PSYCH 111 Exam 2 Questions & Answers
CHAPTER 7: (56 Questions)
Q: Sexual orientation is best defined as .
A: a stable pattern of attraction to members of a particular sex
Q: As part of his honor’s thesis, Braydon develops a survey to evaluate the updated hierarchy of needs of Kenrick and ...
PSYCH 111 Exam 2 Questions & Answers
CHAPTER 7: (56 Questions)
Q: Sexual orientation is best defined as .
A: a stable pattern of attraction to members of a particular sex
Q: As part of his honor’s thesis, Braydon develops a survey to evaluate the
updated hierarchy of needs of Kenrick and colleagues, specifically in young adult
men and women. Braydon is most interested in determining if men and women
differ in the highest level of motivation, which is .
A: parenting
Q: What two hormones are associated with romantic love?
A: vasopressin and oxytocin
Q: Which scenario supports the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion?
A: Aaron relaxes in his hammock. Suddenly, he feels an earthquake, causing him to feel
afraid; at the same time, his heart beats rapidly and his palms sweat.
Q: Children who are highly responsive and show strong emotional reactions to novel
stimuli are more likely to be adults.
A: overly anxious
Q: According to contemporary views of emotion, an emphasis on what factor may
account for the vast range of emotional reactions that individuals have toward the same
event?
A: appraisal
Q: Which model or theory proposes that emotions act as a reservoir that fills up and spills
over, and that expressing these emotions will reduce arousal?
A: catharsis theory
Q: In a study of Japanese and American individuals (Matsumoto et al., 2002), how did
the two cultures differ with regards to reading emotions?
A: The Japanese interpreted low intensity emotions as being understated; Americans
interpreted high intensity emotions as exaggerated.
Q: What is the evidence to suggest that exposure to sex hormones in the womb affects
sexual orientation?
A: Females exposed to higher than normal levels of male hormones in the womb develop
male external genitalia and report more same-sex sexual activity.
Q: When asked to identify what is most important to their happiness, an overwhelming
majority of people typically rated at the top of their list.
A: intimacy
Q: What evidence illustrates that the need for affiliation has a genetic component?
,A: Twin studies show that set points for the need for affiliation are influenced by
genetics.
Q: According to research (Cacioppo, Berntson, Norris, & Gollan, 2011), why do humans
place a general priority on negative emotions over positive emotions?
A: Negative emotions signal more serious threats to survival.
Q: The emotional quality of pain likely results from information processing at which
level of the brain?
A: cingulate cortex
Q: Sally loves to run, and works jogging into her daily schedule because of the
“runner’s high” she experiences. Sally is motivated by a(n) reward.
A: intrinsic
Q: Drive theories of motivation are often described as “ ” theories.
A: push
Q: Gaia glances over at her roommate, who is on the phone with her mother. She watches
as her roommate’s facial expressions change from happy – to sad – to angry – as she
progresses through the phone conversation. What area of Gaia’s brain is most likely to
change activity as she processes the different facial expressions?
A: amygdala
Q: Dr. Pollini is investigating how the brain regulates patterns of eating behavior. He
performs an experiment and finds that lesioning a particular brain region causes rodents
to significantly increase their food intake and to gain weight. What area of the brain has
Dr. Pollini lesioned?
A: ventromedial hypothalamus
Q: Why are men with older brothers, but not men with older sisters or those who are only
children, more likely to be gay?
A: A mother’s heightened immunological response with subsequent male-fetus
pregnancies affects brain development.
Q: Patient S.M., who was unable to detect negative emotion in music and fear in images,
suffered damage to which brain region?
A: amygdala
Q: Dr. Pasantes is investigating how the brain regulates patterns of eating behavior.
She performs an experiment and finds that lesioning a particular brain region causes
rodents to completely stop eating. What area of the brain has Dr. Pasantes lesioned?
A: lateral hypothalamus
Q: In one study (Twenge, Baumeister, Tice, & Stucke, 2001), students who were told
that a personality test revealed that they were “the type likely to end up alone later in
life”
, were more likely to .
A: act aggressively
Q: The Somatovisceral Afference Model of Emotion (SAME) provides a middle ground
between which two theories of emotion?
A: The James-Lange theory and the Schachter-Singer two-factor theory
Q: Suppose that it is 1964, and that Betty, a homemaker who put on weight with each of
her three pregnancies, wants to lose twenty pounds. What medication would have been
prescribed to Betty at that time to help her lose weight?
A: amphetamines
Q: Hours into their cross country road trip, Omar and Carl are famished. The two friends
argue about what to do. Should they stop at a highway rest stop, or search for a place to
eat in the nearest town? They decide to stop this time at a rest stop, and next time in
town. How is motivation demonstrated in this scenario?
A: They seek to eat food.
Q: Interested in losing weight, Patrick seeks the advice of his doctor. Dr. Burns
recommends a medication that can help Patrick by inhibiting the absorption of fats by the
digestive tract. What medication is Patrick’s doctor recommending?
A: orlistat
Q: Which model or theory of emotion proposes that general arousal leads to assessment,
which in turn leads to subjective feelings?
A: Schachter-Singer two-factor theory
Q: According to Maslow, what is at the pinnacle of human motivation?
A: self-actualization
Q: A cultural norm that specifies when, where, and how a person should express an
emotion is referred to as a .
A: display rule
Q: According to a study (Matsumoto, Yoo, and Nakagawa, 2008), individuals from
which nation are most likely to show emotion freely?
A: Switzerland
Q: According to research (Kirk, Bailey, & Martin, 2000), if one identical male twin is
homosexual, his twin has what percent chance of also being homosexual?
A: 50%
Q: Selena has suffered from bulimia nervosa for several years. She finally seeks
professional help and is surprised to find out that medication can help her. What type of
medication would be most helpful for Selena?
A: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
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