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| Motivation is defined by psychologists as |
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| C) a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior toward a goal |
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| A complex, unlearned, and fixed pattern of behavior common to all members of a species is call |
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| For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce |
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| Homeostasis, which is the goal of the drive reduction is defined as |
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| C) the body's tendency to maintain a constant internal state |
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| On some college football teams, players are rewarded for outstanding performance with a gold star on their helmets. This best illustrates the use of |
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| The most basic or lowest-level need in Maslow's hierarchy of human motives includes the need for |
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| According to Maslow, our need for _______ must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for ______. |
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| B) adequate clothing; self-esteem |
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| D) the specific body weight maintained automatically by most adults over long periods of time |
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| Basal metabolic rate is the body's resting rate of |
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| The recipes commonly used in countries with hot climates are most likely to include _______ than those in countries with colder climates. |
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| When encouraged to eat their fill of M&Ms, people ate more when given a large rather than a small serving spoon. This most clearly reflects |
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| Anorexia nervosa is typically characterized by |
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| D) an obsessive fear of becoming obese |
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| Over the past 50 years, American women have expressed ________ satisfaction with their physical appearance and have experienced a(n) _______ incidence of serious eating disorders. |
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| D) decreasing; increasing |
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| Those most vulnerable to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are those who ______ value thinness and have the ______ body dissatisfaction. |
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| Researchers use biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis to understand eating disorders. The social-cultural level of analysis is especially likely to emphasize that eating disorders are influenced by |
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| B) mass media standards of appearance |
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| The World Health Organization identifies obesity as a high |
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| In one experiment, professional actors played the role of either normal-weight or overweight job applicants. Research participants' willingness to hire the applicants revealed |
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| D) greater discrimination against overweight women than against overweight men |
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| If your close friend becomes obese, the odds of you likewise becomign obese increase. This best illustrates the impact of _______ on obesity. |
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| Compared with European teens, American teens have _______ rates of contraceptive use and _______ rates of pregnancy and abortion. |
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| It has been suggested that the fraternal birth-order effect is a result of |
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| C) maternal immune systems |
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| If pregnant sheep are injected with _______ during a critical period of prenatal development, their female offspring show homosexual behavior. |
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| Foolish conformity to peer pressure is most likely to be motivated by ______ needs. |
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| Those who view their work as a necessary but personally unfulfilling way to make money are said to view work as a |
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| Flow is characterized by a ______ awareness of self and a _______ awareness of the passing of time. |
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| D) diminished; diminished |
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| Which profession is most directly involved in the application of psychology's principles to the workplace? |
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| D) industrial-organizational psychology |
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| Human factors psychologists are most likely to be involved in |
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| B) exploring how machines can be optimally designed to fit human abilities |
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| Jeff, who is 14, engages in rigorous tennis drills or competitive play at least four hours every day because he wants to master the sport and play on one of the best university teams in the country. His goal and behavior best illustrate the concept of |
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| D) achievement motivation |
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| In studies of both secondary school and university students, ______ has been a better predictor of school performance than intelligence scores have been |
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