Chapter 6 Test

Question 1

Motivation does what?

Answer 1

Energizes and Directs Behavior

Question 2

What part of the brain balances out our hunger?

Answer 2

Hypothalamus

Question 3

Without this we stop eating and drinking all together.

Answer 3

Lateral Hypothalamus

Question 4

Without this we DO NOT stop eating and drinking all together

Answer 4

Ventromedial Hypothalamus

Question 5

the structural or physiological characteristics that make possible sexual union and reproduction

Answer 5

Primary Sex Characteristics

Question 6

The physical features distinguishing the mature male from the mature female, apart from the reproductive organs.

Answer 6

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Question 7

a firm sense of oneself as male or female

Answer 7

Gender Identity

Question 8

a child’s realization that a person’s sex does not change with age or appearance (e.g. Wearing opposite-sex clothes)

Answer 8

Gender Constancy

Question 9

the acquisition of behaviors and characteristics that a culture considers appropriate to one’s sex

Answer 9

Sex-Typing

Question 10

6 to 8 weeks after conception the ________ occurs: Decides male or female
Androgen: precursor to testosterone

Answer 10

critical period

Question 11

Males: Is there a release of androgen during the 6-8 post-conception critical period?

Answer 11

NO

Question 12

Females: Is there a release of androgen during the 6-8 post-conception critical period?

Answer 12

YES

Question 13

List the Phases of the Sexual Response Cycel

Answer 13

• Excitement Phase
• Plateau Phase
• Orgasm Phase
• Resolution Phsae

Question 14

a period in which males are unable to obtain an erection and ejaculate. Lasts from minutes to hours.

Answer 14

Refractory Period

Question 15

Rubbing up on another individual

Answer 15

Frotteurism (Lunch Line)

Question 16

Derive pleasure from being harmed or humiliated

Answer 16

Masochism

Question 17

Likes to harm or humiliate others

Answer 17

Sadism (opposite of Masochism)

Question 18

Risk of getting caught increases sexual arousal (Peeping Toms)

Answer 18

Voyeurism

Question 19

List Female Sexual Disorders

Answer 19

• Inhibited Orgasmic Disorder

- Vaginismus

Question 20

List Male Sexual Disorders

Answer 20

• Erectile Dysfunction

- Premature Ejaculation

Question 21

When the Individual has never been exposed (HIV) they are…

Answer 21

HIV -

Question 22

When an Individual is HIV+ do they have symptoms?

Answer 22

No

Question 23

AIDS give you a decrease in….

Answer 23

T-Cells

Question 24

Where is HIV Most concentrated in?

Answer 24

Blood

Question 25

The Early Child is _____ (Boys play with boys..) Then the child goes to _____

Answer 25

Homosocial then heterosocial

Question 26

For something to be an instinct it must have a fixed ____ and be _____

Answer 26

pattern and be unlearned

Question 27

The Physiological aim of drive-reduction is ___

Answer 27

Homeostasis

Question 28

the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state that motivates an organism to satisfy the need

Answer 28

Drive-Reduction Theory

Question 29

Where a persons weight shifts too depending on their caloric intake is the

Answer 29

setting point

Question 30

What hormone triggers hunger?

Answer 30

Orexin

Question 31

A Variant of a gene called ____ nearly doubles the risk of becoming obese.

Answer 31

PYY

Question 32

Estrogen peaks during ____

Answer 32

ovulation

Question 33

Is sexual orientation an indicator of mental health?

Answer 33

No

Question 34

Does Homosexuality appear to run in families?

Answer 34

Yes

Question 35

People's dislike of novel foods best illustrates

Answer 35

Neophobia

Question 36

Judy found that her party guests ate less from a very large plate of cupcakes that were cut in half rather than hole. This best illustrates....

Answer 36

Unit Bias