Exam 10: Motivation

All of the following are likely causes of the obesity epidemic in America, EXCEPT:

Beginning in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Western nations began to see a dramatic upsurge in the number of cases of

One problem with this psychological model of aggression is that it does not account for the occurrence of instrumental acts of aggression that involve little or no emotional arousal.

Immediate needs for food, water, and shelter, but also needs to associate with other people (affiliation) and enter close relationships (belongingness), are on this level of analysis in Kenrick's pyramid.

When an explanation consists merely of a label or a description-for example, "he starts fights because he is aggressive"-it is of limited value and can be called

A person may wish to increase her health, life span, and attractiveness and therefore be motivated to quit smoking. Yet the same person might also want to avoid the extreme discomfort brought on by tobacco withdrawal and therefore be motivated not to quit smoking. Those two conflicting goals will produce

In Kenrick's updated needs pyramid, all of the following needs were preserved, EXCEPT:

Positive psychologists advocate working toward sharpening the skills and strengths you already have rather than strengthening the areas in which you believe you are weak.

Appetite is a largely homeostatic drive state intended to satisfy needs for immediate energy and/or overall nutrition.

The overwhelmingly unpleasant feeling that results when there is some type of discrepancy between our perception of the interpersonal relationships we have, and the relationships we wish to have, is called

A person's belief about his or her ability to produce change or accomplish a specific task through his or her efforts is called

People who are high in internal locus of control have a tendency toward high

Psychologists like Csikszentmihalyi use the term _____________ to refer to work experiences where you may lose track of time, experience little fatigue, and from which you are not easily distracted.

Though traits are used to categorize people in terms of the behaviors they are likely to present, they can be problematic because

Loneliness does not necessarily result from any particular situation, such as being separated from a loved one or losing an important relationship.

These behaviors stem from innate, automatic behavioral tendencies that will occur reliably in all members of a species in response to some sort of cue from the environment.

Some psychologists and sociologists believe that young women in non-Western cultures develop eating disorders as a result of adapting to this phenomenon.

To form an intimate relationship, one must reveal personal information, thoughts, and feelings to another person, and also experience

Although both men and women are capable of the most extreme forms of aggressive behavior, direct physical aggression is more characteristic of boys and men.

To industrial organizational psychologists, motivations are part of the psychological "architecture" of adaptations in humans.