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Evolutionary psychologists are most likely to suggest that almost all humans are genetically predisposed to
a. engage in both homosexual and heterosexual behaviors b. satisfy their need for political freedom before seeking emotional security c. form close enduring relationships with fellow humans d. avoid eating carbohydrate-laden foods when feeling depressed |
c. form close enduring relationships with fellow humans
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Motivation is defined by psychologists as
a. an impulse to accomplish something of significance b. the cause of behavior c. rigidly patterned behavior characteristics of all people d. a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior toward a goal |
d. a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior toward a goal
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Which eating disorder is characterized by overeating and then followed by purging.
a. anorexia b. neophobia c. bulimia d. binge eating |
c. bulimia
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The brain is the most significant sexual organ.
Answer: True False |
True
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Research has found that animal sexual orientation can be altered by
a. destruction of the hippocampus b. exposure only to animals of the same sex c. manipulation of prenatal hormone conditions d. injections of sex hormones in early childhood |
c. manipulation of prenatal hormone conditions
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Research on obesity and weight control indicates that
a. overweight people typically suffer from a lack of willpower and self-discipline b. lean tissue is maintained by fewer calories than is fat tissue c. when an obese person has lost weight, a diet and exercise program are no longer necessary for maintaining the lower weight. d. no matter how carefully people diet, they never lose fat cells. |
d. no matter how carefully people diet, they never lose fat cells.
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Professional Langley emphasizes that premature sexual activity among high school students involves the interplay of alcohol consumption, mass media norms, and teens' underestimation of their vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections. The professor's emphasis best illustrates
a. the evolutionary perspective b. a biopsychosocial approach c. the sexual response cycle d. the drive-reduction theory . |
b. a biopsychosocial approach
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The health risks associated with obesity are generally the greatest for those who carry their excess weight around their
a. hips b. thighs c. buttocks d. bellies |
d. bellies
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Marks: 1 The fraternal birth-order effect refers to a factor associated with
a. ostracism b. eating disorders c. neophobia d. sexual orientation |
d. sexual orientation
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Marks: 1 Orgasmic dysfunction is one form of
a. erotic plasticity b. refractory period c. sexual disorder d. neophobia |
c. sexual disorder
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A homosexual orientation is
a. characteristic of over 10 percent of American males b. equally likely among members of both sexes c. associated with a lack of clear gender identity d. very persistent and difficult to change |
d. very persistent and difficult to change
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A complex, unlearned, and fixed pattern of behavior common to all members of a species is called a
a. incentive b. set point c. drive d. instinct |
d. instinct
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Which of the following is a hunger-suppressing hormone secreted by the stomach?
a. ghrelin b. insulin c. orexin d. obestatin |
d. obestatin
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Which of the following is indicative of a sexual disorder?
a. refractory periods b. erotic plasticity c. premature ejaculation d. neophobia |
c. premature ejaculation
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Research by Masters and Johnson on the sexual response cycle indicates that
a. males and females experience an equally long refractory period following orgasm. b. during the resolution phase, sexual excitement increases in females and decreases in males. c. enough sperm may be released prior to male orgasm to enable conception d. women undergo a decrease in physiological arousal more slowly if they have experienced orgasm than if they have not. |
c. enough sperm may be released prior to male orgasm to enable conception
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Which motivational concept would be most helpful for explaining why people are motivated to watch horror movies?
a. instinct theory b. arousal theory c. hierarchy of needs theory d. drive-reduction theory |
b. arousal theory
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An aroused, motivated state that is often triggered by a physiological need is called a
a. drive b. incentive c. instinct d. set point |
a. drive
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Activity in the ___________ depresses hunger.
a. lateral hypothalamus b. ventromedial hippocampus c. lateral hypthalamus d. ventromedial hypothalamus |
d. ventromedial hypothalamus
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1 By motivating us to satisfy our physical needs, hunger and thirst serve to
a. lower sex hormone levels b. shorten the refractory period c. maintain homeostasis d. raise the set point |
c. maintain homeostasis
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Our need to belong is most clearly threatened by
a. ostracism b. chain migration c. drive reduction d. neophobia |
a. ostracism
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