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43 Cards in this Set
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_____ curiosity
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b
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_____ thirst
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c
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_____ status
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a
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_____ achievement
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a
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_____ sleep
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c
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_____ physical contact
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b
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Motives _________________, sustain, and _______________ activities.
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initiate, direct
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The maintenance of bodily equilibrium is called thermostasis. T or F?
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F
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Desirable goals are motivating because they are high in
a.secondary value b.stimulus value c.homeostatic value d.incentive value |
d
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The term “jet lag” is commonly used to refer to disruptions of
a.the inverted U function b.circadian rhythms c.any of the episodic drives d. the body’s set point |
b
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The hunger satiety system in the hypothalamus signals the body to start eating when it receives signals from the liver or detects changes in blood sugar. T or F?
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F
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Maintaining your body’s set point for fat is closely linked with the amount of __________ in the bloodstream.
a.hypothalamic factor1 b.ventromedial peptide1 c.NPY d.leptin |
d
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People who frequently diet tend to benefit from practice: They lose weight more quickly each time they diet. T or F? |
F
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Bingeing and purging are most characteristic of people who have
a.taste aversions b.anorexia c.bulimia d. strong sensitivity to external eating cues |
c
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# In addition to changing eating habits, a key element of behavioral dieting is
a.exercise b.well-timed snacking c.better eating cues d. commitment to “starving” every day |
a
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A cancer patient has little appetite for food several weeks after the nausea caused by chemotherapy has ended. Her loss of appetite is probably best explained by
a. increased NPY in the brain b. a conditioned taste aversion c.the aftereffects of yo-yo dieting d. a loss of extracellular hunger |
b
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Thirst may be either intracellular or ___________________________.
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extracellular
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Pain avoidance is an _________________________ drive.
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episodic
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Sexual behavior in animals is largely controlled by estrogen levels in the female and the occurrence of estrus in the male. T or F?
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F
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Kim, who is overweight, is highly sensitive to external eating cues. How might her wristwatch contribute to her overeating?
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The time of day can influence eating, especially for externally cued eaters, who tend to get hungry at mealtimes, irrespective of their internal needs for food.
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Exploration, manipulation, and curiosity provide evidence for the existence of _____________________ drives.
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stimulus
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People who score high on the SSS tend to be extroverted, independent, and individuals who value change. T or F?
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T
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Complex tasks, such as taking a classroom test, tend to be disrupted by high levels of arousal, an effect predicted by
a. the Sensation-Seeking Scale b.the Yerkes-Dodson law c.studies of circadian arousal patterns d. studies of the need for achievement |
b
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Two key elements of test anxiety that must be controlled are ____________________ and excessive _____________________.
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arousal, worry
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People high in nAch
a. prefer long shots b. prefer sure things c.are moderate risk takers d. prefer change and high levels of stimulation |
c
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The highest level of Maslow’s hierarchy of motives involves
a. meta-needs b. needs for safety and security c.needs for love and belonging d.extrinsic needs |
a
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Intrinsic motivation is often undermined in situations in which obvious external rewards are applied to a naturally enjoyable activity. T or F?
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T
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of people who score high on the Sensation-Seeking Scale?
a.boredom susceptibility b. experience seeking c. inhibition d. thrill seeking |
c
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Many of the physiological changes associated with emotion are caused by secretion of the hormone
a. atropine b. adrenaline c. attributine d. amoduline |
b
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# Emotional ___________________ often serve to communicate a person’s emotional state to others.
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expressions
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Awe, remorse, and disappointment are among the primary emotions listed by Robert Plutchik. T or F?
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F
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Emotional arousal is closely related to activity of the _____________ nervous system
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autonomic
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Preparing the body for “fighting or fleeing” is largely the job of the
a. paraventricular nucleus b. sympathetic branch c. GSR d. left hemisphere |
b
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# The parasympathetic system inhibits digestion and raises blood pressure and heart rate. T or F?
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F
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What body changes are measured by a polygraph?
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. heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, galvanic skin response
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Charles Darwin held that emotional expressions aid survival for animals. T or F?
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T
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A formal term for “body language” is _____________________.
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kinesics
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# Which three dimensions of emotion are communicated by facial expressions?
a.pleasantness–unpleasantness b.complexity c.attention–rejection d.anger e.curiosity–disinterest f.activation |
a, c, f
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# According to the James-Lange theory, emotional experience precedes physical arousal and emotional behavior. (We see a bear, are frightened, and run.) T or F?
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F
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The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion says that bodily arousal and emotional experience occur _______________________.
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simultaneously
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The idea that making attributions to label arousal helps define what emotions we experience is associated with
a. the James-Lange theory b. Schachter’s cognitive theory c.the Cannon-Bard theory d. Darwin’s theory of innate emotional expressions |
b
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Subjects in Valins’s false heart rate study attributed increases in their heart rate to the action of a placebo. T or F?
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F
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# As you try to wiggle your ears, you keep pulling the corners of your mouth back into a smile. Each time you do, you find yourself giggling. Which of the following provides the best explanation for this reaction?
a.attribution b. the Cannon-Bard theory c.appraisal d.facial feedback |
d
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