Question 1

Which of these is NOT measured in modern polygraph testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  hand sweating
B)  blood pressure
C)  finger nail biting
D)  heart rate

Question 2

According to stimulus motives, if a person is bored they will be motivated to

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A)  fall asleep.
B)  seek stimulation.
C)  withdraw.
D)  none of these.

Question 3

According to humanistic theory, people are separated from lower animals by our capacity for ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  instinctual behavior
B)  stimulus needs
C)  self-actualization
D)  cognitive dissonance

Question 4

Motives may take the form of needs, drives, and ___________.

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Question 5

Describe the sociocultural origins of eating disorders.

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Eating disorders may have many origins a...

Question 6

A group of research participants are placed alone in quiet cubicles where their arms are bandaged and they hear nothing but the sound of a dull, continuous hum. This method is used to study the effects of

Accepted Answer

A)  relaxation.
B)  conditioning.
C)  sensory overload.
D)  sensory deprivation.

Question 7

Which of the following is a stimulus motive?

Accepted Answer

A)  exploration
B)  hunger
C)  thirst
D)  homeostasis

Question 8

A(n)  __________ is an object, person, or situation that is perceived as being capable of satisfying a need or as desirable for its own sake.

Accepted Answer

A)  drive
B)  impulse
C)  compulsion
D)  incentive

Question 9

Eating because you are bored, depressed, or socializing demonstrates the role of _________ in regulating the hunger drive.

Accepted Answer

A)  learned behavior
B)  psychological factors
C)  external incentives
D)  all of these

Question 10

Which of the following occurs during the excitement phase?

Accepted Answer

A)  the clitoris shortens
B)  breasts enlarge
C)  thinning of the scrotal skin
D)  testes become lowered

Question 11

The song "Put on a Happy Face" presents the view that facial expressions can influence emotional states. This claim is similar to that made by

Accepted Answer

A)  socio-cultural theory.
B)  facial-feedback hypothesis.
C)  cognitive dissonance theory.
D)  psychoanalytic theory of emotion.

Question 12

Motives activate behavior and propel the organism

Accepted Answer

A)  to flee.
B)  to respond.
C)  toward goals.
D)  to drives.

Question 13

The fact that emotions are accompanied by bodily arousal has led to the development of the _____________.

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The answer of The fact that emotions are accompanied by...

Question 14

Recent Miss Americas would be considered malnourished by the World Health Organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A drive is a condition of arousal in an organism that is associated with a need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the classic "sham feeding" experiments with dogs, what occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dogs received no signals of satiety from chewing and swallowing.
B)  The food reached the dogs' stomachs, and they stopped eating.
C)  Even though no food reached their stomachs, the dogs stopping feeding after a while, and resumed feeding sooner than dogs whose food reached their stomachs.
D)  The dogs stopped feeding after a while, and did not eat as soon as dogs whose food reached their stomachs.

Question 17

The eating behavior of the hyperphagic rat suggests there is

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia in rats.
B)  satiety in rats.
C)  an "off" center in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus.
D)  an "off" center in the lateral hypothalamus.

Question 18

According to Maslow, individuals would not be motivated to satisfy their _______ needs until their ________ needs are met.

Accepted Answer

A)  physical; psychological
B)  psychological; physical
C)  physical; actualization
D)  primary; acquired

Question 19

When the ventromedial nucleus of a rat's hypothalamus is surgically destroyed, the rat will

Accepted Answer

A)  become aphagic.
B)  become hyperphagic.
C)  not experience any stomach contractions.
D)  stop eating.

Question 20

Which theory supports the following scenario: You see a bear, then your heart starts pounding, then you feel fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cannon-Bard
B)  Cognitive Appraisal
C)  James-Lange
D)  Common-Sense

Exam 8: Motivation and Emotion

According to humanistic theory, people are separated from lower animals by our capacity for ______________.

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When the ventromedial nucleus of a rat's hypothalamus is surgically destroyed, the rat will

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According to stimulus motives, if a person is bored they will be motivated to

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Motives activate behavior and propel the organism

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The eating behavior of the hyperphagic rat suggests there is

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In the classic "sham feeding" experiments with dogs, what occurred?

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Describe the sociocultural origins of eating disorders.

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The song "Put on a Happy Face" presents the view that facial expressions can influence emotional states. This claim is similar to that made by

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Which of the following occurs during the excitement phase?

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The fact that emotions are accompanied by bodily arousal has led to the development of the _____________.

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Which theory supports the following scenario: You see a bear, then your heart starts pounding, then you feel fear?

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According to Maslow, individuals would not be motivated to satisfy their _______ needs until their ________ needs are met.

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A(n) __________ is an object, person, or situation that is perceived as being capable of satisfying a need or as desirable for its own sake.

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Which of the following is a stimulus motive?

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Recent Miss Americas would be considered malnourished by the World Health Organization.

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Which of these is NOT measured in modern polygraph testing?

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Eating because you are bored, depressed, or socializing demonstrates the role of _________ in regulating the hunger drive.

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