Question 1

Binge eating disorder appears to be caused by abnormalities in ______ pathways, similar to what is seen in substance abuse disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine 
B)  serotonin 
C)  glutamate 
D)  GABA 
A)  dopamine 
B)  serotonin 
C)  glutamate 
D)  GABA

Question 2

Which of the following motivated behaviors would be hardest to explain using drive theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harry goes to a fast food restaurant because he is hungry after not eating for several hours. 
B)  Luanne fills up her water bottle at the drinking fountain after she becomes thirsty. 
C)  Marian orders a pizza after seeing a commercial for Dominos, even though she has just eaten lunch. 
D)  Oliver eats a steak after feeling hungry and anemic. 
A)  Harry goes to a fast food restaurant because he is hungry after not eating for several hours. 
B)  Luanne fills up her water bottle at the drinking fountain after she becomes thirsty. 
C)  Marian orders a pizza after seeing a commercial for Dominos, even though she has just eaten lunch. 
D)  Oliver eats a steak after feeling hungry and anemic.

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding digestion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Digestion involves quickly releasing partially processed food into the small intestine so energy is readily available to the rest of the body. 
B)  Digestion begins in the stomach when the enzymes hydrochloric acid and pepsin begin to break down the food. 
C)  Digestion begins in the mouth when the saliva enzymes hydrochloric acid and pepsin begin to break down the food. 
D)  Digestion begins in the mouth when saliva enzymes begin to break down the food and provide lubrication. 
A)  Digestion involves quickly releasing partially processed food into the small intestine so energy is readily available to the rest of the body. 
B)  Digestion begins in the stomach when the enzymes hydrochloric acid and pepsin begin to break down the food. 
C)  Digestion begins in the mouth when the saliva enzymes hydrochloric acid and pepsin begin to break down the food. 
D)  Digestion begins in the mouth when saliva enzymes begin to break down the food and provide lubrication.

Question 4

Sensation seeking and arousal theory both suggest that motivated behavior results in increased ______ release in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin 
B)  glutamate 
C)  GABA 
D)  dopamine 
A)  serotonin 
B)  glutamate 
C)  GABA 
D)  dopamine

Question 5

Why is the vagus nerve important to hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  It sends signals to the brain to monitor protein levels. 
B)  It sends signals to the PVN to monitor fat levels. 
C)  It sends signals about hunger from the medulla to the hypothalamus. 
D)  It sends signals to the medulla to keep track of nutrient levels in the body. 
A)  It sends signals to the brain to monitor protein levels. 
B)  It sends signals to the PVN to monitor fat levels. 
C)  It sends signals about hunger from the medulla to the hypothalamus. 
D)  It sends signals to the medulla to keep track of nutrient levels in the body.

Question 6

Judy and her friends had just finished dinner at their favorite Italian restaurant when the waiter came to the table with a cart of dessert items and asked if anyone wanted to order dessert. Based on what you know about sensory-specific satiety, what do you think might have happened?

Accepted Answer

A)  No one will order dessert because they are all full. 
B)  Only the people with a "sweet tooth" will order dessert. 
C)  People who had salty or protein-based food for dinner will be more likely to order dessert than those who had sweeter foods for dinner. 
D)  People who had sweet foods for dinner will be more likely to order dessert than those who had salty or protein-based foods for dinner. 
A)  No one will order dessert because they are all full. 
B)  Only the people with a "sweet tooth" will order dessert. 
C)  People who had salty or protein-based food for dinner will be more likely to order dessert than those who had sweeter foods for dinner. 
D)  People who had sweet foods for dinner will be more likely to order dessert than those who had salty or protein-based foods for dinner.

