Motivation

1. According to Maslow, our need for ________ must be met before we are prompted to satisfy our need for_______.

Food; love

Self esteem; adequate clothing

Self actualization; economic security

Political freedom; economic security

Religious fulfillment; adequate housing

2. It is characteristic of turtles to bury thier eggs in the sand. This provides an examples of

Intrinsic motivation

Homeostasis

A drive

A need

An instinct

3. Intrinsic motivation refers to

The body's tendency to maintain a constant internal state

A psysiological need that triggers arousal

A state of arousal triggered by physiological need

A rigidly patterned behavioual urge characteristic of an entire species

A desire to perform a behavior for it's own sake.

4. Electrical stimulartion of the __________ causes an animal to _______.

Lateral hypothalamus; stop eating

Ventromedial hypothalamus; start eating

Lateral hypothalamus; start eating

Ventromedial hypothalamus; overeat

5. Those that trace the origins of social bonding to its survival value are most likely to agree that the need to belong is

An incentive

Genetically influenced

An extrinsic motivation

Maslow's highest level of need

6. A drive refers to:

A rigidly patterned behavior characteristic of a species and developed without practice

A physiological need that usually triggers a state of motivational arousal

Anything that is perceived as having positive or negative value in motivating behavior

An aroused or activated state that is often triggered by a physiological need

A desire to perform a behavior for its own sake

7. 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.

Close to

An intermediate distance from

Far away from

Either close to or far away from