Top 350+ Solved Physiological Psychology MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following is true of motivation?
a. it activates and directs behavior.
b. it is accompanied by physiological arousal of the autonomic nervous system produced in response to a stimulus.
c. it involves the cognitive interpretation of body arousal.
d. it involves a positive or negative conscious experience.
Q. Which of the following would generally be classified as a motive rather than anemotion?
a. anger
b. hunger
c. fear
d. passion
Q. What is a homeostatic mechanism?
a. a process that regulates the essential, internal biological states
b. the regulation of behavior in response to external stimuli
c. the tendency to seek out stimulation and novel environments
d. the tendency to increase stimulation to create pleasurable feelings
Q. Maintaining a relatively constant concentration of water and sugar in the body isregulated by
a. intrinsic motivation.
b. homeostatic mechanisms.
c. instinct.
d. extrinsic motivation.
Q. Which of the following is an example of a behavior regulated by homeostasis?
a. going skydiving for the sheer thrill of it
b. arranging food on a plate for aesthetic appeal
c. standing in the shade on a hot day
d. calling a friend to cheer you up
Q. The “feeding system” center of the brain is located in the
a. lateral hypothalamus.
b. ventromedial hypothalamus.
c. ventromedial amygdala.
d. lateral hypothalamus.
Q. Which of the following will stimulate the lateral hypothalamus?
a. high glucose levels
b. high glycerol levels
c. stomach contractions
d. high leptin levels
Q. Which part of the brain increases and decreases hunger by controlling blood sugarlevels?
a. paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
b. ventromedial hypothalamus
c. lateral area of the hypothalamus
d. pituitary gland
Q. Which of the following is a true statement about eating speed?
a. people should eat slowly in order to allow their brains time to detect the increase in blood glucose
b. people should eat quickly in order to be sure to “catching” he increase in blood glucose.
c. people should eat slowly in order to allow their brains time to detect the increase in blood glucose.
d. people should eat quickly in order to quickly stimulate the “stop eating” center in the brain.
Q. Which of the following is NOT a cue that regulates eating?
a. body fat levels
b. stomach contractions
c. blood sugar levels
d. total blood volume
Q. Which of the following will stimulate the paraventricular nucleus and the ventromedialhypothalamus?
a. low levels of insulin
b. stomach contractions
c. high leptin levels
d. low leptin levels
Q. Rats whose adrenal glands have been removed develop a preference for
a. sugar within 24 hours.
b. high fat foods almost immediately.
c. foods high in calcium.
d. salt within 15 seconds of it being offere
Q. Which of the following is a true statement about the biological regulation of thirst in the brain?
a. the brain has a “drink system,” but does not have a “stop drinking system.”
b. the brain has a “stop drinking system,” but does not have a “drink system.”
c. the brain has both a “drink system” and a “stop drinking system,” and these control centers use the same neurotransmitters as the control centers for hunger.
d. the brain has both a “drink system” and a “stop drinking system,” but these control centers use different neurotransmitters from the control centers for hunger.
Q. When the concentration of salt increases on the outside of the specialized cells located inthe drink center of the hypothalamus,
a. adh is released into the bloodstream.
b. glucagon is released from the liver.
c. the pancreas releases insulin.
d. a message to stop drinking is sent to the cortex.
Q. Which of the following occurs when the level of fluid in the cells decreases?
a. the blood vessels contract.
b. the mouth feels dry.
c. the pituitary gland secretes adh into the bloodstream.
d. the kidneys cause the creation of angiotensin in the bloo