Psych Quiz 13

Question 1

The fraternal birth order effect has been explained in terms of:
None of the listed answers are correct
observational learning.
erotic plasticity.
refractory periods.
maternal immune responses.
drive-reduction theory.

Answer 1

maternal immune responses.

Question 2

Over the past 50 years, the incidence of anorexia nervosa has steadily increased. This is most clearly attributable to:
cultural ideals of beauty that increasingly encourage thinness.
All of the listed answers are correct
increasing levels of childhood sexual abuse.
None of the listed answers are correct
the decreasing emphasis on maintaining stable marriages.
the onset of adolescence at increasingly younger ages.

Answer 2

cultural ideals of beauty that increasingly encourage thinness.

Question 3

A starving rat will lose all interest in food if its ________ is destroyed.
None of the listed answers are correct
lateral hypothalamus
lateral thalamus
ventromedial thalamus
All of the listed answers are correct
ventromedial hypothalamus

Answer 3

lateral hypothalamus

Question 4

Compared to sexual intercourse rates among teens in North America, the rates among teens are ________ in Western Europe and ________ in Asia.
None of the listed answers are correct
lower; lower
higher; higher
higher; lower
lower; higher

Answer 4

Higher; lower

Question 5

After spending years in the ocean, a mature salmon swims up its home river to return to its birthplace. This behavior is an example of:
a set point.
a refractory period.
flow.
None of the listed answers are correct
homeostasis.
an instinct.

Answer 5

an instinct

Question 6

In an attempt to lose some of the weight she has gained from binge eating, Linda tries to compensate by using laxatives and exercising until she is exhausted. Linda most clearly demonstrates symptoms of:
excess leptin.
a refractory period.
None of the listed answers are correct
anorexia nervosa.
hypermetabolism.
bulimia nervosa.

Answer 6

Bulimia

Question 7

The removal of a woman’s ovaries may contribute to decreasing sexual interest because her natural ________ level is _______.
testosterone; lowered
PYY; lowered
None of the listed answers are correct
PYY; raised
testosterone; raised

Answer 7

testosterone; lowered

Question 8

For each performance review, Professor Stanton is evaluated by her students, colleagues, department chair, and research assistants. This best illustrates:
360-degree feedback.
the experience of flow.
None of the listed answers are correct
homeostasis.
Theory X management.
human factors psychology.

Answer 8

360 degree feedback

Question 9

The accuracy of Alfred Kinsey’s survey findings regarding American sexual practices in the 1940s is highly questionable because:
his survey respondents were paid large sums of money for participating in the research.
None of the listed answers are correct
he used structured rather than unstructured interviews to gather information.
few of his survey respondents were very well educated.
All of the listed answers are correct
his leading questions may have encouraged false participant responses.

Answer 9

his leading questions may have encouraged false participant responses.

Question 10

Insulin is to the pancreas as ghrelin is to:
fat cells.
the stomach.
All of the listed answers are correct
None of the listed answers are correct
the liver.
the hypothalamus.

Answer 10

The stomach

Question 11

Regardless of their sexual orientation, women are more likely than men to be aroused by both male and female sexual images. This best illustrates gender differences in:
set points.
refractory periods.
None of the listed answers are correct
erotic plasticity.
the hierarchy of needs.
basal metabolic rate.

Answer 11

Erotic plasticity

Question 12

Need is to drive as ________ is to _______.
thirst; basal metabolic rate
None of the listed answers are correct
instinct; incentive
food deprivation; hunger
motivation; incentive

Answer 12

Food deprivation; hunger

Question 13

The secretion of leptin _________ hunger and the secretion of orexin ________ hunger.
increases; decreases
None of the listed answers are correct
increases; increases
decreases; decreases
decreases; increases

Answer 13

decreases; increases

Question 14

Bulimia patients are most likely to come from families with an unusually high incidence of:
eating disorders.
religious involvement.
alcoholism and depression.
None of the listed answers are correct
sexual abuse.
All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 14

alcoholism and depression.

Question 15

Sleep researchers have discovered that:
All of the listed answers are correct
nocturnal emissions are more likely when orgasm has not occurred recently.
None of the listed answers are correct
men and women are equally likely to experience orgasm in response to sexually explicit dreams.
genital arousal seldom occurs when people are dreaming.
most dreams have explicit sexual content.

Answer 15

nocturnal emissions are more likely when orgasm has not occurred recently.

Question 16

During which phase of the sexual response cycle does the refractory period begin?
the resolution phase
orgasm
None of the listed answers are correct
the plateau phase
the excitement phase

Answer 16

the resolution phase

Question 17

Personnel psychology is one of the main subfields of:
  social psychology. 
  industrial-organizational psychology. 
  clinical psychology. 
  cognitive psychology. 
  personality psychology. 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 17

industrial-organizational psychology.

Question 18

A tendency to assume that employees view work as a job rather than a calling is most characteristic of:
task leaders.
social leaders.
Theory Y mangers.
None of the listed answers are correct
Theory X managers.

Answer 18

Theory X managers.

Question 19

Compared to ineffective managers, those who are effective are more likely to:
make employees aware that their work performance is being monitored continuously.
focus equal attention on the strengths and weaknesses of workers’ performances.
All of the listed answers are correct
None of the listed answers are correct
give employees positive reinforcement when they perform well.

Answer 19

give employees positive reinforcement when they perform well.

Question 20

The concept of a set point is relevant to understanding the experience of:
None of the listed answers are correct
All of the listed answers are correct
achievement motivation.
the need to belong.
hunger.
sexual motivation.

Answer 20

Hunger

Question 21

A Columbia University study found that teens who took vows pledging virginity until marriage were subsequently:
just as likely as other adolescents to have intercourse before marriage.
more likely than other adolescents to suffer health problems.
None of the listed answers are correct
less likely than other adolescents to experience positive self-esteem.
less likely than other adolescents to use contraceptives if they did have intercourse before marriage.

Answer 21

less likely than other adolescents to use contraceptives if they did have intercourse before marriage.

Question 22

Work is most likely to satisfy the higher-level needs in Maslow’s hierarchy if it is associated with:
None of the listed answers are correct
the experience of flow.
360-degree feedback.
structured interviews.
All of the listed answers are correct
frequent pay raises.

Answer 22

the experience of flow.

Question 23

Who emphasized that people whose needs for safety are unmet will not be preoccupied with satisfying their needs for love?
Darwin
Masters and Johnson
Maslow
Kinsey
None of the listed answers are correct
Freud

Answer 23

Maslow