5. Consciousness and Sleep

Even if Lily eats a late breakfast, she still feels hungry at noon. This is an example of

Reiko feels hungry often and tends to overeat as a result. Reiko's physician explained to her that her blood sugar level is currently very high, and this has been known to cause an increase in a particular hormone, which can result in increased appetite and the tendency to overeat. The hormone that appears to be causing Reiko to overeat is called

A person who is full but still takes another helping of food at dinner because it tastes so good is eating because

The level of weight that the body tries to maintain is known as

Which hormone secreted by the pancreas signals hunger by lowering blood sugar levels?

One role of the lateral hypothalamus is to

Insulin and glucagon are hormones secreted by the _____ to control the levels of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins in the whole body.

One role of the ventromedial hypothalamus may be to

As people age, what happens to the body's BMR and weight set point?

Charles Darwin theorized that emotions were a product of _____ and, therefore, universal in nature.

According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, a physiological response to a stimulus is caused by the arousal of the

While walking down the street, Preeti sees a large, snarling dog on the sidewalk. She immediately appraises the situation as dangerous, experiences fear, and becomes aroused. Preeti's response to the dog is best explained by

The proposal that we experience emotion first with physical arousal (e.g., increased heart rate, shaky hands), which then leads to awareness of the emotion, is the basis of the

The theory of emotion that proposes physical arousal and cognitive appraisal of a stimulus happen simultaneously is known as the

The theory that feeling an emotion comes first as a physical reaction that leads to a behavioral response is known as the