Unit Exam 2

Question 1

What is the Flynn effect?

Select one:

a. Performance on IQ tests seems to be declining steadily and consistently over time.
b. Fluid intelligence declines with age, while crystallized intelligence increases with age.
c. Fluid intelligence increases with age, while crystallized intelligence declines with age.
d. Performance on IQ tests seems to be rising steadily and consistently over time.

Answer 1

a. Performance on IQ tests seems to be declining steadily and consistently over time.

Question 2

The correlation in IQ scores between identical twins reared apart is lower than that between identical twins reared together. What does this suggest?

Select one:

a. Environmental factors can have an influence on intellectual development.
b. Genetic factors have no impact on intellectual development.
c. Environmental factors have no impact on intellectual development.
d. Identical twins often do not have the same genotype.

Answer 2

a. Environmental factors can have an influence on intellectual development.

Question 3

If you know that Marnie has a high IQ score, you could predict that

Select one:

a. she will likely have a job in science.
b. she has an increased likelihood of having a high-status job.
c. she will not experience stereotype threat in testing situations.
d. she will perform well at her job.

Answer 3

b. she has an increased likelihood of having a high-status job.

Question 4

According to Robert Sternberg, IQ tests tend to focus narrowly on _____________ intelligence.

Select one:

a. mechanical
b. social
c. academic/verbal
d. quantitative

Answer 4

c. academic/verbal

Question 5

Zane is able to solve problems quickly. Even when he was in elementary school, he seemed to be able to think through questions and answer them more quickly than his classmates. What type of intelligence facilitates Zane’s quick reasoning and information processing?

Select one:

a. creativity
b. fluid intelligence
c. experiential intelligence
d. crystallized intelligence

Answer 5

b. fluid intelligence

Question 6

Shelley is about to complete an IQ test, and she believes that people will attribute a poor score to her race rather than her effort or education. As a consequence of this belief, she performs more poorly on the exam than she is able. Which of the following theories is illustrated in this example?

Select one:

a. reaction range
b. stereotype vulnerability
c. self-monitoring hypothesis
d. ethnic standardization

Answer 6

b. stereotype vulnerability

Question 7

Currently, what is the proportion of the general population classified as intellectually disabled?

Select one:

a. 2-3%
b. 5-10%
c. 15-20%
d. 25-30%

Answer 7

a. 2-3%

Question 8

Which sub-theory of intelligence, as proposed by Sternberg, is associated with dealing effectively with novelty and how one performs familiar tasks automatically and effortlessly?

Select one:

a. operational
b. generative
c. contextual
d. experiential

Answer 8

d. experiential

Question 9

The typical correlations between IQ scores and school grades are

Select one:

a. nonsignificant.
b. moderately positive.
c. moderately negative.
d. positive and nearly perfect.

Answer 9

b. moderately positive.

Question 10

Into which category of intellectual disability do the majority of those diagnosed with an intellectual disability fall?

Select one:

a. profound
b. mild
c. moderate
d. severe

Answer 10

b. mild

Question 11

High similarity between which of the following would constitute the strongest evidence for environmental influence in intelligence?

Select one:

a. identical twins reared together
b. adopted children and their biological parents
c. adopted children and their adoptive parents
d. parents and their biological children

Answer 11

c. adopted children and their adoptive parents

Question 12

Which of the following are considered to be organic origins of mental retardation?

Select one:

a. fragile X syndrome and stereotypy
b. phenylketonuria and fragile X syndrome
c. Down syndrome and socioeconomic status
d. lower-quality schooling and hydrocephaly

Answer 12

b. phenylketonuria and fragile X syndrome

Question 13

Madison has just completed a two-year internship with a law firm. She takes a test that is designed to assess her current knowledge of general legal principles. What type of test is being used in this case?

Select one:

a. projective test
b. achievement test
c. intelligence test
d. aptitude test

Answer 13

b. achievement test

Question 14

Crystallized intelligence is associated with

Select one:

a. applying acquired knowledge and skills in problem solving.
b. memory capacity.
c. creativity.
d. reasoning ability.