Question 7

According to incentive theory, one way to motivate a child to keep a clean room would be ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  to lecture the child about the importance of cleanliness 
B)  a weekly allowance for keeping a clean room 
C)  to wait until the child felt like cleaning the room 
D)  for the parent to keep a clean room as an example 
A)  to lecture the child about the importance of cleanliness 
B)  a weekly allowance for keeping a clean room 
C)  to wait until the child felt like cleaning the room 
D)  for the parent to keep a clean room as an example

Question 8

The obesity gene is located on chromosome ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  6 
C)  12 
D)  18 
A)  4 
B)  6 
C)  12 
D)  18

Question 9

Which of the following occurs when insulin levels are low?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glucagon triggers the storage of fats. 
B)  Glucose is available to all cells in the body. 
C)  Glucose is available only to the nervous system. 
D)  The liver converts glucose to glycerol for use in the brain. 
A)  Glucagon triggers the storage of fats. 
B)  Glucose is available to all cells in the body. 
C)  Glucose is available only to the nervous system. 
D)  The liver converts glucose to glycerol for use in the brain.

Question 10

Explain how the short-term mechanisms that control the termination of a meal differ from the long-term mechanisms that control termination of a meal.

Accepted Answer

Initially, stretch receptors in the stom

Question 11

Drives are now viewed as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  brain states 
B)  tissue deficits 
C)  sources of arousal 
D)  external rewards 
A)  brain states 
B)  tissue deficits 
C)  sources of arousal 
D)  external rewards

Question 12

What can an ectothermic animal, if cold, do to regulate its body temperature?

Accepted Answer

A)  begin sweating to cool off 
B)  burrow in the ground to get warmer 
C)  constrict peripheral blood vessels 
D)  regulate body temperature through the use of energy reserves 
A)  begin sweating to cool off 
B)  burrow in the ground to get warmer 
C)  constrict peripheral blood vessels 
D)  regulate body temperature through the use of energy reserves

Question 13

Jeremy ate a balanced breakfast of eggs, fruit, and toast before starting a day-long hike. Jeremy had plenty of energy for his day because of the glucose that was created from his food in his ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  stomach 
B)  liver 
C)  large intestine 
D)  small intestine 
A)  stomach 
B)  liver 
C)  large intestine 
D)  small intestine

Question 14

Nutrients are transported to the liver via the hepatic portal vein from the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  small intestine 
B)  large intestine 
C)  stomach 
D)  kidney 
A)  small intestine 
B)  large intestine 
C)  stomach 
D)  kidney

Question 15

The tendency of people with anorexia nervosa to highly control their hunger and eating is reflected in higher activation of the ______ than in controls when choosing foods.

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral hypothalamus 
B)  ventromedial hypothalamus 
C)  NST 
D)  dorsal striatum 
A)  lateral hypothalamus 
B)  ventromedial hypothalamus 
C)  NST 
D)  dorsal striatum

Question 16

Describe the ways that hunger, thirst, and temperature regulation are the same and the ways they are different.

Accepted Answer

Hunger, temperature regulation, and thir

Question 17

Henrietta is constantly hungry. Although her body has sufficient glucose for energy, due to ______ resistance, her body cannot use that glucose.

Accepted Answer

A)  diabetes type 1 
B)  diabetes type 2 
C)  glycogen 
D)  insulin 
A)  diabetes type 1 
B)  diabetes type 2 
C)  glycogen 
D)  insulin

Question 18

Which of the following motivated behaviors would be hardest to explain using drive theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cat in heat mates with another cat. 
B)  A squirrel eats a piece of bread at the park after going hungry all night. 
C)  Your dog drinks some water after being outside on a hot, humid day. 
D)  Rats who are food deprived for a research study later press levers to obtain food. 
A)  A cat in heat mates with another cat. 
B)  A squirrel eats a piece of bread at the park after going hungry all night. 
C)  Your dog drinks some water after being outside on a hot, humid day. 
D)  Rats who are food deprived for a research study later press levers to obtain food.

Question 19

When you feel full after a meal, you stop eating because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  glucose levels in the blood decrease 
B)  nutrients reach cells that had depleted energy 
C)  stretch receptors in the stomach send a message to the nucleus of the solitary tract 
D)  shrunken fat cells have returned to their full size 
A)  glucose levels in the blood decrease 
B)  nutrients reach cells that had depleted energy 
C)  stretch receptors in the stomach send a message to the nucleus of the solitary tract 
D)  shrunken fat cells have returned to their full size

