Exam 6: Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The importance of leptin is indicated by the fact that:

In homeostasis,the set point is:

The concept of motivation is used to explain:

The pancreas secretes insulin when glucose levels in the blood rise.

Lipoprivic hunger occurs when:

An instinct is a(n):

During the fasting phase of digestion:

Terri Schaivo spent the last years of life in a persistent vegetative state after a heart attack deprived her brain of oxygen;she had a heart attack due to a severe ___ deficiency,possibly resulting from bulimia.

Research has supported the idea that obesity is a matter of will power or lack thereof.

According to Hull's drive theory,the body maintains a condition of homeostasis,or balance.

When insulin levels are low:

Adaptation to a particular flavor during sensory-specific satiety occurs in the ___ of the medulla.

William McDougall proposed a theory of human motivation that was based on:

Current thinking regarding motivation emphasizes states of the brain rather than deficits in tissue.

How does taste relate to the nutritional content (or safety)of food?

During digestion:

Why is obesity bad from a medical standpoint? What are some hormones that may cause obesity,and how we can overcome these hormonal imbalances?

Which of the following is most consistent with drive theory?

We might complain about feeling hot and then drink something cool or loosen our clothing with the desired intent of cooling ourselves but we cannot properly say that these behaviors are:

There are two types of thirst: