Module 10 Exam Questions With
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An instinct. - ANSWER-What is an unlearned and inherited complex behavior that is a
fixed action pattern?
The Drive Reduction Theory. - ANSWER-What states that a physiological need alters a
state of tension between the need and the drive to satisfy that need?
Examples of external incentives are:
1) The sight, sound and smell of food.
2) Culture shapes our attitudes toward eating as well as affect our taste. - ANSWER-
What are some external incentives that may serve as a cataylyst for hunger?
The Hypothalamus. - ANSWER-What part of the brain regulates our appetite and
serves as a "weight-thermostat"?
Anorexia Nervosa. - ANSWER-Which eating disorder affects a relatively normal weight
person with a distorted self-perception of being fat?
90% of those affected by anorexia nervosa are females. - ANSWER-What percentage
of those affected by anorexia nervosa are females?
Leptin. - ANSWER-What substance is produced by bloated fat cells and sends out a
"stop-eating-message"?
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An instinct. - ANSWER-What is an unlearned and inherited complex behavior that is a
fixed action pattern?
The Drive Reduction Theory. - ANSWER-What states that a physiological need alters a
state of tension between the need and the drive to satisfy that need?
Examples of external incentives are:
1) The sight, sound and smell of food.
2) Culture shapes our attitudes toward eating as well as affect our taste. - ANSWER-
What are some external incentives that may serve as a cataylyst for hunger?
The Hypothalamus. - ANSWER-What part of the brain regulates our appetite and
serves as a "weight-thermostat"?
Anorexia Nervosa. - ANSWER-Which eating disorder affects a relatively normal weight
person with a distorted self-perception of being fat?
90% of those affected by anorexia nervosa are females. - ANSWER-What percentage
of those affected by anorexia nervosa are females?
Leptin. - ANSWER-What substance is produced by bloated fat cells and sends out a
"stop-eating-message"?
