Question 1

Set point refers to

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A)  the constant body weight your body maintains. 
B)  the amount of insulin your body secretes in response to a meal. 
C)  the point of stomach distention that results in satiation. 
D)  the level of blood glucose that triggers the beginning of fat storage. 
A)  the constant body weight your body maintains. 
B)  the amount of insulin your body secretes in response to a meal. 
C)  the point of stomach distention that results in satiation. 
D)  the level of blood glucose that triggers the beginning of fat storage.

Question 2

One way in which homosexual and heterosexual men differ biologically, on the average, is that (according to one study)

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A)  heterosexual men reach puberty three or four years earlier. 
B)  one structure in the hypothalamus is larger for heterosexual men. 
C)  heterosexual men have twice as high estrogen levels. 
D)  homosexual men have twice as high estrogen levels. 
A)  heterosexual men reach puberty three or four years earlier. 
B)  one structure in the hypothalamus is larger for heterosexual men. 
C)  heterosexual men have twice as high estrogen levels. 
D)  homosexual men have twice as high estrogen levels.

Question 3

A manager who strives to make employees' jobs challenging and interesting is using the

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A)  human-relations approach. 
B)  scientific-management approach. 
C)  ergonomic approach. 
D)  Cleavon-Little approach. 
A)  human-relations approach. 
B)  scientific-management approach. 
C)  ergonomic approach. 
D)  Cleavon-Little approach.

Question 4

An important source of energy for all parts of the body, and the main source of energy for the brain, is

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A)  sodium. 
B)  glucose. 
C)  phenylalanine. 
D)  insulin. 
A)  sodium. 
B)  glucose. 
C)  phenylalanine. 
D)  insulin.

Question 5

The estimate that 10% of people are predominantly homosexual, based on Kinsey's reports, seems to

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A)  underestimate the true percentage. 
B)  be an accurate estimate of the true percentage. 
C)  overestimate the true percentage. 
D)  have been based on data that Kinsey completely fabricated. 
A)  underestimate the true percentage. 
B)  be an accurate estimate of the true percentage. 
C)  overestimate the true percentage. 
D)  have been based on data that Kinsey completely fabricated.

Question 6

ACME Incorporated has set a challenging, but realistic goal of increasing sales by 10% for the coming fiscal year. All employees are told about the goal and understand that salaries for the following year will be based on their sales performance. Which of the following could we predict will happen at ACME in the coming year?

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A)  Sales will actually decrease, as the employees won't be willing to work for the goal. 
B)  Men will work harder than women to help the company reach its goal. 
C)  Women will work harder than men to help the company reach its goal. 
D)  Activities not directly related to sales are less likely to be completed. 
A)  Sales will actually decrease, as the employees won't be willing to work for the goal. 
B)  Men will work harder than women to help the company reach its goal. 
C)  Women will work harder than men to help the company reach its goal. 
D)  Activities not directly related to sales are less likely to be completed.

Question 7

Subjects in Kinsey's studies defined "excessive" masturbation as

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A)  more than once a day. 
B)  more than twice a week. 
C)  more than twice a month. 
D)  anything more than what they personally did. 
A)  more than once a day. 
B)  more than twice a week. 
C)  more than twice a month. 
D)  anything more than what they personally did.

Question 8

What happens to the sexual development of a fetus (genes not specified) that is exposed to lower than the normal amounts of both testosterone and estrogen during early development?

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A)  It develops a more or less normal male appearance. 
B)  It develops a more or less normal female appearance. 
C)  It develops an appearance intermediate between the normal male and female patterns. 
D)  It develops an immature appearance that resembles neither male nor female. 
A)  It develops a more or less normal male appearance. 
B)  It develops a more or less normal female appearance. 
C)  It develops an appearance intermediate between the normal male and female patterns. 
D)  It develops an immature appearance that resembles neither male nor female.

Question 9

Leptin is a chemical that is released by __________ and that provides a signal to the brain to __________.

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A)  fat cells...decrease eating 
B)  the stomach...avoid the most recently eaten food 
C)  muscles...increase eating 
D)  the kidneys...increase salt intake 
A)  fat cells...decrease eating 
B)  the stomach...avoid the most recently eaten food 
C)  muscles...increase eating 
D)  the kidneys...increase salt intake

Question 10

Which of the following tends to interfere with sexual excitement?

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A)  a sex flush of the skin 
B)  stimulant drugs 
C)  rapid breathing 
D)  the hormone testosterone 
A)  a sex flush of the skin 
B)  stimulant drugs 
C)  rapid breathing 
D)  the hormone testosterone

Question 11

If you want to make and keep a New Year's resolution, which of the following is poor advice?

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A)  Be sure your goal is realistic. 
B)  Tell other people about your goal. 
C)  Set either a very easy or an extremely difficult goal. 
D)  Get periodic feedback on how well you are achieving your goal. 
A)  Be sure your goal is realistic. 
B)  Tell other people about your goal. 
C)  Set either a very easy or an extremely difficult goal. 
D)  Get periodic feedback on how well you are achieving your goal.

Question 12

Homosexual men

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A)  developed their homosexuality because they were exposed to estrogen as fetuses. 
B)  have larger clusters of neurons in the anterior hypothalamus than heterosexual men. 
C)  are less common than homosexual women. 
D)  are more likely than heterosexual men are to have male relatives who are homosexual. 
A)  developed their homosexuality because they were exposed to estrogen as fetuses. 
B)  have larger clusters of neurons in the anterior hypothalamus than heterosexual men. 
C)  are less common than homosexual women. 
D)  are more likely than heterosexual men are to have male relatives who are homosexual.

