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Which of the following is the best example of a drive or need?
a. your political views b.the need for achievement c. hunger d. earning money by working at a job e. volunteering time to feed the needy |
Hunger |
Drive to In N' Out |
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The currently preferred term for instinct is
a. internal cognition b. fixed-action pattern c. external motivation d. homeostatic function e. negative incentive |
fixed-action pattern |
Fixed-action fixed-eyes |
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According to drive-reduction theory, _____refers to the balance among the body's systems and processes. a. external motivation b a fixed-action pattern c. homeostassis d. optimal arousal e. psychic energy |
Homeostasis |
Home Fengshui balanced |
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As a result of homeostasis, a person who is tired will
a.fight to stay awake b. try to find a place to fall asleep c. talk a lot about sleep d. do something to distract herself. e. start to become a bit moody |
try to find a place to fall asleep |
Home- place to fall asleep |
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The explanation of human motivation proposed by Freud emphasized the importance of urges relating to a. a drive to to be aggressive b. a hierarch of needs c. locus of control d. sex drive e. A and D are correct |
A and D |
Freud motivated by aggression and sex |
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According to Freud thanatos is to aggression as sex is to _____ a. creativity b. libido c. perception d. charity e. drive theory
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Libido |
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Abraham Maslow attempted to account for human motivation in terms of a. The two-factor theory of figure and ground b.The hierarchy of needs c. overjustification for bad behavior d. locus of control e. intrinsic and extrinsic motivation |
Hierarchy of needs |
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Which factor diminishes the eating response? a. oral factors b. VMH legions c. being in the presence of others eating d. having a high blood sugar level e. stomach constriction
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High blood sugar level |
High blood less hungry |
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Which of the following is a factor that tends to stimulate eating? a. the presence of others eating b. fatty foods c. sweet foods d. a low blood sugar level e. all of the above are correct
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All of the above are correct |
Low blood more hungry e. all of the above |
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Maria claims never to have an appetite. She enjoys preparing food for others, but she never partakes in her creations, claiming she has already eaten. She is quite thin but tells her friends she needs to lose "just a few pounds." Most days she is at the gym working out for two to three hours. she would best be described as suffering from a. bulimia b. anorexia c. a low blood sugar level d. diabetes e. all of the above are correct |
b. anorexia |
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Which of the following is true with regard to weight control? a. No diet has ever long-term weight loss for the majority of people who have tried it. b. surgeries and drugs work in helping most people lose weight but diet doesn't. c. Humans evolved the ability to handle a calorie-rich diet. d. Most diests have been found to be effective in helping people lose weight and keep it off. e. only about 10% of all Americans are overweight. |
a. No diet has ever long-term weight loss for the majority of people who have tried it. |
my cousins |
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Which of the following is Not one of the stages of the human sexual cycle? a. climax b. plateau c. orgasm d. resolution e. excitement |
a. climax |
E-P-O-R 1. Excitement 2. Plateau 3. Orgasm 4. Resolution |
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The goal of both sexes, biologically speaking is to a. reduce anger and stress b. achieve orgasm c. create as many offspring as possible d. get a consistent amount of nightly sleep e. eat until full |
c. create as many offspring as possible |
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The notion that our bodies prefer to be a certain weight is particularly consistent with the concept of a. crash diets b. cognitive taste theory c. set point theory d. the appetizer effect |
c. set point theory |
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As was noted in the video in class when men and women are selecting long-term partners, women tend to select males with high_____while males prefer____and_____. a. foreheads, lowbrows; long hair b. age, youth, obesity c. morals, morals, tatoos d. status, youth, beauty |
d. status, youth, beauty |
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In the video seen in class about sexual preferences, it was noted that males have more brothers have an (a)_____chance of being homosexual. a. absolute b. even c. increased d decreased
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c. increased |
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The key components of ______are subjective feelings, cognitive interpretation, behavioral expression, and physiological arousal. a. emotion b. instinct c. motivation d. sensation e. behavioral control |
a. emotion |
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Darwin argued that a. understanding an emotional experience must occur before arousal can occur. b. People are unable to cognitively label the source of their arousal. c. Some simple emotional expressions cross species boundaries d. emotional reactions are unrelated to states of arousal e. there is an innate amount of emotions for people throughout the world. |
c. Some simple emotional expressions cross species boundaries |
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The fact that widely different culture use the same facial expressions to express different emotions would lead researchers to believe that expressions are___rather than__. a.Cognitive; biophysical b. learned, innate c. physical, mental d. unreliable, reliable situational; emotional |
b. learned, innate |
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The sympathetic nervous system a. permits people to react with empathy to tragic situations. b. prepares the body to cope with a dangerous situation c. only operates during times of low stress d. relaxes the body and helps digestion e. keeps rage and neath instincts under control
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b. prepares the body to cope with a dangerous situation |
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According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, anger a. occurs at the same time a person hits someone. b. causes people to hit someone c. and happiness always occur simultaneously. d. does not truly exist e. might occur after we feel aroused because we hit someone |
e. might occur after we feel aroused because we hit someone |
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Walter Cannon disagreed with James-Lange theory of emotion on the basis that a. emotions and internal responses occur at the same time b. physical responses occur before feelings c. there were fewer emotions that people can experience d. internal changes occur more quickly than the theory claimed. e. physical responses are difficult to measure |
b. physical responses occur before feelings |
