Exam 12: Motivation

Which of the following is an example of an extrinsically motivated behavior?

________ is the genetically influenced weight range of an individual, maintained by biological mechanisms that regulate food intake, fat reserves, and metabolism.

Getting a better grade or learning to scuba dive are examples of ________ goals.

The pursuit of an activity for external rewards is called:

To psychologists, motivation refers to a state of tension resulting from the deprivation of physical needs, such as those for food and water.

Exclusively psychological theories of the origins of homosexuality have never been supported.

Research investigations of identical twins, reared together versus apart, show that twins reared together are more similar in body shape than those reared apart.

Although large numbers of people report that they are dieting, there have been dramatic increases in the number of overweight individuals. What are some of the environmental reasons for this epidemic of overweight and obesity?

In an approach-avoidance conflict, a person must choose the lesser of two evils.

Getting money, taking revenge, and "evening the score" fall under the ________ category of motives for sex.

The psychology of motivation can be best summarized as the study of:

Research investigations of identical twins reared together and apart show that the early family environment has very little effect at all on weight gain.

Letitia just got her law degree. She wants to take a job in environmental law, but a corporate firm specializing in real estate contracts has offered her a job with an enormous salary. Why should she think carefully and critically in making a decision?

A Pakistani student desperately wants an education and a career as a pharmacist, but she also does not want to be disobedient to her parents, who have arranged a marriage for her back home. Which kind of conflict does she have?

The pursuit of an activity for its own sake is called extrinsic motivation.

Bulimia has the highest mortality rate of all the mental disorders.

A man with a(n) ________ attachment style will find that others are often reluctant to get as close as he would like and he worries that his partner won't stay with him.

Securely attached lovers are often described as clingy and avoid intimate attachments.

In a mother-toddler play group, Geoff has a secure attachment to his mother, Hank has an avoidant attachment, and Henri has an anxious attachment. Based on the attachment theory of love, predict what their attitudes and behaviors will be like as lovers when they reach adulthood.

Abraham Maslow envisioned people's motives as forming a pyramid. The first needs to be satisfied (the foundation) were: