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Fernando and Isabelle are both seniors at Central High, and their school's basketball team just won the divisional championship. Fernando was certain the Central High team would be eliminated early, while Isabelle was certain their team would win the divisional title. Based on the research into the emotional impact of unexpected outcomes, you should predict that, compared to Fernando, Isabelle will

A) be more excited by Central High's win, because it was what she expected.
B) tend to overestimate Central High's chances for future victories.
C) be less excited by Central High's win, because it was what she expected.
D) tend to underestimate Central High's chances for future victories.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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What is the effect of insulin on blood glucose?

A) Glucose level increases.
B) Glucose level decreases.
C) Glucose changes to free fatty acids.
D) CCK increases.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Imagine that your house is on fire and you are afraid. Which of the following explanations BEST represents the James-Lange theory?

According to the ____________________ theory, weight tends to drift around the level at which the constellation of factors that determine food consumption and energy expenditure achieve an equilibrium.

When the strikers learned that their union's latest offer had been turned down by management, Roger was annoyed, Sylvester was angry, and Clyde was enraged. Robert Plutnik would suggest that these three men were

Some psychologists have suggested that the function of emotions is to motivate the organism. What do you think this means? Illustrate your points with examples.

A non sequitur is basically

According to ____, one's conscious experience of emotion occurs after autonomic arousal.

The theory of emotion that proposes that different patterns of autonomic activation lead to the experience of different emotions is the

Briefly describe the cross-cultural similarities and variations in emotional experience.

Royce is describing a whitewater rafting trip. As he talks about the raft crashing through rapids, Janie's mouth drops, and she finds she is clutching at the arms of her chair. These reactions are part of the

Describe the achievement motive and discuss how individual differences in the need for achievement influence behavior. Briefly explain how situational factors influence achievement strivings.

Compare and contrast sexual motivation with the basic motives of hunger and thirst. How well do the concepts of drive and homeostasis contribute to understanding sexual motivation?

Which of the following statements regarding the behavioral expression of emotion is LEAST accurate?

Summarize evidence on the impact of erotic materials, including aggressive pornography, on human sexual behavior.

According to parental investment theory, the member of the sex that makes the larger investment in raising offspring will be the more competitive in seeking out opportunities to mate.

When given a choice among various tasks, individuals with a high need for achievement will tend to choose the most difficult task, in order to maximize their feeling of achievement.

Suppose you are a university counselor who wants to develop a program to improve students' academic performance. You believe that many students perform poorly because of motivational problems, including simple lack of motivation as well as being motivated by the wrong things. What are some of the considerations that should guide the design of your program?

The statement, "We can ban cyberporn, or we can hasten the moral decay of modern society," is an example of which of the following?

The controversies surrounding evolutionary theory, aggressive pornography, and the determinants of sexual orientation are evidence for which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?