Question 1

In contrast to the predictions of the parental investment theory,the results of the featured study by David Buss showed that as a group,females placed a higher value on potential partner's status and ambition while males showed more interest in a potential partners' physical attractiveness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT considered a social need in humans?

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A)   affiliation
B)   aggression
C)   nurturance
D)   achievementE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

A non sequitur is basically

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A)   a weak analogy.
B)   a false dichotomy.
C)   an irrelevant reason.
D)   a circular argument.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

When you are engaging in goal-directed behavior,you may be BEST described as experiencing

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A)   drive reduction.
B)   an incentive.
C)   emotion.
D)   motivation.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The idea that muscles of the face send information to the brain and that this affects the emotion we feel is known as

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A)   Schachter's cognitive theory.
B)   the James-Lange theory.
C)   Darwin's facial expression theory.
D)   the facial feedback hypothesis.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The Cannon-Bard theory proposes that emotion results from an individual's perception of autonomic arousal whereas the James-Lange theory argues that emotions originates in subcortical areas of the brain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

____________________ theories of emotion maintain that emotions are innate reactions that require little cognitive interpretation.

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The answer of ____________________ theories of emotion maintain that emotions...

Question 8

According to evolutionary theories of emotion,

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A)   the experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal
B)   different patterns of autonomic activation lead to the experience of different emotions
C)   emotions occur when the thalamus sends signals simultaneously to the cortex and to the autonomic nervous system
D)   emotions developed because of their adaptive valueE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Irene is listening to a romance novel while she is on her daily walk.Although she is not walking especially fast,she finds that as she listens to one of the love scenes in the novel her respiration rate and heart rate increase.She is also experiencing vaginal moistness.Based on the phases described by Masters and Johnson,Irene is in the

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A)   plateau phase.
B)   orgasmic phase.
C)   resolution phase.
D)   excitement phase.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

The gap between males and females in terms of their interest in sexual activity is greatest at what age?

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A)   early adolescence
B)   late adolescence
C)   early adulthood
D)   middle ageE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Recent research into the biological roots of homosexuality has focused on

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A)   the organizing effects of prenatal hormones on neurological development.
B)   the anatomical differences in the brain between homosexual and heterosexual men.
C)   the genetic differences between homosexual men who are identical twins.
D)   hormone level differences between gay and straight men.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which theoretical approach to explaining the origins of homosexuality argues that homosexuality results when a boy is raised by a weak,detached,ineffectual father and an overprotective close-binding mother?

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A)   biological
B)   psychoanalytic
C)   operant conditioning
D)   classical conditioningE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Victoria is extremely upset because she has been falsely accused of stealing money from her employer.Her lawyer has suggested that Victoria take a polygraph test to prove her innocence.She asks you whether she should agree to the test.Based on the research into the accuracy of polygraphs,you should tell Victoria that polygraphs

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A)   are extremely accurate, and if Victoria is truly innocent she will pass with no problem.
B)   only measure overall arousal levels and are not reliable indicators of whether or not people are lying.
C)   sometimes wrongly indicate that innocent people are guilty, but are 100% accurate in detecting guilt.
D)   sometimes wrongly indicate that guilty people are innocent, but are 100% accurate in detecting innocence.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Warrick was posing for his girlfriend while she painted a picture for her art class.She had asked him to hold his mouth in a frown because she was trying to depict someone who was sad and dejected.Now that he has finished posing,Warrick finds that he is feeling somewhat unhappy but he is not really sure why.This type of reaction is consistent with which of the following?

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A)   the two-factor theory of emotion
B)   the James-Lange theory of emotion
C)   the facial feedback hypothesis
D)   the common-sense view of emotionE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Dudley enjoys watching sexually explicit films,especially films that include some violence and aggression.Based on the results from research studies in this area,you might predict that after viewing these types of films

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A)   there will be an increase in Dudley's aggressiveness toward women
B)   there will be a decrease in Dudley's aggressiveness toward women
C)   Dudley is less likely to find the women that he meets sexually attractive
D)   Dudley will be more likely to seek out bisexual relationshipsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Mirror neurons are likely to be most influential in which of the following emotional experiences?

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A)   depression after losing a job
B)   fear when encountering a vicious dog
C)   empathy when a friend's relationship ends
D)   anxiety when enrolling in a difficult classE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

Mortality rates among people who are moderately overweight (BMI 25-29.9) are:

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A)   not elevated in today's population
B)   lower than those of slightly overweight people
C)   higher than those of obese individuals
D)   increasing rapidlyE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Needs,wants,interests and desires that propel people in certain directions are known as

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A)   drives.
B)   motives.
C)   incentives.
D)   habits.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

"General bodily arousal contributes to emotion,but one's interpretation of what is happening gives the specific emotion" is a proposition that would be made by

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A)   Ivan Pavlov.
B)   William James.
C)   Walter Cannon.
D)   Stanley Schachter.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Royce is describing a whitewater rafting trip.As he talks about the raft crashing through rapids,Janie's mouth drops and she finds she is clutching at the arms of her chair.These reactions are part of the

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A)   behavioral component in Janie's emotional experience.
B)   cognitive component in Janie's emotional experience.
C)   physiological component in Janie's emotional experience.
D)   objective component in Janie's emotional experience.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The idea that muscles of the face send information to the brain and that this affects the emotion we feel is known as

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A non sequitur is basically

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In contrast to the predictions of the parental investment theory,the results of the featured study by David Buss showed that as a group,females placed a higher value on potential partner's status and ambition while males showed more interest in a potential partners' physical attractiveness.

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According to evolutionary theories of emotion,

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Mortality rates among people who are moderately overweight (BMI 25-29.9) are:

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"General bodily arousal contributes to emotion,but one's interpretation of what is happening gives the specific emotion" is a proposition that would be made by

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The Cannon-Bard theory proposes that emotion results from an individual's perception of autonomic arousal whereas the James-Lange theory argues that emotions originates in subcortical areas of the brain.

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Needs,wants,interests and desires that propel people in certain directions are known as

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The gap between males and females in terms of their interest in sexual activity is greatest at what age?

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Which theoretical approach to explaining the origins of homosexuality argues that homosexuality results when a boy is raised by a weak,detached,ineffectual father and an overprotective close-binding mother?

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Recent research into the biological roots of homosexuality has focused on

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When you are engaging in goal-directed behavior,you may be BEST described as experiencing

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____________________ theories of emotion maintain that emotions are innate reactions that require little cognitive interpretation.

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Mirror neurons are likely to be most influential in which of the following emotional experiences?

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Royce is describing a whitewater rafting trip.As he talks about the raft crashing through rapids,Janie's mouth drops and she finds she is clutching at the arms of her chair.These reactions are part of the

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"General bodily arousal contributes to emotion,but one's interpretation of what is happening gives the specific emotion" is a proposition that would be made by

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The Cannon-Bard theory proposes that emotion results from an individual's perception of autonomic arousal whereas the James-Lange theory argues that emotions originates in subcortical areas of the brain.

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The gap between males and females in terms of their interest in sexual activity is greatest at what age?

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Which theoretical approach to explaining the origins of homosexuality argues that homosexuality results when a boy is raised by a weak,detached,ineffectual father and an overprotective close-binding mother?

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