Question 1

A professor assigned deadlines for papers in one section,and let students in another section set their own deadlines.Which students got the best grades?

Accepted Answer

A) T​he students in the section that got to choose their own deadlines 
B) ​The students whose deadlines were all at the end of the semester 
C) ​The students whose deadlines were all near the start of the semester 
D) ​The students whose deadlines were equally spaced through the semester

Question 2

Which aspect of anatomy differs,on average,between heterosexual and homosexual men?​

Accepted Answer

A) Detailed structure of the blood vessels entering the brain 
B) ​Size of part of the hypothalamus 
C) ​Distance between the eyes and the mouth 
D) ​Ratio of arm length to leg length

Question 3

​To measure how well a child can resist temptation,which procedure have psychologists often used?

Accepted Answer

A) "Draw a pretty picture, but don't look at what any other children are drawing." 
B) ​"I'm leaving the room now, but please sit quietly in your seats until I return." 
C) ​"Answer these questions, but please don't look at the answer key on the back of the page." 
D) ​"Here is one marshmallow, but if you wait you can have two."

Question 4

What is true for obesity?​

Accepted Answer

A) Individual psychotherapy is effective in relieving obesity for most people. 
B) ​A single gene is responsible for about one-fourth of all cases of obesity. 
C) ​Most obese people remain relatively inactive, even after losing weight. 
D) ​Serious depression is the main cause of obesity.

Question 5

How can someone become infected with AIDS?​

Accepted Answer

A) Any contact with the skin of an infected person can spread the virus. 
B) ​Even breathing the same air as an infected person can spread the virus. 
C) ​Contact with an infected person spreads the virus only if the contact lasts hours. 
D) ​The virus spreads to another person only if it enters that person's bloodstream.

Question 6

In the early fetal stage of life,both males and females have a small structure that develops into a penis for males.What happens to that structure in females?​

Accepted Answer

A) It develops into a clitoris. 
B) ​It develops into a vagina. 
C) ​It develops into ovaries. 
D) ​It disappears altogether.

Question 7

The onset of anorexia nervosa is most common for what people?​

Accepted Answer

A) Children 
B) ​Adult women 
C) ​Teenage boys 
D) ​Teenage girls

Question 8

Which of these trends has occurred over the last 100 years in the United States and Europe?​

Accepted Answer

A) The average difference between husband's age and wife's age has more than doubled. 
B) ​The average delay between puberty and marriage has more than doubled. 
C) ​The percentage of men reporting satisfaction with their sex life has more than doubled. 
D) ​The percentage of couples having more than two children has more than doubled.

Question 9

An employer enriches the jobs,giving each employee variety in the work and responsibility for meaningful tasks.Which approach to job design is the employer following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Human-relations 
B) ​Theory X 
C) ​Scientific-management 
D) ​Transformational leadership

Question 10

A professor assigned deadlines for papers in one section,and let students in another section set their own deadlines.What were the results?​

Accepted Answer

A) Students who chose their own deadlines did best. 
B) ​Students whose deadlines were evenly spaced through the semester did best. 
C) ​Students whose deadlines were at the end of the semester did best. 
D) ​Students did equally well, regardless of when their deadlines were.

Question 11

What might cause a genetic female to develop partly masculinized external genitals?​

Accepted Answer

A) During her prenatal development, she was exposed to extra testosterone. 
B) ​During her prenatal development, her estrogen levels were below average. 
C) ​During her prenatal development, she was exposed to a high fever. 
D) ​During her prenatal development, her mother took antidepressant medications.

Question 12

What determines whether a fetus develops male-looking or female-looking external genitals?​

Accepted Answer

A) Genes alone, with no influence from any hormone 
B) ​The amount of the hormone estradiol 
C) ​The amount of the hormone testosterone 
D) ​The amounts of estradiol and testosterone, to an equal extent

Question 13

Which theory of motivation best explains people's interest in having an unusual experience?​

Accepted Answer

A) Homeostasis 
B) ​Drive 
C) ​Incentive 
D) ​Libido

Question 14

What is the role of testosterone and estradiol in development of the external genitals?​

Accepted Answer

A) Neither one affects the appearance of the external genitals. 
B) ​Extra testosterone can masculinize appearance. Estradiol can feminize appearance. 
C) ​Extra testosterone does not masculinize appearance. Estradiol can feminize appearance. 
D) ​Extra testosterone can masculinize appearance. Estradiol does not feminize appearance.

Question 15

Which of these can be easily explained by the drive theory of motivation?​

Accepted Answer

A) You volunteer your time for a project to help autistic children. 
B) ​When you have some free time, you enjoy playing video games. 
C) ​Although you were not hungry, you join friends to get ice cream cones. 
D) ​When you feel a thorn in your leg, you stop to remove it.

Question 16

Which of the following is apparently an important influence on sexual orientation?​

Accepted Answer

A) Amount of contact with the father during childhood 
B) ​Genetics 
C) ​Adult testosterone levels 
D) ​Adult estradiol levels

Question 17

​Why did most later researchers get significantly different results from the ones that Kinsey reported?

Accepted Answer

A) Kinsey conducted his interviews in crowded public places. 
B) ​Kinsey conducted his interviews by telephone. 
C) ​Kinsey asked people to describe their friends instead of themselves. 
D) ​Kinsey did not study a representative sample of the population.

