Motivation

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    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
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  • 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

    Correct Answer
    A. 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.

    Correct Answer
    A. 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

    Correct Answer
    A. Lateral hypothalamus; start eating
  • 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

    Correct Answer
    A. Genetically influenced
  • 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

    Correct Answer
    A. An aroused or activated state that is often triggered by a physiological need
  • 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

    Correct Answer
    A. An intermediate distance from

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