12-2A Biological Motivation

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Standard 5: Students recognize that personality is the distinctive and relatively stable pattern of behaviors, thoughts, motives, and emotions

Standard 2: Students investigate the structure, biochemistry and circuitry of the brain and the nervous system to understand their roles in affecting behavior
-Biological Basis for Behavior focuses on the way the brain and nervous system function; including sensation, perception, motivation and emotion

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12-2A Biological MotivationVersion en ligne Standard 5: Students recognize that personality is the distinctive and relatively stable pattern of behaviors, thoughts, motives, and emotions Standard 2: Students investigate the structure, biochemistry and circuitry of the brain and the nervous system to understand their roles in affecting behavior -Biological Basis for Behavior focuses on the way the brain and nervous system function; including sensation, perception, motivation and emotion par Lance Hiles A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U V X Contains A Rats were given the stressor of a pinch to their tails and they reacted by ____ more. This study proved that, if a rat turned to [same] in the face of one stressor, it used [same] to cope with other stressors. Starts with B Physiological needs like hunger are influenced by factors other than _____ cues. We know this based upon the results of an experiment that involved overweight people, normal-weight people, and crackers left on a table. Contains C In the summer, our core body temperature rises, so blood vessels dilate & you sweat. In the winter, core body temperature lowers, so blood vessels ____ & you shiver. This is homeostasis at work. Contains D If your ex-boyfriend (or girlfriend) gives you a dirty look in the halls, you might eat more. Or if you had a stressful day at work. This is because sometimes we eat more when we are ____ or ____ . Starts with E Some people are obese because they eat at a certain time every day, or because they smell something good to eat, rather than eating when they feel hungry. These people are eating in response to _____ cue (not hunger). Starts with F The ___ ___ at the mall provides many psychosocial factors that contribute to eating (external cues): Other people are eating, and the food looks and smells delicious. Starts with G When the amount of ____ in your blood drops, the lateral hypothalamus stimulates you to eat. This is one of the factors that the hypothalamus monitors when determining whether or not to send hunger signals. Contains H We inherit rates of metabolism from our parents. One gene increases the amount of neuropeptide Y , a brain ___ that leads to increased eating. Yet, there is another gene that increases a person’s metabolism. Contains I Body ___ ___ is a measure based on height and weight, and it is used to determine obesity. According to this measurement, a third of Americans are obese and more than half are overweight. Starts with L A lab animal will start to eat, even if it just ate a lot of food, if a scientist applies electricity to the animal's _____ hypothalamus. Contains M ____ is the system that humans use to monitor and regulate their hormones, glucose, salt, and temperature. Contains N You and a friend eat the same meal at Subway, but your friend has a lower metabolic rate (inherited from parents), so they store calories as fat. ___ are one of the factors the hypothalamus monitors when determining when to send hunger signals. Starts with O With regard to debate between biological and social factors, current thinking about motivation argues that environmental factors (social) _____ hormonal and neural factors (biological). Contains P The ventromedial hypothalamus sends a signal that causes a lab animal to ____ eating. Thus, if the ventromedial hypothalamus is cut out, the lab animal will eat until it is too large to move. Contains R You're hungry, but your friends are not, so you ignore hunger pains. Or you want to look like a model, so you ignore hunger pangs. These are examples of social ___ that influence your eating (psychosocial factors & external cues). Starts with S A lab animal will die of starvation if the lateral hypothalamus is cut out. This is because the lateral hypothalamus is the part of the brain that _____ eating. Starts with T The ventromedial hypothalamus is more active in August, while the lateral hypothalamus is more active in January. This proves that _____ is one of the factors that the hypothalamus monitors when determining whether or not to send hunger signals. Contains U Depression & anxiety do not ____ ____ , but they do contribute to it. Depression and anxiety are other factors related to obesity. Starts with V A lab animal will stop eating, even if it has not eaten for days, if a scientist applies electricity to the _____ hypothalamus. Contains X When your metabolism is low, your pituitary gland secretes a hormone that stimulates the thyroid to act. In response, your thyroid secretes _____ , which stimulates your metabolism. This is homeostasis act work.

