AP Psychology - Units 8-14 (All Correct Answers)

Hypothalamus Correct Answers Region of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and other homeostatic systems. Thalamus Correct Answers Region of the brain that relays sensory information and acts as a center for pain perception. Sharp decrease in metabolic rates Correct Answers A group of men had their regular food intake cut in half. After 24 weeks, their weight stabilized at about three-fourths of their previous weight, even though they were allowed to eat only half of what they typically ate before. This weight loss was due to they fact that their dietary restriction lead to: Anorexia nervosa Correct Answers Extreme concern of becoming overweight, becoming obsessed with appearance and counting calories, and a low body weight. Cannon-Bard Theory Correct Answers Suggests that you experience the emotion of anger at the same time that your heart begins to beat rapidly. Schachter and Singer's Two-Factor Theory Correct Answers Emotion is based on a physiological arousal and cognitive label. Health Psychologist Correct Answers Conducts research to assess the relationship between unprotected sex and sexually transmitted diseases. Stress Appraisal Correct Answers The process by which an individual evaluates and copes with stress. Concerned with the evaluation of the event rather than the actual event. Hans Selye's general adaptation syndrome? Correct Answers Alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Psychophysiological Illness Correct Answers "Mind-body" illness. High levels of stress cause a physical illness. A hay fever sufferer sees a flower on a restaurant table and, not realizing it is plastic, experiences a rapidly accelerating heartbeat and profuse perspiration. This most clearly illustrates that stress reactions can result from: Correct Answers Classical conditioning Aerobic exercise ____ the body's production of serotonin and ____ its production of endorphins. Correct Answers Increases; increases