Question 1

Is it possible to have a complete set of both male and female external genitals? If not,why not?​

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, it is possible to have a complete set of both. 
B) ​It is impossible, because a fetus has either testosterone or estradiol, but not both. 
C) ​It is impossible, because a fetus would not have enough material to make both. 
D) ​It is impossible, because penis and clitoris develop from the same fetal structure. 
A) Yes, it is possible to have a complete set of both. 
B) ​It is impossible, because a fetus has either testosterone or estradiol, but not both. 
C) ​It is impossible, because a fetus would not have enough material to make both. 
D) ​It is impossible, because penis and clitoris develop from the same fetal structure. C

Question 2

The statistics about weight loss may seem more discouraging than they should be.Why?​

Accepted Answer

A) Although most people don't lose weight, those who do lose it keep it off permanently. 
B) ​The least effective diet programs advertise most widely and attract many customers. 
C) ​People who succeed show up in only one study. Those who fail show up in many. 
D) ​Most studies report the mean amount of weight loss instead of the median. 
A) Although most people don't lose weight, those who do lose it keep it off permanently. 
B) ​The least effective diet programs advertise most widely and attract many customers. 
C) ​People who succeed show up in only one study. Those who fail show up in many. 
D) ​Most studies report the mean amount of weight loss instead of the median. C

Question 3

Which of these is an important criticism of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Children have different motivations from adults. 
B) ​Much of behavior depends on both drives and incentives. 
C) ​Higher-level needs sometimes take priority. 
D) ​A motivation can be stronger at one time and weaker at another. 
A) Children have different motivations from adults. 
B) ​Much of behavior depends on both drives and incentives. 
C) ​Higher-level needs sometimes take priority. 
D) ​A motivation can be stronger at one time and weaker at another. C

Question 4

In a class where students got to choose their own deadlines for three papers,students who chose to spread out their deadlines equally got better grades than those who chose to put all their deadlines at the end of the course.To interpret the meaning of these results,what control group do we need?​

Accepted Answer

A) Another section where students did not have to write papers 
B) ​Another section where students all had to spread their deadlines out equally 
C) ​Another section where students made the same choice for two papers instead of three 
D) ​Another section where students wrote only one paper, due at the end of the course 
A) Another section where students did not have to write papers 
B) ​Another section where students all had to spread their deadlines out equally 
C) ​Another section where students made the same choice for two papers instead of three 
D) ​Another section where students wrote only one paper, due at the end of the course

Question 5

What did Masters and Johnson confirm that physicians had previously ignored or doubted?​

Accepted Answer

A) Many women can have multiple orgasms. 
B) ​Vaginal orgasms are more mature than clitoral orgasms. 
C) ​Both men and women produce both testosterone and estradiol. 
D) ​Genetic differences are responsible for differences in sexual orientation. 
A) Many women can have multiple orgasms. 
B) ​Vaginal orgasms are more mature than clitoral orgasms. 
C) ​Both men and women produce both testosterone and estradiol. 
D) ​Genetic differences are responsible for differences in sexual orientation.

Question 6

What is one reason why weight-loss pills are not very effective in most cases?​

Accepted Answer

A) People who take the pills feel less obligation to control their diet. 
B) ​The pills become effective only after someone takes them for months or years. 
C) ​The pills dissolve slowly in the digestive system and enter the blood slowly. 
D) ​Most overweight people gained weight for genetic reasons. 
A) People who take the pills feel less obligation to control their diet. 
B) ​The pills become effective only after someone takes them for months or years. 
C) ​The pills dissolve slowly in the digestive system and enter the blood slowly. 
D) ​Most overweight people gained weight for genetic reasons.

Question 7

What is a likely explanation for the vigorous activity common with anorexia nervosa?​

Accepted Answer

A) It is motivated by depression. 
B) ​It is motivated by a desire to impress others. 
C) ​It is motivated by muscle cramps. 
D) ​It is motivated by temperature regulation. 
A) It is motivated by depression. 
B) ​It is motivated by a desire to impress others. 
C) ​It is motivated by muscle cramps. 
D) ​It is motivated by temperature regulation.