Answer 14

a. applying acquired knowledge and skills in problem solving.

Question 15

When it comes to convergent and divergent thinking, ___________ thinking is most likely to be measured by intelligence tests, and _____________ thinking is most likely to be measured by creativity tests?

Select one:

a. divergent; convergent
b. divergent; divergent
c. convergent; convergent
d. convergent; divergent

Answer 15

d. convergent; divergent

Question 16

Your group has been considering various ideas for a group project for the past three weeks. You currently have 16 different ideas, but you’re required to hand in your final topic selection in class tomorrow morning. Which of the following approaches would make this task easiest to complete (if most group members used this approach)?

Select one:

a. divergent thinking
b. field dependence
c. convergent thinking
d. transformational logic

Answer 16

c. convergent thinking

Question 17

Dr. Binti is concerned about whether or not the final exam in his physics class accurately measures a student’s accumulated knowledge about core concepts from the course. What is Dr. Binti’s main concern?

Select one:

a. validity
b. confounding factors
c. standardization
d. reliability

Answer 17

a. validity

Question 18

What are you calculating when you use the following formula: (mental age/chronological age) x 100?

Select one:

a. intelligence quotient
b. Binet quotient
c. maturity quotient
d. achievement quotient

Answer 18

a. intelligence quotient

Question 19

Lucia has always performed well on conventional tests designed to measure reasoning and logical-mathematical abilities, but she doesn’t seem to be able to use her skills to solve common everyday problems. According to Robert Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence, what kind of intelligence does Lucia show?

Select one:

a. high practical intelligence, but lower analytical intelligence
b. high analytical intelligence, but lower creative intelligence
c. high analytical intelligence, but lower practical intelligence
d. high practical intelligence, but lower creative intelligence

Answer 19

c. high analytical intelligence, but lower practical intelligence

Question 20

Which of the following criteria to determine intellectual “giftedness” tend to be used in most school districts?

Select one:

a. creativity
b. IQ test performance
c. leadership skills
d. degree of social competence

Answer 20

b. IQ test performance

Question 21

What motive is associated with the need to associate with others and maintain social bonds?

Select one:

a. sociological
b. affiliation
c. psychosocial
d. competence

Answer 21

b. affiliation

Question 22

Rita has just finished a large meal at her favourite restaurant. Although she is quite full, when the waiter brings the dessert tray, she orders a piece of chocolate cheesecake. Rita’s behaviour is LEAST consistent with the ______________theory of motivation.

Select one:

a. self-awareness
b. drive
c. expectancy-value
d. incentive

Answer 22

b. drive

Question 23

“We need to ban the use of videogames for children under the age of 12, because obesity leads to serious health consequences.” Which fallacy does this example illustrate?

Select one:

a. non sequitur
b. circular argument
c. weak analogy
d. false dichotomy

Answer 23

a. non sequitur

Question 24

Which of the following statements regarding the human sexual response is LEAST accurate?

Select one:

a. It is normal for sexual arousal to vary during lengthy foreplay
b. Men are more likely than women to engage in intercourse without an orgasm.
c. The subjective experience of orgasm is very similar for males and females.
d. Women are far more likely than men to be multi-orgasmic.

Answer 24

b. Men are more likely than women to engage in intercourse without an orgasm.

Question 25

uring studies designed to examine the role of genetic disposition in obesity, researchers have found those who were adopted

Select one:

a. were halfway between their biological and their adoptive sets of parents in weight.
b. were more like their adoptive parents than their biological parents in weight.
c. were more like their biological parents than their adoptive parents in weight.
d. did not resemble either their adoptive or biological set of parents in weight.

Answer 25

c. were more like their biological parents than their adoptive parents in weight.

Question 26

Talia and her husband are having sex when Talia suddenly experiences a series of muscular contractions throughout her pelvis. Based on research conducted by Masters and Johnson,?

Select one:

a. Talia will now pass into the plateau stage of the sexual response cycle.
b. it will be at least 20 minutes before Talia can become sexually aroused again.
c. Talia’s muscular contractions will prevent her from experiencing the orgasm phase.
d. Talia may experience another orgasm without going through a refractory period.

