Question 1

Which of the following is a stimulus motive?

Accepted Answer

A)  aggression 
B)  physical contact 
C)  affiliation 
D)  pain avoidance 
A)  aggression 
B)  physical contact 
C)  affiliation 
D)  pain avoidance B

Question 2

Needs that must be met for one's survival are referred to as __________ motives.

Accepted Answer

A)  biological 
B)  incentive 
C)  extrinsic 
D)  stimulus 
A)  biological 
B)  incentive 
C)  extrinsic 
D)  stimulus A

Question 3

Your body will automatically try to bring the body back into a state of equilibrium when your body falls below its ideal level,or

Accepted Answer

A)  thermostatic potential. 
B)  set point. 
C)  match point. 
D)  optimum potential. 
A)  thermostatic potential. 
B)  set point. 
C)  match point. 
D)  optimum potential. B

Question 4

You are about to take a long plane flight in a week.You begin going to sleep an hour later each day until your sleep cycle matches the time at your destination.To prevent jet lag,you are using

Accepted Answer

A)  graduated attribution. 
B)  adjusted homeostasis. 
C)  behavioral alignment. 
D)  preadaptation. 
A)  graduated attribution. 
B)  adjusted homeostasis. 
C)  behavioral alignment. 
D)  preadaptation.

Question 5

Regarding anorexia and bulimia,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Often, anorexia starts with "normal" dieting that slowly beings to dominate the person's life. 
B)  Approximately five percent of college women are bulimic with as many as 60 percent having milder eating problems. 
C)  Only about two percent of the people with anorexia and ten percent of those with bulimia are male. 
D)  People with eating disorders have distorted views of themselves with many overestimating their body size by 25 percent or more. 
A)  Often, anorexia starts with "normal" dieting that slowly beings to dominate the person's life. 
B)  Approximately five percent of college women are bulimic with as many as 60 percent having milder eating problems. 
C)  Only about two percent of the people with anorexia and ten percent of those with bulimia are male. 
D)  People with eating disorders have distorted views of themselves with many overestimating their body size by 25 percent or more.

Question 6

Repeated dieting generally produces

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatic and lasting weight loss. 
B)  little temporary or permanent weight loss. 
C)  weight loss, most of which is regained. 
D)  acquired aversions for the least desirable foods. 
A)  dramatic and lasting weight loss. 
B)  little temporary or permanent weight loss. 
C)  weight loss, most of which is regained. 
D)  acquired aversions for the least desirable foods.

Question 7

Susan has been undergoing chemotherapy.Because the drugs used in this treatment cause nausea,Susan may experience

Accepted Answer

A)  a taste aversion. 
B)  homeostasis. 
C)  bulimia nervosa. 
D)  anorexia nervosa 
A)  a taste aversion. 
B)  homeostasis. 
C)  bulimia nervosa. 
D)  anorexia nervosa

Question 8

When you are hungry,your stomach lining produces a hormone that activates your lateral hypothalamus,with this hormone called

Accepted Answer

A)  oxytocin. 
B)  throxin. 
C)  ghrelin. 
D)  insulin. 
A)  oxytocin. 
B)  throxin. 
C)  ghrelin. 
D)  insulin.

Question 9

The typical treatments for anorexia and bulimia include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  giving drugs to people with anorexia to relieve the obsessive fears of gaining weight. 
B)  behavioral counseling for bulimics that involves self-monitoring of food intake. 
C)  cognitive-behavioral therapy to change thinking patterns. 
D)  aversion therapy to deal with the unconscious conflicts related to weight gain. 
A)  giving drugs to people with anorexia to relieve the obsessive fears of gaining weight. 
B)  behavioral counseling for bulimics that involves self-monitoring of food intake. 
C)  cognitive-behavioral therapy to change thinking patterns. 
D)  aversion therapy to deal with the unconscious conflicts related to weight gain.

Question 10

If you go on a fad diet and eat only grapefruit,you will eventually begin to feel ill.In time,associating your discomfort with grapefruit may restore nutritional balance to your diet by creating

Accepted Answer

A)  a taste aversion. 
B)  homeostasis. 
C)  acquired anorexia. 
D)  systematic desensitization. 
A)  a taste aversion. 
B)  homeostasis. 
C)  acquired anorexia. 
D)  systematic desensitization.

Question 11

More and more men are experiencing excessive worry about not being muscular enough,a condition known as

Accepted Answer

A)  acromegaly. 
B)  muscle dysmorphia. 
C)  physical myopia. 
D)  kinesthetic dysplasia. 
A)  acromegaly. 
B)  muscle dysmorphia. 
C)  physical myopia. 
D)  kinesthetic dysplasia.

