Question 1

In some species bright coloration in males or elaborate male behaviors may be related to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  viability 
B)  sexual selection 
C)  genetic packets 
D)  reproductive strategies 
A)  viability 
B)  sexual selection 
C)  genetic packets 
D)  reproductive strategies

Question 2

Both Rogers and Maslow attempted to explain human motivation in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the pleasure principle 
B)  homeostasis 
C)  growth motivation 
D)  hedonic motivation 
A)  the pleasure principle 
B)  homeostasis 
C)  growth motivation 
D)  hedonic motivation

Question 3

In motivation, ideas such as energy, learning, heredity, social interaction and cognitive processes are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  constructs 
B)  theories 
C)  philosophical assumptions 
D)  hypotheses 
A)  constructs 
B)  theories 
C)  philosophical assumptions 
D)  hypotheses

Question 4

Gall's proposal that bumps on the skull correspond to specific mental abilities was called:

Accepted Answer

A)  instinct 
B)  depression 
C)  situational factors 
D)  phrenology 
A)  instinct 
B)  depression 
C)  situational factors 
D)  phrenology

Question 5

The finding that women are more attracted to men who have the necessary resources for supporting both the women and any children they produce is predicted by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  parental investment model 
B)  natural selection 
C)  fecundity 
D)  viability 
A)  parental investment model 
B)  natural selection 
C)  fecundity 
D)  viability

Question 6

Natural selection influences all characteristics of genes except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  viability 
B)  fertility 
C)  fecundity 
D)  activation 
A)  viability 
B)  fertility 
C)  fecundity 
D)  activation

Question 7

Rogers and Maslow take the view that behavior is directed toward:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualization 
B)  aversive states 
C)  situational factors 
D)  unconscious forces 
A)  self-actualization 
B)  aversive states 
C)  situational factors 
D)  unconscious forces

Question 8

A friend who persistently tries to find a date for the dance is displaying the _____ component of motivation.

Accepted Answer

A)  vigor 
B)  nomothetic 
C)  activation 
D)  homeostasis 
A)  vigor 
B)  nomothetic 
C)  activation 
D)  homeostasis

Question 9

Which of the following are the two roots of psychology in general and the study of motivation in particular?

Accepted Answer

A)  science and medicine 
B)  philosophy and physiology 
C)  science and psychiatry 
D)  philosophy and applied medicine 
A)  science and medicine 
B)  philosophy and physiology 
C)  science and psychiatry 
D)  philosophy and applied medicine

Question 10

The most fundamental process of life is

Accepted Answer

A)  consciousness 
B)  mitosis 
C)  evolution 
D)  reproduction 
A)  consciousness 
B)  mitosis 
C)  evolution 
D)  reproduction

Question 11

The idea that different nerve fibers carry different coded information to and from the brain was known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  doctrine of interactive dualism 
B)  locus of function 
C)  doctrine of specific nerve energies 
D)  reflex arc of nervous activity 
A)  doctrine of interactive dualism 
B)  locus of function 
C)  doctrine of specific nerve energies 
D)  reflex arc of nervous activity

Question 12

Categories of analysis used in the study of motivation include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  nomothetic vs. idiographic 
B)  innate vs. acquired 
C)  internal vs. external 
D)  instinct vs. attribution 
A)  nomothetic vs. idiographic 
B)  innate vs. acquired 
C)  internal vs. external 
D)  instinct vs. attribution

Question 13

Mating rituals in different species may be related to which of the following characteristics of genes?

Accepted Answer

A)  viability 
B)  fecundity 
C)  fertility 
D)  opportunity 
A)  viability 
B)  fecundity 
C)  fertility 
D)  opportunity

Question 14

The nomothetic approach to the study of motivation involves the development of:

Accepted Answer

A)  general or universal laws 
B)  ideas about individual differences 
C)  ideas about how learning causes behavior 
D)  ideas about how behavior is influenced by genetic factors 
A)  general or universal laws 
B)  ideas about individual differences 
C)  ideas about how learning causes behavior 
D)  ideas about how behavior is influenced by genetic factors

Question 15

Preference may be considered an index of motivation because it shows:

Accepted Answer

A)  activation of behavior 
B)  persistence of behavior 
C)  differences between several choices of behaviors 
D)  that persistence and activation are linked 
A)  activation of behavior 
B)  persistence of behavior 
C)  differences between several choices of behaviors 
D)  that persistence and activation are linked

Question 16

The concept of motivation is used to describe forces acting on or within an organism that influence which of the following aspects of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  initiation and direction 
B)  growth and maturation 
C)  speed and duration 
D)  verbal only 
A)  initiation and direction 
B)  growth and maturation 
C)  speed and duration 
D)  verbal only

Question 17

The assumption that changes in specific factors activate circuits that in turn motivate the organism to engage in appropriate behavior typifies which approach to the study of motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  mechanistic 
C)  internal 
D)  nomothetic 
A)  cognitive 
B)  mechanistic 
C)  internal 
D)  nomothetic

Question 18

The idea that all behavior is the result of conditions that precede the behavior is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  hedonism 
B)  free will 
C)  determinism 
D)  associationism 
A)  hedonism 
B)  free will 
C)  determinism 
D)  associationism

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a reason that motivation is difficult to study?

