The brain structure that plays a critical role in ‘motivated’ behaviors such as eating and sexual activity is the ___________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which brain structure plays a major role in eating behavior?

   A. Hypothalamus
   B. Hippocampus
   C. Frontal lobe
   D. Carpus Callosum

2. Current research considers human sexual behavior to be motivated by what factors in the brain?

   A. External sensory stimuli and organism’s internal state
   B. Pre-optic area and estrogen
   C. Interpersonal attraction and financial stability
   D. Intelligence and physical attractiveness

3. The orbitofrontal cortex: 1: Has critical implications for survival. 2: Serves a reward-decoding function. 3: Plays a very important role in emotion. 4: Is not involved in learning which stimuli are foods.

   A. 1,2 & 3
   B. 1 & 4
   C. 2,3 & 4
   D. 2 & 3

4. Sexual fantasy is accepted as a driving force in sexual offending. Which of the following raises over this assumed simple link between fantasy and offending?

   A. Sexual offences are often non- consummatory
   B. When treatment is mainly directed at reducing fantastic recidivism actually increases
   C. Unacceptable themes are found in the fantasy of ‘normal’ individuals but they don’t have to be acted upon in order to have erotic effects
   D. All of the above

5. The eating of non-nutritive substances is the definition of which eating disorder?

   A. bulimia
   B. pica
   C. anorexia
   D. obesity

6. Which is TRUE regarding the influence of cultural values on eating behaviors?

   A. They are the primary cause of innate taste aversion
   B. They greatly affect the incentive value of various foods
   C. They determine a person’s set point for various foods
   D. They have a homeostatic influence on amount of food consumed

7. The capacity of the brain area to take over the function of another damaged brain area is known as brain _______________?

   A. regeneration
   B. accommodation
   C. aphasia
   D. plasticity

8. The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain:

   A. tomography
   B. hemispherectomy
   C. phrenology
   D. plasticity

9. After an animal is allowed to copulate until it has no further interest, it will resume sexual activity when a new partner is provided. This is called:

   A. a stimulus need
   B. a curiosity drive
   C. the Coolidge effect
   D. an episodic drive

10. Which area of brain are closely connected to hunger, eating and satiation?

    A. medulla oblongata
    B. hippocampus
    C. hypothalamus
    D. thalamus