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A person who sets a goal of finishing a marathon and establishes a six-month training schedule accordingly is demonstrating __________ behavior.
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| | A) | motivated
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| | B) | emotional
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| | C) | perceptive
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| | D) | cognitive
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The fact that certain fish return to the stream where they were hatched to spawn is evidence of __________.
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| | A) | drives
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| | B) | instincts
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| | C) | homeostasis
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| | D) | critical periods
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After a long study session, a group of students drives across town to a restaurant that stays open all night to eat. This behavior is an example of __________.
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| | A) | an instinct
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| | B) | a need
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| | C) | a drive
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| | D) | an emotion
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Parents who give children money for making good grades are using _______________.
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| | A) | intrinsic motivation
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| | B) | extrinsic motivation
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| | C) | self-actualization
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| | D) | the Yerkes-Dodson law
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A clinical psychologist has written case studies describing people who are motivated to reach their highest potential as human beings. According to Maslow's theory, these people are seeking _______________.
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| | A) | safety
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| | B) | love and belonginness
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| | C) | self-esteem
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| | D) | self-actualization
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A 22-year-old woman who is somewhat overweight, fears gaining weight, and is depressed and anxious eats large amounts of sweets and then induces vomiting. She suffers from _______________.
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| | A) | anorexia nervosa
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| | B) | bulimia nervosa
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| | C) | homeostatic imbalance
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| | D) | overactive basal metabolism
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The sex hormones that predominate in women are _______________.
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| | A) | androgens
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| | B) | estrogens
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| | C) | pheromones
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| | D) | leptins
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The first phase of the human sexual response pattern is _______________.
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| | A) | the resolution phase
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| | B) | orgasm
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| | C) | the plateau
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| | D) | the excitement phase
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Stereotyped patterns of expectancies about how people should behave sexually are sexual _______________.
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| | A) | preferences
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| | B) | scripts
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| | C) | phases
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| | D) | responses
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Based on research, a counseling psychologist preparing to meet with a couple experiencing marital difficulties would know that ____________________.
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| | A) | adultery is the exception rather than the rule for married couples
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| | B) | women think about sex more than men do
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| | C) | unusual, or "kinky," sexual practices may be part of the problem
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| | D) | married couples have sex less frequently than unmarried people
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A person with a high need for achievement would be expected to ____________________.
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| | A) | have greater expectation of failure than success
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| | B) | give up easily when tasks become difficult
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| | C) | take moderate risks
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| | D) | focus on very easy tasks to insure success
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A counseling psychologist who works with students experiencing academic difficulty observes that they all have explanations for their lack of success in the classroom. These explanations are evidence of ____________________.
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| | A) | need for achievement
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| | B) | attribution theory
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| | C) | self-actualization
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| | D) | drives
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A sports psychologist has advised a baseball player in a hitting slump to think about his high batting average for the season. This recommendation uses ____________________. |
| | A) | cognitive restructuring |
| | B) | mastery motivation |
| | C) | performance motivation |
| | D) | positive restructuring |
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When psychologists discuss affect that can involve physiological arousal, conscious experience, and behavioral expression, they are discussing __________.
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| | A) | needs
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| | B) | drives
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| | C) | motivation
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| | D) | emotion
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The theory of emotion that would explain a person's statement that her heart began pounding and she became afraid at the same time is the _______________ theory.
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| | A) | James-Lange
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| | B) | Cannon-Bard
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| | C) | two-factor
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| | D) | opponent-process
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