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12-2A Biological MotivationVersion en ligne

par Lance Hiles

Contains A

Rats were given the stressor of a pinch to their tails and they reacted by ____ more. This study proved that, if a rat turned to [same] in the face of one stressor, it used [same] to cope with other stressors.

Starts with B

Physiological needs like hunger are influenced by factors other than _____ cues. We know this based upon the results of an experiment that involved overweight people, normal-weight people, and crackers left on a table.

Contains C

In the summer, our core body temperature rises, so blood vessels dilate & you sweat. In the winter, core body temperature lowers, so blood vessels ____ & you shiver. This is homeostasis at work.

Contains D

If your ex-boyfriend (or girlfriend) gives you a dirty look in the halls, you might eat more. Or if you had a stressful day at work. This is because sometimes we eat more when we are ____ or ____ .

Starts with E

Some people are obese because they eat at a certain time every day, or because they smell something good to eat, rather than eating when they feel hungry. These people are eating in response to _____ cue (not hunger).

Starts with F

The ___ ___ at the mall provides many psychosocial factors that contribute to eating (external cues): Other people are eating, and the food looks and smells delicious.

Starts with G

When the amount of ____ in your blood drops, the lateral hypothalamus stimulates you to eat. This is one of the factors that the hypothalamus monitors when determining whether or not to send hunger signals.

Contains H

We inherit rates of metabolism from our parents. One gene increases the amount of neuropeptide Y , a brain ___ that leads to increased eating. Yet, there is another gene that increases a person’s metabolism.

Contains I

Body ___ ___ is a measure based on height and weight, and it is used to determine obesity. According to this measurement, a third of Americans are obese and more than half are overweight.

Starts with L

A lab animal will start to eat, even if it just ate a lot of food, if a scientist applies electricity to the animal's _____ hypothalamus.

Contains M

____ is the system that humans use to monitor and regulate their hormones, glucose, salt, and temperature.

Contains N

You and a friend eat the same meal at Subway, but your friend has a lower metabolic rate (inherited from parents), so they store calories as fat. ___ are one of the factors the hypothalamus monitors when determining when to send hunger signals.

Starts with O

With regard to debate between biological and social factors, current thinking about motivation argues that environmental factors (social) _____ hormonal and neural factors (biological).

Contains P

The ventromedial hypothalamus sends a signal that causes a lab animal to ____ eating. Thus, if the ventromedial hypothalamus is cut out, the lab animal will eat until it is too large to move.

Contains R

You're hungry, but your friends are not, so you ignore hunger pains. Or you want to look like a model, so you ignore hunger pangs. These are examples of social ___ that influence your eating (psychosocial factors & external cues).

Starts with S

A lab animal will die of starvation if the lateral hypothalamus is cut out. This is because the lateral hypothalamus is the part of the brain that _____ eating.

Starts with T

The ventromedial hypothalamus is more active in August, while the lateral hypothalamus is more active in January. This proves that _____ is one of the factors that the hypothalamus monitors when determining whether or not to send hunger signals.

Contains U

Depression & anxiety do not ____ ____ , but they do contribute to it. Depression and anxiety are other factors related to obesity.

Starts with V

A lab animal will stop eating, even if it has not eaten for days, if a scientist applies electricity to the _____ hypothalamus.

Contains X

When your metabolism is low, your pituitary gland secretes a hormone that stimulates the thyroid to act. In response, your thyroid secretes _____ , which stimulates your metabolism. This is homeostasis act work.

If your ex-boyfriend (or girlfriend) gives you a dirty look in the halls, you might eat more. Or if you had a stressful day at work. This is because sometimes we eat more when we are or .

The _ _ at the mall provides many psychosocial factors that contribute to eating (external cues): Other people are eating, and the food looks and smells delicious.

Body _ _ is a measure based on height and weight, and it is used to determine obesity. According to this measurement, a third of Americans are obese and more than half are overweight.

Depression & anxiety do not , but they do contribute to it. Depression and anxiety are other factors related to obesity.