Question 1

The best predictor of an individual's future happiness is the person's

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A)   past happiness.
B)   financial status.
C)   physical health.
D)   marital status.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

Research suggests that approximately ________ of children and adolescents in the United States are obese.

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A)   20 percent
B)   40 percent
C)   60 percent
D)   80 percentE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

A state of physiological equilibrium is referred to as ____________________.

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The answer of A state of physiological equilibrium is referred...

Question 4

The structure in the brain that plays a role in emotion because it is activated by rewarding stimuli such as drugs and sex is the

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A)   peripheral cerebellum.
B)   inferior colliculus.
C)   prefrontal cortex.
D)   mesolimbic dopamine pathway.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Marina and Deven both received a "C" on their last English paper.When she handed her paper in,Marina 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

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A)   Deven will be more disappointed by the grade that she received.
B)   Marina will be more disappointed by the grade that she received.
C)   both students will be equally disappointed by the grades they received.
D)   neither student will be disappointed by the grades they received, because a "C" is still a passing grade.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The common fallacy of ____ occurs when a premise and conclusion are simply restatements of each other.

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A)   false dichotomy
B)   circular reasoning
C)   slippery slope
D)   non sequiturE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The GSR is usually considered to be

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A)   a measure of conscious emotion
B)   an index of honesty
C)   a measure of the cognitive component of emotion
D)   a general measure of autonomic arousalE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Alfred Kinsey argued that homosexuality and heterosexuality are

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A)   end points on a "sexual orientation" continuum.
B)   orientations based on early learning.
C)   orientations that are a function of genetics.
D)   value judgments and should be of little concern to scientists.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Stefan is an individual who has a high need for achievement.His boss has three jobs that need to be completed; one job is easy,one job is moderately difficult,and one job is extremely difficult.If Stefan is allowed to choose which of the three jobs he will undertake for his boss,you would expect that Stefan will

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A)   maximize the task difficulty by selecting the hardest job.
B)   choose the easy job, to maximize his chance for success.
C)   choose the moderately difficult job.
D)   ask his boss to make the choice, to avoid a potentially negative evaluation.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Evolutionary theorists account for the many different emotions that humans are capable of experiencing by assuming that

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A)   each emotion is associated with its own distinctive pattern of autonomic arousal.
B)   a small number of primary emotions can occur in various combinations and at various intensities.
C)   humans use their advanced cognitive skills to make fine distinctions between emotions.
D)   each and every specific emotion evolved separately.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Kathy has lost 25 pounds recently through dieting.According to ____ she will have difficulty keeping the weight off because her metabolism will have decreased in order to maintain the fat stores in her body.

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A)   set-point theory
B)   settling-point theory
C)   evolutionary theory
D)   dietary restraint theoryE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Some psychologists have suggested that the function of emotions is to motivate the organism.What do you think this means? Illustrate your points with examples.

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Question 13

Summarize evidence on the impact of erotic materials,including aggressive pornography,on human sexual behavior.

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Erotic materials have been shown to elev...

Question 14

Mr.Knez is trying to get his 7-year-old daughter to eat some vegetable-fried rice for the first time.Mr.Knez should be most successful in getting his daughter to sample the new dish if he

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A)   tells his daughter she won't get any desert until she tries some of the fried rice.
B)   eats some of the fried rice first, and shows a favorable reaction while he eats it.
C)   carefully describes all the ingredients that are in the fried rice.
D)   mixes it in with some other food that she enjoys eating.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Young boys who display extremely feminine behavior are more likely than other boys to eventually show homosexual behavioral tendencies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Pat's sexual arousal just reached its peak intensity and was discharged in a series of muscular contractions that pulsated through the pelvic area.Pat just experienced the ____ phase of the human sexual response.

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A)   peak
B)   orgasm
C)   plateau
D)   resolutionE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

The subjective,conscious appraisal of events forms the ____________________ component of emotional experiences.

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The answer of The subjective,conscious appraisal of events forms the...

Question 18

The Latin term ____________________ describes the fallacy that occurs when a conclusion does not follow logically from the original premise in an argument.

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The answer of The Latin term ____________________ describes the fallacy...

Question 19

Heart rate,respiration rate,and blood pressure increase sharply during which two phases of the human sexual response?

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A)   excitement and orgasm
B)   orgasm and resolution
C)   plateau and orgasm
D)   excitement and plateauE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

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,

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A)   Talia's muscular contractions are likely to produce an orgasm in her husband.
B)   it will be at least 20 minutes before Talia can become sexually aroused again.
C)   Talia may experience another orgasm without going through a refractory period.
D)   Talia will now pass into the plateau stage of the sexual response cycle.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A state of physiological equilibrium is referred to as ____________________.

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The Latin term ____________________ describes the fallacy that occurs when a conclusion does not follow logically from the original premise in an argument.

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Marina and Deven both received a "C" on their last English paper.When she handed her paper in,Marina 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

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Young boys who display extremely feminine behavior are more likely than other boys to eventually show homosexual behavioral tendencies.

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Kathy has lost 25 pounds recently through dieting.According to ____ she will have difficulty keeping the weight off because her metabolism will have decreased in order to maintain the fat stores in her body.

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Pat's sexual arousal just reached its peak intensity and was discharged in a series of muscular contractions that pulsated through the pelvic area.Pat just experienced the ____ phase of the human sexual response.

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The GSR is usually considered to be

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The common fallacy of ____ occurs when a premise and conclusion are simply restatements of each other.

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Evolutionary theorists account for the many different emotions that humans are capable of experiencing by assuming that

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Alfred Kinsey argued that homosexuality and heterosexuality are

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