Question 18

Participants could flip a coin and announce the results (favoring either themselves or someone else)or they could let the experimenter flip the coin.What did most people choose,and what is the interpretation?​

Accepted Answer

A) They flipped the coin themselves. They wanted to be in control. 
B) ​They flipped the coin themselves. They wanted the opportunity to lie about the result. 
C) ​They let the experimenter flip the coin. They feared they might be unlucky on coin flips. 
D) ​They let the experimenter flip the coin. They wanted to avoid a temptation to cheat.

Question 19

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which is the highest need?​

Accepted Answer

A) Self-esteem 
B) ​Self-actualization 
C) ​Social interaction 
D) ​Physiological needs

Question 20

Drive-reduction theories of motivation emphasize which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Efforts to win competitions against other people and to improve one's own performance 
B) ​A hierarchy of needs, headed by self-actualization 
C) ​Attempts to satisfy all needs and then become inactive 
D) ​Attraction by highly desirable stimuli or opportunities

Exam 11: Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

A professor assigned deadlines for papers in one section,and let students in another section set their own deadlines.Which students got the best grades?

Which aspect of anatomy differs,on average,between heterosexual and homosexual men?

To measure how well a child can resist temptation,which procedure have psychologists often used?

What is true for obesity?

How can someone become infected with AIDS?

In the early fetal stage of life,both males and females have a small structure that develops into a penis for males.What happens to that structure in females?

The onset of anorexia nervosa is most common for what people?

Which of these trends has occurred over the last 100 years in the United States and Europe?

An employer enriches the jobs,giving each employee variety in the work and responsibility for meaningful tasks.Which approach to job design is the employer following?

A professor assigned deadlines for papers in one section,and let students in another section set their own deadlines.What were the results?

What might cause a genetic female to develop partly masculinized external genitals?

What determines whether a fetus develops male-looking or female-looking external genitals?

Which theory of motivation best explains people's interest in having an unusual experience?

What is the role of testosterone and estradiol in development of the external genitals?

Which of these can be easily explained by the drive theory of motivation?

Which of the following is apparently an important influence on sexual orientation?

Why did most later researchers get significantly different results from the ones that Kinsey reported?

Participants could flip a coin and announce the results (favoring either themselves or someone else) or they could let the experimenter flip the coin.What did most people choose,and what is the interpretation?

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which is the highest need?

Drive-reduction theories of motivation emphasize which of the following?

Exam 11: Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

A professor assigned deadlines for papers in one section,and let students in another section set their own deadlines.Which students got the best grades?

Which aspect of anatomy differs,on average,between heterosexual and homosexual men?​

​To measure how well a child can resist temptation,which procedure have psychologists often used?

What is true for obesity?​

How can someone become infected with AIDS?​

In the early fetal stage of life,both males and females have a small structure that develops into a penis for males.What happens to that structure in females?​

The onset of anorexia nervosa is most common for what people?​

Which of these trends has occurred over the last 100 years in the United States and Europe?​

An employer enriches the jobs,giving each employee variety in the work and responsibility for meaningful tasks.Which approach to job design is the employer following?​

A professor assigned deadlines for papers in one section,and let students in another section set their own deadlines.What were the results?​

What might cause a genetic female to develop partly masculinized external genitals?​

What determines whether a fetus develops male-looking or female-looking external genitals?​

Which theory of motivation best explains people's interest in having an unusual experience?​

What is the role of testosterone and estradiol in development of the external genitals?​

Which of these can be easily explained by the drive theory of motivation?​

Which of the following is apparently an important influence on sexual orientation?​

​Why did most later researchers get significantly different results from the ones that Kinsey reported?

Participants could flip a coin and announce the results (favoring either themselves or someone else) or they could let the experimenter flip the coin.What did most people choose,and what is the interpretation?​

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which is the highest need?​

Drive-reduction theories of motivation emphasize which of the following?​

Which aspect of anatomy differs,on average,between heterosexual and homosexual men?

To measure how well a child can resist temptation,which procedure have psychologists often used?

What is true for obesity?

How can someone become infected with AIDS?

In the early fetal stage of life,both males and females have a small structure that develops into a penis for males.What happens to that structure in females?

The onset of anorexia nervosa is most common for what people?

Which of these trends has occurred over the last 100 years in the United States and Europe?

An employer enriches the jobs,giving each employee variety in the work and responsibility for meaningful tasks.Which approach to job design is the employer following?

A professor assigned deadlines for papers in one section,and let students in another section set their own deadlines.What were the results?

What might cause a genetic female to develop partly masculinized external genitals?

What determines whether a fetus develops male-looking or female-looking external genitals?

Which theory of motivation best explains people's interest in having an unusual experience?

What is the role of testosterone and estradiol in development of the external genitals?

Which of these can be easily explained by the drive theory of motivation?

Which of the following is apparently an important influence on sexual orientation?

Why did most later researchers get significantly different results from the ones that Kinsey reported?

Participants could flip a coin and announce the results (favoring either themselves or someone else) or they could let the experimenter flip the coin.What did most people choose,and what is the interpretation?

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which is the highest need?

Drive-reduction theories of motivation emphasize which of the following?