Final Exam MC

seeking out challenges, exerting effort, being fully engaged and experiencing flow in what one is doing, acting on one's true values, and feeling fully alive and authentic describes:

eudaimonic well-being

which of the following statements would Maslow most likely DISAGREE?

growth needs are stronger in potency than are deficiency needs

the _____ runs on automatic pilot as it carries out countless computations and innumerable adjustments during acts such as driving a car and playing the piano.

adaptive unconscious

the self-concept is:

a collection of domain-specific self-schemas

which of the following is NOT one of the course objectives of PSYC245, Psychology of Motivation?

all 4 are objectives of this course 1) compare and contrast theories and approaches to motivation 2) modify personal theories about the psychology of motivation through review of current theoretical and research directions in psychology 3) identify and define the psychological factors that affect human motivation 4) utilize principles for the design of effective applications in motivating individuals particularly to promote social justice and opportunities that meet the needs of special populations

in the Supporting Psychological Need Satisfaction intervention, 21 experiences middle and high school teachers implemented an Autonomy Support Intervention Program (ASIP). the intervention results showed that:

autonomy support was greater for experimental participants than it was for control participants

which one of the following happiness exercises is NOT a recommended approach to therapy within positive psychology therapy?

avoid the daily mistake

in light of the Pearl of Wisdom that indicates "there is nothing so practical as a good theory," match the practical comment with the corresponding theory. "helping my client focus on the informational aspects of her boss's feedback has made her feel more capable and motivated at work"

competence motivation

usher (2018) claims many motivation scholars would agree that certain popular motivation constructs (e.g. "growth mindset" and "grit") are:

culturally blind, promote victim blaming, and perpetuate the myth of meritocracy

in light of the Pearl of Wisdom that indicates "there is nothing so practical as a good theory," match the practical comment with the corresponding theory. "limiting myself to 5 minutes to review my goals and To Do lists (compared to the over analysis I was engaging in for an hour every morning), along with sticking to my clear if-then statements for my day have helped me stay motivated during long work periods"

deliberative vs implemental

humanistic theorists emphasize that human beings are motivated to:

develop their full potential

_____ and _____ are two processes inherent within agency that guide ongoing motivation and development; the first process expands the complexity of the self, and the second process synthesizes that complexity into a coherent sense of self.

differentiation; integration

usher (2018) discusses the role of cultural competence in teachers and students alike. she summarizes that cultural competence is:

dynamic and therefore can never be "achieved"; dependent on one's social environment

the fundamental assertion of positive psychology therapy is that:

good mental health requires more than the absence of mental illness

the students of teachers in the experimental group from the Supporting Psychological Need Satisfaction intervention showed the following post-intervention benefit:

greater classroom engagement

the adolescents in the experimental group from the Increasing a Growth Mindset intervention showed the following post-intervention benefit:

greater prosocial behavior

the textbook identifies 4 problems that take center stage in the motivational struggles of the self. which one of the following is NOT one of the self's motivational struggles?

increasing self-esteem

a(n) _____ is a step-by-step plan of action to alter some existing condition.

intervention

internalization of "good and bad" and "right and wrong" learned from our parents:

moves the person away from the organismic valuation process

which of the following is not one of the themes proposed by Maslow's need hierarchy?

needs vary in how innate they are, as some are innate and others are learned

self-concordance refers to a sense of _____ that people have regarding their goals and strivings.

ownership

which of the following is NOT a constructive motivational resource?

pessimistic explanatory style

which of the following parenting styles is most likely to lead children to experience pressure-driving functioning, emotional suppression, and a tendency to self-aggrandizement after success and self-criticism after failure:

positive conditional regard

the following example exemplifies which of the 3 steps of applying principles of motivation to the case of a child who refuses to brush their teeth? "as long as the child continues to lack intrinsic motivation and/or identified regulation for brushing, brushing will continue to be rare, avoided, procrastinated and if done, then poorly done"

predicting motivation

_____ is the procedure that evokes an implicit response from an individual upon exposure to a stimulus that is outside his or her conscious awareness.

priming

the motivational role of possible selves is to:

provide a goal one strives to attain

motivational and emotional processes frequently operate parallel with one another such that people commonly want and fear the same thing at the same time. this statement describes:

psychodynamics

_____ refers to the process of forgetting information or an experience in a way that is unconscious, unintentional, and automatic.

repression

in ellen usher's 2018 paper on acknowledging the whiteness of motivation, four consequences of primarily WEIRD (western/white, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic) participants and researchers in motivational research are noted. which of the following is NOT one of them?

researchers' own biases and privileges do not impact what they see and, in turn, the story they tell

according to the limited strength model of self-control, which event best explains why people experience self-regulation failure?

resisting a temptation

when a person receives potent social feedback that disconfirms his or her preexisting self-conception, what variable determines whether the person will or will not experience a change in self-concept?

self-concept continuity

in light of the Pearl of Wisdom that indicates "there is nothing so practical as a good theory," match the practical comment with the corresponding theory. "improving out classroom from a need thwarting to a need involving environment resulted in increases satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and relatedness needs, which in turn made our students more intrinsically motivated to participate"

self-determination theory

the meta-cognitive monitoring of one's goal striving and planning within the overall goal-setting process is called:

self-regulation

_________ are cognitive generalizations about the self that are domain specific and learned from past experience.

self-schemas

according to humanistic psychology, the everyday choice of following one's inner nature or following cultural priorities is not a neutral one, people generally follow social preferences and priorities because:

social messages are strong, while inner guides are subtle

according to object relations theory, the quality of one's mental representations of relationships can be characterized by each of the following, EXCEPT:

supports vs interferes with one's thinking

which developmental sequence accurately describes the trajectory of mature ego development?

symbiotic, impulsive, self-protective, conformist, conscientious

_____ is considered by humanistic psychologists as the "forward thrust of life"

the actualization tendency

in the Increasing a Growth Mindset intervention, researchers developed an intervention program to help adolescents endorse a growth mindset. results of the intervention showed that after 3 weeks:

the growth mindset was greater for experimental participants than it was for control participants

which of the following is the more likely outcome of a smoker's repeated efforts to suppress the thought of smoking a cigarette?

the thought will gradually become more and more like an obsession

the subject matter of psychoanalysis is:

the unconscious

which of the following is NOT a core principle that organizes contemporary psychodynamic theory?

therapy works when the therapist discovers, understands, and removes the client's unconscious childhood traumas

the problem with placing too much emphasis on self-esteem in a motivational analysis of behavior is that:

there are almost no findings that self-esteem causes anything at all

the goal of psychoanalytic therapy has always been to:

understand the confusing activities of the unconscious so as to free the ego and deal effectively with reality

the essential question investigated by those who study positive psychology is:

what can be?