Question 1

In negative feedback systems, what is the function or purpose of motivated behavior? The function or purpose is

Accepted Answer

A)  to decrease the discrepancy between the set point and actual state. 
B)  to increase the discrepancy between the set point and actual state. 
C)  to decrease homeostasis. 
D)  to decrease the effects of alliesthesia. 
A)  to decrease the discrepancy between the set point and actual state. 
B)  to increase the discrepancy between the set point and actual state. 
C)  to decrease homeostasis. 
D)  to decrease the effects of alliesthesia. A

Question 2

In order to maintain energy homeostasis, what is the result of eating less (consuming fewer calories)?

Accepted Answer

A)  resting metabolism decreases 
B)  people become satiated 
C)  thermic effect increases 
D)  physical activity becomes less efficient 
A)  resting metabolism decreases 
B)  people become satiated 
C)  thermic effect increases 
D)  physical activity becomes less efficient A

Question 3

What describes an individual with anorexia nervosa? An individual with anorexia nervosa

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A)  has an accurate image of his/her body shape. 
B)  ignores society's standard that people should be thin. 
C)  has trouble distinguishing feelings of satiety versus hunger 
D)  accurately distinguishes feelings of satiety versus hunger. 
A)  has an accurate image of his/her body shape. 
B)  ignores society's standard that people should be thin. 
C)  has trouble distinguishing feelings of satiety versus hunger 
D)  accurately distinguishes feelings of satiety versus hunger. C

Question 4

Homeostasis means

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A)  changing behavior. 
B)  constant behavior. 
C)  constant internal environment. 
D)  changing internal environment. 
A)  changing behavior. 
B)  constant behavior. 
C)  constant internal environment. 
D)  changing internal environment.

Question 5

The alliesthesia for drinking water would refer to what? It refers to

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A)  maintaining the proper concentration of salt within and surrounding the body's cells. 
B)  how pleasant water tastes. 
C)  the process of replenishing the body's cells with water. 
D)  the discrepancy between the water actual state and the water set point. 
A)  maintaining the proper concentration of salt within and surrounding the body's cells. 
B)  how pleasant water tastes. 
C)  the process of replenishing the body's cells with water. 
D)  the discrepancy between the water actual state and the water set point.

Question 6

What hormones does the brain monitor to regulate energy homeostasis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Delbouef and antral 
B)  alliesthesia and CCK 
C)  leptin and neurotransmitter 
D)  leptin and CCK 
A)  Delbouef and antral 
B)  alliesthesia and CCK 
C)  leptin and neurotransmitter 
D)  leptin and CCK

Question 7

What happens during the thermic effect?

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A)  Heat is generated when calories are used during physical activity. 
B)  An individual experiences the pleasure of eating when hungry. 
C)  Heat is generated when calories are used to digest and store food. 
D)  Heat is generated when a person is low in body fluids. 
A)  Heat is generated when calories are used during physical activity. 
B)  An individual experiences the pleasure of eating when hungry. 
C)  Heat is generated when calories are used to digest and store food. 
D)  Heat is generated when a person is low in body fluids.

Question 8

Some people are under dietary restraint. What can cause them to break their diet?

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A)  They think about and smell the aroma of highly palatable food. 
B)  They are placed in a stressful situation. 
C)  They have failed at a task. 
D)  All the above can cause them to break their diet 
A)  They think about and smell the aroma of highly palatable food. 
B)  They are placed in a stressful situation. 
C)  They have failed at a task. 
D)  All the above can cause them to break their diet

Question 9

Which statement is most indicative of an innate food preference?

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A)  People prefer salted soup if they have lost salt from their bodies. 
B)  People like the food they grew up eating. 
C)  People avoid food associated with negative digestive consequences. 
D)  People like food associated with positive digestive consequences. 
A)  People prefer salted soup if they have lost salt from their bodies. 
B)  People like the food they grew up eating. 
C)  People avoid food associated with negative digestive consequences. 
D)  People like food associated with positive digestive consequences.

Question 10

a. What is the function homeostasis and allostasis?
b. Describe how the negative feedback mechanism helps maintain homeostasis and allostasis.

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The answer of a. What is the function homeostasis and...

Question 11

People stop eating

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A)  when they feel full. 
B)  from a decline in how good food tastes. 
C)  answers a and b 
D)  when their blood glucose declines. 
A)  when they feel full. 
B)  from a decline in how good food tastes. 
C)  answers a and b 
D)  when their blood glucose declines.

Question 12

According to the mere exposure effect,

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory specific satiety is the result of stimulus habituation to food. 
B)  looking at food primes a person's desire for that type of food. 
C)  repeatedly eating the same food increases a person's preference for it. 
D)  hunger results from being exposed to non-food stimuli. 
A)  sensory specific satiety is the result of stimulus habituation to food. 
B)  looking at food primes a person's desire for that type of food. 
C)  repeatedly eating the same food increases a person's preference for it. 
D)  hunger results from being exposed to non-food stimuli.

Question 13

The portion size of a meal is thought to play a role in how much people are overweight. This is because as portion size increases, the amount people eat also

Accepted Answer

A)  increases. 
B)  decreases. 
C)  remains constant. 
D)  decreases but only for palatable food. 
A)  increases. 
B)  decreases. 
C)  remains constant. 
D)  decreases but only for palatable food.

