Chapter 11: Gender and Human Sexuality
1. Sex is to biological as _____.
a) gender is to psychosocial
b) anatomy is to physiology
c) intercourse is to making love
d) physiological is to psychological
Ans: a
Section Ref: 11.1.A
Page Ref: p. 392
2. Gender _____ is a term most associated with cognitive
developmental theory.
a) roles
b) identity
c) confusion
d) schemas
Ans: d
Section Ref: 11.1.B
Page Ref: p. 394
3. Men are more likely to attribute their successes to internal
abilities; women are more likely to attribute their successes to
_____.
a) internal abilities
b) external factors
c) the men in their lives
d) their mothers
Ans: b
Section Ref: 11.1.C
Page Ref: p. 396
4. The physiological aspects of human sexual responses were
studied by _____.
a) Havelock Ellis
b) Freud
c) Masters and Johnson
d) Alfred Kinsey
Ans: c
Section Ref: 11.2
Page Ref: p. 401
5. In recent years, _____ have condemned female circumcision,
clitoridectomy, and genital infibulation.
a) most Middle Eastern countries
b) the United Nations
c) all African nations
d) all of these options
Ans: b
Section Ref: 11.2
Page Ref: p. 402
6. In your text's diving board analogy for the sexual response
model, climbing up the ladder is analogous to the _____ phase
a) excitement
b) plateau
c) orgasm
d) resolution
Ans: a
Section Ref: 11.3.A
Page Ref: p. 404
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the human
sexual response cycle as described by Masters and Johnson?
a) resolution
b) orgasm
c) foreplay
d) excitement
Ans: c
Section Ref: 11.3.A
Page Ref: p. 404
8. Sexual arousal is dependent on the dominance of the _____
nervous system.
a) parasympathetic
b) autonomic
c) somatic
d) sympathetic
Ans: a
Section Ref: 11.4.A
Page Ref: p. 409
9. Based on your answer to the previous question, _____ can
therefore interfere with sexual arousal.
a) relaxation
b) strong emotions
c) foreplay
d) none of the above
Ans: b
Section Ref: 11.4.A
Page Ref: p. 409
10. The _____ branch of the _____ nervous system is in
dominance during orgasm and ejaculation.
a) sympathetic; autonomic
b) peripheral; somatic
c) parasympathetic; autonomic
d) somatic; parasympathetic
Page Ref: p. 425
Ans: a
Section Ref: 11.4.A
Page Ref: p. 409
5. Maslow's theory of motivation suggests that, compared to
physiological needs and needs for safety, needs for belonging and
self-esteem _____.
a) differentiate us from other species
b) are satisfied first
c) are stronger
d) cannot be considered until the physiological and safety needs
are met
Chapter 12: Motivation and Emotion
Practice Test
1. Regarding motivation and emotion, which of the following is
true?
a) the terms "motivation" and "emotion" both come from the
Latin word "movere"
b) the two topics are inseparable.
c) motivation energizes and directs behavior, whereas emotion is
the "feeling" response.
d) all of the above
Ans: d
Section Ref: 12.1
Page Ref: p. 422
2. Homeostasis is associated with which of the following theories
of motivation?
a) instinct
b) incentive
c) Maslow's hierarchy of needs
d) drive-reduction
Ans: d
Section Ref: 12.1.A
Page Ref: p. 423
3. The arousal motive _____ .
a) increases most people's need for achievement
b) is correlated with high self-esteem
c) leads us to seek novel and complex stimuli
d) is related to sexual dysfunction
Ans: c
Section Ref: 12.1.A
Page Ref: p. 424
4. Advance preparation and hard work are the most important
ways to combat _____.
a) arousal overload
b) low sensation seeking
c) test anxiety
d) all of these options
Ans: c
Section Ref: 12.1.B
Ans: d
Section Ref: 12.1.C
Page Ref: p. 427
6. Self-starvation and extreme weight loss are part of _____;
whereas, intense, recurring episodes of binge eating, following by
purging through vomiting or taking laxatives is known as _____.
