Question 1

Job satisfaction is __________ correlated with job performance.

Accepted Answer

A) positively 
B) negatively 
C) not 
A) positively 
B) negatively 
C) not

Question 2

Most Pima Indians today are seriously overweight because of two factors

Accepted Answer

A) a high stress environment and lack of vitamins. 
B) genetics and a change in the food their culture eats. 
C) genetics and a high stress environment. 
D) prenatal environment and sleeplessness. 
A) a high stress environment and lack of vitamins. 
B) genetics and a change in the food their culture eats. 
C) genetics and a high stress environment. 
D) prenatal environment and sleeplessness.

Question 3

When insulin levels are very high,glucose enters the cells of the body rapidly and much of it is stored as fat.If the insulin levels remain high,the stored fat cannot be used for energy.What happens to the person's appetite?

Accepted Answer

A) The appetite becomes very strong. 
B) The appetite is about the same as usual. 
C) The appetite becomes very weak. 
D) The appetite fluctuates sharply from moment to moment. 
A) The appetite becomes very strong. 
B) The appetite is about the same as usual. 
C) The appetite becomes very weak. 
D) The appetite fluctuates sharply from moment to moment.

Question 4

A fifth-grader has just learned how to do some simple programming on her dad's computer.Now,her class at school is learning programming and she gets gold stars for doing well.If the overjustification effect occurs,what is likely to happen this summer when she no longer gets stars for programming?

Accepted Answer

A) She will not work as hard as she did before she received the reward. 
B) She will continue at about the same rate as before she was rewarded. 
C) She will work harder than before she received the reward. 
D) She will only work hard if there is a bigger reward later on. 
A) She will not work as hard as she did before she received the reward. 
B) She will continue at about the same rate as before she was rewarded. 
C) She will work harder than before she received the reward. 
D) She will only work hard if there is a bigger reward later on.

Question 5

Which of the following became famous for conducting the first extensive surveys of human sexual behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Walter Cannon 
B) Stanley Schachter 
C) Mary Calkins 
D) Alfred Kinsey 
A) Walter Cannon 
B) Stanley Schachter 
C) Mary Calkins 
D) Alfred Kinsey

Question 6

Because job satisfaction is highly heritable

Accepted Answer

A) younger workers,on average,report greater job satisfaction than older workers. 
B) first borns tend to report higher job satisfaction than their later-born siblings. 
C) dizygotic twins are more similar in their job satisfaction ratings on average than monozygotic twins. 
D) monozygotic twins are more similar in their job satisfaction ratings on average than dizygotic twins. 
A) younger workers,on average,report greater job satisfaction than older workers. 
B) first borns tend to report higher job satisfaction than their later-born siblings. 
C) dizygotic twins are more similar in their job satisfaction ratings on average than monozygotic twins. 
D) monozygotic twins are more similar in their job satisfaction ratings on average than dizygotic twins.

Question 7

A leader who tries to make an organization more efficient at doing what it is already doing by providing rewards for effective work is called a __________ leader.

Accepted Answer

A) transportational 
B) transformational 
C) transcranial 
D) transactional 
A) transportational 
B) transformational 
C) transcranial 
D) transactional

Question 8

Under what circumstances might a genetically female (XX)fetus develop a sexual anatomy that partly resembles that of a genetic male (XY)?

Accepted Answer

A) Her mother continued to engage in sex while she was pregnant. 
B) Her mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. 
C) She was exposed to less estrogen than normal for a female fetus. 
D) She was exposed to more testosterone than normal for a female fetus. 
A) Her mother continued to engage in sex while she was pregnant. 
B) Her mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. 
C) She was exposed to less estrogen than normal for a female fetus. 
D) She was exposed to more testosterone than normal for a female fetus.

Question 9

According to Masters and Johnson,the stage of sexual arousal in which a man's penis first becomes erect and a woman's vagina first becomes lubricated is the __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Psychologists used to think that bisexuality was just a temporary transition by someone switching between homosexual and heterosexual attraction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Bulimics are most often ____________________ ,anorexics are most often ____________________.
female,female

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bulimics are most often ____________________ ,anorexics are...

Question 12

Which hormone controls the rate at which nutrients (such as glucose)leave the blood and enter the cells of the body?

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone 
B) estrogen 
C) insulin 
D) aldosterone 
A) testosterone 
B) estrogen 
C) insulin 
D) aldosterone

Question 13

The Kinsey survey of human sexual behavior was given to such a large sample (about 18,000 respondents),the results are assumed to be representative of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The notion that there is a right way to perform a job in order to increase productivity and efficiency is known as

Accepted Answer

A) human relations approach. 
B) scientific-management. 
C) behaviorism. 
D) job analysis. 
A) human relations approach. 
B) scientific-management. 
C) behaviorism. 
D) job analysis.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding job satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A) Job satisfaction is heritable. 
B) Job satisfaction depends entirely on the job itself. 
C) Women tend to report greater job satisfaction than men. 
D) Younger workers tend to report greater job satisfaction than older workers. 
A) Job satisfaction is heritable. 
B) Job satisfaction depends entirely on the job itself. 
C) Women tend to report greater job satisfaction than men. 
D) Younger workers tend to report greater job satisfaction than older workers.

Question 16

Which of the following facts tends to contradict the drive theory of motivation?

