Discussions of how hormones influence behavior have generally been limited to the effects of gonadal hormones on reproductive behavior and have emphasized the parsimonious arrangement whereby the same hormones involved in the biology of reproduction also influence sexual behavior. ββ βββ βββ ββββββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββββ βββ
Intro topic Β·How different hormones influence behavior
Example Β·of physiological/behavioral response to low solute concentration
A drop in the hormone vasopressin triggers two things: (1) excretion of excess water via urine; and (2) decreased thirst, which prevents taking in more water. Together, these reduce water in the body and raise the solute concentration back up.
Example Β·of physiological/behavioral response to high solute concentration
An increase in vasopressin triggers two things: (1) excretion of excess solutes via urine; and (2) increased thirst, which leads to taking in more water. Together, these increase water in the body and lower the solute concentration back down.
Elaborate Β·on the link between vasopressin and behavior
When solute concentration is too high, vasopressin first triggers water retention in the kidneys (i.e., a physiological response). Vasopressin only triggers a thirst (i.e., behavioral) response after the kidneys have done all they can do.
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
15.
Which one of the following ββββ ββββββ βββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ
Question Type
Main point
The author focuses on showing how hormones besides gonadal hormones can affect behavior. In particular, how hormones related to homeostasis influence behaviors related to water and salt consumption.
a
Both the solute βββββββββββββ βββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββ ββββββββ βββββ ββββββ ββββ ββ ββββ ββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββ βββββββ
This is too narrow to be the main point of the overall passage.
The passage never discusses physiological malfunctions, so this canβt be the main point.
c
The effect of ββββββββ ββ ββββββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββββββββ
The recency of the discovery of effects of hormones isnβt the main point. In addition, that gonadal hormones affect behavior and physiology is not something the passage suggests is a recent discovery.
This is the best answer. It captures the point that hormones influence behaviors related to homeostasis, which is the process by which osmolality of blood plasma is regulated.
The main point isnβt about comparing mechanisms regulating reproduction and those regulating thirst/sodium. Although reproduction is mentioned at the beginning, itβs mentioned simply as an intro to the topic of hormones affecting behavior. The rest of the passage then explores a specific way in which certain hormones affect behavior related to water/salt consumption.
Difficulty
84% of people who answer get this correct
This is a slightly challenging question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%120
135
75%151
Analysis
Main point
Science
Single position
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
1%
154
b
5%
152
c
3%
155
d
84%
160
e
8%
157
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