Question 1

Masters and Johnson have identified ____ stages of sexual arousal:

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  5 
C)  3 
D)  2 
A)  4 
B)  5 
C)  3 
D)  2

Question 2

According to studies by Ekman and others:

Accepted Answer

A)  no changes in autonomic activities are discernible for emotions such as disgust or anger 
B)  autonomic changes may be triggered by contractions of specific facial muscles 
C)  there is no relationship between measures of behavioral, cortical and autonomic arousal 
D)  emotional reactions are not fully measureable physiologically 
A)  no changes in autonomic activities are discernible for emotions such as disgust or anger 
B)  autonomic changes may be triggered by contractions of specific facial muscles 
C)  there is no relationship between measures of behavioral, cortical and autonomic arousal 
D)  emotional reactions are not fully measureable physiologically

Question 3

All of the following neurotransmitters promote arousal EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  acetylcholine 
B)  norepinephrine 
C)  GABA 
D)  serotonin 
A)  acetylcholine 
B)  norepinephrine 
C)  GABA 
D)  serotonin

Question 4

The General Adaptive Syndrome is defined as how the body reacts to:

Accepted Answer

A)  all stressors 
B)  only infectious diseases 
C)  only violence and abuse 
D)  environmental pollution, such as toxic chemicals 
A)  all stressors 
B)  only infectious diseases 
C)  only violence and abuse 
D)  environmental pollution, such as toxic chemicals

Question 5

According to current research, sleep

Accepted Answer

A)  is totally controlled by dreams 
B)  is controlled by a circadian process that determines when we wake up 
C)  deprivation leads to severe mental health problems or death in humans 
D)  is a state of complete relaxation 
A)  is totally controlled by dreams 
B)  is controlled by a circadian process that determines when we wake up 
C)  deprivation leads to severe mental health problems or death in humans 
D)  is a state of complete relaxation

Question 6

The General Adaptive Syndrome:

Accepted Answer

A)  is always beneficial 
B)  shows different expression of stage sequence in different individuals 
C)  sometimes results in specific diseases of adaptation 
D)  is always of short duration 
A)  is always beneficial 
B)  shows different expression of stage sequence in different individuals 
C)  sometimes results in specific diseases of adaptation 
D)  is always of short duration

Question 7

Domhoff argues that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is continuity between waking thoughts and dreams 
B)  dreams tend to be totally independent from each other 
C)  waking thoughts and dreams are unrelated 
D)  dreams depend largely on the hindbrain 
A)  there is continuity between waking thoughts and dreams 
B)  dreams tend to be totally independent from each other 
C)  waking thoughts and dreams are unrelated 
D)  dreams depend largely on the hindbrain

Question 8

Which of the following is the most important criticism of life-change research?

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no correlation between life-change and disease 
B)  predictions of disease or health are subjective and not scientific 
C)  individuals vary greatly in their ability to withstand stress 
D)  everyone shows the same responses to stress 
A)  there is no correlation between life-change and disease 
B)  predictions of disease or health are subjective and not scientific 
C)  individuals vary greatly in their ability to withstand stress 
D)  everyone shows the same responses to stress

Question 9

. Selye named the initial stage of our response to a stressor the:

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance stage 
B)  alarm reaction 
C)  refractory stage 
D)  exhaustion stage 
A)  resistance stage 
B)  alarm reaction 
C)  refractory stage 
D)  exhaustion stage

Question 10

Sleep can be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  a state of no arousal 
B)  a state of no behavior 
C)  having a strong relationship to motivation 
D)  the absence of behavior and arousal 
A)  a state of no arousal 
B)  a state of no behavior 
C)  having a strong relationship to motivation 
D)  the absence of behavior and arousal

Masters and Johnson have identified ____ stages of sexual arousal:

According to studies by Ekman and others:

All of the following neurotransmitters promote arousal EXCEPT:

The General Adaptive Syndrome is defined as how the body reacts to:

According to current research, sleep

The General Adaptive Syndrome:

Domhoff argues that:

Which of the following is the most important criticism of life-change research?

. Selye named the initial stage of our response to a stressor the:

Sleep can be described as

Conceptualizing and Measuring Motivation

Genetic Contributions to Motivated Behavior

Physiological Mechanisms of Regulation

Learned Motives: Classical, Instrumental, and Observational Learning

Incentive Motivation

Hedonism and Sensory Stimulation

Cognitive Motivation: Expectancy-Value Approaches

Cognitive Motivation: Social Motivation and Consistency

Cognitive Motivation: Attribution Approaches

Cognitive Motivation: Competence and Control

The Emotions As Motivators

Conclusions

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Exam 3: Physiological Mechanisms of Arousal

Masters and Johnson have identified ____ stages of sexual arousal:

According to studies by Ekman and others:

All of the following neurotransmitters promote arousal EXCEPT:

The General Adaptive Syndrome is defined as how the body reacts to:

According to current research, sleep

The General Adaptive Syndrome:

Domhoff argues that:

Which of the following is the most important criticism of life-change research?

. Selye named the initial stage of our response to a stressor the:

Sleep can be described as

Conceptualizing and Measuring Motivation

Genetic Contributions to Motivated Behavior

Physiological Mechanisms of Regulation

Learned Motives: Classical, Instrumental, and Observational Learning

Incentive Motivation

Hedonism and Sensory Stimulation

Cognitive Motivation: Expectancy-Value Approaches

Cognitive Motivation: Social Motivation and Consistency

Cognitive Motivation: Attribution Approaches

Cognitive Motivation: Competence and Control

The Emotions As Motivators

Conclusions

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