drive-reduction theory

1.0If human hunger was entirely regulated by biological factors, what would happen to your weight?

A.
Your weight would remain at the optimum weight.

B.
Your weight would randomly fluctuate.

C.
Your weight would stay about the same.

D.
Your weight would probably increase.

2. Carl works hard to get As on his report card because his mother pays him 25 dollars. Carl’s behavior is being influenced by:
A.
fixed action patterns

B.
a hierarchy of needs

C.
extrinsic motivation

D.
drive-reduction theory

3. Greg has five young daughters. One time when he went shopping with his five girls, a stranger came up to Greg and said, “Wow, five girls! What’s the matter? Didn’t your wife want sons?” In regard to the determination of sex, what was incorrect with the assumption of the stranger’s question?

A.
It assumes that the Y chromosome is the sex chromosome for a male.

B.
The question assumes that the Y chromosome is a dominant allele.

C.
It assumes that the female determines the sex of the child, when, in fact, it’s the male.

D.
It assumes that the Y chromosome is the sex chromosome for a female

4.

A race car driver wants to win the prize money and feels as if the money is pulling him to win. Which of the following would explain this behavior?
A.
pleasure-center theory

B.
fixed action patterns

C.
incentive theory

D.
instinct theory

Question 5
The concept of instinct has been redefined with the idea of:
A.
fixed action patterns

B.
homeostatic mechanisms

C.
extrinsic motives

D.
intrinsic motives

7. “I have lots of motivation to do something. I want to do something with my life, but I’m not sure what.” This person shows ____ but lacks ____.
A.
intensity towards a goal; direction

B.
goal-directed behavior; drive reduction

C.
energized behavior; direction

D.
instinct; incentive

Question 8
What are the two main causes of sexual dysfunction?
A.
organic and psychological factors

B.
conscious and unconscious causes

C.
excitement- and resolution-related causes

D.
biological and organic causes

Question 9
A person’s metabolic rate refers to the:
A.
amount of oxygen taken in with one deep breath

B.
rate at which food is broken down into energy and how fast the energy is used

C.
rate at which glucose is stored

D.
rate at which fat stores are burned off

9. Poor students come from homes where parents speak less than the parents of middle-class students.
A.
True

B.
False