Psych Ch. 10 Review Q’s – Flashcards

Need for ________ refers to maintaining positive relationships with others.

Who proposed the hierarchy of needs?

_________ is an individual's belief in his or her capability to complete a task.

Carl mows the yard of his elderly neighbors each week for 20$. What type of motivation is this?

Nearly _________ of the adult population in the U.S. can be classified as obese.

__________ is a chemical messenger secreted by fat cells that acts as an appetite suppressant.

What is characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by attempts to compensate for the excessive amount of food that was consumed?

In order to be classified as morbidly obese, an adult must have a BMI of __________.

Animal research suggests that in male rats the _________ is critical for the ability to engage in sexual behavior, but not for the motivation to do so.

During the __________ phase of the sexual response cycle, individuals experience rhythmic contractions of the pelvis that are accompanied by uterine contractions in women and ejaculation in men.

Which of the following findings was not a result of the Kinsey study? a. sexual desire and sexual ability can be separate functions b. females enjoy sex as much as males c. homosexual behavior is fairly common d. masturbation has no adverse consequences

If someone is uncomfortable identifying with the gender normally associated with their biological sex, then he or she could be classified as experiencing what?

Individuals suffering from PTSD have been shown to have reduced volumes of the __________.

According to what theory of emotion do emotional experiences arise from physiological arousal?

Which of the following is not one of the seven universal emotions described in this chapter? a. contempt b. disgust c. melancholy d. anger

Which theory of emotion suggests that polygraphs should be quite accurate at differentiating one emotion from another?