AP Unit 8

which of the following is an unlearned, complex behavior exhibited by all members of a species?

• reflex

• drive

• incentive

• instinct

• motive

which of the following is an aroused motivation state created by a physiological need?

• drive

• instinct

• incentive

• reflex

• motive

which of the following is a conclusion that can be drawn from the Yerkes-Dodson law?

• performance on easy tasks is best when arousal is low

• performance is best when arousal is extremely high

• performance is best when arousal is extremely low

• performance on difficult tasks is when arousal is high

• performance is best when arousal is moderate

which of the following is lowest priority motive in abraham maslow's hierarchy of need?

• belongingness and love needs

• physiological needs

• esteem needs

• self-actaualization needs

• self-transcendence needs

which of the following is the major source of energy in your body?

• PYY

• arcuate nucleus

• hypothalamus

• ghrelin

• glucose

which of the following is best term or phrase for the body's resting rate of energy expenditure?

• hunger

• set point

• basal metabolic rate

• body chemistry

• settling point

which of the following statements is true?

• we eat less dessert when there are three different dessert available

• serving sizes in France are generally larger than in the united state

• offered a supersized portion, most of us consume fewer calories

• we eat more when we're around others

• food variety generally decreases appetite

After spending years in the ocean, a mature salmon swims up its home river to return to its birthplace. This behavior is an example of:

• homeostasis

• a set point

• a refractory period

• an instinct

Dr. Richards is electrically stimulating a well-fed rat’s __________; as she does so, she observes an increase in the rat’s eating behavior.

• hippocampus

• thalamus

• hypothalamus

• pancreas

Over the past 50 years, the incidence of anorexia nervosa has steadily increased. This is most clearly attributable to:

• cultural ideals of beauty that increasingly encourage thinness.

• increasing levels of childhood sexual abuse.

• the onset of adolescence at increasingly younger ages.

• the decreasing emphasis on maintaining stable marriages.