Question 1

Studies have found that those college students who have a high need for achievement (nAch)tend to attribute their failure to

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A) bad luck. 
B) the difficulty of the task. 
C) their lack of innate ability. 
D) insufficient effort.

Question 2

Basic emotions arise through ___________ processing.

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A) reflective 
B) experiential 
C) inductive 
D) deductive

Question 3

Learned motives involve needs that are

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A) often social in nature. 
B) innate but not necessary for survival. 
C) not innate but necessary for survival. 
D) innate and necessary for survival.

Question 4

Carlos is learning to weaken his personal eating cues as part of a program called

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A) self-selection feeding. 
B) yo-yo dieting. 
C) rapid weight cycling. 
D) behavioral dieting.

Question 5

Although horsemeat is regularly eaten in some parts of the world, the vast majority of Americans would have great difficulty eating horsemeat, even if they were very hungry. This illustrates how which of the following affects hunger?

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A) genetic factors 
B) set points 
C) cultural values 
D) homeostatic mechanisms

Question 6

It is easier to perform an activity or reach a goal with perseverance and passion when you have

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A) a need for power. 
B) Type A personality. 
C) self-confidence. 
D) extrinsic motivation.

Question 7

The polygraph was invented in 1915 by the psychologist who also created the comic book character Wonder Woman . This psychologist was

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A) Abraham Maslow. 
B) Joseph Wolpe. 
C) William Marston. 
D) Walter Cannon.

Question 8

Most of the activities we think of as "work" are

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A) stimulus motives. 
B) primary motives. 
C) extrinsically motivated. 
D) intrinsically motivated.

Question 9

Stimulus motives are already present during infancy and help us survive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Behavioral dieting includes all of the following EXCEPT

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A) exercise. 
B) "yo-yo dieting." 
C) keeping a "diet diary." 
D) counting calories.

Question 11

After a strong emotional shock, the parasympathetic system may overreact and

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A) raise your blood pressure too much. 
B) cause extreme irritability and nervousness. 
C) cause a severe migraine headache to occur. 
D) lower your blood pressure too much.

Question 12

Kierra is about to take her first test in psychology. If she is feeling "test anxious" and her arousal level is very high, we can expect her

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A) focus and attention to detail on the test to be high. 
B) text anxiety to be due to overpreparation. 
C) performance on the test to be low. 
D) performance on the test to be very good.

Question 13

Regarding arousal and stimulus motives, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Stimulus motives help humans and other animals to survive. 
B) According to the arousal theory, we try to keep arousal at the highest level possible during the time we are awake. 
C) Stimulus motives are considered homeostatic. 
D) Because of stimulus motives, animals will work at tasks where no visible external reward is given.

Question 14

You have just broken up with your longtime partner. Your face is contorted in sadness, your shoulders are slumped, and tears are forming in the corners of your eyes. These outward signs represent which component of emotions?

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A) behavioral changes 
B) emotional feelings 
C) physiological changes 
D) maladaptive reactions

Question 15

Which of the following is a good indicator of a person's circadian rhythm with most people reaching a low point two to three hours before their normal waking time?

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A) serotonin level 
B) noradrenaline level 
C) digestive function 
D) core body temperature

Question 16

Children who were lavishly rewarded for drawing with felt-tip pens on one occasion later showed little interest in drawing with pens. Their loss of interest suggests that

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A) intrinsic incentives can undermine extrinsic motivation. 
B) classroom enrichment programs undermine extrinsic motivation. 
C) extrinsic incentives can undermine intrinsic motivation. 
D) classroom enrichment programs undermine intrinsic motivation.

Question 17

If you were to take a drug that made your mouth constantly wet, your water intake would

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A) increase. 
B) decrease. 
C) remain normal. 
D) not be predictable.

Question 18

Your current diet is best defined as the

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A) proportion of food you are presently eating compared to the proportion you ate in the past. 
B) amount of carbohydrate to fat content in the foods you are currently eating compared to those eaten in the past. 
C) amount of weight that you are planning to lose. 
D) types and amounts of food you regularly eat.

Question 19

It is not uncommon for older people to suffer from dehydration despite experiencing a lack of thirst, which means that they have

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A) a drive but not a need. 
B) a need but not a drive. 
C) both a drive and a need. 
D) neither a need nor a drive.

Question 20

Eating a salty meal causes an extracellular thirst.

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