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A person who sets a goal of finishing a marathon and establishes a six-month training schedule accordingly is demonstrating |
| | A) | motivated behavior |
| | B) | emotional behavior |
| | C) | perceptive behavior |
| | D) | cognitive behavior |
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The fact that certain fish return to the stream where they were hatched to spawn is evidence of |
| | A) | drives |
| | B) | instincts |
| | C) | homeostasis |
| | D) | critical periods |
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After a long study session, a group of students drives across town to a restaurant that stays open all night to eat. This behavior is an example of |
| | A) | an instinct |
| | B) | a need |
| | C) | a drive |
| | D) | an emotion |
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Parents who give children money for making good grades are using |
| | A) | intrinsic motivation |
| | B) | extrinsic motivation |
| | C) | self-actualization |
| | D) | the Yerkes-Dodson law |
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A clinical psychologist has written case studies describing people who are motivated to reach their highest potential as human beings. According to Maslow's theory, these people are seeking |
| | A) | safety |
| | B) | love and belonginness |
| | C) | self-esteem |
| | D) | self-actualization |
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A 22 year-old woman who is somewhat overweight, fears gaining weight, and is depressed and anxious eats large amounts of sweets and then induces vomiting. She suffers from |
| | A) | anorexia nervosa |
| | B) | bulimia nervosa |
| | C) | homeostatic imbalance |
| | D) | overactive basal metabolism |
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The sex hormones that predominate in women are |
| | A) | androgens |
| | B) | estrogens |
| | C) | pheromones |
| | D) | leptins |
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The first phase of the human sexual response pattern is |
| | A) | the resolution phase |
| | B) | orgasm |
| | C) | the plateau |
| | D) | the excitement phase |
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Stereotyped patterns of expectancies about how people should behave sexually are sexual |
| | A) | preferences |
| | B) | scripts |
| | C) | phases |
| | D) | responses |
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Based on research, a counseling psychologist preparing to meet with a couple experiencing marital difficulties would know that |
| | A) | adultery is the exception rather than the rule for married couples |
| | B) | women think about sex more than men do |
| | C) | unusual, or "kinky" sexual practices may be part of the problem |
| | D) | married couples have sex less frequently than unmarried people |
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A person with a high need for achievement would be expected to |
| | A) | have greater expectation of failure than success |
| | B) | give up easily when tasks become difficult |
| | C) | take moderate risks |
| | D) | focus on very easy tasks to insure success |
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A counseling psychologist who works with students experiencing academic difficulty observes that they all have explanations for their lack of success in the classroom. These explanations are evidence of |
| | A) | need for achievement |
| | B) | attribution theory |
| | C) | self-actualization |
| | D) | drives |
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The desire to accomplish something, to reach a standard of excellence, and to expend effort to excel is known as |
| | A) | motivation |
| | B) | attribution drive |
| | C) | need for achievement |
| | D) | self-generated goals |
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When psychologists discuss an affect that can involve physiological arousal, conscious experience, and behavioral expression, they are discussing |
| | A) | needs |
| | B) | drives |
| | C) | motivation |
| | D) | emotions |
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The physical arousal we feel in an emotional situation is produced by |
| | A) | the sympathetic nervous system |
| | B) | the parasympathetic nervous system |
| | C) | the hippocampus |
| | D) | the corpus callosum |
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