Question 1

After eating a normal lunch,two patients readily consumed a second lunch 20 minutes later because they had

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A)   no memory of the previous meal.
B)   excessively high blood glucose levels.
C)   suffered the loss of their hypothalamus.
D)   unusually low levels of ghrelin secretions.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

A biological influence on homosexuality is most clearly seen from evidence of

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A)   sexual relations between same-sex partners in several hundred different animal species.
B)   an increase in same-sex attraction among women who had fraternal twin brothers.
C)   the increase in homosexual and bisexual people among males with domineering mothers.
D)   the link between sexual orientation and the levels of sex hormones currently in a person's blood.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Masters and Johnson identified orgasm as the ________ phase of the sexual response cycle.

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A)   first
B)   second
C)   third
D)   fourthE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Online social networking tends to ________ self-disclosure,and Facebook profiles appear to be closer to people's ________.

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A)   encourage;actual personalities than to their ideal personalities
B)   discourage;actual personalities than to their ideal personalities
C)   encourage;ideal personalities than to their actual personalities
D)   discourage;ideal personalities than to their actual personalitiesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following is passed much more often from males to females than from females to males?

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A)   HIV infections
B)   refractory periods
C)   orgasmic disorder
D)   paraphiliasE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Premarital sexual activity is higher among American teens who

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A)   have college-educated rather than high school-educated parents.
B)   frequently rather than seldom attend religious services.
C)   earn high rather than low grades in school.
D)   consume rather than abstain from alcohol.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

With sleep deprivation,the levels of leptin ________ and the levels of ghrelin ________.

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A)   rise;rise
B)   fall;fall
C)   rise;fall
D)   fall;riseE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

Rachael was happily married to her husband for 28 years until his death two years ago.Recently,she has developed a lesbian relationship with Marta,who is also a widow.Both are very happy and sexually satisfied in this relationship.Rachael and Marta's relationship is an example of ________ in women.

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A)   sexual dysfunction
B)   erotic plasticity
C)   refractory periods
D)   orgasmic disordersE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

A birth-order effect seems to play a role in sexual orientation among

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A)   men who are right-handed.
B)   women who are right-handed.
C)   men who are not right-handed.
D)   both men and women who are not right-handed.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Julie,a 35-year-old physician,is a lesbian.Her friend Cindy,a 38-year-old hospital administrator,is heterosexual.Julie and Cindy most clearly differ in their

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A)   erotic plasticity.
B)   refractory periods.
C)   family values.
D)   sexual orientation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

A homosexual orientation is

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A)   equally likely among members of both sexes.
B)   associated with a lack of estrogen.
C)   very persistent and difficult to change.
D)   characteristic of over 10 percent of American males.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Gender differences in sexual orientation are best illustrated by the fact that women

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A)   have longer refractory periods than do men.
B)   tend to be more changeable than men.
C)   are less likely than men to be equally aroused by male and female erotic stimuli.
D)   become aware of their sexual orientation much earlier in life than do men.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Lack of body fluids is to cold water as ________ is to ________.

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A)   need;incentive
B)   need;drive
C)   instinct;incentive
D)   homeostasis;instinctE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Dr.Ligorano has devoted his professional life to researching the desires and needs that energize and direct behavior.His area of research has obviously been

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A)   emotion.
B)   cognition.
C)   motivation.
D)   behavior genetics.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The view that some human motives are innate and due to genetic programming is a description of

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A)   instinct theories.
B)   drive theories.
C)   incentive theories.
D)   humanistic theories.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The body weights of adopted children ________ resemble those of their adoptive parents than those of their biological parents,and they ________ resemble those of their adoptive siblings than those of their biological siblings.

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A)   more closely;more closely
B)   less closely;less closely
C)   more closely;less closely
D)   less closely;more closelyE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

On some college football teams,players are rewarded for outstanding performance with a gold star on their helmets.This practice best illustrates the use of

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A)   arousal.
B)   drive-reduction.
C)   incentives.
D)   instincts.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Children who are neglected or who grow up in institutions without a sense of belonging are especially at risk for

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A)   developing chain migration.
B)   becoming narcissistic.
C)   having difficulty developing deep attachments.
D)   developing autonomy.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Maslow's hierarchy of needs suggests that people are unlikely to be motivated to obtain ________ if they are deprived of ________.

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A)   sexual gratification;self-esteem
B)   good grades in school;love and safety
C)   food and shelter;political freedom
D)   friendship and love;religious fulfillmentE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Insulin,a hormone that influences appetite,is secreted by the

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A)   hypothalamus.
B)   pancreas.
C)   stomach.
D)   liver.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 12: What Drives US-Hunger, Sex, and Friendship

Rachael was happily married to her husband for 28 years until his death two years ago.Recently,she has developed a lesbian relationship with Marta,who is also a widow.Both are very happy and sexually satisfied in this relationship.Rachael and Marta's relationship is an example of ________ in women.

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A birth-order effect seems to play a role in sexual orientation among

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The body weights of adopted children ________ resemble those of their adoptive parents than those of their biological parents,and they ________ resemble those of their adoptive siblings than those of their biological siblings.

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With sleep deprivation,the levels of leptin ________ and the levels of ghrelin ________.

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The view that some human motives are innate and due to genetic programming is a description of

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Masters and Johnson identified orgasm as the ________ phase of the sexual response cycle.

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Lack of body fluids is to cold water as ________ is to ________.

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Which of the following is passed much more often from males to females than from females to males?

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Insulin,a hormone that influences appetite,is secreted by the

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Gender differences in sexual orientation are best illustrated by the fact that women

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs suggests that people are unlikely to be motivated to obtain ________ if they are deprived of ________.

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Dr.Ligorano has devoted his professional life to researching the desires and needs that energize and direct behavior.His area of research has obviously been

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Online social networking tends to ________ self-disclosure,and Facebook profiles appear to be closer to people's ________.

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After eating a normal lunch,two patients readily consumed a second lunch 20 minutes later because they had

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