Essentials of Understanding Psychology Ch 8

The major human sex organ is the

brain

Sara went to an all-girls high school

before she knew she was a lesbian

For participants who were 65 years old or older, _____% reported being exclusively heterosexual. In comparison, ____% of participants ages 18-29 reported being exclusively heterosexual.

93/66

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a primary drive?

Mary studies all weekend, so that she can do well on her biology test on Monday.

Which of the following is evidence that signals other than those coming from the stomach are important in hunger?

People whose stomachs have been surgically removed still report hunger.

What research evidence most strongly challenged the belief that gastric activity is the basis for hunger?

People whose stomachs have been surgically removed still experience hunger pangs.

Gary wants to lose weight by reducing his caloric intake. He eats a candy bar for breakfast instead of a bowl of cereal because the candy bar has fewer calories. Based on information presented in your textbook is Gary doing the right thing?

No, the candy bar will cause Gary to get hungry sooner than if he'd eaten the cereal.

You are a high school football coach, and your team has an important game tonight. As the coach, you are in charge of the menu for the pregame meal. Which of the following would you choose and why?

Complex carbohydrates�players need to maintain their energy level.

A need is to a physiological state as a drive is to a(n)

psychological state.

The belief that sexual orientation is a function of hormones and other physiological processes is associated with which theory?

biological