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Motivation chapter
- 1.A drive refers to:
- A.
A rigidly patterned behavior characteristic of a species and developed without practice
- B.
A physiological need that usually triggers a state of motivational arousal
- C.
Anything that is perceived as having positive or negative value in motivating behavior
- D.
An aroused or activated state that is often triggered by a physiological need
- E.
A desire to perform a behavior for its own sake
- 2.It is characteristic of turtles to bury thier eggs in the sand. This provides an examples of
- A.
Intrinsic motivation
- B.
Homeostasis
- C.
A drive
- D.
A need
- E.
An instinct
- 3.Electrical stimulartion of the __________ causes an animal to _______.
- A.
Lateral hypothalamus; stop eating
- B.
Ventromedial hypothalamus; start eating
- C.
Lateral hypothalamus; start eating
- D.
Ventromedial hypothalamus; overeat
- 4.Those that trace the origins of social bonding to its survival value are most likely to agree that the need to belong is
- A.
An incentive
- B.
Genetically influenced
- C.
An extrinsic motivation
- D.
Maslow's highest level of need
- 5.Intrinsic motivation refers to
- A.
The body's tendency to maintain a constant internal state
- B.
A psysiological need that triggers arousal
- C.
A state of arousal triggered by physiological need
- D.
A rigidly patterned behavioual urge characteristic of an entire species
- E.
A desire to perform a behavior for it's own sake.
- 6.In a ring toss game, people with a high need for achievement perfer to stand ________ the stake on which the ring is to be tossed.
- A.
Close to
- B.
An intermediate distance from
- C.
Far away from
- D.
Either close to or far away from
- 7.According to Maslow, our need for ________ must be met before we are prompted to satisfy our need for_______.
- A.
Food; love
- B.
Self esteem; adequate clothing
- C.
Self actualization; economic security
- D.
Political freedom; economic security
- E.
Religious fulfillment; adequate housing
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