Quiz

QUIZ

1. What is considered an extrinsic factor that drives behavior rather than an intrinsic factor?

a. Mastery b. Reward c. Autonomy d. Purpose

Answer: b. Reward and things like punishment and compensation are all extrinsic factors, while the others are considered intrinsic factors.

2. What factor exceeds all others in driving a person’s motivation to do their work?

a. Punishment b. Mastery c. Compensation d. Purpose

Answer: c. When compensation enters the picture regarding work in particular, it tends to exceed all other factors and to diminish the intrinsic factors to the greatest degree, compared to things like punishment or reward.

3. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, what is the top of the hierarchy or the last need to be met?

a. Self-esteem b. Self-actualization c. Security d. Social needs

Answer: b. Self-actualization needs can only be met when other needs are met. This is why it is at the top of the hierarchy of needs according to Maslow.

4. What part of the brain is most responsible for the human and animal sexual drive?

a. Hypothalamus b. Thalamus c. Cerebellum d. Hippocampus

Answer: a. The hypothalamus controls many drives and homeostatic mechanisms. It is largely responsible for animal and human sexual drives.

5. According to Masters and Johnson, when does an erection first begin in males in the sexual response cycle?

a. Refractory Period b. Excitation c. Orgasm d. Plateau

Answer: b. During excitation or arousal, the beginning of the penile erection occurs but it doesn t reach its maximal level until the plateau phase.

6. According to most of the research, what is the origin of homosexuality?

a. Early childhood trauma b. Family of origin c. Early socialization d. Biological issues

Answer: d. The majority of current work in homosexuality indicates that homosexuality is biologically-based and probably partially genetic.

7. According to the set-point theory of body weight, what determines a person’s ideal weight?

a. The amount of energy they expend b. Emotional influences c. Genetics d. The number of calories on average eaten per day

Answer: c. Genetics determines what a person s ideal weight is rather than any environmental influence, according to the setpoint theory.

8. What body mass index would be considered normal?

a. 16 b. 21 c. 28 d. 32

Answer: b. A normal body mass index is between 18.5 and 25. Values below this are underweight, while values above this are overweight, obese, or morbidly obese.

9. What would most likely define an emotion rather than a mood?

a. Emotions are less intense than moods. b. Emotions are consciously perceived and moods are not. c. Emotions are more short-lived than mood. d. Emotions are not reactive to the environment.

Answer: b. Each of these is a false statement, except that emotions are consciously perceived, while moods are not.

10. What theory of emotions indicates that there is an appraisal of the stimulus that automatically happens before cognition to determine one’s emotion?

a. Cognitive-mediational theory b. Schachter-Singer two-factor theory c. Cannon-Bard theory d. James-Lange theory

Answer: a. According to the cognitive-mediational theory, there is appraisal of the stimulus that happens unconsciously in order to have the emotion before cognitive thinking occurs.