Answer 26

d. Talia may experience another orgasm without going through a refractory period.

Question 27

Lauren and Tran both spend six hours per week studying for their botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study, she will fail the course; Tran is concerned that if he doesn’t study, he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. Which of the following is likely TRUE?

Select one:

a. Both students are motivated by a need for achievement.
b. Tran is motivated by a fear of failure, and Lauren is motivated by a need for achievement.
c. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure, and Tran is motivated by a need for achievement.
d. Both students are motivated by a fear of failure.

Answer 27

c. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure, and Tran is motivated by a need for achievement.

Question 28

Which of the following manipulations could help you with the goal to reduce the amount of food that you eat at a meal?

Select one:
a. Serve only one type of food.
b. Place foods on the table in larger bowls than usual.
c. Serve better tasting food.
d. Eat in the presence of a lot of other people.
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REF: p. 445

Answer 28

a. Serve only one type of food

Question 29

Which of the following statements regarding human motives is LEAST accurate?

Select one:

a. Humans have a larger number of social needs than biological needs.
b. Most biological motives reflect survival needs.
c. Everyone shares the same set of social needs.
d. The strength of social needs varies from person to person.

Answer 29

c. Everyone shares the same set of social needs.

Question 30

Which of the following experiences during prenatal development has been associated with the development of sexual orientation?

Select one:

a. hormonal secretions
b. severe physical trauma
c. neural abnormalities
d. loss of oxygen

Answer 30

a. hormonal secretions

Question 31

Juan has been obese for most of his life, maintaining a very high body weight that has not seemed to fluctuate much over time. After Juan changed his diet and dramatically increased his exercise level, he subsequently lost a lot of weight. Over the next few years, Juan maintained his new, lower body weight. Which of the following theories best accounts for this example?

Select one:

a. lipostatic theory
b. set-point theory
c. glucostatic theory
d. settling-point theory

Answer 31

d. settling-point theory

Question 32

Dr. Linzle has implanted an electrode in the hypothalamus of a rat. When the rat’s brain is electrically stimulated, the rat starts to eat, even if it has just finished a large meal. The _______________ area of the hypothalamus is likely being activated.

Select one:

a. magnocellular
b. ventromedial
c. lateral
d. parvocellular

Answer 32

c. lateral

Question 33

Marina and Deven both received a “C” on their last English papers. When Marina handed her paper in, she didn’t think she had done very well. However, Deven was convinced that she had written an “A” paper. Based on the research into the emotional impact of unexpected outcomes, you should expect that

Select one:

a. both students will be equally disappointed by the grades they received.
b. Marina will be more disappointed by the grade that she received.
c. Deven will be more disappointed by the grade that she received.
d. Neither student will be disappointed by the grades they received, because a “C” is still a passing grade.

Answer 33

c. Deven will be more disappointed by the grade that she received.

Question 34

In which area of the brain does information about the body’s levels of leptin, CCK, insulin, and ghrelin converge?

Select one:

a. olfactory lobe
b. prefrontal cortex
c. cerebellum
d. hypothalamus

Answer 34

d. hypothalamus

Question 35

Victoria is extremely upset because she has been falsely accused of stealing money from her employer. Her lawyer has suggested that Victoria take a polygraph test to prove her innocence. Victoria asks for your opinion. What should you tell her based on the research into the accuracy of polygraphs?

Select one:

a. They sometimes wrongly indicate that innocent people are guilty, but are highly accurate in detecting guilt.
b. They measure only overall arousal levels and are not reliable indicators of whether or not people are lying.
c. They are extremely accurate, and if Victoria is truly innocent, she will pass with no problem.
d. They sometimes wrongly indicate that guilty people are innocent, but are highly accurate in detecting innocence.

Answer 35

b. They measure only overall arousal levels and are not reliable indicators of whether or not people are lying.

Question 36

Which of the following groups are MOST likely to have sex at an early age?