Question 20

Which of the following best describes how the motivation to eat is satisfied?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once your body cells receive the nutrients that you have consumed, eating drive is reduced. 
B)  Once neurotransmitters inform the brain that food has been eaten, eating drive is reduced. 
C)  The cells of the body that receive nutrients can override abnormal brain signals to stop eating drive in people like Christopher from the beginning of the book chapter. 
D)  Body tissues first detect new nutrients and then send signals to the brain, which reduces eating drive. 
A)  Once your body cells receive the nutrients that you have consumed, eating drive is reduced. 
B)  Once neurotransmitters inform the brain that food has been eaten, eating drive is reduced. 
C)  The cells of the body that receive nutrients can override abnormal brain signals to stop eating drive in people like Christopher from the beginning of the book chapter. 
D)  Body tissues first detect new nutrients and then send signals to the brain, which reduces eating drive.

Binge eating disorder appears to be caused by abnormalities in ______ pathways, similar to what is seen in substance abuse disorders.

Which of the following motivated behaviors would be hardest to explain using drive theory?

Which of the following is true regarding digestion?

Sensation seeking and arousal theory both suggest that motivated behavior results in increased ______ release in the brain.

Why is the vagus nerve important to hunger?

Judy and her friends had just finished dinner at their favorite Italian restaurant when the waiter came to the table with a cart of dessert items and asked if anyone wanted to order dessert. Based on what you know about sensory-specific satiety, what do you think might have happened?

According to incentive theory, one way to motivate a child to keep a clean room would be ______.

The obesity gene is located on chromosome ______.

Which of the following occurs when insulin levels are low?

Explain how the short-term mechanisms that control the termination of a meal differ from the long-term mechanisms that control termination of a meal.

Drives are now viewed as which of the following?

What can an ectothermic animal, if cold, do to regulate its body temperature?

Jeremy ate a balanced breakfast of eggs, fruit, and toast before starting a day-long hike. Jeremy had plenty of energy for his day because of the glucose that was created from his food in his ______.

Nutrients are transported to the liver via the hepatic portal vein from the ______.

The tendency of people with anorexia nervosa to highly control their hunger and eating is reflected in higher activation of the ______ than in controls when choosing foods.

Describe the ways that hunger, thirst, and temperature regulation are the same and the ways they are different.

Henrietta is constantly hungry. Although her body has sufficient glucose for energy, due to ______ resistance, her body cannot use that glucose.

Which of the following motivated behaviors would be hardest to explain using drive theory?

When you feel full after a meal, you stop eating because ______.

Which of the following best describes how the motivation to eat is satisfied?

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Exam 6: Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

Binge eating disorder appears to be caused by abnormalities in ______ pathways, similar to what is seen in substance abuse disorders.

Which of the following motivated behaviors would be hardest to explain using drive theory?

Which of the following is true regarding digestion?

Sensation seeking and arousal theory both suggest that motivated behavior results in increased ______ release in the brain.

Why is the vagus nerve important to hunger?

Judy and her friends had just finished dinner at their favorite Italian restaurant when the waiter came to the table with a cart of dessert items and asked if anyone wanted to order dessert. Based on what you know about sensory-specific satiety, what do you think might have happened?

According to incentive theory, one way to motivate a child to keep a clean room would be ______.

The obesity gene is located on chromosome ______.

Which of the following occurs when insulin levels are low?

Explain how the short-term mechanisms that control the termination of a meal differ from the long-term mechanisms that control termination of a meal.

Drives are now viewed as which of the following?

What can an ectothermic animal, if cold, do to regulate its body temperature?

Jeremy ate a balanced breakfast of eggs, fruit, and toast before starting a day-long hike. Jeremy had plenty of energy for his day because of the glucose that was created from his food in his ______.

Nutrients are transported to the liver via the hepatic portal vein from the ______.

The tendency of people with anorexia nervosa to highly control their hunger and eating is reflected in higher activation of the ______ than in controls when choosing foods.

Describe the ways that hunger, thirst, and temperature regulation are the same and the ways they are different.

Henrietta is constantly hungry. Although her body has sufficient glucose for energy, due to ______ resistance, her body cannot use that glucose.

Which of the following motivated behaviors would be hardest to explain using drive theory?

When you feel full after a meal, you stop eating because ______.

Which of the following best describes how the motivation to eat is satisfied?

What Is Behavioral Neuroscience

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

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