Question 1

Kinsey's survey apparently overestimated the frequency of homosexual orientations in the United States because

Accepted Answer

A)  he interviewed too small a sample of people. 
B)  he phrased his questions in a confusing, misleading way. 
C)  one of his assistants made systematic errors in reporting the data. 
D)  he used a nonrandom, nonrepresentative sample. 
A)  he interviewed too small a sample of people. 
B)  he phrased his questions in a confusing, misleading way. 
C)  one of his assistants made systematic errors in reporting the data. 
D)  he used a nonrandom, nonrepresentative sample.

Question 2

A company that wants to increase the productivity of its workers should set which kind of goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  a simple, easy goal 
B)  a challenging but realistic goal 
C)  a flexible goal such as "do your best" 
D)  no goal at all 
A)  a simple, easy goal 
B)  a challenging but realistic goal 
C)  a flexible goal such as "do your best" 
D)  no goal at all

Question 3

What did Alfred Kinsey discover?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual activity does not change in frequency as most people grow older. 
B)  Human sexual behavior varies more than most people realize. 
C)  Abnormal sexual preferences are based on an inherited predisposition. 
D)  Human sexual practices are similar in all parts of the world. 
A)  Sexual activity does not change in frequency as most people grow older. 
B)  Human sexual behavior varies more than most people realize. 
C)  Abnormal sexual preferences are based on an inherited predisposition. 
D)  Human sexual practices are similar in all parts of the world.

Question 4

Leptin, a hormone that is released by the fat cells, travels to the brain, where it

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases appetite. 
B)  increases appetite. 
C)  increases likelihood of body activity. 
D)  decreases the sex drive. 
A)  decreases appetite. 
B)  increases appetite. 
C)  increases likelihood of body activity. 
D)  decreases the sex drive.

Question 5

Research on delay of gratification suggests?

Accepted Answer

A)  people usually select the immediate reward. 
B)  people are usually successful in delaying gratification . 
C)  people would rather delay a painful event instead of experiencing it immediately. 
D)  people would rather experience an emotionally exciting event immediately instead of delaying it. 
A)  people usually select the immediate reward. 
B)  people are usually successful in delaying gratification . 
C)  people would rather delay a painful event instead of experiencing it immediately. 
D)  people would rather experience an emotionally exciting event immediately instead of delaying it.

Question 6

Which hormone causes a high percentage of each meal to be stored as fat?

Accepted Answer

A)  epinephrine 
B)  prolactin 
C)  insulin 
D)  thyroid hormone 
A)  epinephrine 
B)  prolactin 
C)  insulin 
D)  thyroid hormone

Question 7

Among the Pima Indians, obesity became much more common over the last few decades because of a change in their

Accepted Answer

A)  stress levels. 
B)  genetics. 
C)  self-esteem. 
D)  diet. 
A)  stress levels. 
B)  genetics. 
C)  self-esteem. 
D)  diet.

Question 8

Which kind of people are most likely to gain weight?

Accepted Answer

A)  people with anxiety problems 
B)  people who crave salt 
C)  people with depression and anger 
D)  people who expend little energy 
A)  people with anxiety problems 
B)  people who crave salt 
C)  people with depression and anger 
D)  people who expend little energy

Question 9

How does a high level of blood insulin lead to an increase in appetite?

Accepted Answer

A)  It causes glucose to be stored as fat instead of remaining available for use as energy. 
B)  It slows digestive processes and therefore decreases the frequency of meals. 
C)  It directly alters the taste buds to increase their response to sweet tastes. 
D)  It increases the rate at which the body burns energy supplies and therefore increases the nutritional needs. 
A)  It causes glucose to be stored as fat instead of remaining available for use as energy. 
B)  It slows digestive processes and therefore decreases the frequency of meals. 
C)  It directly alters the taste buds to increase their response to sweet tastes. 
D)  It increases the rate at which the body burns energy supplies and therefore increases the nutritional needs.

Question 10

Compared to people in other countries, such as France, people in the United States are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  choose high-fat foods. 
B)  worry about their diet. 
C)  eat small portions of each meal. 
D)  include a glass of wine with dinner. 
A)  choose high-fat foods. 
B)  worry about their diet. 
C)  eat small portions of each meal. 
D)  include a glass of wine with dinner.

Question 11

A genetic male who is exposed to elevated estrogen levels during early development will develop in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  looking like a normal male 
B)  looking somewhat feminized, perhaps intermediate between male and female 
C)  looking like a female on one side of the body and a male on the other 
D)  sexually immature with neither male or female aspects 
A)  looking like a normal male 
B)  looking somewhat feminized, perhaps intermediate between male and female 
C)  looking like a female on one side of the body and a male on the other 
D)  sexually immature with neither male or female aspects

Question 12

The Madhatter Bonnet Company intentionally designs their factory jobs to be as simple and repetitive as possible. This company is apparently using the __________ approach to job design.

Accepted Answer

A)  Theory Y 
B)  scientific-management 
C)  Tourette's 
D)  human-relations 
A)  Theory Y 
B)  scientific-management 
C)  Tourette's 
D)  human-relations

Question 13

Which of the following infants would be most likely to develop a sexual anatomy that is intermediate between male and female?

