J PROGRESS CHECK QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADE A
7.1 A brain tumor that results in obesity would most likely be located in the
A) left frontal lobe
B) base of the brain stem
C) area of the hypothalamus
D) reticular activating system
E) somatosensory cortex - (correct answer)C
7.1 An individual experiencing a low blood-glucose level would be best advised to do
which of the following?
A) Take a nap
B) Eat a snack
C) Drink a glass of water
D) Drink a diet soda
E) Get some exercise - (correct answer)B
7.1 Carla tutors other students because she likes to be helpful, whereas Jane tutors
classmates strictly for pay. Their behaviors demonstrate the difference between
A) primary and secondary drives
B) instinctive and derived drives
C) appetitive and aversive motivation
D) intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
E) positive and negative reinforcement - (correct answer)D
,7.1 A researcher wants to test whether increasing the size of a monetary incentive will
motivate a person to perform better on a skill-based task. Which of the following
methods is the best way to test this question, and what result will the researcher most
likely find?
A) Have one group of participants complete three different tasks, offering them three
different payment amounts (small, medium, or large) for each one, based on the
participants' performance. The researcher will likely find that participants perform best
on the task that pays the most.
B) Offer three different groups of participants three different payment amounts (small,
medium, or large) based on their performance on three different tasks, one task per
group. The researcher will likely find that participants perform the same regardless of
pay.
C) Offer three different groups of participants three different payment amounts (small,
medium, or large) - (correct answer)C
7.1 Alfred Kinsey used a method that allowed for extensive information to be collected
from discussions with individual participants. The research method that he used, and his
research contributions, were
A) personal interviews; the human response to stress
B) experiments; sexual behavior in women
C) personal interviews; sexual behavior in women
D) experiments; the human response to stress
E) experiments; female eating behavior - (correct answer)C
7.1 Researchers conduct a study in which university students are asked to solve
puzzles, a task that all students in the experiment report enjoying before the study. They
split the students into two groups: a group that is paid money for doing the puzzles, and
a group that is not. The researchers then observe how often students in each group
complete puzzles during their break time when they are allowed to do whatever they
, want. Assuming that their results are consistent with previous findings, the researchers
are most likely to find that
A) the independent variable—whether or not the students receive money for doing
puzzles—has no effect on whether students complete puzzles during their break time
B) the independent variable—whether or not the students receive money for doing
puzzles—has a significant effect, such that the students in the paid group spend more
time doing puzzles during their break time
C) the indep - (correct answer)C
7.1 Which of the following are the stages in Hans Selye's general adaptation syndrome?
A) Appraisal, stress response, coping
B) Shock, anger, self-control
C) Anxiety, fighting, adapting
D) Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
E) Attack, flight, defense - (correct answer)D
7.1 According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following
statements is true?
A) Individuals may have peak experiences when meeting physiological needs.
B) Self-actualization will always precede the meeting of needs for esteem.
C) There are cultural differences in the rate at which individuals attain self-actualization.
D) Women are more likely to reach self-actualization than men are.
E) Physiological needs must be met before an individual achieves self-actualization. -
(correct answer)E
SOLUTIONS GRADE A
7.1 A brain tumor that results in obesity would most likely be located in the
A) left frontal lobe
B) base of the brain stem
C) area of the hypothalamus
D) reticular activating system
E) somatosensory cortex - (correct answer)C
7.1 An individual experiencing a low blood-glucose level would be best advised to do
which of the following?
A) Take a nap
B) Eat a snack
C) Drink a glass of water
D) Drink a diet soda
E) Get some exercise - (correct answer)B
7.1 Carla tutors other students because she likes to be helpful, whereas Jane tutors
classmates strictly for pay. Their behaviors demonstrate the difference between
A) primary and secondary drives
B) instinctive and derived drives
C) appetitive and aversive motivation
D) intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
E) positive and negative reinforcement - (correct answer)D
,7.1 A researcher wants to test whether increasing the size of a monetary incentive will
motivate a person to perform better on a skill-based task. Which of the following
methods is the best way to test this question, and what result will the researcher most
likely find?
A) Have one group of participants complete three different tasks, offering them three
different payment amounts (small, medium, or large) for each one, based on the
participants' performance. The researcher will likely find that participants perform best
on the task that pays the most.
B) Offer three different groups of participants three different payment amounts (small,
medium, or large) based on their performance on three different tasks, one task per
group. The researcher will likely find that participants perform the same regardless of
pay.
C) Offer three different groups of participants three different payment amounts (small,
medium, or large) - (correct answer)C
7.1 Alfred Kinsey used a method that allowed for extensive information to be collected
from discussions with individual participants. The research method that he used, and his
research contributions, were
A) personal interviews; the human response to stress
B) experiments; sexual behavior in women
C) personal interviews; sexual behavior in women
D) experiments; the human response to stress
E) experiments; female eating behavior - (correct answer)C
7.1 Researchers conduct a study in which university students are asked to solve
puzzles, a task that all students in the experiment report enjoying before the study. They
split the students into two groups: a group that is paid money for doing the puzzles, and
a group that is not. The researchers then observe how often students in each group
complete puzzles during their break time when they are allowed to do whatever they
, want. Assuming that their results are consistent with previous findings, the researchers
are most likely to find that
A) the independent variable—whether or not the students receive money for doing
puzzles—has no effect on whether students complete puzzles during their break time
B) the independent variable—whether or not the students receive money for doing
puzzles—has a significant effect, such that the students in the paid group spend more
time doing puzzles during their break time
C) the indep - (correct answer)C
7.1 Which of the following are the stages in Hans Selye's general adaptation syndrome?
A) Appraisal, stress response, coping
B) Shock, anger, self-control
C) Anxiety, fighting, adapting
D) Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
E) Attack, flight, defense - (correct answer)D
7.1 According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following
statements is true?
A) Individuals may have peak experiences when meeting physiological needs.
B) Self-actualization will always precede the meeting of needs for esteem.
C) There are cultural differences in the rate at which individuals attain self-actualization.
D) Women are more likely to reach self-actualization than men are.
E) Physiological needs must be met before an individual achieves self-actualization. -
(correct answer)E
