Question 1

Positive Psychology suggests that individuals should focus more on the positives in one's life such as strengths,well-being,and the pursuit of happiness versus negatives such as abuse,depression,and things that can go wrong in life.

Accepted Answer

Positive Psychology does indeed suggest that individuals should focus more on positive aspects of life such as strengths, well-being, and happiness rather than dwelling on the negatives such as abuse, depression, and problems.

Question 2

Mescaline is made from cactus buttons.

Accepted Answer

Mescaline is a psychoactive drug that is found in the peyote cactus, a small cactus that has button-like growths on its surface. The mescaline is extracted from these buttons to make the drug.

Question 3

Kinsey discovered,to everyone's surprise,that only about 15 percent of people masturbated.

Accepted Answer

Kinsey actually found that about 92 percent of men and 62 percent of women reported masturbating at some point in their lives.

Question 4

Ecstasy is a stimulatory hallucinogenic drug.

Accepted Answer

Ecstasy, also known as MDMA, is a stimulatory hallucinogenic drug that affects serotonin levels in the brain.

Question 5

Research suggests that many individuals continue to be sexually active well into their eighties.Barriers to sex at an older age include health problems and lack of a partner as opposed to lack of desire.

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that many individuals continue to engage in sexual activity well into their eighties, and the main barriers to sexual activity at an older age are often health issues and lack of a partner, rather than lack of sexual desire.

Question 6

Heterosexuality is accepted across different cultures.Homosexuals and bisexuals often face prejudice,discrimination,and harassment.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. While there may be variations in attitudes towards sexuality across different cultures, heterosexuality is generally accepted as the norm, while homosexuality and bisexuality are often stigmatized and marginalized. LGBT+ individuals may face prejudice, discrimination, and harassment in many different contexts, from their families and communities to schools, workplaces, and legal systems.

Question 7

Twin studies suggest a genetic component to sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

Twin studies have found a higher concordance rate for sexual orientation among identical twins compared to fraternal twins, indicating a genetic component to sexual orientation.

Question 8

Russell needs more of the drug he has been using to get the normal high he used to get when he first started.Russell is experiencing flashbacks.

Accepted Answer

Russell is experiencing tolerance, not flashbacks. Tolerance occurs when a person needs more of a drug to achieve the same effects previously experienced with smaller amounts. Flashbacks are sudden, often vivid, recollections of past experiences, which can happen in the context of some drug experiences, but that's not what is described here.

Question 9

Maslow's transcendence need can be described as appreciating order,beauty,and symmetry.

Accepted Answer

Maslow's transcendence need is described as the desire to help others achieve their full potential and to make a positive impact on the world, rather than just appreciating order, beauty, and symmetry.

Question 10

Conclusive research has not been found to determine whether or not homosexuality is a product of nature or nurture.

Accepted Answer

While there have been many studies examining potential biological and environmental factors that may influence sexual orientation, there is not yet a definitive answer. Some research suggests that genetics may play a role, but other studies point to social and cultural factors. The complex nature of human sexuality and the limitations of scientific research make it difficult to determine a clear answer to this question.

Question 11

The part of the brain that seems to influence emotion is the thalamus.

Accepted Answer

The thalamus is involved in relaying sensory information, but it is not primarily responsible for emotion. The limbic system, including structures such as the amygdala and hypothalamus, is more closely associated with emotional processing.

Question 12

Arousal and context best describe Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion.

Accepted Answer

Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion, also known as two-factor theory, suggests that emotion is determined by both physiological arousal and the cognitive interpretation of that arousal within a particular context.

Question 13

Nicotine is a stimulant.

Accepted Answer

Nicotine is classified as a stimulant drug that increases the activity of the nervous system and increases alertness and concentration.

Question 14

Seeing a snake,and then simultaneously running away from it and becoming frightened,is the sequence of events postulated by the James-Lange theory.

Accepted Answer

The James-Lange theory suggests that we first experience physiological reactions (such as running away) and then interpret these reactions as emotions (such as feeling frightened), not simultaneously.

Question 15

A peak experience,according to Maslow,would be time in an individual's life where self-actualization is temporarily achieved.

Accepted Answer

Maslow defined peak experience as a moment of intense ecstasy, self-transcendence, and self-actualization. It's a temporary state, and the person experiences a sense of unity and understanding with the world around them.

Question 16

Kinsey was a clinical psychologist.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Kinsey was a clinical psychologist....

Question 17

LeVay found evidence that homosexual males' brains show no differences in structure as compared to the brains of heterosexual males.

Accepted Answer

Simon LeVay's study in 1991 did find some differences in brain structure between homosexual and heterosexual males, specifically in the size of the INAH3 region of the hypothalamus. However, more recent studies have challenged and questioned the significance of these findings. Overall, the exact relationship between brain structure and sexual orientation is still not fully understood.

Question 18

The first large-scale study of human behavior to be done after the Kinsey and Masters and Johnson reports was conducted by Janus and Janus.

Accepted Answer

Janus and Janus conducted the first large-scale study of human sexual behavior in the United States after the Kinsey and Masters and Johnson reports.

Question 19

Sexual orientation refers to a concept about males or females that assigns characteristics to them on the basis of nothing more than their being male or female.

Accepted Answer

Sexual orientation refers to a person’s pattern of attraction to others, which is not assigned based solely on their gender or sex assigned at birth.

Question 20

According to the Cannon-Bard theory,subcortical brain activity sends signals to arouse the body and signal emotion at the same time.

Accepted Answer

The Cannon-Bard theory proposes that subcortical brain activity occurs simultaneously with the experience of emotion and arousal, rather than one causing the other.

Quiz 8: A: Motivation and Emotion