Noah is extremely hungry after his 5-mile run, so he fixes a large breakfast. Noah's hunger is an example of

• a drive.

• a need.

• homeostasis.

• an incentive.

For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce

• a drive.

• stimulation

• an incentive.

• homeostasis.

________ is a theory in which a physiological need creates an aroused state than motivates us to satisfy a need.

• Cannon-Bard theory

• Drive-reduction theory

• James-Lange theory

• Schachter-Singer theory

The most basic or lowest-level need in Maslow's hierarchy of human motives includes the need for

• self-esteem.

• love and friendship.

• religious fulfillment

• food and water.

________ is the main source of energy in your body and is a protein hormone secreted by fat cells. 

• Glucose

• Leptin

• Insulin

• Ghrelin

We experience hunger when the level of

• ghrelin in our blood is low.

• leptin in our blood is low.

• glucose in our blood is low.

• PYY in our blood is high.

Basal metabolic rate is the body's resting rate of

• the settling point.

• insulin secretion.

• energy expenditure.

• homeostasis.

A dieter whose weight falls below his or her set point is likely to experience a(n)

• increase in hunger and an increase in metabolic rate.

• increase in hunger and a decrease in metabolic rate.

• decrease in hunger and a decrease in metabolic rate.

• decrease in hunger and an increase in metabolic rate.

Which of the following is NOT a negative consequence of spending time on social networking sites?

• In times of social crisis or personal stress, social networking sites provide information and supportive connections with other people.

• Spending time online often interferes with sleep and exercise.

• Spending time online reduces the number of face-to-face interactions between people.

• Spending time online can interfere with work.

Which part of the brain controls the functions of hunger? 

• The frontal cortex

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala

• Basal Ganglia