Accepted Answer

A) An individual who has just completed a meal will rest before engaging in any other activity. 
B) Hormones can increase the activity of certain parts of the brain. 
C) People sometimes try to increase their level of stimulation. 
D) An individual who cannot engage in his or her preferred activity at a given moment may substitute some other activity. 
A) An individual who has just completed a meal will rest before engaging in any other activity. 
B) Hormones can increase the activity of certain parts of the brain. 
C) People sometimes try to increase their level of stimulation. 
D) An individual who cannot engage in his or her preferred activity at a given moment may substitute some other activity.

Question 17

The fact that some people seek out and enjoy the opportunity to ride a roller coaster is best explained by the drive-reduction theory of motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is apparently true,according to the best available evidence,concerning male homosexuality in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic factors predispose some men toward a homosexual orientation. 
B) Most homosexual men had a weak,detached father and a domineering mother. 
C) The brains of men with a homosexual orientation are the same in all measurable regards as the brains of men with a heterosexual orientation. 
D) About 10 percent of all American men have a homosexual orientation. 
A) Genetic factors predispose some men toward a homosexual orientation. 
B) Most homosexual men had a weak,detached father and a domineering mother. 
C) The brains of men with a homosexual orientation are the same in all measurable regards as the brains of men with a heterosexual orientation. 
D) About 10 percent of all American men have a homosexual orientation.

Question 19

Goals are most effective at motivating increased efforts if the goals are

Accepted Answer

A) challenging (somewhat better than you have done in the past). 
B) flexible (such as "do your best"). 
C) private. 
D) easy. 
A) challenging (somewhat better than you have done in the past). 
B) flexible (such as "do your best"). 
C) private. 
D) easy.

Question 20

The causes of anorexia are currently unknown.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Job satisfaction is __________ correlated with job performance.

Most Pima Indians today are seriously overweight because of two factors

When insulin levels are very high,glucose enters the cells of the body rapidly and much of it is stored as fat.If the insulin levels remain high,the stored fat cannot be used for energy.What happens to the person's appetite?

A fifth-grader has just learned how to do some simple programming on her dad's computer.Now,her class at school is learning programming and she gets gold stars for doing well.If the overjustification effect occurs,what is likely to happen this summer when she no longer gets stars for programming?

Which of the following became famous for conducting the first extensive surveys of human sexual behavior?

Because job satisfaction is highly heritable

A leader who tries to make an organization more efficient at doing what it is already doing by providing rewards for effective work is called a __________ leader.

Under what circumstances might a genetically female (XX)fetus develop a sexual anatomy that partly resembles that of a genetic male (XY)?

According to Masters and Johnson,the stage of sexual arousal in which a man's penis first becomes erect and a woman's vagina first becomes lubricated is the __________ stage.

Psychologists used to think that bisexuality was just a temporary transition by someone switching between homosexual and heterosexual attraction.

Bulimics are most often ,anorexics are most often . female,female

Which hormone controls the rate at which nutrients (such as glucose)leave the blood and enter the cells of the body?

The Kinsey survey of human sexual behavior was given to such a large sample (about 18,000 respondents),the results are assumed to be representative of the population.

The notion that there is a right way to perform a job in order to increase productivity and efficiency is known as

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding job satisfaction?

Which of the following facts tends to contradict the drive theory of motivation?

The fact that some people seek out and enjoy the opportunity to ride a roller coaster is best explained by the drive-reduction theory of motivation.

Which of the following is apparently true,according to the best available evidence,concerning male homosexuality in the United States?

Goals are most effective at motivating increased efforts if the goals are

The causes of anorexia are currently unknown.

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Nature,nurture,and Human Development

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Exam 11: Motivated Behaviors

Job satisfaction is __________ correlated with job performance.

Most Pima Indians today are seriously overweight because of two factors

When insulin levels are very high,glucose enters the cells of the body rapidly and much of it is stored as fat.If the insulin levels remain high,the stored fat cannot be used for energy.What happens to the person's appetite?

A fifth-grader has just learned how to do some simple programming on her dad's computer.Now,her class at school is learning programming and she gets gold stars for doing well.If the overjustification effect occurs,what is likely to happen this summer when she no longer gets stars for programming?

Which of the following became famous for conducting the first extensive surveys of human sexual behavior?

Because job satisfaction is highly heritable

A leader who tries to make an organization more efficient at doing what it is already doing by providing rewards for effective work is called a __________ leader.

Under what circumstances might a genetically female (XX)fetus develop a sexual anatomy that partly resembles that of a genetic male (XY)?

According to Masters and Johnson,the stage of sexual arousal in which a man's penis first becomes erect and a woman's vagina first becomes lubricated is the __________ stage.

Psychologists used to think that bisexuality was just a temporary transition by someone switching between homosexual and heterosexual attraction.

Bulimics are most often ____________________ ,anorexics are most often ____________________. female,female

Which hormone controls the rate at which nutrients (such as glucose)leave the blood and enter the cells of the body?

The Kinsey survey of human sexual behavior was given to such a large sample (about 18,000 respondents),the results are assumed to be representative of the population.

The notion that there is a right way to perform a job in order to increase productivity and efficiency is known as

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding job satisfaction?

Which of the following facts tends to contradict the drive theory of motivation?

The fact that some people seek out and enjoy the opportunity to ride a roller coaster is best explained by the drive-reduction theory of motivation.

Which of the following is apparently true,according to the best available evidence,concerning male homosexuality in the United States?

Goals are most effective at motivating increased efforts if the goals are

The causes of anorexia are currently unknown.

What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Nature,nurture,and Human Development

Learning

Memory

Cognition and Language

Intelligence

Consciousness

Emotional Behaviors,stress,and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Abnormality,therapy,and Social Issues

Specific Disorders and Treatments

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Bulimics are most often ,anorexics are most often . female,female