Question 8

Why do researchers no longer measure vaginal secretions to infer women's sexual arousal?​

Accepted Answer

A) The process of measuring vaginal secretions by itself produces sexual arousal. 
B) ​Women increase vaginal secretions to stimuli that are not sexually arousing. 
C) ​The fMRI method provides the same information more quickly and inexpensively. 
D) ​In most places it is no longer legal to use this method. 
A) The process of measuring vaginal secretions by itself produces sexual arousal. 
B) ​Women increase vaginal secretions to stimuli that are not sexually arousing. 
C) ​The fMRI method provides the same information more quickly and inexpensively. 
D) ​In most places it is no longer legal to use this method.

Question 9

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which is the lowest need?​

Accepted Answer

A) Self-esteem 
B) ​Self-fulfillment 
C) ​Social interaction 
D) ​Physiological needs 
A) Self-esteem 
B) ​Self-fulfillment 
C) ​Social interaction 
D) ​Physiological needs

Question 10

Job burnout is especially common in which type of job?​

Accepted Answer

A) The highest-paid professions, such as investment banking 
B) ​The physically exhausting professions, such as athletics 
C) ​The helping professions, such as nursing 
D) ​The jobs requiring constant travel, such as airplane pilot 
A) The highest-paid professions, such as investment banking 
B) ​The physically exhausting professions, such as athletics 
C) ​The helping professions, such as nursing 
D) ​The jobs requiring constant travel, such as airplane pilot

Question 11

An employer following the human-relations approach would probably follow which policy?​

Accepted Answer

A) Give each employee a variety of meaningful tasks. 
B) ​Start by doing research to find the simplest, most foolproof way to do the job. 
C) ​Supervise each employee closely and adjust salaries based on performance. 
D) ​Write a manual that describes exactly what to do in considerable detail. 
A) Give each employee a variety of meaningful tasks. 
B) ​Start by doing research to find the simplest, most foolproof way to do the job. 
C) ​Supervise each employee closely and adjust salaries based on performance. 
D) ​Write a manual that describes exactly what to do in considerable detail.

Question 12

How does the sexual response of women differ from that of men?​

Accepted Answer

A) On average, women are more satisfied with their sex life than men are. 
B) ​Many women have several consecutive orgasms. 
C) ​Women are more likely than men are to reach orgasm by fantasy alone. 
D) ​Women's main motivation for sex is to please their partners. 
A) On average, women are more satisfied with their sex life than men are. 
B) ​Many women have several consecutive orgasms. 
C) ​Women are more likely than men are to reach orgasm by fantasy alone. 
D) ​Women's main motivation for sex is to please their partners.

Question 13

Which psychiatric condition,if any,do people usually have before developing anorexia nervosa?​

Accepted Answer

A) Major depression 
B) ​Alcohol or drug abuse 
C) ​Attention deficit disorder 
D) ​None 
A) Major depression 
B) ​Alcohol or drug abuse 
C) ​Attention deficit disorder 
D) ​None

Question 14

​Which of the following caused people to eat a larger amount of free popcorn during a movie?

Accepted Answer

A) Showing them more previews before the main movie. 
B) ​Letting them choose the color of the box. 
C) ​Giving them a larger box of popcorn. 
D) ​Varying the temperature of the theater during the movie. 
A) Showing them more previews before the main movie. 
B) ​Letting them choose the color of the box. 
C) ​Giving them a larger box of popcorn. 
D) ​Varying the temperature of the theater during the movie.

Question 15

How does being overweight relate to someone's activity level?​

Accepted Answer

A) People become inactive only after they have gained much weight. 
B) ​Overweight people continue to be inactive even after losing weight. 
C) ​Overweight people tend to be more active than average. 
D) ​On average, overweight people have the same activity level as anyone else. 
A) People become inactive only after they have gained much weight. 
B) ​Overweight people continue to be inactive even after losing weight. 
C) ​Overweight people tend to be more active than average. 
D) ​On average, overweight people have the same activity level as anyone else.

Question 16

Someone who inspires workers and motivates them to advance the organization through creative activities is which type of leader?​

Accepted Answer

A) Homeostatic 
B) Allostatic ​ 
C) ​Transformational 
D) ​Transactional 
A) Homeostatic 
B) Allostatic ​ 
C) ​Transformational 
D) ​Transactional

Question 17

​What do researchers currently say about the role of genetics in obesity?