Select one:

a. girls who are physically mature
b. girls with weak self-concepts
c. girls with strong self-concepts
d. girls who are emotionally mature

Answer 36

b. girls with weak self-concepts

Question 37

“We can ban cyberporn, or we can hasten the moral decay of modern society.” Which fallacy does this example illustrate?

Select one:

a. slippery slope
b. weal analogy
c. false dichotomy
d. circular reasoning

Answer 37

c. false dichotomy

Question 38

What does set point theory suggest about set point and weight change?

Select one:

a. Those with a low set point will have the hardest time losing weight.
b. Those with a high set point will often lose any weight they gain.
c. Those with a low set point will often regain any weight they lose.
d. Those with a high set point will often regain any weight they lose.

Answer 38

d. Those with a high set point will often regain any weight they lose.

Question 39

Research on the role of the amygdala in modulating emotion has focused mainly on

Select one:

a. surprise.
b. fear.
c. sadness.
d. happiness.

Answer 39

b. fear.

Question 40

Dudley enjoys watching sexually explicit films, especially films that include some violence and aggression. Based on the results from research studies in this area, what might you predict about Dudley’s behaviour after viewing these types of films?

Select one:

a. Dudley will be more likely to seek out bisexual relationships.
b. Dudley is less likely to find the women that he meets sexually attractive.
c. There will be a decrease in Dudley’s aggressiveness toward women.
d. There will be an increase in Dudley’s aggressiveness toward women.

Answer 40

d. There will be an increase in Dudley’s aggressiveness toward women.

Question 41

Which of the following statements regarding heredity and intelligence is LEAST accurate?

Select one:

a. Fraternal twins reared together have higher correlations on IQ than do identical twins reared apart.
b. Fraternal twins reared together have higher correlations on IQ than do non-twin siblings reared together.
c. Identical twins show higher correlations on IQ than do fraternal twins.
d. Siblings reared together have higher correlations on IQ than do siblings reared apart.

Answer 41

a.Fraternal twins reared together have higher correlations on IQ than do identical twins reared apart.

Question 42

Ten-year-old Lucy has just completed a typical intelligence test. Her overall score places her right at the average for children her age. She did not score equally well on all components of the test, however. One part of the test was really problematic for Lucy. When she had to assemble blocks to match a design, she understood how to do the task but she had real difficulty manipulating the blocks because her manual dexterity is very poor, so she kept fumbling with the pieces. Lucy got very frustrated with that task. When she realized that her frustration was likely going to make her even more likely to make mistakes, she stopped, took a deep breath, and calmed herself down a bit. When she started again, she made fewer mistakes. The test administrator noticed Lucy’s distress and said, “Don’t worry, lots of little girls have trouble with the blocks.” Which of the following is MOST likely to be Lucy’s IQ score?

Select one:

a. 10
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100

Answer 42

d.100

Question 43

Ashley is 30 years old. She has an IQ score of 60, and she has developed academic skills equivalent to a grade six education level. She is self-supporting, though she still lives with her parents. According to categorize of intellectual disability, which category would reflect Ashley’s abilities?

Select one:

a. mild
b. profound
c. moderate
d. severe

Answer 43

a.mild

Question 44

Twenty-five students have repeated Dr. Jones’ advanced economics class over the past five years. Each time, the students’ grades for the second attempt in the course were nearly identical to the grades received on the first attempt. What could Dr. Jones conclude about her testing procedures?

Select one:

a. They provide reliable measures of student ability.
b. They provide valid measures of student ability.
c. They are well standardized.
d. They successfully measures abstract reasoning skills.

Answer 44

a.They provide reliable measures of student ability.

Question 45

According to most researchers, what is the heritability estimate for intelligence?

Select one:

a. close to 100 per cent
b. approximately 80 per cent
c. around 50 per cent
d. less than 40 per cent

Answer 45

c.around 50 per cent

Question 46

In the first half of the 20th century, a strong current of racial and class prejudice supported the idea that IQ tests measured innate ability and that “undesirable” groups scored poorly because of their genetic inferiority. Which of the following themes of your textbook does this development BEST reflect?