Accepted Answer

A)  a genetic female who was exposed to equal, low levels of both testosterone and estrogen during prenatal development 
B)  a genetic male who was exposed to equal, high levels of both testosterone and estrogen during prenatal development 
C)  a genetic male who was exposed to a higher than normal level of estrogen during prenatal development 
D)  a genetic female who was exposed to a higher than normal level of testosterone during prenatal development 
A)  a genetic female who was exposed to equal, low levels of both testosterone and estrogen during prenatal development 
B)  a genetic male who was exposed to equal, high levels of both testosterone and estrogen during prenatal development 
C)  a genetic male who was exposed to a higher than normal level of estrogen during prenatal development 
D)  a genetic female who was exposed to a higher than normal level of testosterone during prenatal development

Question 14

The treatment of intersexed individuals has traditionally involved

Accepted Answer

A)  raising the child as a male. 
B)  raising the child as a female. 
C)  injection of male hormones. 
D)  surgical enlargement of the clitoris/penis. 
A)  raising the child as a male. 
B)  raising the child as a female. 
C)  injection of male hormones. 
D)  surgical enlargement of the clitoris/penis.

Question 15

People tend to maintain a nearly constant body weight over the course of months, unless something unusual happens. That constant weight is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  healthy weight. 
B)  equilibrium. 
C)  ideal weight. 
D)  set point. 
A)  healthy weight. 
B)  equilibrium. 
C)  ideal weight. 
D)  set point.

Question 16

Why is it impossible for a person to have a complete set of both male genitals and female genitals?

Accepted Answer

A)  It requires energy to form genital tissue and the fetus does not have enough energy or fuel to form two sets of genitals. 
B)  Males have only testosterone and females have only estrogen. 
C)  Both sets of genitals develop from the same structure in the fetus. 
D)  The development of male genitals can only occur in the absence of estrogen. 
A)  It requires energy to form genital tissue and the fetus does not have enough energy or fuel to form two sets of genitals. 
B)  Males have only testosterone and females have only estrogen. 
C)  Both sets of genitals develop from the same structure in the fetus. 
D)  The development of male genitals can only occur in the absence of estrogen.

Question 17

One reason why it is so important to set goals and subgoals far in advance is that

Accepted Answer

A)  people consistently underestimate how long a task will take. 
B)  once you have stated the goal, you don't have to think about it any more. 
C)  if you have a clear goal, you won't have to work as hard. 
D)  most people underestimate their skills, so a goal provides encouragement. 
A)  people consistently underestimate how long a task will take. 
B)  once you have stated the goal, you don't have to think about it any more. 
C)  if you have a clear goal, you won't have to work as hard. 
D)  most people underestimate their skills, so a goal provides encouragement.

Question 18

Job enrichment, a procedure of giving each employee responsibility for a task with a clear meaning, __________ likely to be used by proponents of the scientific-management approach, and __________ likely to be used by proponents of the human-relations approach.

Accepted Answer

A)  is...is 
B)  is...is not 
C)  is not...is 
D)  is not...is not 
A)  is...is 
B)  is...is not 
C)  is not...is 
D)  is not...is not

Question 19

When insulin levels are very low (as in diabetes),

Accepted Answer

A)  glucose enters the fat cells and stays there. 
B)  the person does not feel hungry. 
C)  very little glucose enters the cells. 
D)  the brain uses proteins instead of glucose. 
A)  glucose enters the fat cells and stays there. 
B)  the person does not feel hungry. 
C)  very little glucose enters the cells. 
D)  the brain uses proteins instead of glucose.

Question 20

Long-term regulation of food intake depends on the hormone __________, which is released by fat cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  glucagon 
B)  cholecystokinin 
C)  aldosterone 
D)  leptin 
A)  glucagon 
B)  cholecystokinin 
C)  aldosterone 
D)  leptin

Exam 11: Motivated Behaviors

Kinsey's survey apparently overestimated the frequency of homosexual orientations in the United States because

A company that wants to increase the productivity of its workers should set which kind of goal?

What did Alfred Kinsey discover?

Leptin, a hormone that is released by the fat cells, travels to the brain, where it

Research on delay of gratification suggests?

Which hormone causes a high percentage of each meal to be stored as fat?

Among the Pima Indians, obesity became much more common over the last few decades because of a change in their

Which kind of people are most likely to gain weight?

How does a high level of blood insulin lead to an increase in appetite?

Compared to people in other countries, such as France, people in the United States are more likely to

A genetic male who is exposed to elevated estrogen levels during early development will develop in what way?

The Madhatter Bonnet Company intentionally designs their factory jobs to be as simple and repetitive as possible. This company is apparently using the __________ approach to job design.

Which of the following infants would be most likely to develop a sexual anatomy that is intermediate between male and female?

The treatment of intersexed individuals has traditionally involved

People tend to maintain a nearly constant body weight over the course of months, unless something unusual happens. That constant weight is referred to as

Why is it impossible for a person to have a complete set of both male genitals and female genitals?

One reason why it is so important to set goals and subgoals far in advance is that

Job enrichment, a procedure of giving each employee responsibility for a task with a clear meaning, __________ likely to be used by proponents of the scientific-management approach, and __________ likely to be used by proponents of the human-relations approach.

When insulin levels are very low (as in diabetes),

Long-term regulation of food intake depends on the hormone __________, which is released by fat cells.

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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Job enrichment, a procedure of giving each employee responsibility for a task with a clear meaning, likely to be used by proponents of the scientific-management approach, and likely to be used by proponents of the human-relations approach.