Psychology Final

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According to drive theory of motivation, if you drink water when you are thirsty, drinking results in

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drive reduction and restores physiological equilibrium.

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Patrick ate a large breakfast. When he arrived for his 8:00 a.m. class, the student next to him offered Patrick a large raisin muffin. Even though Patrick was still quite full from breakfast, he ate the muffin that he was offered. In this instance, Patrick's behavior can BEST he explained using

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incentive theories of motivation.

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In general, contemporary theories regarding brain regulation of hunger tend to focus on which of the following?

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neural circuits

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Mr. Knez is trying to get his seven-year-old daughter to eat some vegetable-fried rice for the first time. Mr. Knez should be MOST successful in getting his daughter to sample the new dish if he

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eats some of the fried rice first and shows a favorable reaction while he eats it.

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Peter and his wife are having sex when Peter experiences a series of muscular contractions throughout his pelvis. Based on research conducted by Masters and Johnson,

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Peter will be relatively unresponsive to sexual stimulation for a period of time following his orgasm.

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____ theory asserts that a species' mating patterns depend on what each sex has to invest in the way of time, energy, and survival risk to maximize reproductive potential.

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Parental investment

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Evolutionary theory suggests that men place more emphasis than women on the ___ of a potential mate.

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youthfulness

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A person's preference for emotional and sexual relationships with individuals of the same, the other, or either sex describes the person's

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sexual orientations.

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Which of the following approaches to explaining the origins of homosexuality has been proven to be true?

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none of the above

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The Thematic Apperception Test is considered ___ test.

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a projective

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Imagine that a sociologist had been tracking the patent index in a developing country for the past 30 years. Over that time, the numbers of patents applied for has steadily increased. Based on David McClelland's work, it is likely that this country's need for achievement will

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also have steadily increased over the past 30 years.

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The determinant of achievement that increases when a student is enrolled in a university course that is required for graduation is

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the incentive value of success.

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Laura is about to take the certification exam that will qualify her as a licensed therapist. As she enters the testing room, she notices that she feels anxious and nervous. This reaction is part of the

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cognitive component in Laura's emotional experience.

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A device that measures heart rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure (i.e., autonomic arousal) is

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a polygraph.

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All of the following are associated with the physiological component of emotion EXCEPT the

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cerebral cortex.

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The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that

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you can affect how you feel by making a certain facial expression.

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Cross-cultural differences in emotional experience are MOST prominent concerning how individuals from different cultures

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categorize specific emotions.

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Imagine that your house is on fire and you are afraid. Which of the following explanations BEST represents the James-Lange theory?

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"I'm afraid because I'm shaking."

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While Walter is out riding, his horse suddenly rears up when a small animal scurries across the path. Based on the Cannon-Bard theory of emotions, Walter should report,

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"The rearing of the horse makes my heart race and it makes me feel terrified."

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According to ___, one's conscious experience of emotion occurs after autonomic arousal.

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both James-Lange and Schachter two-factor theories

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Evolutionary theories of emotion ASSUME all except which of the following?

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Emotions follow thought in the evolutionary sequence.

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According to research in the United States, once people surpass an annual income of ______, there is little association exists between wealth and subjective well-being.

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$ 75,000

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Research evidence suggests that happiness depends more on ____ factors than on ____ factors.

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internal; external

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

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Premises

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Which theorists agree that autonomic arousal precedes the conscious experience of emotion?

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James, Lange, and Schachter