Select one:

a. Psychology evolves in a sociocultural context.
b. Behaviour is determined by multiple causes.
c. Psychology is theoretically diverse.
d. Psychology is empirical.

Answer 46

a.Psychology evolves in a sociocultural context.

Question 47

Dr. Mah needs a really creative student to assist with the design of a new research project. She has asked to see the IQ scores of a number of students so she can use the scores to choose her new research assistant. What does Dr. Mah need to know before making her decision?

Select one:

a. Creativity is related to intelligence, but only weakly.
b. Scores on some IQ tests are more related to creativity than others.
c. There is no relationship at all between intelligence and creativity.
d. Grade point averages would be just as good a predictor of creativity as IQ scores, and probably easier to obtain.

Answer 47

a.Creativity is related to intelligence, but only weakly.

Question 48

Ishmael and Aliyah were enrolled in different sections of the same course. When Aliyah was taking her midterm exam, a lecture was being held in the next room. This distracted her and made it difficult for her to concentrate on her exam. When Ishmael wrote his midterm exam, the room next door was empty, and he had no distractions. Which of the following is TRUE about the administration of this midterm exam?

Select one:

a. It would have poor construct validity.
b. It did not have adequate test norms.
c. It was not standardized across sections.
d. It did not have high test-retest reliability.

Answer 48

c.It was not standardized across sections.

Question 49

Dustin recently completed the Artistic Reasoning Test (ART) for the third time in four months. The first time he took the test, his score was near the middle of the scale. The second time, he scored near the top of the scale, but for the most recent test, he scored near the bottom of the scale. What do Dustin’s scores indicate about the test?

Select one:

a. It has not been properly standardized.
b. It is measuring something other than artistic reasoning skills.
c. It has poor construct validity.
d. It has low reliability.

Answer 49

d.It has low reliability.

Question 50

Dr. Carmody has designed a new critical thinking assessment test. He administers the test to a group of students in October. In April, he tests the same students and finds that the overall correlation between the two sets of scores is +0.91. Based on this information, what could Dr. Carmody conclude about his new test?

Select one:

a. It has been well standardized.
b. It will have high criterion-related validity.
c. It appears to have high test-retest reliability.
d. It likely has low construct validity.

Answer 50

c.It appears to have high test-retest reliability.

Question 51

If a test accurately measures what it was designed to measure, we say it is

Select one:

a. normative.
b. consistent.
c. empirical.
d. valid.

Answer 51

d.valid.

Question 52

Ting scored at the 95th percentile on the logical reasoning component of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). What does this mean?

Select one:

a. She scored lower than 95% of the sample used to establish the test norms.
b. She obtained a raw score of 95.
c. She correctly answered 95% of the questions on the exam.
d. She scored higher than 95% of the sample used to establish the test norms.

Answer 52

a.She scored lower than 95% of the sample used to establish the test norms.

Question 53

Eli works at an advertising agency, and he is one of the first people they call in when they are brainstorming for a new campaign. He has the unique ability to generate hundreds of creative suggestions that no one else seems to think of. What is Eli is skilled in?

Select one:

a. convergent thinking
b. transformational logic
c. field dependence
d. divergent thinking

Answer 53

d.divergent thinking

Question 54

According to Robert Sternberg, intelligence can be divided into three major parts:

Select one:

a. artistic intelligence, performance intelligence, and rational intelligence.
b. verbal fluency, numerical ability, and memory.
c. crystallized intelligence, fluid intelligence, and transient intelligence.
d. analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence.

Answer 54

d.analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence.

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT one of the essential components of emotional intelligence?

Select one:

a. awareness of the impact of emotions on decision making
b. effective regulation of emotions
c. accurate perception of emotions
d. open expression of all emotions

Answer 55

d.open expression of all emotions

Question 56

the use of test-retest procedures can be used to evaluate

Select one:

a. criterion validity.
b. reliability.
c. content validity.
d. accuracy.

Answer 56

b.reliability.

Question 57

Which of the following statements is the MOST debatable?

