow$ progesterone is secreted $\rightarrow$ animal enters estrus 
D)  estrogen is produced $\rightarrow$ animal enters estrus $\rightarrow$ progesterone is secreted 
A)  progesterone is secreted $\rightarrow$ estrogen is produced $\rightarrow$ animal enters estrus 
B)  progesterone is secreted $\rightarrow$ animal enters estrus $\rightarrow$ estrogen is produced 
C)  estrogen is produced $\rightarrow$ progesterone is secreted $\rightarrow$ animal enters estrus 
D)  estrogen is produced $\rightarrow$ animal enters estrus $\rightarrow$ progesterone is secreted

Question 16

What is the liver doing when a rat or a person is sated and wants no more food?

Accepted Answer

A)  converting fat to glycogen 
B)  converting fat to glucose 
C)  converting glucose to glycogen 
D)  converting glycogen to glucose 
A)  converting fat to glycogen 
B)  converting fat to glucose 
C)  converting glucose to glycogen 
D)  converting glycogen to glucose

Question 17

Bridget's first birthday is tomorrow. Which of the following is the most sophisticated emotion-regulation capability within her command?

Accepted Answer

A)  She can turn away from unpleasant stimuli. 
B)  She can comfort herself by rocking herself or clinging to an object. 
C)  She can express her emotions in a socially acceptable manner. 
D)  She demonstrates clear adherence to display rules in a variety of contexts. 
A)  She can turn away from unpleasant stimuli. 
B)  She can comfort herself by rocking herself or clinging to an object. 
C)  She can express her emotions in a socially acceptable manner. 
D)  She demonstrates clear adherence to display rules in a variety of contexts.

Question 18

According to your text, a critical feature of aggression is the presence of __________. By this definition of aggression, predatory attacks are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  threat; excluded 
B)  hunger; included 
C)  anger; excluded 
D)  violence; included 
A)  threat; excluded 
B)  hunger; included 
C)  anger; excluded 
D)  violence; included

Question 19

Select the correct alternative to make this sentence true: Human sexual desire is __________ free of hormonal control.

Accepted Answer

A)  not at all 
B)  somewhat 
C)  mostly 
D)  completely 
A)  not at all 
B)  somewhat 
C)  mostly 
D)  completely

Question 20

Dr. Figueroa finds a correlation between testosterone levels and the likelihood of aggressive behavior. Which of the following statements regarding this correlation is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is positive. 
B)  It is not perfect. 
C)  It may mean that aggression produces high testosterone levels. 
D)  It means that high testosterone levels produce aggression. 
A)  It is positive. 
B)  It is not perfect. 
C)  It may mean that aggression produces high testosterone levels. 
D)  It means that high testosterone levels produce aggression.

A big, hairy dog is in a room comfortably heated to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Its hypothalamus is warmed experimentally. How will the dog respond?

Dr. Chalmette injects estrogen into the hypothalamus of a spayed female cat and testosterone into the hypothalamus of a castrated male cat. What will Dr. Chalmette observe?

We can never truly answer such questions of subjective experience as whether one person feels happiness in the same way as another person. How did the structuralists attempt to answer such questions in psychology's early days? How might we try to come close to answering such questions today?

What happens when wires are implanted in the anterior hypothalamus of an animal and then the wires are slightly heated up?

Manny's cat J. J. rolls on his back and extends his paws, exposing his belly. Having studied the discussion of aggression in your text's chapter on motivation and emotion, Manny recognizes this as a(n) __________ gesture.

What does the "thrifty gene" hypothesis propose?

In the disco era, Donna Summer's working-class heroine "work[ed] hard for the money." Most likely, this woman was driven by __________ reward.

The sequence of events that is necessary for reproduction requires a complex __________ control system between the brain and the reproductive system.

What metabolic reaction triggers a signal that leads to eating?

Which of the following most closely approximates the proportion of Americans who self-identify as exclusively gay or lesbian?

Clemence is 3, and her sister Esperanza is 5. Which of the following alternatives BEST describes the sisters' emotion-regulation capabilities?

Which is not a mechanism by which the body cools itself?

"New and different is always better," Karl often says. Karl would score high on a measure of the personality trait of __________.

Your text describes three phases of the female hormonal cycle. Which of the following sequences CORRECTLY describes the order of events during the cycle?

What is the liver doing when a rat or a person is sated and wants no more food?

Bridget's first birthday is tomorrow. Which of the following is the most sophisticated emotion-regulation capability within her command?

According to your text, a critical feature of aggression is the presence of . By this definition of aggression, predatory attacks are .

Select the correct alternative to make this sentence true: Human sexual desire is __________ free of hormonal control.

Dr. Figueroa finds a correlation between testosterone levels and the likelihood of aggressive behavior. Which of the following statements regarding this correlation is FALSE?

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Exam 12: Motivation and Emotion

A big, hairy dog is in a room comfortably heated to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Its hypothalamus is warmed experimentally. How will the dog respond?

Dr. Chalmette injects estrogen into the hypothalamus of a spayed female cat and testosterone into the hypothalamus of a castrated male cat. What will Dr. Chalmette observe?

We can never truly answer such questions of subjective experience as whether one person feels happiness in the same way as another person. How did the structuralists attempt to answer such questions in psychology's early days? How might we try to come close to answering such questions today?

What happens when wires are implanted in the anterior hypothalamus of an animal and then the wires are slightly heated up?

Manny's cat J. J. rolls on his back and extends his paws, exposing his belly. Having studied the discussion of aggression in your text's chapter on motivation and emotion, Manny recognizes this as a(n) __________ gesture.

What does the "thrifty gene" hypothesis propose?

In the disco era, Donna Summer's working-class heroine "work[ed] hard for the money." Most likely, this woman was driven by __________ reward.

The sequence of events that is necessary for reproduction requires a complex __________ control system between the brain and the reproductive system.

What metabolic reaction triggers a signal that leads to eating?

Which of the following most closely approximates the proportion of Americans who self-identify as exclusively gay or lesbian?

Clemence is 3, and her sister Esperanza is 5. Which of the following alternatives BEST describes the sisters' emotion-regulation capabilities?

Which is not a mechanism by which the body cools itself?

"New and different is always better," Karl often says. Karl would score high on a measure of the personality trait of __________.

Your text describes three phases of the female hormonal cycle. Which of the following sequences CORRECTLY describes the order of events during the cycle?

What is the liver doing when a rat or a person is sated and wants no more food?

Bridget's first birthday is tomorrow. Which of the following is the most sophisticated emotion-regulation capability within her command?

According to your text, a critical feature of aggression is the presence of __________. By this definition of aggression, predatory attacks are __________.

Select the correct alternative to make this sentence true: Human sexual desire is __________ free of hormonal control.

Dr. Figueroa finds a correlation between testosterone levels and the likelihood of aggressive behavior. Which of the following statements regarding this correlation is FALSE?

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

According to your text, a critical feature of aggression is the presence of . By this definition of aggression, predatory attacks are .