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10.9: Review Questions

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    1.

    Need for ________ refers to maintaining positive relationships with others.

    1. achievement
    2. affiliation
    3. intimacy
    4. power
    2.

    ________ proposed the hierarchy of needs.

    1. William James
    2. David McClelland
    3. Abraham Maslow
    4. Albert Bandura
    3.

    ________ is an individual’s belief in her capability to complete some task.

    1. physiological needs
    2. self-esteem
    3. self-actualization
    4. self-efficacy
    4.

    Carl mows the yard of his elderly neighbor each week for $20. What type of motivation is this?

    1. extrinsic
    2. intrinsic
    3. drive
    4. biological
    5.

    According to your reading, nearly ________ of the adult population in the United States can be classified as obese.

    1. one half
    2. one third
    3. one fourth
    4. one fifth
    6.

    ________ is a chemical messenger secreted by fat cells that acts as an appetite suppressant.

    1. orexin
    2. angiotensin
    3. leptin
    4. ghrelin
    7.

    ________ is characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by attempts to compensate for the excessive amount of food that was consumed.

    1. Prader-Willi syndrome
    2. morbid obesity
    3. anorexia nervosa
    4. bulimia nervosa
    8.

    In order to be classified as morbidly obese, an adult must have a BMI of ________.

    1. less than 25
    2. 25–29.9
    3. 30–39.9
    4. 40 or more
    9.

    Animal research suggests that in male rats the ________ is critical for the ability to engage in sexual behavior, but not for the motivation to do so.

    1. nucleus accumbens
    2. amygdala
    3. medial preoptic area of the hypothalamus
    4. hippocampus
    10.

    During the ________ phase of the sexual response cycle, individuals experience rhythmic contractions of the pelvis that are accompanied by uterine contractions and ejaculation.

    1. excitement
    2. plateau
    3. orgasm
    4. resolution
    11.

    Which of the following findings was not a result of the Kinsey study?

    1. Sexual desire and sexual ability can be separate functions.
    2. Females enjoy sex as much as males.
    3. Sexual acts between members of the same gender are fairly common.
    4. Masturbation has no adverse consequences.
    12.

    If someone is uncomfortable identifying with the gender normally associated with their sex assigned at birth, then they could be classified as experiencing ________.

    1. homosexuality
    2. bisexuality
    3. gender expression
    4. gender dysphoria
    13.

    Individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder have been shown to have reduced volumes of the ________.

    1. amygdala
    2. hippocampus
    3. hypothalamus
    4. thalamus
    14.

    According to the ________ theory of emotion, emotional experiences arise from physiological arousal.

    1. James-Lange
    2. Cannon-Bard
    3. Schachter-Singer two-factor
    4. Darwinian
    15.

    Which of the following is not one of the seven universal emotions described in this chapter?

    1. contempt
    2. disgust
    3. melancholy
    4. anger
    16.

    Which of the following theories of emotion would suggest that polygraphs should be quite accurate at differentiating one emotion from another?

    1. Cannon-Bard theory
    2. James-Lange theory
    3. Schachter-Singer two-factor theory
    4. Darwinian theory

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