Select one:

a. The average IQ in the lowest social classes is about 15 points lower than the average IQ in the highest social classes.
b. Genetic factors are strongly implicated in the cause of ethnic differences in intelligence.
c. Intelligence is at least somewhat genetic in origin.
d. The average IQ for some minority groups in the United States is several points lower than the average for white Americans.

Answer 57

b.Genetic factors are strongly implicated in the cause of ethnic differences in intelligence.

Question 58

Everyone likes to have Sheri working on their committees because she seems to have the unique ability to consider a variety of options and quickly narrow the list of options down to the one or two best alternatives. What is Sheri skilled in?

Select one:

a. field dependence
b. divergent thinking
c. convergent thinking
d. transformational logic

Answer 58

c.convergent thinking

Question 59

Which form of mental retardation is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome?

Select one:

a. Down syndrome
b. psychosocial retardation
c. phenylketonuria-related retardation
d. hydrocephalic retardation

Answer 59

a.Down syndrome

Question 60

What is the term used to refer to genetically determined limits on IQ?

Select one:

a. reaction range
b. percentile range
c. reaction time
d. normal curve

Answer 60

a.reaction range

Question 61

According to Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion, we use _______________________ to distinguish between the experiences of different emotions.

Select one:

a. our interpretation of the situation
b. the emotional expression of others
c. the type of behaviour involved
d. the type of bodily pattern involved

Answer 61

a.our interpretation of the situation

Question 62

If you are currently secreting both insulin and ghrelin, you are likely experiencing

Select one:

a. hunger.
b. thirst.
c. anxiety.
d. sexual arousal.

Answer 62

a.hunger.

Question 63

Which of the following asserts that two concepts or events are similar in some way?

Select one:

a. dichotomy
b. slippery slope
c. analogy
d. argument

Answer 63

c.analogy

Question 64

What type of test is the Thematic Apperception Test?

Select one:

a. aptitude test
b. achievement test
c. projective test
d. criterion-based test

Answer 64

c.projective test

Question 65

When Giselle was in the hospital recently, she received glucose continuously through an intravenous line. What would Giselle have begun to experience as her blood glucose levels started to rise?

Select one:

a. satiation
b. agitation
c. decreased autonomic arousal
d. thirst

Answer 65

a.satiation

Question 66

oor is an individual who has a high need for achievement. She is trying to decide which of four possible courses to take. The first is supposed to be easy, with an “A” (grade) practically guaranteed for very little effort. The second is supposed to be moderately difficult, but with effort, an “A” is possible. The third is supposed to be a “killer” course with little chance of earning a grade higher than a “B.” The fourth is a seminar-style course with no grades assigned. What should you expect Noor to choose?

Select one:

a. the moderately difficult course that requires effort for a high grade
b. the course that has no assigned grades
c. the easy course, which practically guarantees a high grade
d. the “killer” course to maximize her level of task difficulty

Answer 66

a.the moderately difficult course that requires effort for a high grade

Question 67

Which of the following best characterizes the correlation between income and subjective feelings of happiness?

Select one:

a. positive, but weak
b. positive and strong
c. negative, but weak
d. negligible

Answer 67

a.positive, but weak

Question 68

What is the term for the needs, wants, interests, and desires that lead people to behave in particular ways?

Select one:

a. deficiencies
b. ideals
c. motives
d. incentives

Answer 68

c.motives

Question 69

Which of the following statements regarding the influence of stress on eating behaviour is LEAST accurate?

Select one:

a. Stress leads to increased eating in a substantial portion of people.
b. Stress-induced eating appears to be more common among men than among women.
c. It appears that stress-induced arousal rather than stress itself stimulates eating.
d. It is essentially a myth that stress is associated with increased eating.

Answer 69

b.Stress-induced eating appears to be more common among men than among women.

Question 70

Food-deprived rats will learn a new response if given non-nutritive, saccharine-sweetened water as a reward. Thus, the sweet-tasting water is motivating even though no actual hunger reduction takes place. For which of the following theories of motivation is this evidence problematic?