Question 13

Workers show the highest level of productivity when they set which type of goal?

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A)  "Do your best." 
B)  a specific, challenging goal 
C)  a specific, easy goal 
D)  no goal at all 
A)  "Do your best." 
B)  a specific, challenging goal 
C)  a specific, easy goal 
D)  no goal at all

Question 14

Most of the intersexed individuals who have spoken out publicly have said that they recommend

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A)  rearing all intersexes as "neuters," neither male nor female. 
B)  avoiding all surgery until or unless an intersexed person requests it as an adult. 
C)  concealing the fact of early intersexed appearance, even from intersexed people themselves. 
D)  administering female hormones to intersexed children beginning at the age of 12. 
A)  rearing all intersexes as "neuters," neither male nor female. 
B)  avoiding all surgery until or unless an intersexed person requests it as an adult. 
C)  concealing the fact of early intersexed appearance, even from intersexed people themselves. 
D)  administering female hormones to intersexed children beginning at the age of 12.

Question 15

If a fetus is exposed to low levels of both estrogen and testosterone during early development, its sexual anatomy will develop appearing

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A)  similar to that of a male. 
B)  similar to that of a female. 
C)  about halfway between male and female. 
D)  either male or female, depending on the chromosomes. 
A)  similar to that of a male. 
B)  similar to that of a female. 
C)  about halfway between male and female. 
D)  either male or female, depending on the chromosomes.

Question 16

The term "gender identity" refers to a person's

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A)  preference for male or female sexual partners. 
B)  pattern of predominantly male or female hormones. 
C)  tendency to identify himself as a man or herself as a woman. 
D)  degree of interest in sexual stimulation. 
A)  preference for male or female sexual partners. 
B)  pattern of predominantly male or female hormones. 
C)  tendency to identify himself as a man or herself as a woman. 
D)  degree of interest in sexual stimulation.

Question 17

A professor let members of one class set their own deadlines for submitting three papers in a three-month course. On the average, which students wrote the best papers?

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A)  Those who allowed themselves the whole three months for all three papers. 
B)  Those who set deadlines after the first, second, and third months. 
C)  Those who turned all the papers in two months early. 
D)  The quality of the papers had no relationship to the deadlines students chose. 
A)  Those who allowed themselves the whole three months for all three papers. 
B)  Those who set deadlines after the first, second, and third months. 
C)  Those who turned all the papers in two months early. 
D)  The quality of the papers had no relationship to the deadlines students chose.

Question 18

You have been told you must receive a very painful, and completely unavoidable shock. Although you can't avoid the shock, you do get to choose when (within the next 10 years) you will receive the shock. If you are like most participants in a study who imagined such an event, you would choose to receive your shock

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A)  as far into the future as possible-10 years from now. 
B)  several years into the future-5 years from now. 
C)  fairly soon-several months from now. 
D)  as soon as possible-today. 
A)  as far into the future as possible-10 years from now. 
B)  several years into the future-5 years from now. 
C)  fairly soon-several months from now. 
D)  as soon as possible-today.

Question 19

When people set goals for themselves, one of the most common errors is to

Accepted Answer

A)  underestimate how long a task will take. 
B)  set goals that are too specific. 
C)  announce their goals publicly. 
D)  start working toward the goal too quickly. 
A)  underestimate how long a task will take. 
B)  set goals that are too specific. 
C)  announce their goals publicly. 
D)  start working toward the goal too quickly.

Question 20

Following damage to the __________, a rat eats meals at a normal frequency, but each individual meal is enormous. The rat acts as if it no longer feels the usual sensation of distention.

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A)  salivary cortex 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  ventromedial hippocampus 
A)  salivary cortex 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  ventromedial hippocampus

Exam 11: Motivated Behaviors

Set point refers to

One way in which homosexual and heterosexual men differ biologically, on the average, is that (according to one study)

A manager who strives to make employees' jobs challenging and interesting is using the

An important source of energy for all parts of the body, and the main source of energy for the brain, is

The estimate that 10% of people are predominantly homosexual, based on Kinsey's reports, seems to

Subjects in Kinsey's studies defined "excessive" masturbation as

What happens to the sexual development of a fetus (genes not specified) that is exposed to lower than the normal amounts of both testosterone and estrogen during early development?

Leptin is a chemical that is released by __________ and that provides a signal to the brain to __________.

Which of the following tends to interfere with sexual excitement?

If you want to make and keep a New Year's resolution, which of the following is poor advice?

Homosexual men

Workers show the highest level of productivity when they set which type of goal?

Most of the intersexed individuals who have spoken out publicly have said that they recommend

If a fetus is exposed to low levels of both estrogen and testosterone during early development, its sexual anatomy will develop appearing

The term "gender identity" refers to a person's

A professor let members of one class set their own deadlines for submitting three papers in a three-month course. On the average, which students wrote the best papers?

When people set goals for themselves, one of the most common errors is to

Following damage to the __________, a rat eats meals at a normal frequency, but each individual meal is enormous. The rat acts as if it no longer feels the usual sensation of distention.

What Is Psychology

A --What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

A--Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

A--Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A--Sensation and Perception

Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

A--Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

Learning

A--Learning

Memory

A--Memory

Cognition and Language

A--Cognition and Language

Intelligence

A--Intelligence

Consciousness

A--Consciousness

A--Motivated Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

A--Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

A--Social Psychology

Personality

A--Personality

Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

A--Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

Specific Disorders and Treatments

A--Specific Disorders and Treatments

Exam Extenssion: S 1-16--Final Examination

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