Psych 300

Sylvia S Spencer Ph.D.

Motivation Group Quiz *
Name: __________________________ Date: _____________
1. Those who view their work as a necessary but personally unfulfilling way to make
money are said to view work as a
A) contract.
B)

job.

C)

calling.

D) career.

2. The maternal relatives of homosexual men produce ________ offspring than the
maternal relatives of heterosexual men, and male homosexuality is more likely to be
transmitted by genes from the ________ side of the family.
A) more; mother's
B)

fewer; father's

C)

fewer; mother's

D) more; father's

3. Developing assessment tools for selecting and placing employees is of most direct
relevance to
A) clinical psychology.
B)

organizational psychology.

C)

human factors psychology.

D) personnel psychology.

4. When people's images on a video monitor are widened to make them look fatter,
observers perceive them as
A) more sincere and more friendly.

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B)

more sincere and less friendly.

C)

less sincere and less friendly.

D) less sincere and more friendly.

5. Condoms are most helpful in protecting against

A) herpes infections.
B)

erotic plasticity.

C)

HIV infections.

D) nocturnal emissions.

6. The recipes commonly used in countries with hot climates are more likely to include
________ than those in countries with colder climates.
A) spices
B)

carbohydrates

C)

fats

D) proteins

7. An explanation of motivation in terms of homeostasis is best illustrated by the concept

of
A) instinct.
B)

set point.

C)

refractory period.

D) incentive.

8. Orexin is a ________ hormone secreted by the ________.

A) hunger-arousing; hypothalamus
B)

hunger-suppressing; hypothalamus

C)

hunger-arousing; stomach

D) hunger-suppressing; stomach

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9. Ivan just spent an evening watching pornographic movies of attractive women who
actually seemed to enjoy being sexually coerced. This experience is most likely to lead
him to
A) perceive himself as unable to perform sexually.
B)

be more willing to hurt women.

C)

feel unsure about his gender identity.

D) view sexual promiscuity as morally wrong.

10. Organizational psychologists are most likely to be involved in

A) matching people's strengths with specific job assignments.
B)

modifying work environments to improve employee engagement.

C)

contributing to the design of user-friendly industrial machines.

D) designing training programs to prepare unemployed persons for existing jobs.

11. It has been suggested that the fraternal birth-order effect is a result of
A) erotic plasticity.
B)

refractory periods.

C)

a maternal immune response.

D) mass-media norms.

12. In addition to secreting orexin, the ________ monitors levels of the body's other
appetite hormones.
A) hippocampus
B)

amygdala

C)

cerebellum

D) hypothalamus

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13. More than in other mammalian females, the sexual drive in human females is responsive
to their ________ levels.
A) estradiol
B)

estrogen

C)

serotonin

D) testosterone

14. Research on the sexual response cycle indicates that

A) men and women experience an equally long refractory period following orgasm.
B)
C)

women undergo a decrease in physiological arousal more slowly if they have

experienced orgasm than if they have not.
enough sperm may be released prior to male orgasm to enable conception.

D) during the resolution phase, sexual excitement increases in women but decreases in
men.
15. The level of serotonin in the brain is
A) decreased by a diet high in sugar.
B)

decreased by a diet high in salt.

C)

increased by a diet high in protein.

D) increased by a diet high in carbohydrates.

16. Ancel Keys and his colleagues observed that men on a semistarvation diet
A) became apathetic and lost interest in food.
B)

remained interested in food but avoided talking or thinking about it.

C)

lost interest in sex and social activities.

D) became increasingly preoccupied with political and religious issues.

17. A dieter whose weight falls below his or her set point is likely to experience a(n)
A) increase in hunger and an increase in metabolic rate.
B)

increase in hunger and a decrease in metabolic rate.

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C)

decrease in hunger and a decrease in metabolic rate.

D) decrease in hunger and an increase in metabolic rate.

18. A problem that consistently interferes with one's ability to complete the sexual response
cycle is called
A) an STI.
B)

erotic plasticity.

C)

a sexual disorder.

D) a refractory period.

19. Unlike in men, a high sex drive in women is likely to be associated with an increased
same-sex attraction as well as an increased opposite-sex attraction. This best illustrates
women's greater
A) erotic plasticity.
B)

refractory period.

C)

orgasmic dysfunction.

D) unit bias.

20. Our need to belong is most clearly threatened by

A) chain migration.
B)

drive reduction.

C)

ostracism.

D) unit bias.

21. By praising their employees' positive behaviors, managers often encourage their
workers to continue laboring productively. This best illustrates the value of
A) reinforcement.
B)

360-degree feedback.

C)

a democratic management style.

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D) experiencing flow.

22. Food deprivation is to ________ as hunger is to ________.

A) homeostasis; thirst
B)

incentive; instinct

C)

need; drive

D) pornography; lust

23. Effectively designing physical environmentssuch as the layout of a kitchen in a way

that maximizes safe and efficient meal preparationis of special interest to
A) personnel psychologists.
B)

organizational psychologists.

C)

clinical psychologists.

D) human factors psychologists.

24. During the resolution phase of the sexual response cycle, people are most likely to
experience a rapid decrease in physiological arousal if
A) they have just experienced orgasm.
B)

they have not used contraceptives.

C)

their refractory period is unusually short.

D) their sexual interaction has not resulted in conception.

25. Among unmarried American teens, sexual abstinence is more likely for those with
________ levels of intelligence and ________ levels of religious engagement.
A) higher; lower
B)

lower; higher

C)

higher; higher

D) lower; lower

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