Question 1

Annette was experiencing a high level of sexual excitement as her boyfriend kissed and caressed her.However,the phone rang and interrupted them.Her heart rate and respiration rate are slowly returning to normal,but she feels a sense of frustration.Based on the phases described by Masters and Johnson,Annette is in the

Accepted Answer

A)  resolution phase. 
B)  plateau phase. 
C)  post-orgasmic phase. 
D)  refractory period.

Question 2

Alfred Kinsey and other psychologists have concluded that it is more accurate to view sexual orientation on a(n)____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Alfred Kinsey and other psychologists have concluded...

Question 3

Homeostasis is a state of

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological stability. 
B)  physiological instability. 
C)  psychological stability. 
D)  psychological instability.

Question 4

Compared to low scorers,people who score high in the need for achievement

Accepted Answer

A)  devote more time to interpersonal activities. 
B)  worry more about acceptance from others. 
C)  tend to work harder and more persistently. 
D)  show all of these characteristics.

Question 5

People who are ____________________ in the need for achievement tend to delay gratification well,pursue competitive careers and work harder and more persistently then others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of People who are ____________________ in the need...

Question 6

What theoretical perspective argues that the increase in obesity in humans is a result of the fact that early humans lived in environments in which there was fierce competition for limited,unreliable food resources and that developed a tendency to consume food when it was present?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  evolutionary 
C)  body-set point 
D)  settling-point

Question 7

Parental investment theory suggests that males and females

Accepted Answer

A)  make significant personal investments to produce and nurture offspring. 
B)  do not make significant personal investments to produce and nurture offspring. 
C)  may develop different mating strategies. 
D)  develop similar mating strategies.

Question 8

Evolutionary theories of emotion assume all EXCEPT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotions are largely innate. 
B)  Emotions followed thought in the evolutionary sequence. 
C)  Emotions originate in subcortical brain structures. 
D)  Humans have a relatively small number of innate emotions with adaptive value.

Question 9

As Danica saw the headlights coming directly at her through the fog on the highway,her blood pressure rose quickly and she felt her heart start to race.These reactions are part of

Accepted Answer

A)  the behavioral component in Danica's emotional experience. 
B)  the objective component in Danica's emotional experience. 
C)  the cognitive component in Danica's emotional experience. 
D)  the physiological component in Danica's emotional experience.

Question 10

Imagine that an individual has taken medication that has lowered his or her overall level of autonomic arousal.If this person reports less intense emotional experiences,it would provide some support for

Accepted Answer

A)  the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion. 
B)  the common-sense view of emotion. 
C)  the facial feedback hypothesis. 
D)  the James-Lange theory of emotion.

Question 11

Sean and his wife have been kissing and caressing for about 15 minutes.His level of arousal is still increasing,and he has begun to secrete some seminal fluid from the tip of his penis.Based on the phases described by Masters and Johnson,Sean is in the

Accepted Answer

A)  plateau phase. 
B)  excitement phase. 
C)  orgasmic phase. 
D)  resolution phase.

Question 12

Scott just experienced an orgasm.For about an hour he cannot achieve another orgasm.Scott is in the ____ phase of the sexual response cycle.

Accepted Answer

A)  excitement 
B)  plateau 
C)  orgasmic 
D)  resolution

Question 13

____ are the reasons that are presented to persuade someone that a conclusion is true or probably true.

Accepted Answer

A)  Premises 
B)  Arguments 
C)  Assumptions 
D)  Attributions

Question 14

Research suggests that bad outcomes feel worse when they are unexpected,but that good outcomes feel better when they are unexpected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The fact that both biological and environmental factors have been shown to jointly govern eating behavior,sexual desire and the experience of emotion is illustrative of which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychology is empirical. 
B)  Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. 
C)  The interplay of heredity and environment. 
D)  Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.

Question 16

Walking through the forest you see a bear.All at once,your heart starts pounding,you feel fear,and you run.This description BEST illustrates the ____ theory of emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  commonsense 
B)  Cannon-Bard 
C)  James-Lange 
D)  Schachter two-factor

Question 17

The correlation between physical attractiveness and happiness is

Accepted Answer

A)  negative. 
B)  moderately positive. 
C)  strongly positive. 
D)  negligible.

Question 18

Compare drive,incentive,and evolutionary approaches to understanding motivation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare drive,incentive,and evolutionary approaches to understanding motivation....

Question 19

Based on the interaction between glucose levels and insulin levels in the body,you should expect that laboratory rats with artificially reduced levels of insulin will

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to overeat and gain weight. 
B)  stop eating, but still gain weight. 
C)  stop eating and lose weight. 
D)  show an increase in activity in the ventromedial hypothalamus.

Question 20

Which of the following theories assert that thinking or cognition plays a relatively small role in emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  two factory theory 
B)  James-Lange theory 
C)  achievement theory 
D)  evolutionary theory

Exam 10: Motivation and Emotion