Question :
1. You have written a paper the topic of motivation for : 1201987
1. You have written a paper on the topic of motivation for your psychology class. You decide to entitle the paper, “Motivation” and want to add a tag line to give more emphasis to the title. From the choices below, you decide the most fitting is, “Motivation:
A. Reasons behind people’s thoughts and actions.”
B. Thought processes that people engage in.”
C. Actions that people are capable of performing.”
D. The brain’s role in emotion.”
2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of motivation?
A. Ability
B. Initiation
C. Direction
D. Persistence
3. Which of the following best illustrates a behavior that is motivated by physiological factors?
A. Turning down an offer from an extremely prestigious university because your parents attended State University
B. Adding and removing clothes so as to maintain a comfortable body temperature
C. Fulfilling a request made by your employer in the hope that she will return the favor
D. Donating clothes, canned goods, and money to charitable organizations because you have plenty
4. Which of the following is the best example of behavior that is motivated by cognitive factors?
A. Kathy starts smoking cigarettes because all of her friends have started doing so.
B. Thrupti drinks a large glass of water after a softball game.
C. Norm punches a wall after his girlfriend breaks up with him.
D. Yoon drops out of school because she has doubts about her academic ability.
5. People sometimes choose a certain career because they want to please their parents. This is an example of a(n) _____ factor as a motivational source.
A. innate
B. biological
C. social
D. cognitive
6. A young woman becomes angry at her 8-year-old daughter for being fresh and slaps her on the face without thinking, instantly regretting the act. The mother’s source of motivation is most likely a result of _____ factors.
A. emotional
B. social
C. biological
D. cognitive
7. Which of the following statements does not lend support to the instinct doctrine of motivation?
A. Babies display a number of reflexes at birth.
B. Humans learn to be motivated by factors such as money.
C. Certain facial expressions, such as smiling, are present at birth.
D. Humans appear biologically prepared to fear snakes and other potential dangers.
8. Wilt believes that men tend to be promiscuous because they are genetically programmed to seek out as many partners as possible. Wilt’s view is most consistent with which of the following:
A. Drive reduction theory
B. Incentive theory
C. Arousal theory
D. Instinct doctrine
9. Which of the following is the best example of an action that maintains homeostasis?
A. Starting to salivate when you smell freshly baked cookies
B. Depositing a check in your newly opened checking account
C. Shivering to generate body heat when you are cold
D. Dimming the lights before a romantic encounter
10. The _____ theory of motivation is concerned with an organism’s need to maintain physiological systems at a steady level.
A. instinct
B. drive reduction
C. incentive
D. opponent-process