a) bulimia; anorexia
b) anorexia; obesity
c) anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa
d) none of the above
Ans: c
Section Ref: 12.2.A
Page Ref: p. 432
7. The cortex, reticular formation, and limbic system are all
involved in _____.
a) the experience of emotion
b) motivation and desire
c) reflexes and instincts
d) sham rage experiments
Ans: a
Section Ref: 12.3.A
Page Ref: p. 437
8. During an "emergency," epinephrine and norepinephrine help
maintain the activation of the _____ system.
a) limbic
b) sympathetic nervous
c) parasympathetic nervous
d) emotional motivation
Ans: b
Section Ref: 12.3.A
Page Ref: p. 437
9. Which of the following is TRUE about the polygraph?
a) It does in fact measure sympathetic nervous system arousal
b) It cannot tell which emotion is being felt
c) Error rates range between 25 and 75 percent
d) all of the above
Page Ref: p. 441
Ans: d
Section Ref: 12.3.A
Page Ref: p. 437
14. Schachter's two factor theory claims that we identify our
emotions on the basis of _____.
a) physiological changes, specifically changes related to
epinephrine
b) external, environmental cues
c) genetic predispositions
d) homeostatic counterbalance
10. You feel anxious because you are sweating and your heart is
beating rapidly. This statement illustrates the _____ theory of
emotion.
a) James-Lange
b) two-factor
c) Cannon-Bard
d) physiological feedback
Ans: a
Section Ref: 12.3.B
Page Ref: p. 439
11. Which of the following research findings supports the CannonBard theory of emotion?
a) Animals who are surgically prevented from experiencing
physiological arousal still demonstrate emotional behaviors.
b) Smiling improves self-ratings of positive mood-states.
c) Misinformed or uninformed research participants take on the
emotional reactions of others around them.
d) There are distinct, though small, differences in the physiological
response of several basic emotions.
Ans: a
Section Ref: 12.3.B
Page Ref: p. 440
12. A therapist who believes in the facial-feedback hypothesis
regarding emotions might prescribe this if you were depressed.
a) Prozac
b) record your thoughts whenever you feel depressed
c) smile at least 3 times a day
d) get a PET scan to see if your thalamus is functioning properly
Ans: c
Section Ref: 12.3.B
Page Ref: p. 441
13. _____ suggested freely expressing an emotion intensifies it,
whereas suppressing outward expression of emotions diminish
them.
a) Schachter
b) Cannon
c) James-Lange
d) Darwin
Ans: d
Section Ref: 12.3.B
Ans: b
Section Ref: 12.3.B
Page Ref: p. 442
15. Schachter's two factor theory emphasizes the _____
component of emotion.
a) stimulus-response
b) cognitive
c) behavioral-imitation
d) physiological
Ans: b
Section Ref: 12.3.B
Page Ref: p. 442
16. According to research on the four theories of emotion, which
of the following is true?
a) facial feedback does seem to contribute to the intensity of
emotions
b) some neural pathways involved in emotion bypass the cortex
and go directly to the limbic system
c) victims of spinal cord injuries continue to experience emotion
d) all of the above
Ans: d
Section Ref: 12.3.B
Page Ref: p. 443
17. Complex emotions, like jealousy and depression, seem to
require_____.
a) input from higher cortical areas of the brain
b) subtle changes in facial expressions
c) complex cognitive processing
d) the interpretation of environmental stimuli
Ans: c
Section Ref: 12.3.B
Page Ref: p. 443
18. A bill passed by the U.S. congress severely restricted the use of
_____ in the courts, government, and private industry.
a) rational thinking
b) democracy
c) consensus
d) polygraph tests
Ans: d
Section Ref: 12.4.C
Page Ref: p. 448
19. Research on emotional intelligence suggests those students
with a higher "EQ" _____.
a) have lower overall intelligence
b) have higher IQs as well
c) are more likely to be athletes
d) none of the above
Ans: d
Section Ref: 12.6
Page Ref: p. 449
20. Which of the following is NOT a primary emotion?
a) fear
b) anger
c) disgust
d) love
Ans: d
Section Ref: 12.6
Page Ref: p. 450