Question 1

According to McAdams, the ___motive is the social motive to engage in warm, close, positive interpersonal relations that hold little fear of rejection.

Accepted Answer

A) achievement 
B) affiliative 
C) intimacy 
D) power 
A) achievement 
B) affiliative 
C) intimacy 
D) power

Question 2

One environmental condition that involves and satisfies the implicit achievement motive is:

Accepted Answer

A) very difficult tasks. 
B) little or no competition. 
C) entrepreneurship. 
D) working collaboratively in groups. 
A) very difficult tasks. 
B) little or no competition. 
C) entrepreneurship. 
D) working collaboratively in groups.

Question 3

Power-oriented individuals tend to seek recognition in small groups and to find a way to make themselves visible to others, apparently in an effort to:

Accepted Answer

A) attain influence over group outcomes. 
B) make friends. 
C) reduce their fear of rejection. 
D) all of the above 
A) attain influence over group outcomes. 
B) make friends. 
C) reduce their fear of rejection. 
D) all of the above

Question 4

The desire to affiliate ___in embarrassing situations; the desire to affiliate ___in anxiety-producing situations.

Accepted Answer

A) decreases; decreases 
B) increases; increases 
C) decreases; increases 
D) increases; decreases 
A) decreases; decreases 
B) increases; increases 
C) decreases; increases 
D) increases; decreases

Question 5

Which of the following statements about power motivation is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) High power and taking action complement one another and typically co-occur. 
B) High-power people are seen as tough negotiators who win concessions from others. 
C) High-power people express warm, positive emotions during interactions and hence influence others through relationship building. 
D) Power increases people's approach tendencies and decreases their inhibitory tendencies. 
A) High power and taking action complement one another and typically co-occur. 
B) High-power people are seen as tough negotiators who win concessions from others. 
C) High-power people express warm, positive emotions during interactions and hence influence others through relationship building. 
D) Power increases people's approach tendencies and decreases their inhibitory tendencies.

Question 6

A person high in the implicit motive for power would be most attracted to a movie or a book that featured a key scene showing:

Accepted Answer

A) death or dying 
B) optimal challenge 
C) people falling in love 
D) inspirational speeches 
A) death or dying 
B) optimal challenge 
C) people falling in love 
D) inspirational speeches

Question 7

Atkinson conceptualized the ___as a force within the person to prefer and to seek out achievement situations, and the ___as a force within the person to escape from (or be anxious about) achievement situations.

Accepted Answer

A) Maf; Ms 
B) Ms; Maf 
C) Naf; Ns 
D) Ns; Naf 
A) Maf; Ms 
B) Ms; Maf 
C) Naf; Ns 
D) Ns; Naf

Question 8

Define each of the following terms in Atkinson's model of achievement behavior and state which one(s) is(are) personality variable(s): Ts = Ms x Ps x Is.

Accepted Answer

In Atkinson's model of achievement behav

Question 9

Schachter found that anxious people preferred to be with other people rather than to be alone.Why do anxious people voluntarily seek out and prefer to be with others?

Accepted Answer

Schachter's research on anxiety and soci

Question 10

_________are acquired emotional and behavioral potentials to act that are activated by particular situational incentives.

Accepted Answer

A) Identified ways of regulating behavior 
B) Organismic needs 
C) Psychological needs 
D) Implicit motives 
A) Identified ways of regulating behavior 
B) Organismic needs 
C) Psychological needs 
D) Implicit motives

Question 11

The leadership motive pattern consists of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) above-average activity inhibition. 
B) above-average need for achievement. 
C) above-average need for power. 
D) below-average need for intimacy/affiliation. 
A) above-average activity inhibition. 
B) above-average need for achievement. 
C) above-average need for power. 
D) below-average need for intimacy/affiliation.

Question 12

Explain how an implicit motive that lies dormant within the individual's personality becomes situationally activated and hence capable of motivating that person's behavior in day-to-day activities.

Accepted Answer

Implicit motives are unconscious desires

Question 13

The arousal of the need for achievement readies the individual to:

Accepted Answer

A) become a leader in small groups. 
B) engage in behavior to achieve status, power, and public recognition. 
C) perform well on both extremely difficult and extremely easy tasks. 
D) pursue entrepreneurial behaviors. 
A) become a leader in small groups. 
B) engage in behavior to achieve status, power, and public recognition. 
C) perform well on both extremely difficult and extremely easy tasks. 
D) pursue entrepreneurial behaviors.

Question 14

Discuss the relationship between the need for power and interpersonal aggression.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the need for po

Question 15

On average, people show __________when they face a standard of excellence, such as trying to become class valedictorian.

Accepted Answer

A) positive emotions, like hope and pride, 
B) negative emotions, like anxiety and fear, 
C) both positive and negative emotions 
D) neither positive nor negative emotions 
A) positive emotions, like hope and pride, 
B) negative emotions, like anxiety and fear, 
C) both positive and negative emotions 
D) neither positive nor negative emotions

Question 16

The "leadership motive pattern" shows that specific constellations of power, affiliation, and self-control generally result in effective leadership.The characteristics that best represent an effective manager, according to the leadership motive pattern, are:

Accepted Answer

A) low power, high affiliation, and high inhibition. 
B) low power, high affiliation, and low inhibition. 
C) high power, low affiliation, and high inhibition. 
D) high power, low affiliation, and low inhibition. 
E) high power, high affiliation, and high inhibition. 
A) low power, high affiliation, and high inhibition. 
B) low power, high affiliation, and low inhibition. 
C) high power, low affiliation, and high inhibition. 
D) high power, low affiliation, and low inhibition. 
E) high power, high affiliation, and high inhibition.

