Question 1

In a study by Fallon and Rozin,women were asked which female figure men considered most attractive.How accurate were the women's guesses?

Accepted Answer

A) Most women correctly guessed which figure men preferred. 
B) About half of the women guessed too thin a figure and half guessed too heavy a figure. 
C) Most women guessed too thin a figure. 
D) Most women guessed too heavy a figure.

Question 2

Which of the following fetuses is most likely to develop a sexual anatomy that appears intermediate between that of a normal male and that of a normal female?

Accepted Answer

A) a genetic male who was exposed to more estrogen than normal for a male fetus 
B) a genetic male who was exposed to equally high amounts of both testosterone and estrogen during prenatal development 
C) a genetic female who was exposed to neither estrogen nor testosterone during prenatal development 
D) a genetic female who was exposed to more testosterone than normal for a female fetus

Question 3

Although motivation can be difficult to define,your text defines motivation as

Accepted Answer

A) an unseen force that propels into action. 
B) whatever makes our behavior more vigorous and energetic. 
C) the process that determines the reinforcement value of an outcome. 
D) something that activates and directs behavior.

Question 4

Jobs designed according to the scientific-management approach are very likely to

Accepted Answer

A) reward individual initiative. 
B) promote a sense of accomplishment in most workers. 
C) overwhelm the average employee (be more challenging than most people can handle). 
D) be boring.

Question 5

A person who in general is sexually attracted to men is said to have a male gender identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An industrial/organizational psychologist takes a human-relations approach.Which of the following would she be most likely to recommend?

Accepted Answer

A) supervise the workers closely 
B) make up a manual with specific procedures and rules in it 
C) set up the job carefully so that it will be almost impossible to make errors 
D) make the jobs varied and interesting

Question 7

Anorexics usually stop eating because

Accepted Answer

A) food no longer tastes good. 
B) they are not hungry. 
C) of damage to the lateral hypothalamus. 
D) they fear fatness.

Question 8

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs,you satisfy your lower needs

Accepted Answer

A) while satisfying your higher needs. 
B) before moving on to your higher needs. 
C) after moving on to your higher needs. 
D) before moving on to your middle needs.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which a person can become infected with AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A) sexual contact with a person who has the virus 
B) touching the hands of someone with the virus 
C) transfusion of blood from an infected donor 
D) sharing a needle with someone who carries the virus

Question 11

Insulin increases the flow of glucose and several other nutrients into body cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One professor assigned three papers in his class.Then,she let students decide between firm deadlines spread out or having the flexibility to turn in the papers at any time during the semester.What were the results,on the average?

Accepted Answer

A) The quality of the papers was about equal,regardless of the deadlines. 
B) Those who set rigid,spread-out deadlines for themselves did better. 
C) Those who allowed themselves more flexibility did better. 
D) Average students did better with firm deadlines,but the top students did better with flexibility.

Question 13

According to recent surveys of random or representative samples of the American public,about what percentage of adult men have a predominantly gay (homosexual)orientation?

Accepted Answer

A) 3-4% 
B) 10% 
C) 15-20% 
D) less than 0.5%

Question 14

Researchers have many reasons for inquiring about the frequency of various sexual behaviors.The main method that researchers utilize is surveys.Describe the advantage between contemporary surveys compared to Kinsey's original survey.Explain one of the main limitations of both the Kinsey survey and contemporary surveys.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Researchers have many reasons for inquiring about...

Question 15

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.

Question 16

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.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) looking like a normal female 
B) looking somewhat masculinized,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 18

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Subjects in group A play a game for intrinsic motivations only.Subjects in group B are provided with extrinsic motivations as well.Then both groups are given a chance to play the game for only intrinsic motivations.What will probably happen?

Accepted Answer

A) Subjects in group A will be more interested in playing. 
B) Subjects in group B will be more interested in playing. 
C) Both groups will be equally and highly interested in playing. 
D) Neither group will be interested in playing.

Question 20

People who are suffering from anorexia nervosa

Accepted Answer

A) run long distances or compete in sports. 
B) have very little self-control. 
C) spend most of the day sleeping or lying in bed. 
D) find the very thought of food to be unpleasant.

Exam 11: Motivated Behaviors