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Stanley Schacter's theory of emotion proposes that emotion results when a. you simultaneously experience arousal and an emotinal experience b. you cognitively label the arousal and give it emotional meaning. c. you look back over your experiences to try and identify the arousal you just experienced d. your sensory experiences fail to have any personal significance e. you are unable to control any of your personal circumstances |
b. you cognitively label the arousal and give it emotional meaning. |
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The fact that some arousal can facilitate performance but that too much arousal impairs performance is best described by the: a. inverted "U" function b. James-Lange theory of emotion c. display rules thory d.notion of homeostasis e. two-factor theory. |
a. inverted "U" function |
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A person who is attempting to deceive others would do well to remember that____is/are easier to control than are______ a. facial expressions; tone of voice b. bodily actions; facial expressions c. idiosyncratic actions; facial expressions d. eye movements; facial expressions e. two-factor thory |
a. facial expressions; tone of voice |
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A challenging or threatening situation is termed a(n) a. inhibitor b. strain c. immunosuppression d. Stressor e. moderator variable |
d. Stressor |
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Selye proposed the ____to account for the basic pattern of physical responses that occur regardless of which severe stressor is present. a. general adaptation syndrome b. strain c. immunosuppression d. stressor e. moderator variable |
a. general adaptation syndrome |
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The correct sequence of the G.A.S. stages are a. primary appraisal, secondary appraisal, and adaptation b. alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. c. challenge, commitment and control d. emergency response, inhibition, and adaptation e. excitement, stres, and coping |
b. alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. |
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The begining of a stress related illness is most likeley to occur during the a. stage of resistance b. stage of reaction c. suppression stage d. alarm reaction e.stage of exhaustion |
a. stage of resistance |
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He argues that everything we do arises from a sex-based survival instinct and instinct for defense and aggresion a. Piaget b. Rogers c. Freud d. James e. Maslow |
c. Freud |
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In the United States and in other countries, _____is emphasized more so than in Asian countries. a. similarity b. collectivism c. personality cues d. individualism e. personality |
d. individualism |
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A ____is a relatively stable personality tendency. a. trait b. dimension c. type d. behavioral constant e. cluster |
a. trait |
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_____theorists have determined five major characteristics of personality. a. Psychodynamic b. Learning c. Humanistic d. Trait e. Cognitive
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d. Trait |
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Freud believed that Thanatos was the driving force behind a. destructive and aggressive behaviors b. hunger and thisrt drives c. sex and loving behaviors d. self-preservation e. altruistic and prosocial behaivors
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a. destructive and aggressive behaviors |
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According to freud _____is the source of powerful impulses, drives, and conflicts of which we are unaware. a. shadow b. unconscious c. archetype d. superego e. ego |
b. unconscious |
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In psychoanalytic theory, ____is the energy behind our sex drive. a. libido b. the oedipus complex c. fixation d. thanatos e. lust |
a. libido |
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A freudian psychoanalyst would interpret a client's impulsive need for immediate gratification as due to an overactive a. defense mechanism b. superego c. id. d. instinct e. ego |
c. id. |
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The key function of the ego is to resolve conflicts between the ____and the _____. a. defense mechanisms, superego b. superego, animus c. id, superego d. id, anima e. collective unconscious, superego defense mechanisms |
c. id, superego |
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According to Freud, a male child who has resolved his oedipus complex is most likely to a. enjoy spending time with his grandmother b. dislikes his mother c. identify with his father d. feel a rivalry with other boys e. try to bond with his brother |
c. identify with his father |
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_____are preconscious mental strategies used to reduce conflict. a. self-actualization strategies b.the anima and animus c. ego defense mechanisms d. Archetypes e. Schemas |
c. ego defense mechanisms |
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_____is the ego defense mechanism that functions to exclude unacceptable feelings from consciousness a. sublimation b.accomodation c. denial d. repression e. projection |
d. repression |
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The personality of a child who is fixated in the anal stage tends to be exessively a. honest b. jealous c. neurotic d. clean e. modest |
d. clean |
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Dr smith and Dr. Jones are at a lecture given by their mentor. Dr, Smith thinks the talk is horrible, but rather than deal with the fact that he is critical of his mentor's work, e instead accuses Dr. Jones of thinking the talk was terrible. Dr smith feels this way due to a. Projection b. repression c. his id. d. animus e. his superego |
a. Projection |
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_____Occurs when you yell at your co-worker after eceiving an "F" on a term paper. a. Depression b. Sublimation c. Reaction Formation d. Displacement e. Repression
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d. Displacement |
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While at a Mexican restaraunt, an attractive waittress asks raul what kind of beer he would like. Instead of sayin "Dos equis," he says, "Dos sexy." This accidental slip of the tongue could best be explained as a. a Fruedian slip b. the superego c. repression d. Thanatos e. the oedipus complex |
a. a Fruedian slip |
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Jung's concept of the shadow most resembles the concept of a. the id. b. internal locus of control c. extraversion d. external locus of control e. wish fulfillment |
a. the id. |
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Jung disagreed with Freud's overemphasis on____and freud's failure to consider________. a. drives, sexuality b.conscious thought, the unconscious c. sexuality, spirituality d. emotions, spirituality e. hypnosis, drives |
c. sexuality, spirituality |
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_____proposed the concept of the collective unconscious. a. Rotter b. Adler c. Jung d. Freud e. Bandura |
c. Jung |
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The "anima" the "hero" and the "mother"are examples of the jungian concept of a. archetypes b. ego defenses c. cradinal traits d. extraversion e. humors |
a. archetypes |
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According to Jung's principle of opposites, each personality is balanced between____and _____. a. shadow, light b.joy, depair c. animus, anima d. introversion, extraversion e. aggression, passivity |
d. introversion, extraversion |
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