Psych Final Ch. 8

The _________ is the division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates glands and activities such as heartbeat and respiration.

Autonomic nervous system

The ________ is a branch of the automatic nervous system that is most active during processes that restore reserve of energy to the body.

Parasympathetic nervus system

Daniella thinks that she is extremely overweight beside having a normal body weight. She avoids eating food and has recent lost a lot of weight. Despite this, she continues to think that she is overweight. Which eating disorder is Daniella most like suffering from?

Anorexia Nervosa

Pansy is romantically and sexually attracted to both males and females. She is most likely to be labeled ________.

Bisexual

According to James and Lange, _______ are the cognitive representations of automatic psychological and behavioral responses.

Emotions

Which of the following is true of metabolism?

Fatty tissue in the body metabolizes food more slowly than muscle tissue does.

Clark Hull's drive-reduction theory states that:

Humans learn to engage in behaviors that reduce a state of arousal

The _______ is a pea-sized structure in the brain that is involved in many aspects of motivation, including sex, aggression, and hunger.

Hypothalamus

According to your text, one of the common complaints concerning the Kinsey reports was that ________.

It was collected from a non-random sample

According to William Masters and Virginia Johnson:

Men and women have similar biological responses to sexual stimulation.

A(n) __________ is a state of deprivation.

Need

_________ is best described as the field of psycholgy that is about personal well-being and satisfaction; joy, sensual pleasure, and happiness; and optimism and hope for the future.

Positive psychology

Which of the following is true of Psychological needs?

Psychological needs differ markedly from one person to another

_________ is best described as the direction of one's romantic interests and erotic attractions--toward members of one's own anatomic sex, the other anatomic sex, or both,

Sexual orientation

In the context of hunger, adaptive thermogenesis causes _______ when someone's goes on a diet

The body to burn fewer calories

Which of the following is one of the most common concerns about the Cannon-Bard theory?

The theory says that emotions occur independently from the environment

In the context of the drive-reduction theory, which of the following is true of acquired drives?

They are developed through experience

Eli is a school student. His teacher's appreciation motivates her to study well. She also aims to impress her teacher and parents by getting into a good university after her graduates from HS. Eli's performance goals seem to be met though _______.

Extrinsic rewards

Motives are ______.

Inferred from behavior

According to Maslow's Hierarchy of needs, what must be developed immediately prior to esteem needs?

Love and belongings