Select one:

a. sociobiological
b. instinct
c. incentive
d. drive

Answer 70

d.drive

Question 71

Which of the following is MOST accurate regarding the roles of genetic predispositions and learning for flavour preferences?

Select one:

a. At birth, we have a preference for only high-fat foods; other preferences are learned.
b. Flavour preferences are innate; they change across the lifespan only due to maturation.
c. Flavour preferences are entirely learned, and dependent upon degree of exposure.
d. Some flavour preferences are innate, but learning modifies our preferences.

Answer 71

d.Some flavour preferences are innate, but learning modifies our preferences.

Question 72

Fernando and Isabelle are both seniors at Central High, and their school’s basketball team just won the divisional championship. Fernando was certain the Central High team would be eliminated early, while Isabelle was certain their team would win the divisional title. What will Isabelle do compared to Fernando, based on the research into the emotional impact of unexpected outcomes?

Select one:

a. Isabelle will be less excited by Central High’s win, because it was what she expected.
b. Isabelle will be more excited by Central High’s win, because it was what she expected.
c. Isabelle will underestimate Central High’s chances for future victories.
d. Isabelle will overestimate Central High’s chances for future victories.

Answer 72

a.Isabelle will be less excited by Central High’s win, because it was what she expected.

Question 73

While Walter is out riding, his horse suddenly rears up when a small animal scurries across the path. based on the Cannon-Bard theory of emotions, how should Walter describe his experience?

Select one:

a. “My heart is racing because I am terrified.”
b. “The rearing of the horse makes my heart race, and this makes me feel terrified.”
c. “My racing heart must mean I’m terrified because this situation is dangerous.”
d. “I feel terrified because my heart is racing.”

Answer 73

b.“The rearing of the horse makes my heart race, and this makes me feel terrified.”

Question 74

What does an organism experience if you experimentally increase its blood glucose levels?

Select one:

a. decrease in general arousal
b. decrease in hunger
c. increase in general arousal
d. increase in hunger

Answer 74

b.decrease in hunger

Question 75

Royce is telling a story about a character on a TAT card. In his story, Royce focuses on the character’s anxiety as she prepares a speech that will be presented in front of her classmates. He indicates that the character has spent a great deal of time worrying whether the speech may alienate some of her friends. Royce’s response to this TAT card suggests that he most likely has

Select one:

a. a low need for achievement.
b. a high need for achievement.
c. a low need for affiliation.
d. a high need for affiliation.

Answer 75

d.a high need for affiliation.

Question 76

magine that scientists have just discovered a new species in which the females are highly promiscuous and the males are very picky about their sexual partners. According to parental investment theory, which of the following should you predict about this species?

Select one:

a. The females of the species are not successful at reproduction, because their offspring are not taken care of.
b. The males of the species have very high sex drives.
c. The males of the species do not help raise the offspring.
d. The females of the species provide less care to the offspring than do the males.

Answer 76

d.The females of the species provide less care to the offspring than do the males.

Question 77

According to glucostatic theory, which of the following is a primary control mechanism for the regulation of hunger?

Select one:

a. levels of glucose in the blood
b. levels of cholecystokinin in the bloodstream
c. numbers of lipids in the liver
d. numbers of metabolites in the pancreas

Answer 77

a.levels of glucose in the blood

Question 78

Research has shown that _____________ is/are NOT very important in determining one’s happiness.

Select one:

a. work
b. personality
c. money
d. love and marriage

Answer 78

c.money

Question 79

How do ghrelin and CCK influence hunger?

Select one:

a. Ghrelin and CCK both suppress hunger.
b. Ghrelin suppresses hunger and CCK stimulates hunger.
c. Ghrelin stimulates hunger and CCK suppresses hunger.
d. Ghrelin and CCK both stimulate hunger.

Answer 79

c.Ghrelin stimulates hunger and CCK suppresses hunger.

Question 80

According to the results of Buss’s study of over 10,000 people in 37 cultures, which of the following characteristics in a potential mate is likely to be rated more highly by men than by women?

Select one:

a. youthfulness
b. financial prospects
c. status
d. kindness

Answer 80

a.youthfulness