The source of motivation can be thought of in terms of all of the following EXCEPT:

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following definition of key terms in motivation is?

   A. A reward is something an animal will work to obtain or achieve
   B. A punishment is something an animal will work to escape or avoid
   C. A voluntary behaviour is also called a Pavlovian response
   D. The term ‘work’ refers to a voluntary behaviour

2. All of the following are reasons psychologists use the concept of motivation EXCEPT to:

   A. Predict violent behavior
   B. Relate biology to behavior
   C. Infer private states from public acts
   D. Account for behavioural variability

3. In psychology, the correct conception of motivation was first described in terms of instinctive behavior. On whose theory was this concept largely based?

   A. Hume
   B. Descartes
   C. Darwin
   D. James

4. A psychologist explains you that learning can be best defined in terms of underlying thought process. What theory is being stated ___________ ?

   A. Social learning
   B. Cognitive learning
   C. Trial and error
   D. None of these

5. A psychologist explains you that learning can be best defined in terms of underlying thought process. What theory is being stated __________?

   A. Social learning
   B. Cognitive learning
   C. Trial and error
   D. None of these

6. Which of the following is produced in an individual by motivation:

   A. Desire
   B. Courage
   C. Tendency
   D. All of these

7. After spending an exciting day running around at Lasertron, Jared decides to stay home and watch television rather than going out dancing. Jared’s decision to stay home is most consistent with the ______theory of motivation.

   A. Instinct
   B. evolutionary
   C. arousal
   D. need

8. Rowena expects to be rewarded by her parents with a major present, such as a new car, if she graduates from college with honors. Her resulting hard work in college best illustrates the_________theory of motivation.

   A. instinct
   B. drive reduction
   C. incentive
   D. evolutionary

9. The fact that some people often ignore their hunger and skip lunch in anticipation of a special dinner is a direct contradiction to the_____theory of motivation.

   A. opponent-process
   B. drive reduction
   C. incentive
   D. arousal

10. Imagine you are a male three-spined stickleback (a fish). You come across a nest of unfertilized three-spined stickleback eggs and you can’t help but do a particular dance and then go ahead and fertilize the eggs. Which theory of motivation accounts for your behavior?

    A. Opponent-process
    B. Instinct
    C. Arousal
    D. Behavioral