Which theory of motivation pays least attention to individual differences in behavior?

Related Mcqs:

1. The study of similarities and differences in the behavior of different species is called:_____________?

   A. biology
   B. comparative psychology
   C. environmental psychology
   D. differential psychology

2. Attention is aroused by: ______________?

   A. subtle differences in stimuli
   B. bright stimuli
   C. contrast or change in stimulation
   D. subliminal stimuli

3. A multifactorial causation approach to behavior suggests that ____________?

   A. most behaviors can be explained best by single-cause explanations.
   B. data must be subjected rigorous statistical analysis in order to make sense.
   C. explanations of behavior tend to build up from the simple to the complex in a hierarchical manner
   D. most behavior is governed by a complex network of interrelated factors

4. Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?

   A. blinking in response to a light
   B. imitating a friend’s gesture
   C. remembering a pleasant experience
   D. rapid eye movements while sleeping

5. Overt behavior is: ____________?

   A. anything a person does.
   B. only those things a person does which you can see
   C. only those things which can be recorded by a camera.
   D. only those thing which a person can see with his/her senses.

6. Developmental psychologists study the effects of __________ on behavior.

   A. marketing
   B. learning disabilities
   C. aging
   D. robotics

7. Which of the following behaviors can best be described as overt behavior?

   A. watching a TV game show
   B. thinking about the answer to a contestant’s
   C. being sad that the contestant answered ly
   D. wondering if there are any frozen waffles left in the freezer

8. A series of responses that gradually approach a desired pattern of behavior are called:

   A. adaptations
   B. gradients
   C. successive approximations
   D. conditioning trials

9. Using poker chips to reinforce mental patients for healthy behavior would be and example of using:

   A. negative reinforcement
   B. classical conditioning
   C. extinction
   D. tokens

10. Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?

    A. blinking in response to a light
    B. imitating a friend’s gesture
    C. remembering a pleasant experience
    D. rapid eye movements while sleeping