Deck 12: Motivation

Question 1

For Maslow,the most highly evolved motive is _______.

A)esteem
B)physiological need
C)intellectual need
D)self-actualization

Answer 1

self-actualization

Question 2

According to __________ theory,the number of fat cells in the body is established during early childhood.

A)drive
B)caloric
C)hypothalamic
D)set-point

Answer 2

set-point

Question 3

According to set-point theory,the size of fat cells is determined by:

A)heredity.
B)eating habits during adolescence and adulthood.
C)diet during the first two years of life.
D)the mother's diet before birth of the child.

Answer 3

eating habits during adolescence and adulthood.

Question 4

What is the lowest need in Maslow's hierarchy?

A)physiological
B)safety
C)achievement
D)self-actualization

Question 5

How are proximity to others and the establishment of friendships related?

A)not related
B)inversely correlated
C)negatively related
D)positively related

Question 6

Bulimia is most common among which of the following?

A)females in their late teens and early 20's
B)middle-age females
C)adolescent males
D)both males and females in their late teens and early 20's

Question 7

The fact that you are most likely to marry someone who lives near you illustrates the _______ effect.

A)propinquity
B)numerosity
C)similarity
D)reciprocity

Question 8

Which of the following is the most recent conclusion concerning the role of stomach contractions in signaling hunger? They:

A)have no influence.
B)play a minor role.
C)play a major role.
D)cannot be studied because of lack of technology.

Question 9

It is believed that the hypothalamus controls ________.

A)aggression
B)social learning abilities
C)long-term mechanisms of body weight
D)biological motives

Question 10

Maslow is associated with which of the following notions?

A)that when the body temperature falls,we are motivated to eat
B)that the motive to explore and manipulate is important for individual survival
C)that our motives are organized into a hierarchy
D)that some people are driven by the achievement motive

Question 11

Sweet taste seems to play a role in ___________.

A)stimulating eating
B)cutting calories
C)weight gain
D)stomach contractions

Question 12

A need that energizes and directs behavior towards some goal is known as a _______.

A)cue
B)behavior
C)motive
D)stimulus

Question 13

Dorothy is both hungry and thirsty.Which of the following is involved in both of these drives?

A)the hippocampus
B)spinal reflexes
C)the hypothalamus
D)the amygdala

Question 14

The most important factor in attraction is ________.

A)proximity
B)similarity
C)attractiveness
D)reciprocity

Question 15

Hugh has such powerful sexual needs that he engages in dangerously promiscuous behavior.In this case,Hugh's sexual needs are a(n)_______.

A)emotion
B)motive
C)stimulus
D)cue

Question 16

Investigators believe that the number of fat cells we have is determined partly by genetics and partly by our diet during:

A)the first two years of life.
B)adolescence.
C)the prenatal period.
D)the first five years of life.

Question 17

Studies on similarity and attractiveness have found that _______.

A)the more similar two people are,the stronger the attraction between them,up to a point
B)similarity appears to be unrelated to attraction
C)complementarity is a more powerful influence on attraction than similarity
D)the more similar two people are,the weaker the attraction between them,due to boredom

Question 18

A decline in the level of testosterone in either men or women leads to ___________________.

A)an increase in sexual desire
B)abnormal sexual desires
C)pain and discomfort during sexual activity
D)a decrease in sexual desire

Question 19

According to Maslow's hierarchy of motives theory,which one of the following needs must first be satisfied?

A)self-actualization
B)esteem needs
C)physiological needs
D)safety needs

Question 20

The adage "Birds of a feather flock together" pertains most directly to the _______ factor in liking.

A)propinquity
B)numerosity
C)similarity
D)reciprocity

Question 21

The correct order of Maslow's hierarchy of motives from most primitive to the most complex and human is _______.

A)safety,physiological,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization
B)physiological,esteem,self-actualization,safety,belongingness
C)physiological,esteem,safety,belongingness,self-actualization
D)physiological,safety,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization