Question 1

Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas.What role does it play in the body?

Accepted Answer

A) Insulin converts fat stores into energy the body can use. 
B) Insulin stimulates stomach contractions and appetite. 
C) Insulin detects blood sugar levels. 
D) Insulin helps cells store circulating glucose for future use. 
A) Insulin converts fat stores into energy the body can use. 
B) Insulin stimulates stomach contractions and appetite. 
C) Insulin detects blood sugar levels. 
D) Insulin helps cells store circulating glucose for future use.

Question 2

According to your textbook,______________ is a risk factor for illnesses such as heart disease and cancer,and elevates a person's risk for having hypertension,a weaker immune system,and high levels of stress hormones.

Accepted Answer

A) resentment 
B) loneliness 
C) marriage 
D) being the youngest child 
A) resentment 
B) loneliness 
C) marriage 
D) being the youngest child

Question 3

Three-year-old Javier sees his dad dressed up as a gorilla and Javier screams in fear.What brain structure is probably involved in his reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) olfactory bulb 
B) amygdala 
C) occipital lobe 
D) Wernicke's area 
A) olfactory bulb 
B) amygdala 
C) occipital lobe 
D) Wernicke's area

Question 4

_______________ can vary from culture to culture and are socially acceptable ways of showing emotion in public settings.

Accepted Answer

A) Phenomes 
B) Facial grids 
C) Display rules 
D) Expressional norms 
A) Phenomes 
B) Facial grids 
C) Display rules 
D) Expressional norms

Question 5

The three major components that psychologists focus on when defining "emotion" are

Accepted Answer

A) facial muscles,bodily changes,and stress. 
B) subjective thoughts and experiences,patterns of physical arousal,and behavioural expressions. 
C) mammalian heritage,rational abilities,and cognition. 
D) display rules,social rules,and relationship rules. 
A) facial muscles,bodily changes,and stress. 
B) subjective thoughts and experiences,patterns of physical arousal,and behavioural expressions. 
C) mammalian heritage,rational abilities,and cognition. 
D) display rules,social rules,and relationship rules.

Question 6

_______________ goals involve the effort to avoid unpleasant experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) Avoidance 
B) Performance 
C) Mastery 
D) Learning 
A) Avoidance 
B) Performance 
C) Mastery 
D) Learning

Question 7

Gerald is learning to play the guitar because he thinks girls will be more likely to go out with him if he plays in a band.This is an example of _______________ motivation and an __________________ goal.

Accepted Answer

A) performance;avoidance. 
B) performance;approach 
C) mastery;approach 
D) mastery;avoidance 
A) performance;avoidance. 
B) performance;approach 
C) mastery;approach 
D) mastery;avoidance

Question 8

In experiments where bowls of soup were secretly filled through a tube so that the soup never ran out,which of the following happened?

Accepted Answer

A) Participants felt full at the same time as control participants,but continued to eat anyway. 
B) Participants ate significantly more than control participants,but did not feel more satiated. 
C) Participants felt full at the same time as control participants and stopped eating. 
D) Participants ate significantly less than control participants,but felt equally satiated. 
A) Participants felt full at the same time as control participants,but continued to eat anyway. 
B) Participants ate significantly more than control participants,but did not feel more satiated. 
C) Participants felt full at the same time as control participants and stopped eating. 
D) Participants ate significantly less than control participants,but felt equally satiated.

Question 9

The second phase of the sexual response is

Accepted Answer

A) excitement. 
B) plateau. 
C) orgasm. 
D) resolution. 
A) excitement. 
B) plateau. 
C) orgasm. 
D) resolution.

Question 10

Rashid has just had an orgasm.However,his partner is still excited and wants Rashid to continue his sexual activity.Unfortunately,Rashid has lost his erection.Rashid is probably now in the

Accepted Answer

A) refractory period. 
B) male menopause. 
C) disruptive period. 
D) plateau. 
A) refractory period. 
B) male menopause. 
C) disruptive period. 
D) plateau.

Question 11

Which is NOT one of the usual criticisms of Kinsey's methodologies?

Accepted Answer

A) Most of the volunteers were homosexual. 
B) The sample was not broad enough to cover all types of people. 
C) Kinsey's methods were flawed and controversial. 
D) Kinsey tended to make sweeping generalizations based on small samples. 
A) Most of the volunteers were homosexual. 
B) The sample was not broad enough to cover all types of people. 
C) Kinsey's methods were flawed and controversial. 
D) Kinsey tended to make sweeping generalizations based on small samples.

