1. Which of the following is NOT true of the local theory of motivation?
it assumes that signals controlling hunger and thirst are produced by teh brain
it was based on Cannon and Washburn's experiments with swallowed balloons
it assumes that signals controlling hunger and thirst are produced in the periphral organs of the body
it has been shown to be inadequate to explain hunger and thirst
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2. In animals, research has shown that lesions to the ventromedial hypothalamus
help the animal maintain optimal weight
produce hyperphagia
cause the animal to become anorexic
produce adipsia
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3. Short-term regulation of feeding
is probably controlled by a glucose-sensitive system
is probably accomplished by receptors in the duodenum and/or liver
may be influenced by a feedback system between the liver and the hypothalamus
all of the above
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4. A set-point theory of long-term regulation of body weight is
a glucostatic theory
a lipostatic theory
an internal theory
an external theory
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5. All of the following are symptoms of anorexia nervosa EXCEPT
loss of at least 15% of body weight due to restriction of food intake
amenorrhea
chronic bingeing and purging
intense fear of gaining weight
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6. According to Goldbloom and Garfinkel (1990), bulimia may be the result of
increased levels of serotonin in the brain
underactivity of serotonin in the brain
social learning
genetic predisposition
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7. Which two factors contribute to an increase of body fat with age?
change in body composition, i.e., ratio of lean body mass to fat
decrease in basal metabolic rate
decrease in body's ability to store energy
a and b
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8. Volumetric thirst is associated with _______ while osmometric thirst is associated with _______.
homeostatic drinking, nonhomeostatic drinking
beer drinking, sweating
fluid loss from cells, fluid loss from the extracellular spaces
fluid loss from extracellular spaces, fluid loss from cells
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9. The hippocampus, hypothalamus, cingulare gyrus, and amygdala are part of the
cerebral cortex
sympathetic nervous system
limbic system
emotional system
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10. Attack behavior with minimal emotionality is known as
sham rage
affective attack
quiet biting attack
silent attack
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