Question 1

Homeostasis is a state of

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A)   physiological stability.
B)   physiological instability.
C)   psychological stability.
D)   psychological instability.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The correlation between physical attractiveness and happiness is

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A)   negative.
B)   moderately positive.
C)   strongly positive.
D)   negligible.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

The fact that both biological and environmental factors have been shown to jointly govern eating behavior,sexual desire and the experience of emotion is illustrative of which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

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A)   Psychology is empirical.
B)   Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
C)   The interplay of heredity and environment.
D)   Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Compare drive,incentive,and evolutionary approaches to understanding motivation.

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Drive theories hold that motivation is b...

Question 5

Sean and his wife have been kissing and caressing for about 15 minutes.His level of arousal is still increasing,and he has begun to secrete some seminal fluid from the tip of his penis.Based on the phases described by Masters and Johnson,Sean is in the

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A)   plateau phase.
B)   excitement phase.
C)   orgasmic phase.
D)   resolution phase.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Annette was experiencing a high level of sexual excitement as her boyfriend kissed and caressed her.However,the phone rang and interrupted them.Her heart rate and respiration rate are slowly returning to normal,but she feels a sense of frustration.Based on the phases described by Masters and Johnson,Annette is in the

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A)   resolution phase.
B)   plateau phase.
C)   post-orgasmic phase.
D)   refractory period.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Research suggests that bad outcomes feel worse when they are unexpected,but that good outcomes feel better when they are unexpected.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Alfred Kinsey and other psychologists have concluded that it is more accurate to view sexual orientation on a(n)____________________.

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The answer of Alfred Kinsey and other psychologists have concluded...

Question 9

As Danica saw the headlights coming directly at her through the fog on the highway,her blood pressure rose quickly and she felt her heart start to race.These reactions are part of

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A)   the behavioral component in Danica's emotional experience.
B)   the objective component in Danica's emotional experience.
C)   the cognitive component in Danica's emotional experience.
D)   the physiological component in Danica's emotional experience.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Compared to low scorers,people who score high in the need for achievement

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A)   devote more time to interpersonal activities.
B)   worry more about acceptance from others.
C)   tend to work harder and more persistently.
D)   show all of these characteristics.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

People who are ____________________ in the need for achievement tend to delay gratification well,pursue competitive careers and work harder and more persistently then others.

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The answer of People who are ____________________ in the need...

Question 12

Parental investment theory suggests that males and females

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A)   make significant personal investments to produce and nurture offspring.
B)   do not make significant personal investments to produce and nurture offspring.
C)   may develop different mating strategies.
D)   develop similar mating strategies.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Scott just experienced an orgasm.For about an hour he cannot achieve another orgasm.Scott is in the ____ phase of the sexual response cycle.

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A)   excitement
B)   plateau
C)   orgasmic
D)   resolutionE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Walking through the forest you see a bear.All at once,your heart starts pounding,you feel fear,and you run.This description BEST illustrates the ____ theory of emotion.

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A)   commonsense
B)   Cannon-Bard
C)   James-Lange
D)   Schachter two-factorE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

What theoretical perspective argues that the increase in obesity in humans is a result of the fact that early humans lived in environments in which there was fierce competition for limited,unreliable food resources and that developed a tendency to consume food when it was present?

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A)   cognitive
B)   evolutionary
C)   body-set point
D)   settling-pointE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following theories assert that thinking or cognition plays a relatively small role in emotion?

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A)   two factory theory
B)   James-Lange theory
C)   achievement theory
D)   evolutionary theoryE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

Evolutionary theories of emotion assume all EXCEPT which of the following?

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A)   Emotions are largely innate.
B)   Emotions followed thought in the evolutionary sequence.
C)   Emotions originate in subcortical brain structures.
D)   Humans have a relatively small number of innate emotions with adaptive value.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Imagine that an individual has taken medication that has lowered his or her overall level of autonomic arousal.If this person reports less intense emotional experiences,it would provide some support for

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A)   the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion.
B)   the common-sense view of emotion.
C)   the facial feedback hypothesis.
D)   the James-Lange theory of emotion.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

____ are the reasons that are presented to persuade someone that a conclusion is true or probably true.

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A)   Premises
B)   Arguments
C)   Assumptions
D)   AttributionsE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Based on the interaction between glucose levels and insulin levels in the body,you should expect that laboratory rats with artificially reduced levels of insulin will

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A)   tend to overeat and gain weight.
B)   stop eating, but still gain weight.
C)   stop eating and lose weight.
D)   show an increase in activity in the ventromedial hypothalamus.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The correlation between physical attractiveness and happiness is

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What theoretical perspective argues that the increase in obesity in humans is a result of the fact that early humans lived in environments in which there was fierce competition for limited,unreliable food resources and that developed a tendency to consume food when it was present?

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