Accepted Answer

A) Many genes make a small contribution to the probability of obesity. 
B) ​No genes make any measurable contribution to the probability of obesity. 
C) ​One dominant gene on the X chromosome is responsible for almost 25 percent of obesity. 
D) ​One recessive gene is responsible for almost 25 percent of obesity. 
A) Many genes make a small contribution to the probability of obesity. 
B) ​No genes make any measurable contribution to the probability of obesity. 
C) ​One dominant gene on the X chromosome is responsible for almost 25 percent of obesity. 
D) ​One recessive gene is responsible for almost 25 percent of obesity.

Question 18

What method did Masters and Johnson use for their research on sex?​

Accepted Answer

A) They observed people having sex acts and recorded physiological responses. 
B) ​They conducted extensive, door-to-door surveys. 
C) ​They asked their participants to keep diaries of all their sexual activities. 
D) ​They used fMRI to record brain activity while people watched sexual videos. 
A) They observed people having sex acts and recorded physiological responses. 
B) ​They conducted extensive, door-to-door surveys. 
C) ​They asked their participants to keep diaries of all their sexual activities. 
D) ​They used fMRI to record brain activity while people watched sexual videos.

Question 19

Who is most likely to indulge in an eating binge in response to a stressful event?​

Accepted Answer

A) Everyone! 
B) ​People with mental disorders 
C) ​People with high self-esteem 
D) ​People who have been dieting to lose weight 
A) Everyone! 
B) ​People with mental disorders 
C) ​People with high self-esteem 
D) ​People who have been dieting to lose weight

Question 20

According to Maslow,what is "self-actualization"?​

Accepted Answer

A) Trying to impress others 
B) ​Creative activities 
C) ​Protecting yourself from danger 
D) ​Understanding your unconscious mind 
A) Trying to impress others 
B) ​Creative activities 
C) ​Protecting yourself from danger 
D) ​Understanding your unconscious mind

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Is it possible to have a complete set of both male and female external genitals? If not,why not?​

The statistics about weight loss may seem more discouraging than they should be.Why?​

Which of these is an important criticism of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory?​

What did Masters and Johnson confirm that physicians had previously ignored or doubted?​

What is one reason why weight-loss pills are not very effective in most cases?​

What is a likely explanation for the vigorous activity common with anorexia nervosa?​

Why do researchers no longer measure vaginal secretions to infer women's sexual arousal?​

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which is the lowest need?​

Job burnout is especially common in which type of job?​

An employer following the human-relations approach would probably follow which policy?​

How does the sexual response of women differ from that of men?​

Which psychiatric condition,if any,do people usually have before developing anorexia nervosa?​

​Which of the following caused people to eat a larger amount of free popcorn during a movie?

How does being overweight relate to someone's activity level?​

Someone who inspires workers and motivates them to advance the organization through creative activities is which type of leader?​

​What do researchers currently say about the role of genetics in obesity?

What method did Masters and Johnson use for their research on sex?​

Who is most likely to indulge in an eating binge in response to a stressful event?​

According to Maslow,what is "self-actualization"?​

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Is it possible to have a complete set of both male and female external genitals? If not,why not?

The statistics about weight loss may seem more discouraging than they should be.Why?

Which of these is an important criticism of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory?

What did Masters and Johnson confirm that physicians had previously ignored or doubted?

What is one reason why weight-loss pills are not very effective in most cases?

What is a likely explanation for the vigorous activity common with anorexia nervosa?

Why do researchers no longer measure vaginal secretions to infer women's sexual arousal?

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which is the lowest need?

Job burnout is especially common in which type of job?

An employer following the human-relations approach would probably follow which policy?

How does the sexual response of women differ from that of men?

Which psychiatric condition,if any,do people usually have before developing anorexia nervosa?

Which of the following caused people to eat a larger amount of free popcorn during a movie?

How does being overweight relate to someone's activity level?

Someone who inspires workers and motivates them to advance the organization through creative activities is which type of leader?

What do researchers currently say about the role of genetics in obesity?

What method did Masters and Johnson use for their research on sex?

Who is most likely to indulge in an eating binge in response to a stressful event?

According to Maslow,what is "self-actualization"?