Top 350+ Solved Physiological Psychology MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Gorging on food and then vomiting or taking laxatives to avoid gaining weight is called
a. behavioral dieting.
b. fad dieting.
c. purging.
d. bulimia nervosa.
Q. You and a friend play three hours of racquetball. Afterwards, you are most likely toprefer
a. plain water.
b. a slightly salty liquid.
c. a beverage containing some alcohol.
d. milk.
Q. Which is a cause of anorexia?
a. sibling rivalry
b. an overly realistic view of normal size
c. food allergies
d. perfectionism
Q. According to the Cannon-Bard theory,
a. the thalamus plays a central role in producing emotions.
b. the cerebellum must give the go-ahead for emotion.
c. activity in the occipital and parietal lobes happens simultaneously to produce emotion.
d. the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work in concert.
Q. You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is
a. the midbrain.
b. the left hemisphere.
c. the right hemisphere.
d. the amygdala.
Q. If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed, a rat will
a. drink more water than biologically needed.
b. refuse to drink until forced to do so.
c. eat until it becomes obese.
d. refuse to eat until force fe
Q. Cutting sensory nerves from the stomach, or removing it entirely, causes
a. a total loss of appetite.
b. eating based on recognized need, not internal feelings of hunger.
c. some changes in eating, but hunger still occurs.
d. the need for patients to be "trained" to eat; otherwise, they would inadvertently starve to death.
Q. Which is TRUE regarding the influence of cultural values on eating behaviors?
a. they are the primary cause of innate taste aversion.
b. they greatly affect the incentive value of various foods.
c. they determine a person\s set point for various foods.
d. they have a homeostatic influence on amount of food consume
Q. The polygraph or "lie detector" primarily measures which component of emotion?
a. attribution
b. emotional expression
c. physiological arousal
d. vocal modulation
Q. If the ventromedial hypothalamus is destroyed, a rat will
a. eat until it becomes obese.
b. refuse to eat until forced to do so.
c. drink excessively.
d. refuse to drink until forced to do so.
Q. A competitive diver approaches the end of the board with rapidly beating heart and adry mouth, a result of increased
a. adrenaline.
b. amines.
c. cortisone.
d. endorphins.
Q. The hypothalamus has __________ hunger center(s).
a. no control over
b. total control over
c. the most direct control over
d. one
Q. The most critical physiological factor controlling hunger is the
a. level of blood sugar.
b. presence of stomach contractions.
Q. The maintenance of steady states of temperature and blood pressure are examples of
a. thermostasis.
b. homeostasis.
c. intrinsic motivation.
d. biological rhythm.
Q. In hunger, a set point is
a. similar to a body\s thermostat for blood sugar.
b. the weight you maintain when you attempt to diet.
c. related to the proportion of body fat your body normally maintains.
d. determined by adult eating habits.