Question 17

Differentiate between the need for affiliation and the need for intimacy.

Accepted Answer

The need for affiliation and the need fo

Question 18

What does the concept of achievement for the future add to the study of achievement behavior?

Accepted Answer

The concept of achievement for the futur

Question 19

The environmental incentive that activates the emotional and behavioral potential of the implicit motive for power is:

Accepted Answer

A) doing something well to show personal competence. 
B) having impact on others. 
C) involvement in a warm, secure relationship 
D) opportunity to please others and gain their approval. 
E) all of the above 
A) doing something well to show personal competence. 
B) having impact on others. 
C) involvement in a warm, secure relationship 
D) opportunity to please others and gain their approval. 
E) all of the above

According to McAdams, the ___motive is the social motive to engage in warm, close, positive interpersonal relations that hold little fear of rejection.

One environmental condition that involves and satisfies the implicit achievement motive is:

Power-oriented individuals tend to seek recognition in small groups and to find a way to make themselves visible to others, apparently in an effort to:

The desire to affiliate _in embarrassing situations; the desire to affiliate _in anxiety-producing situations.

Which of the following statements about power motivation is not true?

A person high in the implicit motive for power would be most attracted to a movie or a book that featured a key scene showing:

Atkinson conceptualized the _as a force within the person to prefer and to seek out achievement situations, and the _as a force within the person to escape from (or be anxious about) achievement situations.

Define each of the following terms in Atkinson's model of achievement behavior and state which one(s) is(are) personality variable(s): Ts = Ms x Ps x Is.

Schachter found that anxious people preferred to be with other people rather than to be alone.Why do anxious people voluntarily seek out and prefer to be with others?

_________are acquired emotional and behavioral potentials to act that are activated by particular situational incentives.

The leadership motive pattern consists of all of the following except:

Explain how an implicit motive that lies dormant within the individual's personality becomes situationally activated and hence capable of motivating that person's behavior in day-to-day activities.

The arousal of the need for achievement readies the individual to:

Discuss the relationship between the need for power and interpersonal aggression.

On average, people show __________when they face a standard of excellence, such as trying to become class valedictorian.

The "leadership motive pattern" shows that specific constellations of power, affiliation, and self-control generally result in effective leadership.The characteristics that best represent an effective manager, according to the leadership motive pattern, are:

Differentiate between the need for affiliation and the need for intimacy.

What does the concept of achievement for the future add to the study of achievement behavior?

The environmental incentive that activates the emotional and behavioral potential of the implicit motive for power is:

Introduction

Motivation and Emotion in Historical Perspective

The Motivated and Emotional Brain

Physiological Needs

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations

Psychological Needs

Goal Setting and Goal Striving

Mindsets

Personal Control Beliefs

The Self and Its Strivings

Nature of Emotion: Six Perennial Questions

Aspects of Emotion

Individual Emotions

Growth Motivation and Positive Psychology

Unconscious Motivation

Interventions

Filters

Exam 7: Implicit Motives

According to McAdams, the ___motive is the social motive to engage in warm, close, positive interpersonal relations that hold little fear of rejection.

One environmental condition that involves and satisfies the implicit achievement motive is:

Power-oriented individuals tend to seek recognition in small groups and to find a way to make themselves visible to others, apparently in an effort to:

The desire to affiliate ___in embarrassing situations; the desire to affiliate ___in anxiety-producing situations.

Which of the following statements about power motivation is not true?

A person high in the implicit motive for power would be most attracted to a movie or a book that featured a key scene showing:

Atkinson conceptualized the ___as a force within the person to prefer and to seek out achievement situations, and the ___as a force within the person to escape from (or be anxious about) achievement situations.

Define each of the following terms in Atkinson's model of achievement behavior and state which one(s) is(are) personality variable(s): Ts = Ms x Ps x Is.

Schachter found that anxious people preferred to be with other people rather than to be alone.Why do anxious people voluntarily seek out and prefer to be with others?

_________are acquired emotional and behavioral potentials to act that are activated by particular situational incentives.

The leadership motive pattern consists of all of the following except:

Explain how an implicit motive that lies dormant within the individual's personality becomes situationally activated and hence capable of motivating that person's behavior in day-to-day activities.

The arousal of the need for achievement readies the individual to:

Discuss the relationship between the need for power and interpersonal aggression.

On average, people show __________when they face a standard of excellence, such as trying to become class valedictorian.

The "leadership motive pattern" shows that specific constellations of power, affiliation, and self-control generally result in effective leadership.The characteristics that best represent an effective manager, according to the leadership motive pattern, are:

Differentiate between the need for affiliation and the need for intimacy.

What does the concept of achievement for the future add to the study of achievement behavior?

The environmental incentive that activates the emotional and behavioral potential of the implicit motive for power is:

Introduction

Motivation and Emotion in Historical Perspective

The Motivated and Emotional Brain

Physiological Needs

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations

Psychological Needs

Goal Setting and Goal Striving

Mindsets

Personal Control Beliefs

The Self and Its Strivings

Nature of Emotion: Six Perennial Questions

Aspects of Emotion

Individual Emotions

Growth Motivation and Positive Psychology

Unconscious Motivation

Interventions

Filters

The desire to affiliate _in embarrassing situations; the desire to affiliate _in anxiety-producing situations.

Atkinson conceptualized the _as a force within the person to prefer and to seek out achievement situations, and the _as a force within the person to escape from (or be anxious about) achievement situations.