Deck 13: Conclusions

Question 1

Typically _____ motivation is concerned with environmental objects or goals that stimulate and guide our behavior.

A) humanistic
B) incentive
C) arousal
D) evolutionary

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The experience of emotion is influenced by the _____ nervous system.

A) sympathetic
B) cerebellar
C) parasympathetic
D) somatic

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The amygdala, frontal cortex, and nucleus accumbens contribute to _____ learning.

A) emotional
B) group
C) developmental
D) observational

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The fully functioning individual and self-actualization are _____ approaches to motivation.

A) group
B) humanistic
C) social learning
D) attribution

Question 5

The _____ approaches to motivation propose that inconsistencies in our thoughts trigger motivation that brings those thoughts back into consistent relationships with one another.

A) precisely balanced system
B) adequate
C) humanistic
D) consistency

Question 6

The many studies on motivation can be best summarized by the statement:

A) "motivation is a biological process"
B) "motivation is a cognitive process"
C) "motivation is learned"
D) "motivation is multidimensional"

Question 7

The activation of behavior to maintain the body at an optimum level is called:

A) arousal
B) optimum hypothesis
C) homeostasis
D) activation theory

Question 8

The study of motivation can be said to:

A) involve only a small portion of psychology
B) be primarily practical, but not theoretical
C) be primarily theoretical, but not practical
D) cut across all areas of psychology, both theoretical and applied

Question 9

Our _____ capacities allow us to make inferences about why others behave the way that they do.

A) genetic
B) biological
C) cognitive
D) perceptual

Question 10

Motive states such as hunger, thirst, aggression, and sexual behavior are perhaps best viewed from a _____ perspective.

A) physiological
B) humanistic
C) group
D) experiential

Question 11

The need to continue one's genetic information on to the next generation is called:

A) generational drive state
B) generational motivation
C) genetic coding hypothesis
D) primary operating principle