Question 12

When you feel hunger or thirst,each of these psychological states would be classified as which element of motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  need 
B)  drive 
C)  deprivation 
D)  incentive value 
A)  need 
B)  drive 
C)  deprivation 
D)  incentive value

Question 13

Regarding the control of hunger,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hypothalamus responds to a chemical in marijuana, which will cause intense hunger. 
B)  GLP-1 pills show promise in the treatment of obesity. 
C)  It takes at least ten minutes for the hypothalamus to respond after you begin eating. 
D)  If NPY is present in large amounts, an animal will stop eating. 
A)  The hypothalamus responds to a chemical in marijuana, which will cause intense hunger. 
B)  GLP-1 pills show promise in the treatment of obesity. 
C)  It takes at least ten minutes for the hypothalamus to respond after you begin eating. 
D)  If NPY is present in large amounts, an animal will stop eating.

Question 14

Pain avoidance is unusual among the biological drives because it is

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic rather than cyclic. 
B)  not affected by attitudes and learning. 
C)  characterized by goal-seeking. 
D)  characterized by all of these. 
A)  episodic rather than cyclic. 
B)  not affected by attitudes and learning. 
C)  characterized by goal-seeking. 
D)  characterized by all of these.

Question 15

Jet lag results when travelers experience a lack of synchronization between the local time of the place they have traveled to and their

Accepted Answer

A)  ASC's. 
B)  sensation-seeking patterns. 
C)  circadian rhythms. 
D)  opponent processes. 
A)  ASC's. 
B)  sensation-seeking patterns. 
C)  circadian rhythms. 
D)  opponent processes.

Question 16

The feeding center of the brain is found in the __________ hypothalamus.

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral 
B)  ventromedial 
C)  cortical 
D)  endometrial 
A)  lateral 
B)  ventromedial 
C)  cortical 
D)  endometrial

Question 17

Bleeding,vomiting,diarrhea,and drinking alcohol tend to cause a(n)__________ thirst.

Accepted Answer

A)  intracellular 
B)  hypothalamic 
C)  extracellular 
D)  homeostatic 
A)  intracellular 
B)  hypothalamic 
C)  extracellular 
D)  homeostatic

Question 18

When there is a loss of water from the fluids within the cells in a person's body,they experience

Accepted Answer

A)  a thirst for a slightly salty liquid. 
B)  a thirst for alcohol. 
C)  extracellular thirst. 
D)  intracellular thirst. 
A)  a thirst for a slightly salty liquid. 
B)  a thirst for alcohol. 
C)  extracellular thirst. 
D)  intracellular thirst.

Question 19

Regarding "Yo-yo dieting," which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Yo-yo dieting" causes the dieter's body to become highly efficient at conserving calories and storing them as fat. 
B)  "Yo-yo dieting" can dramatically speed up the body's metabolic rate. 
C)  "Yo-yo dieting" makes it harder to lose weight each time a person diets and easier to regain weight when the diet ends. 
D)  "Yo-yo dieting" causes frequent weight changes, which increases the risk of heart disease and premature death. 
A)  "Yo-yo dieting" causes the dieter's body to become highly efficient at conserving calories and storing them as fat. 
B)  "Yo-yo dieting" can dramatically speed up the body's metabolic rate. 
C)  "Yo-yo dieting" makes it harder to lose weight each time a person diets and easier to regain weight when the diet ends. 
D)  "Yo-yo dieting" causes frequent weight changes, which increases the risk of heart disease and premature death.

Question 20

The proportion of body fat that tends to be maintained by changes in hunger or eating is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  set point. 
B)  obesity limit. 
C)  critical weight. 
D)  weight standard. 
A)  set point. 
B)  obesity limit. 
C)  critical weight. 
D)  weight standard.

Exam 10: A: Motivation and Emotion

Which of the following is a stimulus motive?

Needs that must be met for one's survival are referred to as __________ motives.

Your body will automatically try to bring the body back into a state of equilibrium when your body falls below its ideal level,or

You are about to take a long plane flight in a week.You begin going to sleep an hour later each day until your sleep cycle matches the time at your destination.To prevent jet lag,you are using

Regarding anorexia and bulimia,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Repeated dieting generally produces

Susan has been undergoing chemotherapy.Because the drugs used in this treatment cause nausea,Susan may experience

When you are hungry,your stomach lining produces a hormone that activates your lateral hypothalamus,with this hormone called

The typical treatments for anorexia and bulimia include all of the following EXCEPT

If you go on a fad diet and eat only grapefruit,you will eventually begin to feel ill.In time,associating your discomfort with grapefruit may restore nutritional balance to your diet by creating

More and more men are experiencing excessive worry about not being muscular enough,a condition known as

When you feel hunger or thirst,each of these psychological states would be classified as which element of motivation?

Regarding the control of hunger,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Pain avoidance is unusual among the biological drives because it is

Jet lag results when travelers experience a lack of synchronization between the local time of the place they have traveled to and their

The feeding center of the brain is found in the __________ hypothalamus.

Bleeding,vomiting,diarrhea,and drinking alcohol tend to cause a(n)__________ thirst.

When there is a loss of water from the fluids within the cells in a person's body,they experience

Regarding "Yo-yo dieting," which of the following statements is FALSE?

The proportion of body fat that tends to be maintained by changes in hunger or eating is called the

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