Question 12

Equipment to measure physiological activity during sexual activity was used by

Accepted Answer

A) Kinsey. 
B) Freud. 
C) Skinner. 
D) Masters and Johnson. 
A) Kinsey. 
B) Freud. 
C) Skinner. 
D) Masters and Johnson.

Question 13

Wanda goes to the cafeteria with her coworkers.She is not hungry,but eats because everyone else in the group is.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation. 
B) the minimal eating norm. 
C) impression management. 
D) the unit bias. 
A) social facilitation. 
B) the minimal eating norm. 
C) impression management. 
D) the unit bias.

Question 14

Luisa is working out at a gym and her body temperature begins to rise.Tool cool itself down,her body begins to sweat.After showering however,her body temperature drops below ideal,so her body begins to shiver to warm itself up.This example illustrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) libido. 
B) homeostasis. 
C) satiation. 
D) drives. 
A) libido. 
B) homeostasis. 
C) satiation. 
D) drives.

Question 15

What do sugar and addictive drugs have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They create states of euphoria in high doses. 
B) They stimulate activity in the hypothalamus. 
C) They inhibit self-control by inhibiting the cingulate gyrus. 
D) They stimulate dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens. 
A) They create states of euphoria in high doses. 
B) They stimulate activity in the hypothalamus. 
C) They inhibit self-control by inhibiting the cingulate gyrus. 
D) They stimulate dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens.

Question 16

Display rules involve

Accepted Answer

A) displaying an emotion that is not actually felt,often because of a role requirement. 
B) social/cultural guidelines that regulate when,how,and where a person may express emotion. 
C) emotions that are displayed,as a rule,only by certain cultures. 
D) universal,biologically-based emotional displays evoked by particular emotional situations. 
A) displaying an emotion that is not actually felt,often because of a role requirement. 
B) social/cultural guidelines that regulate when,how,and where a person may express emotion. 
C) emotions that are displayed,as a rule,only by certain cultures. 
D) universal,biologically-based emotional displays evoked by particular emotional situations.

Exam 11: B: Motivation and Emotion

Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas.What role does it play in the body?

According to your textbook,______________ is a risk factor for illnesses such as heart disease and cancer,and elevates a person's risk for having hypertension,a weaker immune system,and high levels of stress hormones.

Three-year-old Javier sees his dad dressed up as a gorilla and Javier screams in fear.What brain structure is probably involved in his reaction?

_______________ can vary from culture to culture and are socially acceptable ways of showing emotion in public settings.

The three major components that psychologists focus on when defining "emotion" are

_______________ goals involve the effort to avoid unpleasant experiences.

Gerald is learning to play the guitar because he thinks girls will be more likely to go out with him if he plays in a band.This is an example of _______________ motivation and an __________________ goal.

In experiments where bowls of soup were secretly filled through a tube so that the soup never ran out,which of the following happened?

The second phase of the sexual response is

Rashid has just had an orgasm.However,his partner is still excited and wants Rashid to continue his sexual activity.Unfortunately,Rashid has lost his erection.Rashid is probably now in the

Which is NOT one of the usual criticisms of Kinsey's methodologies?

Equipment to measure physiological activity during sexual activity was used by

Wanda goes to the cafeteria with her coworkers.She is not hungry,but eats because everyone else in the group is.This is an example of

Luisa is working out at a gym and her body temperature begins to rise.Tool cool itself down,her body begins to sweat.After showering however,her body temperature drops below ideal,so her body begins to shiver to warm itself up.This example illustrates the concept of

What do sugar and addictive drugs have in common?

Display rules involve

A: Introducing Psychological Science

B: Introducing Psychological Science

C: Introducing Psychological Science

D: Introducing Psychological Science

E: Introducing Psychological Science

A: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

B: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

C: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

D: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

E: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

E: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

E: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

E: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

E: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

E: Memory

A: Thought and Language

B: Thought and Language

C: Thought and Language

D: Thought and Language

E: Thought and Language

A: Intelligence Testing

B: Intelligence Testing

C: Intelligence Testing

D: Intelligence Testing

E: Intelligence Testing

A: Lifespan Development

B: Lifespan Development

C: Lifespan Development

D: Lifespan Development

E: Lifespan Development

A: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

Emotivation and Emotion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

E: Personality

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

Gerald is learning to play the guitar because he thinks girls will be more likely to go out with him if he plays in a band.This is an example of _ motivation and an ____ goal.