Question 14

As the number of hours since a person's last meal increases, which indicator of hunger decreases (gets smaller)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ratings of hunger: how hungry are you? 
B)  Ratings of how much is in stomach: how full is your stomach? 
C)  Ratings of the desire to eat: how much do you want to eat? 
D)  Ratings of how much to eat: how much can you eat? 
A)  Ratings of hunger: how hungry are you? 
B)  Ratings of how much is in stomach: how full is your stomach? 
C)  Ratings of the desire to eat: how much do you want to eat? 
D)  Ratings of how much to eat: how much can you eat?

Question 15

Based on the boundary model of eating, what lies outside of the zone of biological indifference? That is, what lies below the lower boundary and what lies above the upper boundary? What lies in these areas is usually

Accepted Answer

A)  aversive 
B)  palatable 
C)  satiety 
D)  hunger 
A)  aversive 
B)  palatable 
C)  satiety 
D)  hunger

Question 16

What is anorexia nervosa?
b. What behaviors motivate anorexia nervosa?

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The answer of What is anorexia nervosa?
b. What behaviors motivate...

Question 17

The function of ghrelin is to

Accepted Answer

A)  promote hunger. 
B)  inhibit hunger. 
C)  increase the thermic effect. 
D)  reduce resting metabolism when food is scarce. 
A)  promote hunger. 
B)  inhibit hunger. 
C)  increase the thermic effect. 
D)  reduce resting metabolism when food is scarce.

Question 18

Taste aversion is most likely associated with what characteristic of food?

Accepted Answer

A)  the aroma or taste of food. 
B)  the setting in which the food appears. 
C)  the color of food. 
D)  the texture of food. 
A)  the aroma or taste of food. 
B)  the setting in which the food appears. 
C)  the color of food. 
D)  the texture of food.

Question 19

Hunger motivates eating. But what characteristics of food determine eating?

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The answer of Hunger motivates eating. But what characteristics of...

Question 20

Assume a discrepancy exists between the actual state and the set point in a negative feedback system. The aim of behavior in regard to this discrepancy is to

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A)  decrease the discrepancy only. 
B)  alter the discrepancy by either increasing or decreasing it. 
C)  increase the discrepancy only. 
D)  keep the discrepancy constant. 
A)  decrease the discrepancy only. 
B)  alter the discrepancy by either increasing or decreasing it. 
C)  increase the discrepancy only. 
D)  keep the discrepancy constant.

In negative feedback systems, what is the function or purpose of motivated behavior? The function or purpose is

In order to maintain energy homeostasis, what is the result of eating less (consuming fewer calories)?

What describes an individual with anorexia nervosa? An individual with anorexia nervosa

Homeostasis means

The alliesthesia for drinking water would refer to what? It refers to

What hormones does the brain monitor to regulate energy homeostasis?

What happens during the thermic effect?

Some people are under dietary restraint. What can cause them to break their diet?

Which statement is most indicative of an innate food preference?

a. What is the function homeostasis and allostasis? b. Describe how the negative feedback mechanism helps maintain homeostasis and allostasis.

People stop eating

According to the mere exposure effect,

The portion size of a meal is thought to play a role in how much people are overweight. This is because as portion size increases, the amount people eat also

As the number of hours since a person's last meal increases, which indicator of hunger decreases (gets smaller)?

Based on the boundary model of eating, what lies outside of the zone of biological indifference? That is, what lies below the lower boundary and what lies above the upper boundary? What lies in these areas is usually

What is anorexia nervosa? b. What behaviors motivate anorexia nervosa?

The function of ghrelin is to

Taste aversion is most likely associated with what characteristic of food?

Hunger motivates eating. But what characteristics of food determine eating?

Assume a discrepancy exists between the actual state and the set point in a negative feedback system. The aim of behavior in regard to this discrepancy is to

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Exam 4: Homeostasis: Temperature, Thirst, Hunger, and Eating

In negative feedback systems, what is the function or purpose of motivated behavior? The function or purpose is

In order to maintain energy homeostasis, what is the result of eating less (consuming fewer calories)?

What describes an individual with anorexia nervosa? An individual with anorexia nervosa

Homeostasis means

The alliesthesia for drinking water would refer to what? It refers to

What hormones does the brain monitor to regulate energy homeostasis?

What happens during the thermic effect?

Some people are under dietary restraint. What can cause them to break their diet?

Which statement is most indicative of an innate food preference?

a. What is the function homeostasis and allostasis? b. Describe how the negative feedback mechanism helps maintain homeostasis and allostasis.

People stop eating

According to the mere exposure effect,

The portion size of a meal is thought to play a role in how much people are overweight. This is because as portion size increases, the amount people eat also

As the number of hours since a person's last meal increases, which indicator of hunger decreases (gets smaller)?

Based on the boundary model of eating, what lies outside of the zone of biological indifference? That is, what lies below the lower boundary and what lies above the upper boundary? What lies in these areas is usually

What is anorexia nervosa? b. What behaviors motivate anorexia nervosa?

The function of ghrelin is to

Taste aversion is most likely associated with what characteristic of food?

Hunger motivates eating. But what characteristics of food determine eating?

Assume a discrepancy exists between the actual state and the set point in a negative feedback system. The aim of behavior in regard to this discrepancy is to

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