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_____21. Patricia, is 14-year-olds, of average height but weighs only 80 pounds. She has lost 30 pounds over the last 6 months by eating very little. She is very driven in her life and is determined not to become overweight and wants to be in control of her eating. Patricia likely would be diagnosed with:

_____13. After working all morning painting his porch, Mr. Dixon is very thirsty and drinks a big glass of water. His motivation to drink to reduce his thirst can best be explained by

_____21.   Giogio got in a car accident last month and the car that hit her was red.  Therefore, Giorgio gets nervous when he sees a red car on the street but does not feel anxious when he sees a red truck or van. Giogio is experiencing

_____28. In an experiment, college men were injected with epinephrine before spending time with either an elated or an irritated person. What were the results/conclusions of this experiment?

_____29. A suspect in a criminal investigation has agreed to take a lie detector test. The polygraph will measure

_____18. Dr. Welch disagrees with the idea that our weight has a set point; instead, he prefers the term settling point. Which of the following observations seems to support the idea of a settling point?    

_____23. Sheila is more fearful of loneliness than of remaining in a physically abusive relationship with her boyfriend. Therefore, she stays in the abusive relationship. This best illustrates the potentially harmful impact of _______ needs.

_____49.  Consider Mike.  He is miserable and hates his job.  When people suggest he should find different work, he responds that it does not matter because working for someone else will always make him unhappy and he never had the opportunity to start his own business.  Which of the following would be an accurate way to describe Mike?      

_____10.  What is the relationship between having high intelligence scores and identified success in life?        

_____26. According to the James-Lange theory, people experience emotion _______ they notice physiological arousal and according to the Cannon-Bard theory, people experience emotion _______ they notice physiological arousal.