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Jordan Bauer chapter 10
chapter 10
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
05/05/2008

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After an initial rapid weight loss, a person on a diet loses weight much more slowly. This slowdown occurs because:
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when a person diets, metabolism decreases
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Which of the following would be the worst piece of advice to offer somone trying to lose weight?
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In order to treat yourself to one normal meal each day, eat very little until the evening meal
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Mary loves hang-gliding. It would be most difficult to explain Mary's behavior according to:
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incentives
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For two weeks, Orlando has been on a hunger strike in order to protest his country's involvement in what he precieves as an immoral war. Orlandos willingness to starve himself in order to make a political statement conflicts with the theory of motivation advanced by:
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Maslow
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Kathy has been undergoing treatment for bulmia. There is an above-average probability that one or more members of Kathy's family have a problem with:
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obesity
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Which of the following was not identified as a contributing factor in the high rate of unprotected sex among adolescents?
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alcohol use
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One shortcoming of the instinct theory of motivation is that it:
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does not explain human behaviors; it simply names them
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Which of the following is not typical of both anorexia and bulima?
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weight significantly and noticebly outside normal ranges
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Which of the followinig is not an example of homeostasis?
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All of the above
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Two rats have escaped from their cages in the neurophysiology lab. The technician needs your help in returning them to their proper cages. One rat is grossly overweight; the other is severly underweight. You confidently state that the overweight rat goes in the "___-destruction" cage, while the underweight rat goes in the "___-destruction" cage.
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ventromedial hypothalaus; lateral hypothalamus
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Kenny and his brother have nearly identical eating and exercise habits, yet Kenny is obese and his brother is very thin. The most likely explanation for the difference in their body weights is that they differ in:
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their set points, their metabolic rates
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Ali's parents have tried hard to minimize their sons exposure to sweet, fattening foods. If Ali has the occasion to taste sweet foods in the future, which of the following is likely?
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He will display a preference for sweet tastes
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Summarizing his presentation on the origins of homosexuality, Dennis explains that the fraternal birth-order effect refers to the fact that:
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men who have older brothers are somewhat more likely to be gay
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Summarizing her report on the need to belong, Rolanda states that:
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"Because bonding with others increased our ancestors' success at reproduction and survival, it become part of our biological nature"
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Of the following individuals, who might be most prone to developing an eating disorder?
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Jennifer, a teenage girl who has poor self-image and a fear of not being able to live up to her parents high expectations
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Lucille has been sticking to a strict diet but cant seem to lose weight. What is the most likely explanation for her difficulty?
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Her prediet weight was near her bodys set point
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Randy, who has been under a lot of stress lately, has intense cravings for sugary junk foods, which tend to make him feel more relaxed. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for his craving?
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Carbohydrates boost levels of serotonin which has a calming effect
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Which of the following teens is most likely to delay the initiation of sex?
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Ron, who regularly volunteers his time in community service
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Psychologists Henry Murray asked research participantsf to invent stories about ambiguous pictures. The stories were then scored for content related to acts of heroism, pride, and other signs of:
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achievement motivation
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Why do people with a high need for achievement prefer moderately difficult tasks?
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Moderately difficult tasks present an attainable goal in which success is attributable to their own skill.
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