Question 1

The concept of a set point is relevant to understanding the experience of

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A)  hunger. 
B)  self-transcendence. 
C)  drive reduction. 
D)  optimum arousal.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

In his study of men on a semistarvation diet,Keys found that

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A)  the metabolic rate of the men increased. 
B)  the men eventually lost interest in food. 
C)  the men became obsessed with food. 
D)  the men's behavior directly contradicted predictions made by Maslow's hierarchy of needs.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

To lose some of the weight she gained from binge eating,Melissa uses laxatives and exercises until she is exhausted. Melissa most clearly demonstrates symptoms of

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A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  binge-eating disorder. 
C)  bulimia nervosa. 
D)  homeostasis.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Evidence that obesity is influenced by factors in addition to genetics includes the fact that

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A)  mice injected with daily doses of leptin become less active and gain weight. 
B)  people lose a pound of weight for every reduction of 3500 calories in their diet. 
C)  the weights of adopted people are highly correlated with the weights of their adoptive parents. 
D)  the average adult American weighs over 20 pounds more today than 50 years ago.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

(Close-Up) Of the following individuals,who might be most prone to developing an eating disorder?

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A)  Jason,an adolescent boy who is somewhat overweight and is unpopular with his peers 
B)  Jennifer,a teenage girl who has a poor self-image and a fear of not being able to live up to her parents' high standards 
C)  Susan,a 35-year-old woman who is a "workaholic" and devotes most of her energies to her high-pressured career 
D)  Bill,a 40-year-old man who has had problems with alcoholism and is seriously depressed after losing his job of 20 yearsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Homeostasis refers to

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A)  the tendency to maintain a steady internal state. 
B)  the tendency to seek external incentives for behavior. 
C)  the setting of the body's "weight thermostat." 
D)  a theory of the development of sexual orientation.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Basal metabolic rate is the body's resting rate of

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A)  drive reduction. 
B)  insulin secretion. 
C)  energy expenditure. Dhomeostasis.D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Question 8

The role of learning in motivation is most obvious from the influence of

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A)  instincts. 
B)  homeostasis. 
C)  arousal. 
D)  ncentives.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Researchers have observed that the incidence of obesity and diabetes among 50,000 nurses was predicted by their

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A)  neophobia. 
B)  FTO gene. 
C)  TV viewing habits. 
D)  childhood taste preferences.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

It is characteristic of bears to hibernate. This behavior is an example of

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A)  an instinct. 
B)  homeostasis. 
C)  an incentive. 
D)  a drive.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Few human behaviors are rigidly patterned enough to qualify as

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A)  needs. 
B)  drives. 
C)  instincts. 
D)  incentives.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

People's preferences for sweet tastes are ________,and their preferences for excessively salty tastes are ________.

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A)  needs; incentives 
B)  incentives; needs 
C)  universal; learned 
D)  learned; universalE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

For two weeks,Orlando has been on a hunger strike in protest of his country's involvement in what he perceives as an immoral war. Orlando's willingness to starve himself in order to make a political statement conflicts with the theory of motivation advanced by

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A)  Washburn. 
B)  Cannon. 
C)  Keys. 
D)  Maslow.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Need is to ________ as drive is to ________.

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A)  food deprivation; hunger 
B)  motivation; incentive 
C)  thirst; basal metabolic rate 
D)  instinct; incentiveE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

On some college football teams,players are rewarded for outstanding performance with a gold star on their helmets. This practice best illustrates the use of

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A)  set points. 
B)  homeostasis. 
C)  incentives. 
D)  self-transcendence.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

By motivating us to satisfy our physical needs,hunger and thirst serve to

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A)  raise the set point. 
B)  maintain homeostasis. 
C)  lower hormone levels. 
D)  maintain fixed patterns of behavior.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

According to Maslow,our need for ________ must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for ________.

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A)  love; food 
B)  adequate clothing; self-esteem 
C)  self-actualization; friendship 
D)  political freedom; economic securityE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Food deprivation is to ________ as hunger is to ________.

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A)  homeostasis; thirst 
B)  incentive; instinct 
C)  need; drive 
D)  set point; basal metabolic rateE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

Destruction of the ________ causes an animal to ________.

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A)  lateral hypothalamus; overeat 
B)  lateral hypothalamus; start eating 
C)  ventromedial hypothalamus; overeat 
D)  ventromedial hypothalamus; stop eatingE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Activity in the ________ depresses hunger.

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A)  lateral hippocampus 
B)  lateral hypothalamus 
C)  ventromedial hippocampus 
D)  ventromedial hypothalamusE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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To lose some of the weight she gained from binge eating,Melissa uses laxatives and exercises until she is exhausted. Melissa most clearly demonstrates symptoms of

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Need is to ________ as drive is to ________.

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On some college football teams,players are rewarded for outstanding performance with a gold star on their helmets. This practice best illustrates the use of

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Activity in the ________ depresses hunger.

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Homeostasis refers to

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Few human behaviors are rigidly patterned enough to qualify as

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Researchers have observed that the incidence of obesity and diabetes among 50,000 nurses was predicted by their

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According to Maslow,our need for ________ must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for ________.

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Evidence that obesity is influenced by factors in addition to genetics includes the fact that

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Basal metabolic rate is the body's resting rate of

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Food deprivation is to ________ as hunger is to ________.

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It is characteristic of bears to hibernate. This behavior is an example of

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People's preferences for sweet tastes are ________,and their preferences for excessively salty tastes are ________.

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For two weeks,Orlando has been on a hunger strike in protest of his country's involvement in what he perceives as an immoral war. Orlando's willingness to starve himself in order to make a political statement conflicts with the theory of motivation advanced by

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The role of learning in motivation is most obvious from the influence of

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(Close-Up) Of the following individuals,who might be most prone to developing an eating disorder?

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Destruction of the ________ causes an animal to ________.

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