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The fact that the correlation in weight between identical twins reared apart is higher than that between fraternal twins reared together suggests that weight is


A) influenced more by genetics than by environmental factors.
B) influenced more by environmental factors than by genetics.
C) affected equally by genetics and environmental factors.
D) not affected by either genetics or environmental factors.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A non sequitur is basically a(n)


A) weak analogy.
B) false dichotomy.
C) irrelevant reason.
D) circular argument.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Boris has a high need for achievement and is currently enrolled in a philosophy course required for his major. The professor who teaches the course gives extremely difficult exams and has never been known to give a student a grade higher than a B. Under these conditions, it is likely that Boris will


A) not exert his maximum effort in the course because the course has a low incentive value for him.
B) exert the maximum effort he can because he has a high need for achievement.
C) not exert his maximum effort in the course because he has a low expectation of success.
D) drop the course and switch to a different major.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The common fallacy of _____ occurs when a premise and conclusion are simply restatements of each other.


A) false dichotomy
B) circular reasoning
C) slippery slope
D) non sequitur

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Tension reduction is the goal according to which of the following motivational theories?


A) Drive theory
B) Evolutionary theory
C) Instinct theory
D) Incentive theory

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Describe the cognitive component and the physiological underpinning of emotions.

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Sensory-specific satiety refers to ​


A) the phenomenon that when there are few foods available, the appeal of them can decline quickly.
B) the phenomenon that when there are many foods available, the appeal of them can decline quickly.
C) the phenomenon that when there are few foods available, the appeal of them can quickly increase.
D) the phenomenon that when there are many foods available, people will quickly tire of them and stop eating.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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If you go to a party and force yourself to smile even though you are feeling a little depressed, there is a good chance that you will ​


A) actually feel a little happier.
B) continue to feel depressed.
C) feel more depressed later.
D) fool everyone at the party except yourself.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Max has the need to master difficult challenges, outperform others, and meet high standards for excellence. According to researchers such as McClelland, Max MOST likely ​


A) has high affiliation needs.
B) is high in achievement motivation.
C) is low in achievement motivation.
D) has a high fear of failure.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The common measure of obesity in which weight is divided by height is known as _____.

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Irene is listening to a romance novel while she is on her daily walk. Although she is not walking especially fast, she finds that as she listens to one of the love scenes in the novel, her respiration rate and heart rate increase. She is also experiencing vaginal moistness. Based on the phases described by Masters and Johnson, Irene is in the _____ phase.


A) plateau
B) orgasmic
C) resolution
D) excitement

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The subjective conscious experience of an emotion describes the _____ component.


A) behavioral.
B) cognitive
C) perceptual
D) physiological

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In a friendly game of horseshoes, you would expect a person high in achievement motivation to choose to stand


A) very close to the target.
B) a moderate distance from the target.
C) very far from the target.
D) at an angle to the target.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following statements regarding homosexuality has NOT been supported by empirical evidence? ​


A) In some cases, female homosexuality has been linked to prenatal exposure to abnormally high levels of androgens.
B) In comparison to men's sexual behavior, women's sexual behavior may be more easily modified by sociocultural factors.
C) Homosexuality is a learned preference acquired when same-sex stimuli have been paired with sexual arousal.
D) Identical twins of homosexual men are more likely to be homosexual than are fraternal twins of homosexual men.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Imagine that an individual has taken medication that has lowered his or her overall level of autonomic arousal. If this person reports less intense emotional experiences, it would provide some support for the


A) Cannon-Bard theory of emotion.
B) common sense view of emotion.
C) facial feedback hypothesis.
D) James-Lange theory of emotion.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following statements about the sexual cycle studied by Masters and Johnson is MOST accurate? ​


A) Orgasm is quite different in males and females.
B) During the refractory period, men cannot experience another orgasm.
C) The excitement phase occurs much more rapidly in women than in men.
D) The plateau phase involves a decrease in bodily functions.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion focuses on the _____ determinants of emotions.


A) psychological
B) behavioral
C) cognitive
D) neural

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between parenthood and happiness is MOST accurate? ​


A) People who have children are happier than people without children.
B) People who have children are less happy than people without children.
C) People who have children are neither more, nor less, happy than people without children.
D) The more children people have, the happier they tend to be.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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According to the drive theory of motivation, if you drink water when you are thirsty, drinking results in


A) drive production and serves as an incentive.
B) drive reduction and restores physiological equilibrium.
C) need production and serves as an incentive.
D) need reduction and restores physiological equilibrium.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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The galvanic skin response is a measure of


A) blood flow through the skin.
B) muscle tension of the skin.
C) electrical conductivity of the skin.
D) the two-point difference threshold of the skin.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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