Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Homeostasis is a state of a. | physiological stability | b. | physiological
instability | c. | psychological stability | d. | psychological
instability | | |
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What
do the following have in common: achievement, autonomy, play, and dominance? a. | They are all
drives. | b. | They are all biological needs. | c. | They are all
social needs. | d. | They are all social-based biological
motives. | | |
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Based
on the interaction between glucose levels and insulin levels in the body, you should expect that
laboratory rats with artificially reduced levels of insulin will a. | tend to overeat
and gain weight | b. | stop eating, but still gain weight | c. | stop eating and
lose weight | d. | show an increase in activity in the ventromedial
hypothalamus | | |
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Which
of the following represents the correct sequence of the phases of the human sexual
response? a. | plateau,
excitement, orgasm, resolution | b. | excitement, plateau, orgasm,
resolution | c. | plateau, excitement, resolution,
orgasm | d. | excitement, plateau, resolution,
orgasm | | |
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Which
of the following best describes the refractory period? a. | the time between
orgasms in multiorgasmic women | b. | a time following female orgasm during which females are largely
unresponsive to further stimulation | c. | a time following male orgasm during which males are largely
unresponsive to further stimulation | d. | the time between initiation of intercourse and
orgasm | | |
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A
person who seeks emotional-sexual relationships with members of either sex is referred to
as a. | heterosexual | b. | homosexual | c. | bisexual | d. | monogamous | | |
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Which
of the following characteristics is LEAST likely to be found in persons high in achievement
motivation? a. | tendency to
select the hardest tasks | b. | tendency to delay gratification | c. | future-oriented | d. | persistent | | |
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Janie
is listening to several of her friends describe the miserable conditions they saw when they were in
Bosnia, as part of the peace-keeping force. As she listens to the stories of starvation and ruin,
Janie feels overwhelmed by sadness. This reaction is part of the a. | physiological
component in Janie's emotional experience | b. | behavioral component in Janie's emotional
experience | c. | cognitive component in Janie's emotional
experience | d. | objective component in Janie's emotional
experience | | |
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Research by Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen indicate that subjects are generally
successful in identifying (from facial cues in photographs) all but which of the following
emotions? a. | fear | b. | anger | c. | happiness | d. | contentment | | |
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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, Walter should report a. | "I feel
terrified because my heart is racing." | b. | "My heart
is racing because I am terrified." | c. | "My racing heart must mean I'm terrified because this
situation is dangerous." | d. | "The rearing of the horse makes my heart race and it makes
me feel terrified." | | |
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When
the strikers learned that their union's latest offer had been turned down by management, Roger was
annoyed, Sylvester was angry, and Clyde was enraged. Robert Plutnik would suggest that these three
men were a. | experiencing
different unique secondary emotions | b. | experiencing different unique primary
emotions | c. | experiencing different intensities of the same primary
emotion | d. | each labeling their emotions differently due to differences in
experience | | |
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Which
of the following statements regarding happiness is LEAST accurate? a. | The quest for
happiness is never hopeless. | b. | When it comes to happiness, everything is
relative. | c. | Increases in income generally bring increases in
happiness. | d. | Objective realities are not as important as subjective
feelings. | | |
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According to this theory, the sex that makes the larger investment in offspring
(bearing, nursing, etc.) will be more selective of partners than the sex that makes the smaller
investment. a. | adaptation level
theory | b. | parental investment theory | c. | investment
differentiation theory | d. | social learning theory | | |
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Someone exhorts people to take action against company policy, as follows: "We can
oppose these changes, or we can live out our lives in poverty." This type of argument reflects
which of the following fallacies? a. | slippery slope | b. | a weak
analogy | c. | a false dichotomy | d. | circular
reasoning | | |
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Reasons that take support away from a conclusion are called a. | fallacies | b. | premises | c. | assumptions | d. | counterarguments | | |
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