Question 1

Some obese people have been able to lose large amounts of weight and keep it off.Which is the best explanation of how they did it?

Accepted Answer

A) low carbohydrate dieting 
B) low fat dieting 
C) gastric bypass surgery 
D) healthy eating and exercise 
A) low carbohydrate dieting 
B) low fat dieting 
C) gastric bypass surgery 
D) healthy eating and exercise D

Question 2

A famed psychologist claims that motivated behaviors result from an effort to reduce tension caused by bodily needs such as hunger or thirst.This psychologist's philosophy most closely matches ______ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocity 
B) homeostatic 
C) needs 
D) drive 
A) reciprocity 
B) homeostatic 
C) needs 
D) drive D

Question 3

Which level of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy is epitomized by the U.S.Army's slogan "Be all that you can be"?

Accepted Answer

A) safety 
B) self-esteem 
C) belongingness 
D) self-actualization 
A) safety 
B) self-esteem 
C) belongingness 
D) self-actualization D

Question 4

Jose's medically ideal weight is 250 pounds.He would be considered to be obese when and if he weighed ________ pounds.

Accepted Answer

A) 275 
B) 300 
C) 320 
D) 330 
A) 275 
B) 300 
C) 320 
D) 330

Question 5

The ______ theory of emotion states that the experience of emotion occurs simultaneously with biological changes.

Accepted Answer

A) Cannon-Bard theory 
B) James-Lange 
C) Plutchik's 
D) Schachter and Singer's 
A) Cannon-Bard theory 
B) James-Lange 
C) Plutchik's 
D) Schachter and Singer's

Question 6

___________ proposed that two things have to happen before emotion occurs: physical arousal and labeling.

Accepted Answer

A) Plutchik 
B) The James-Lange 
C) The Cannon-Bard theory 
D) Schachter and Singer 
A) Plutchik 
B) The James-Lange 
C) The Cannon-Bard theory 
D) Schachter and Singer

Question 7

Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A) When people eat in groups, they vary their meal size based on their level of hunger. 
B) When people eat in groups, how much they eat is a social decision, rarely based on hunger. 
C) Men are more likely to eat chocolate when they are in a bad mood. 
D) When you think of good food that you have previously eaten, you are less likely to feel hungry. 
A) When people eat in groups, they vary their meal size based on their level of hunger. 
B) When people eat in groups, how much they eat is a social decision, rarely based on hunger. 
C) Men are more likely to eat chocolate when they are in a bad mood. 
D) When you think of good food that you have previously eaten, you are less likely to feel hungry.

Question 8

Which of the following is the correct definition of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A) the process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about bodily changes 
B) an aspect of consciousness characterized by a certain physical arousal involving facial and bodily changes, brain activation, and tendencies toward action, all shaped by cultural rules. 
C) an irrational aspect of our mammalian heritage that is distinctive from our rational abilities of cognition 
D) a set of social and cultural rules that regulates when, how, and where a person may express (or must suppress)feelings. 
A) the process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about bodily changes 
B) an aspect of consciousness characterized by a certain physical arousal involving facial and bodily changes, brain activation, and tendencies toward action, all shaped by cultural rules. 
C) an irrational aspect of our mammalian heritage that is distinctive from our rational abilities of cognition 
D) a set of social and cultural rules that regulates when, how, and where a person may express (or must suppress)feelings.

Question 9

Which statement about motivation is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Motivation energizes and directs behavior. 
B) We are always aware of motivational processes. 
C) There is only one type of motivation. 
D) Two people motivated by the same factor will satisfy that motive through similar means. 
A) Motivation energizes and directs behavior. 
B) We are always aware of motivational processes. 
C) There is only one type of motivation. 
D) Two people motivated by the same factor will satisfy that motive through similar means.

Question 10

According to the facial feedback hypothesis, when Jose complies with instructions to look angry, it is most likely that ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) he will be amused to be simulating anger 
B) he will be pleased that he does it so well 
C) his positive feelings will decrease 
D) his reaction will depend on his age 
A) he will be amused to be simulating anger 
B) he will be pleased that he does it so well 
C) his positive feelings will decrease 
D) his reaction will depend on his age

Some obese people have been able to lose large amounts of weight and keep it off.Which is the best explanation of how they did it?

A famed psychologist claims that motivated behaviors result from an effort to reduce tension caused by bodily needs such as hunger or thirst.This psychologist's philosophy most closely matches ______ theory.

Which level of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy is epitomized by the U.S.Army's slogan "Be all that you can be"?

Jose's medically ideal weight is 250 pounds.He would be considered to be obese when and if he weighed ________ pounds.

The ______ theory of emotion states that the experience of emotion occurs simultaneously with biological changes.

___________ proposed that two things have to happen before emotion occurs: physical arousal and labeling.

Which statement is true?

Which of the following is the correct definition of emotion?

Which statement about motivation is true?

According to the facial feedback hypothesis, when Jose complies with instructions to look angry, it is most likely that ____________.

Section 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 2: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 1: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 2: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 1: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 2: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 1: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 2: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 1: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 2: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 1: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 2: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 1: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 2: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 1: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 2: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 1: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 2: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 1: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 2: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 1: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 2: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 1: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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Exam 7: Section 1: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Some obese people have been able to lose large amounts of weight and keep it off.Which is the best explanation of how they did it?

A famed psychologist claims that motivated behaviors result from an effort to reduce tension caused by bodily needs such as hunger or thirst.This psychologist's philosophy most closely matches ______ theory.

Which level of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy is epitomized by the U.S.Army's slogan "Be all that you can be"?

Jose's medically ideal weight is 250 pounds.He would be considered to be obese when and if he weighed ________ pounds.

The ______ theory of emotion states that the experience of emotion occurs simultaneously with biological changes.

___________ proposed that two things have to happen before emotion occurs: physical arousal and labeling.

Which statement is true?

Which of the following is the correct definition of emotion?

Which statement about motivation is true?

According to the facial feedback hypothesis, when Jose complies with instructions to look angry, it is most likely that ____________.

Section 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 2: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 1: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 2: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 1: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 2: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 1: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 2: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 1: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 2: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 1: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 2: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 1: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 2: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 1: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 2: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 1: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 2: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 1: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 2: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 1: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 2: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 1: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Section 2: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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