Question 1

Women with bulimia nervosa typically are characterized by each of the following except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   lowered self-esteem and depression
B)   engaging in self-injurious behaviors
C)   problem drinking and drug use
D)   hypersensitivity to social interactions

Question 2

Salmon swimming upstream to spawn are an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   needs
B)   incentives
C)   motives
D)   instinct

Question 3

Explain the functioning of the primary drive of hunger. What mechanisms regulate this drive and what external and cultural factors affect perceptions of hunger?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Emotions that are found throughout one or more cultures, but not all cultures, are ________ emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)   regional
B)   reactive
C)   secondary
D)   tertiary C

Question 5

A hormone secreted by the pancreas that keeps glucose levels balanced is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   leptin
B)   ghrelin
C)   insulin
D)   glycerol

Question 6

In a recent study of women over 18 years of age, participants who scored high on hostility but who did not vent their anger were three times more likely to ________ during the course of the study.

Accepted Answer

A)   become antisocial
B)   die
C)   become depressed
D)   develop ulcers

Question 7

Seeing a snake, running away from it, then becoming frightened is the sequence of events postulated by the ________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)   Plutchik
B)   James-Lange
C)   Yerkes-Dodson
D)   Cannon-Bard

Question 8

The ________ theory of emotion states that the experience of emotion occurs simultaneously with biological changes.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cannon-Bard
B)   cognitive
C)   Schacter-Singer
D)   James-Lange

Question 9

There is no universally recognized facial expression for love.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Almost all of us conceal our emotions to some extent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Hand gestures communicate ________, and facial expressions communicate ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   specific emotions; specific emotions
B)   general emotional states; specific emotions
C)   general emotional states; general emotional states
D)   specific emotions; general emotional states

Question 12

The human sex drive is powerfully affected by hormones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 13

Hunger is stimulated by ________ cues. Thirst is stimulated by ________ cues.

Accepted Answer

A)   internal; external
B)   internal and external; internal and external
C)   external; internal and external
D)   internal and external; internal

Question 14

Which of the following would most likely result from the affiliation motive?

Accepted Answer

A)   discussing your racket grip with your tennis instructor
B)   discussing a lecture you attended with your roommates
C)   striking up a conversation with a stranger during a bumpy airplane flight
D)   talking to a friend about a movie you just saw

Question 15

Current research indicates that between ________ percent of the young adult population in the United States is homosexual.

Accepted Answer

A)   1 to 3
B)   7 to 10
C)   3 to 4
D)   11 to 15

Question 16

Hugh has such a strong need to bolster his fragile self-esteem that he engages in dangerously promiscuous behavior. Hugh's need to bolster his self-esteem is a(n)  ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   motive
B)   action
C)   incentive
D)   cue

Question 17

In the early 20th century, psychologists were inclined to explain motivated behavior by attributing it to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   instincts
B)   emotions
C)   learned responses
D)   incentives

Question 18

Which of the following people is least likely to develop bulimia?

Accepted Answer

A)   an upper-class female attending a state university where dating is not emphasized
B)   a lower-class female who does not attend college
C)   a middle-class female attending a community college where dating is emphasized
D)   an upper-class female attending an elite private college where dating is not emphasized

Question 19

Chemicals that stimulate sexual readiness through the sense of smell are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   globulins
B)   antigens
C)   pheromones
D)   androgens

Question 20

Which of the following situations does not illustrate how a stimulus motive can direct behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   Children seem to have a natural curiosity to learn about the world.
B)   A rat in a maze will naturally explore it.
C)   People who are used to eating dinner at 6 P.M. feel hungrier as dinnertime approaches.
D)   Monkeys kept in a zoo will tend to huddle together.

Exam 8: Motivation and Emotion

Women with bulimia nervosa typically are characterized by each of the following except ________.

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Salmon swimming upstream to spawn are an example of ________.

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Explain the functioning of the primary drive of hunger. What mechanisms regulate this drive and what external and cultural factors affect perceptions of hunger?

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Emotions that are found throughout one or more cultures, but not all cultures, are ________ emotions.

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A hormone secreted by the pancreas that keeps glucose levels balanced is ________.

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In a recent study of women over 18 years of age, participants who scored high on hostility but who did not vent their anger were three times more likely to ________ during the course of the study.

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Seeing a snake, running away from it, then becoming frightened is the sequence of events postulated by the ________ theory.

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The ________ theory of emotion states that the experience of emotion occurs simultaneously with biological changes.

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There is no universally recognized facial expression for love.

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Almost all of us conceal our emotions to some extent.

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Hand gestures communicate ________, and facial expressions communicate ________.

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The human sex drive is powerfully affected by hormones.

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Hunger is stimulated by ________ cues. Thirst is stimulated by ________ cues.

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Which of the following would most likely result from the affiliation motive?

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Current research indicates that between ________ percent of the young adult population in the United States is homosexual.

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Hugh has such a strong need to bolster his fragile self-esteem that he engages in dangerously promiscuous behavior. Hugh's need to bolster his self-esteem is a(n) ________.

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In the early 20th century, psychologists were inclined to explain motivated behavior by attributing it to ________.

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Which of the following people is least likely to develop bulimia?

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Chemicals that stimulate sexual readiness through the sense of smell are ________.

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Which of the following situations does not illustrate how a stimulus motive can direct behavior?

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