A person who eats excessively and never seems to feel full may have which of the following conditions? a. Tumor in the hypothalamus. b. Too much insulin. c. Stomach ulcer. d. Stomach bypass surgery. e. Too much of the hormone PYY.

Which one of the following statements about stress is true? a. Surgical wounds heal more slowly in stressed people. b. Stress has no effect on those exposed to cold viruses. c. There is no correlation between stress and longevity. d. Stress makes us more resistant to infection and heart disease e. Anxiety, irritation, and guilt all prompt very different physiological responses.

Which of the following would be most difficult to explain using Maslow's hierarchy of needs? a. A person who moves to a new city gets an apartment before beginning to make friends. b. A very hungry reality show contestant searches for food before trying to win a competition. c. A professor spends time socially with her colleagues before she works on her own research. d. An artist works to win a local award before spending time on his own personal projects. e. An athlete follows a "no pain, no gain" mono rather than stopping for rest and nourishment.

A person who eats excessively and never seems to feel full may have which of the following conditions? a. Tumor in the hypothalamus. b. Too much insulin. c. Stomach ulcer. d. Stomach bypass surgery. e. Too much obestatin.

People can most readily detect the emotion of _____ in a set of facial expressions. a. sadness. b. happiness. c. anger. d. fear. e. surprise.

Attempts to control social behavior by using the punishing effects of isolation is an example of a. the general adaptation syndrome. b. ostracism. c. the behavior feedback effect. d. wanting to belong e. the tend-and- be friend response.

The stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine released from where? a. Parasympathetic nervous system b. Hippocampus c. Brain stem d. Adrenal glands e. Hypothalamus

According to the Yerkes-Dodson law a. performance on an easy task is best when pressure is low. b. performance is generally best when pressure is low. c. performance on a difficult task is best when pressure is high. d. performance is generally best when there is a moderate amount of pressure. e. difficult tasks get easier with time.

A person who eats excessively and never seems to feel full may have which of the following conditions?

a. Tumor in the hypothalamus

b. Too much insulin

c. Tumor in the hippocampus

d. Stomach bypass surgery

e. Too much of the hormone PYY

Which theory explains why, even when our biological needs are satisfied, we may still feel driven to experience stimulation? a. Incentive. b. Homeostasis. c. Instinct. d. Arousal theory. e. Physiology.

Brain scans and EEG recordings indicate that positive emotions are associated with high levels of activity in which brain section? a. Right temporal lobe. b. Cerebellum. c. Left frontal lobe. d. Left temporal lobe. e. Right parietal lobe.

When hearing emotions conveyed in another language, what emotion can people most readily detect? a. Sadness. b. Happiness. c. Anger. d. Fear. e. Surprise.

Which psychological concept would predict that smiling warmly on the outside would cause you to feel better on the inside? a. Relative deprivation b. Mimicry c. Empathy. d. Facial feedback effect e. Catharsis

Thom has been on a diet for several months and has lost 50 pounds. What is happening to the fat cells in his body? a. The number of fat cells is increasing. b. The number of fat cells is decreasing. c. Fat cells are storing excess glucose due to his reduced food intake. d. The number of fat cells is remaining constant. e. The fat cells are dividing to increase the number of them available for fat storage.