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Caesar ingests a large meal, causing his blood glucose levels to rise. In response, Caesar's pancreas releases insulin to remove glucose from the blood stream. As glucose levels drop, the pancreas stops releasing insulin. Which factor establishes the set point?

A) Insulin
B) Glucose
C) Pancreas
D) Blood

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In one study (Twenge, Baumeister, Tice, & Stucke, 2001) , students who were told that a personality test revealed that they were "the type likely to end up alone later in life" were more likely to

A) show signs of depression and anxiety.
B) show less empathy and act aggressively.
C) report low self-esteem and low self-efficacy.
D) demonstrate introversion and neuroticism.

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Clarice wakes up in a daze and remembers that she has to do laundry. On her way to the laundry room, she encounters an enormous black spider, which causes her heart to race. Despite this, she continues to the laundry room and stays until all of her clothes are washed and dried to her satisfaction. At what point does Clarice experience an emotion?

Incentive theories of motivation are often described as _____ theories because external rewards move an organism toward a goal.

Which researcher supports an incentive theory of motivation?

Which model or theory of emotion proposes that general arousal leads to assessment, which in turn calls for an assessment that leads to subjective feelings?

Drugs that inhibit cholecystokinin's (CCK) action in the brain

Consider the case of Eliot (Damasio, 1994) , who had frontal lobe surgery to remove a tumor. What did we learn with regard to the brain's use of emotional information?

Following his afternoon classes, Darren stops at the cafeteria and eats a hot dog and fries. If you were to run a blood test on Darren shortly after his meal, what would you expect to find?

Achievement motivation is usually defined as

According to research (Kirk, Bailey, & Martin, 2000) , if one identical male twin is homosexual, his twin has what percent chance of also being homosexual?

Compared to monozygotic twins, dizygotic twins are

How does motivation offer a survival advantage?

Research on sexual satisfaction has found that

Patient S. M. is able to recognize the emotions of happiness, sadness, and disgust portrayed in photographs, but has selective difficulty identifying fear correctly. Which brain region has probably suffered damage in this patient?

Why are men with older brothers, but not men with older sisters or those who are only children, more likely to be gay?

Women who are ovulating are more likely to

Baby Alec squints his face, squeezes his fists, and tightens up his body muscles. His mother immediately runs over to try to soothe him. Alec's actions demonstrate that

Which model or theory proposes that emotions act as a reservoir that fills up and spills over, and that expressing these emotions will reduce arousal?

Which scenario supports the Schachter-Singer two-factor theory of emotion?