My AP Psych Unit 8 MESH

Theory that would explain why people are motivated to watch horror movies?

• instinct theory

• drive-reduction theory

• hierarchy of needs theory

• arousal theory

Which situation would you perform best with lower levels of arousal?

• A task you could do easily

• A task you watch others perform

• A task you find difficult

• A task for which you have intrinsic motivation

Ancel Keys observed that men on a semi-starvation diet

• became apathetic and lost interest in food

• remained interested in food but avoided talking about it

• lost interest in sex and social activities

• became preoccupied with political and religious issues

The concept of a set point best illustrates an explanation of motivation in terms of

• instincts

• incentives

• homeostasis

• a response cycle

Flexibility of weight thermostat and influence by other factors led researchers to adopt this name

• settling point

• homeostasis

• incentive point

• nature/nurture thermostat

Research has linked women's obesity to their risk of late-life

• muscular dystrophy

• Alzheimer's disease

• Lou Gehrig's disease

• binge-eating disorder

Research on obesity and weight control indicated that

• When person lost weight, diet no longer necessary to keep lower weight

• Popeyes chicken may be the devil

• no matter how hard you diet, they never lose fat cells

• the peloton bike is the most romantic gift to give your loved one

When sleep deprived, your levels of leptin _______ and the levels of ghrelin ________.

• rise; rise

• stay the same; fall

• rise; fall

• fall; rise

Rapid and automatic emotional responses come from routing sensory input through thalamus directly to

• amygdala

• hippocampus

• hypothalamus

• cerebellum

Rapid fear reactions in without conscious thoughts due to bypassing the

• amygdala

• prefrontal cortex

• hypothalamus

• thalamus