PSY CHP 5 QZ

The motivation to set challenging goals and persist in meeting those goals, despite obstacles or setbacks is the definition of ____.

Need for achievement

Which of the following best illustrates a behavior that is motivated by physiological factors?

Adding and removing clothes so as to maintain a comfortable body temperature

What is an instinct?

An innate pattern of responding that is species-specific

After a night of eating a gallon of ice cream and potato chips, Raven takes laxatives to purge the ingested food from her body. Raven, like many others who suffer from bulimia nervosa, is likely to feel what after purging?

Depression

What aspect of Clarice's day demonstrates motivation?

Doing her laundry

Baby Alec squints his face and screams at the top of his lungs, and his mother runs over to try to soothe him. Alec's actions demonstrate that ____.

Emotions are easily communicated through non-verbal means

Sheila says, "I have lots of motivation to do something. I want to do something with my life, but I'm not sure what." Sheila shows ____ but lacks ____.

Energized behavior; direction

Which of the following is true about Abraham Maslow?

He was primarily interested in human motivation.

Martha, a first grade teacher, is concerned about her student, Marvin. She knows that six-year-old Marvin has the potential to learn, but he always comes to school hungry and without a coat, even in the coldest months. According to Maslow, why is Marvin in danger of failing?

He will have little to no motivation to learn at school is his most basic needs are not met

Carla works hard to get As on her report card because it is personally rewarding. Her behavior is being influenced by ____.

Intrinsic motivation

Regarding Maslow's theory of motivation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Maslow's theory has been criticized for focusing too much on psychosocial needs and not enough on biological needs.

A psychological or physiological factor that causes humans to act in a specific way at a particular time is called ____.

Motivation

Which of the following best illustrates the component of emotion referred to as overt behavior?

Raising one's fist in victory

Joan is a college student working two jobs to pay her tuition and living expenses. Despite working long hours, she is worried that she cannot afford to stay in college another semester. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Joan is now at the ____ level.

Safety

Your ____ refers to who sexually arouses you.

Sexual orientation

"I don't know why I did that!" Of the following concepts, which one best relates to this statement?

Unconscious motivation

Maslow's hierarchy of needs suggests that ____.

biological needs must be satisfied before personal and social needs

The instinct theory of human motivation was replaced by the ____.

drive reduction theory

Maslow's view of motivation is best described as a ____.

pyramid of needs

It is believed that Troy has a high set point. Dieting will be difficult for him because ____.

when Troy diets, his metabolic rate may slow down