5. Consciousness and Sleep

Early in life, infants will demonstrate their personalities through their

With respect to a babies' needs, caregivers of _____ babies are unresponsive, insensitive, and coldly rejecting.

Lev Vygotsky's _____ refers to the difference between what a child can do alone versus what a child can do with the help of a teacher.

Lev Vygotsky emphasized the importance of social interactions in cognitive development, whereas _____ stressed the importance of the child's interactions with objects.

The biologically determined and innate patterns of behavior that exist in both people and animals are called

Which theorist originally proposed 18 core instincts for humans?

Which instinct is responsible for our reaction to run away if we sense danger?

One of the earliest approaches to motivation focused on

Which circumstances are a physiological factor in causing hunger?

Which structure or organ is thought to be responsible for stopping the eating response when glucose levels go up?

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

As the basal metabolic rate (BMR) _____ with age, the weight set point _____.

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