Accepted Answer

A)  its presence must often be inferred rather than observed directly 
B)  it is often an intervening variable 
C)  it is a performance variable and therefore temporary in nature 
D)  it can usually be determined through a survey 
A)  its presence must often be inferred rather than observed directly 
B)  it is often an intervening variable 
C)  it is a performance variable and therefore temporary in nature 
D)  it can usually be determined through a survey

Question 20

Prof Psyche is studying motivation by examining how individuals make choices. This approach involves which characteristic of motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  deprivation 
B)  direction 
C)  needs 
D)  activation 
A)  deprivation 
B)  direction 
C)  needs 
D)  activation

In some species bright coloration in males or elaborate male behaviors may be related to which of the following?

Both Rogers and Maslow attempted to explain human motivation in terms of:

In motivation, ideas such as energy, learning, heredity, social interaction and cognitive processes are known as:

Gall's proposal that bumps on the skull correspond to specific mental abilities was called:

The finding that women are more attracted to men who have the necessary resources for supporting both the women and any children they produce is predicted by the:

Natural selection influences all characteristics of genes except which of the following?

Rogers and Maslow take the view that behavior is directed toward:

A friend who persistently tries to find a date for the dance is displaying the _____ component of motivation.

Which of the following are the two roots of psychology in general and the study of motivation in particular?

The most fundamental process of life is

The idea that different nerve fibers carry different coded information to and from the brain was known as the:

Categories of analysis used in the study of motivation include all of the following EXCEPT:

Mating rituals in different species may be related to which of the following characteristics of genes?

The nomothetic approach to the study of motivation involves the development of:

Preference may be considered an index of motivation because it shows:

The concept of motivation is used to describe forces acting on or within an organism that influence which of the following aspects of behavior?

The assumption that changes in specific factors activate circuits that in turn motivate the organism to engage in appropriate behavior typifies which approach to the study of motivation?

The idea that all behavior is the result of conditions that precede the behavior is called:

Which of the following is NOT a reason that motivation is difficult to study?

Prof Psyche is studying motivation by examining how individuals make choices. This approach involves which characteristic of motivation?

Genetic Contributions to Motivated Behavior

Physiological Mechanisms of Arousal

Physiological Mechanisms of Regulation

Learned Motives: Classical, Instrumental, and Observational Learning

Incentive Motivation

Hedonism and Sensory Stimulation

Cognitive Motivation: Expectancy-Value Approaches

Cognitive Motivation: Social Motivation and Consistency

Cognitive Motivation: Attribution Approaches

Cognitive Motivation: Competence and Control

The Emotions As Motivators

Conclusions

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Exam 1: Conceptualizing and Measuring Motivation

In some species bright coloration in males or elaborate male behaviors may be related to which of the following?

Both Rogers and Maslow attempted to explain human motivation in terms of:

In motivation, ideas such as energy, learning, heredity, social interaction and cognitive processes are known as:

Gall's proposal that bumps on the skull correspond to specific mental abilities was called:

The finding that women are more attracted to men who have the necessary resources for supporting both the women and any children they produce is predicted by the:

Natural selection influences all characteristics of genes except which of the following?

Rogers and Maslow take the view that behavior is directed toward:

A friend who persistently tries to find a date for the dance is displaying the _____ component of motivation.

Which of the following are the two roots of psychology in general and the study of motivation in particular?

The most fundamental process of life is

The idea that different nerve fibers carry different coded information to and from the brain was known as the:

Categories of analysis used in the study of motivation include all of the following EXCEPT:

Mating rituals in different species may be related to which of the following characteristics of genes?

The nomothetic approach to the study of motivation involves the development of:

Preference may be considered an index of motivation because it shows:

The concept of motivation is used to describe forces acting on or within an organism that influence which of the following aspects of behavior?

The assumption that changes in specific factors activate circuits that in turn motivate the organism to engage in appropriate behavior typifies which approach to the study of motivation?

The idea that all behavior is the result of conditions that precede the behavior is called:

Which of the following is NOT a reason that motivation is difficult to study?

Prof Psyche is studying motivation by examining how individuals make choices. This approach involves which characteristic of motivation?

Genetic Contributions to Motivated Behavior

Physiological Mechanisms of Arousal

Physiological Mechanisms of Regulation

Learned Motives: Classical, Instrumental, and Observational Learning

Incentive Motivation

Hedonism and Sensory Stimulation

Cognitive Motivation: Expectancy-Value Approaches

Cognitive Motivation: Social Motivation and Consistency

Cognitive Motivation: Attribution Approaches

Cognitive Motivation: Competence and Control

The Emotions As Motivators

Conclusions

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