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During which phase of the human sexual response are male-female gender differences MOST pronounced?


A) excitement phase
B) plateau phase
C) orgasm phase
D) resolution phase

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Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the results of recent research on the amygdala?


A) it processes information related only to fear
B) it may play a role in positive emotions as well as fear
C) it processes a wide range of negative emotions, but not positive ones
D) it may play a role in a wide range of positive emotions, but not negative ones

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Which of the following terms is most likely to be used by a homosexual woman to describe her sexual orientation?


A) gay
B) lesbian
C) bisexual
D) straight

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____ theory asserts that a species' mating patterns depend on what each sex has to invest in the way of time, energy, and survival risk to maximize the transmission of its genes to the next generation.


A) Drive
B) Inclusive fitness
C) Parental investment
D) Physiological equilibrium

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Which of the following statements best reflects the current view regarding the role of ghrelin in hunger regulation?


A) it is associated with both endocrine and nervous systems, and increased food intake
B) ghrelin levels regulate feelings of satiety in the stomach
C) decreased ghrelin levels are involved in a lower propensity to feel hungry
D) high amounts in the brain have been shown to cause refusal to eat in laboratory rats

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Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the findings of the Featured Study on judging mate potential?


A) the results were consistent with the evolutionary theory
B) the results from women were consistent with the evolutionary theory, but the results from men were not
C) the results from men were consistent with the evolutionary theory, but the results from women were not
D) results were not consistent with the evolutionary theory

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If, after brain damage suffered in a car accident, a person gained 50 pounds in two months you would MOST likely suspect damage to the


A) ventromedial hypothalamus.
B) dorsal hypothalamus.
C) lateral hypothalamus.
D) glucostats.

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Alisha is telling a story about a character on a TAT card. In her story, Alisha focuses on the individual's lack of persistence when undertaking projects, and she also describes how the individual prefers situations that have little competition. Alisha's answer suggests that she MOST likely has


A) a low need for affiliation.
B) a low need for achievement.
C) a high need for affiliation.
D) a high need for achievement.

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In general, contemporary theories regarding brain regulation of hunger tend to focus on which of the following?


A) neural circuits
B) anatomical centers
C) overall size of brain
D) amount of electrical activity in the hindbrain

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An external goal that has the capacity to motivate behavior is referred to as


A) an incentive.
B) a drive.
C) a homeostatic mechanism.
D) an expectancy.

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Masters and Johnson conducted groundbreaking research concerning


A) sexual orientation.
B) sexual preferences.
C) the psychology of the human sexual response.
D) the physiology of the human sexual response.

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Many experts prefer to access obesity in terms of


A) Body Mass Index.
B) kilograms.
C) kilograms divided by height.
D) height divided by weight.

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A drive is an internal state of


A) equilibrium that is motivating.
B) equilibrium that is nonmotivating.
C) tension that is motivating.
D) tension that is nonmotivating.

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Maria is pursuing a highly competitive career, and she works very hard and persistently at her tasks. Maria's behavior MOST likely reflects


A) an external locus of control.
B) a high achievement motivation.
C) a high power need.
D) an obsessive-compulsive personality structure.

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Which of the following needs is NOT generally considered a component of the achievement motive?


A) outperforming others
B) meeting high standards of excellence
C) being accepted by others
D) desiring to excel

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Which of the following does NOT play a role in the neural circuits involved in hunger?


A) GABA
B) serotonin
C) endogenous opiates
D) endogenous cannabinoids

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Research by Bailey and Pillard in 1991 showed that


A) in some cases, female homosexuality has been linked to prenatal exposure to abnormally high levels of androgens.
B) there are anatomical differences in the brain between homosexual and heterosexual men.
C) homosexuality is a learned preference acquired when same-sex stimuli have been paired with sexual arousal.
D) identical twins of homosexual men are more likely to be homosexual than are fraternal twins of homosexual men.

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The subjective conscious experience of an emotion describes the


A) behavioral component.
B) cognitive component.
C) perceptual component.
D) physiological component.

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Which group tends to overestimate the interest the opposite sex has in them?


A) women
B) men
C) both sexes
D) neither sex, both are realistic

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Some theorists argue that women are socialized to be sexually submissive and some data suggests this submissiveness


A) increases their sexual arousal.
B) decreases their sexual arousal.
C) increases sexual arousal in men.
D) decreases sexual arousal in men.

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