A. Desire
B. Courage
C. Tendency
D. All of these
Related Mcqs:
- If an individual is facing the psychological crisis of identity versus role confusion, according to Erik Erikson’s model, that individual is most likely ____________?
A. a preadolescent
B. an adolescent
C. a young adult
D. a middle-aged adult - In a weight-reduction experiment, an overweight individual was given what the researcher called a new type of diet pill that would help curb the desire to eat in fact. the pill really contained powdered milk, but ever since the individual started taking the diet pill, he has reported that his desire to eat has decreased. This illustrates the:
A. curvilinear relationship
B. effect of extraneous variables
C. natural experiment
D. placebo effect - Who are becoming increasingly alert to the results of psychological studies that deal with individual patterns of growth, maturational readiness to learn, and individual differences in rate and limit of learning?
A. Planers
B. Researchers
C. Educators
D. Group leaders - The source of motivation can be thought of in terms of all of the following EXCEPT:
A. External
B. Biological
C. Internal
D. Interactional - 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 - 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 - Motivation is:
A. An inner state of an individual
B. An external state of an individual
C. A learning state of an individual
D. A creative state of an individual - Intrinsic motivation occurs when:
A. obligations or approval are factors
B. there are obvious external reward for one’s behavior
C. there are obvious external factors controlling behavior
D. extrinsic motivation is also high - Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feedings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the_______theory of motivation. Eventually, however josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now he needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.
A. arousal; Incentive
B. drive reduction; arousal
C. drive; reduction; incentive
D. incentive; drive; reduction - Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feelings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the______-theory of motivation. Eventually, however, josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now the needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.
A. arousal; incentive
B. drive reduction; arousal
C. drive reduction; incentive
D. incentive; drive reduction
