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Which of the following is evidence that sexual orientation is influenced by genetics?
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a study of twins found that 52 percent of the identical twin siblings were both homosexual, and that only 22 percent of fraternal twins and 11 percent of adopted brothers and sisters were homosexual.
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According to the Kinsey study, _____ percent of males had bisexual experiences.
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nearly 50%
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Which statement is true about display rules?
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display rules are learned, not innate.
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The role of the lateral hypothalamus is:
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to trigger eating responses when insulin levels goes up
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One of the earliest approaches to motivation focused on
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biologically determine patterns of behavior
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In the ________ approach to motivation, behavior is explained in terms of an external stimulus and its rewarding properties
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incentive
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Ryan and Deci's self-determination theory asserts that the three primary human interpersonal needs are competence, relatedness, and
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autonomy
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in the classic Schachter-Singer "angry man/happy man" experiment, participants were given a drug to elicit a physical response and then exposed to two different conditions. One group was paired with a confederate pretending to be angry, and the other group with a confederate pretending to be happy. What was the main objective of this experiment?
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to determine whether physical arousal has to be interpreted cognitively before it can be labeled as an emotion
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The argument that people with spinal cord injuries can experience emotions without physical feedback from the sympathetic organs to the cortex initially seemed to support which emotional theory?
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cannon-bard
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The theory that we experience emotion first with physical arousal (e.g., increased heart rate, shaky hands), which then leads to awareness of the emotion, is the
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james-lang
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A person's sexual attraction and affection for members of either the opposite or the same sex is called
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sexual orientation
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An example of a stimulus motive is
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exploration
