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11. Drive-reduction approaches to motivation are: 
A. theories suggesting that a lack of some basic biological need produces a drive to push an organism to satisfy that need.
B. beliefs that we try to maintain certain levels of stimulation and activity.
C. theories suggesting that motivation stems from the desire to obtain valued external goals.
D. theories suggesting that motivation is a product of people’s thoughts, expectations, and goal.

 

 

12. Which approach to motivation is CORRECTLY paired with a behavior to which it is especially appropriate? 
A. Drive-reduction—eating
B. Arousal—studying
C. Cognitive—riding roller coasters
D. Incentive—sleeping

 

 

13. Motivational tension that energizes behavior to fulfill a need is termed a(n): 
A. drive.
B. reflex.
C. incentive.
D. instinct.

 

 

14. Why do drive-reduction approaches fail to offer a complete account of human motivation? 
A. Homeostasis does not accurately describe the mechanism by which primary drives operate.
B. Drive-reduction approaches offer much better explanations of behaviors motivated by secondary drives than of behaviors motivated by primary drives.
C. People are sometimes motivated to increase rather than decrease their level of stimulation.
D. Drive-reduction approaches are vague about what, or even how many, primary drives exist.

 

 

15. Dr. LaGrange is skeptical of drive theories of motivation. Which of the following behaviors is he most likely to cite to justify his skepticism? 
A. Bungee jumping
B. Having sex
C. Eating a quick meal
D. Fleeing a stranger with a knife

 

 

16. To which of the following behaviors is drive theory LEAST applicable? 
A. Sleeping extra hours after having disturbed sleep the previous day
B. Drinking a cola on a hot day
C. Having a snack
D. Studying long hours

 

 

17. Does drive theory offer a comprehensive account of motivation? Why or why not? 
A. No. Drive theory offers a satisfactory explanation of physiological motives, but fails to account for more psychologically oriented motives.
B. No. Drive theory fails to account for many motives, including physiological ones.
C. Yes. Drive theory offers a satisfactory explanation of not only physiological motives, but also more psychologically oriented ones.
D. Yes. Drive theories of physiological motives have been empirically supported.

 

 

18. What is homeostasis? 
A. A theory of need reduction
B. A built-in tendency to regulate bodily conditions
C. The psychological representation of a need
D. the diffusion of fluids in a cell

 

 

19. When blood pH becomes overly acidic, respiration and kidney function change to bring the acidity back to its normal pH level of 7.4. What does this process best exemplify? 
A. Metabolism
B. Acclimatization
C. Homeostasis
D. An opponent-process system

 

 

20. The arousal approach to motivation suggests that: 
A. a lack of some basic biological need produces a drive to push an organism to satisfy that need.
B. if levels of stimulation and activity are too low, we will try to increase them by seeking stimulation.
C. motivation stems from the desire to obtain valued external goals.
D. motivation is a product of people’s thoughts, expectations, and goal.

 

 

 

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