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Which of these sexually transmitted infections is viral?


A) genital herpes
B) gonorrhea
C) chlamydia
D) syphilis

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Extrinsic motivation usually enhances intrinsic motivation.

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The stomach is to the pancreas as _____ is to _____.


A) ghrelin; insulin
B) insulin; ghrelin
C) ghrelin; orexin
D) orexin; insulin

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William Masters and Virginia Johnson's groundbreaking human sexual response research illustrates the use of naturalistic observation.

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Sexual dysfunctions are best understood from a psychoanalytic perspective.

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Most students have encountered a parent or a teacher who touted the value of "learning for its own sake." This expression highlights the importance of _____ motivation.


A) intrinsic
B) internal
C) external
D) extrinsic

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Which hormone is involved in satiety?


A) orexin
B) ghrelin
C) leptin
D) insulin

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Abraham Maslow used the term _____ to refer to the need to reach one's fullest potential.


A) self-determination.
B) self-esteem.
C) self-actualization.
D) self-transcendence.

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Jeffrey's hunger suggests that his glucose levels may have spiked.

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Kamika is experiencing an intense positive emotion.Based on the dimensions of emotion described in the textbook,which emotion is Kamika MOST likely feeling?


A) satisfaction
B) alarm
C) excitement
D) amusement

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When an emotional stimulus is encountered,the amygdala alerts the sympathetic nervous system and the endocrine system via connections with the _____ and the _____.


A) medulla; hypothalamus
B) pons; hypothalamus
C) medulla; hippocampus
D) pons; hippocampus

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According to the drive-reduction theory,motivation is ultimately based on the body's need to maintain a constant state.

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The frequency of penile-vaginal intercourse is positively correlated with life expectancy.

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Which choice BEST describes the method used in William Masters and Virginia Johnson's pioneering sexual response cycle research?


A) case study
B) survey research
C) naturalistic observation
D) laboratory research

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A.L.Washburn was the only participant in Walter Cannon and A.L.Washburn's (1912) demonstration of the stomach's role in producing hunger pangs.Cannon and Washburn's study is therefore BEST seen as an example of a(n) :


A) survey.
B) naturalistic study.
C) experiment.
D) case study.

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Anorexia nervosa is found in _____ cultures.


A) few
B) many
C) most
D) all

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In Abraham Maslow's theory,psychological needs take precedence over physiological ones.

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In response to a threatening stimulus,blood pressure increases,pupils dilate,and digestion stops.These responses reflect activation of the _____ nervous system.


A) somatic
B) sympathetic
C) parasympathetic
D) central

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According to self-determination theory,which is NOT a fundamental need?


A) competence
B) transcendence
C) autonomy
D) relatedness

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In the history of psychology,the James-Lange theory of emotion was followed MOST immediately by the _____ theory.


A) cognitive appraisal
B) Schachter-Singer
C) Cannon-Bard
D) sociocultural

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