Exam 10: Motivation

Although the number of eating disorders diagnosed in the United States has risen since the 1960s, the percentage of women afflicted with bulimia nervosa is about

__________________ is a largely homeostatic drive state turned on and off by various physiological changes in the body. On the other hand, _________________ is a desire to eat.

Aggressors almost always believe that they are in the right, and do not apply the same moral judgments to themselves in regard to aggression and other destructive acts.

The speed at which food is transformed into energy by the body is called

If Dr. Foster describes Bob as an honest, conscientious, and sociable person, she is describing him using

Conflicting goals like wanting to quit smoking but also wanting to avoid nicotine withdrawal produce _____________________ motivation.

This need cannot be satisfied by casual interactions with relative strangers or by interactions even with people one knows well and cares about, if such interactions are infrequent.

Describe how traits influence productivity at work as characterized by research on industrial organizational psychology.

Some researchers believe that this kind of motivation can reduce the efficiency of learning and the engagement of the learners.

There has been a great deal more research and writing on this type of competence motivation than on competence motivation itself.

This term, describing a desire to eat, is highly influenced and sometimes entirely controlled by psychological, social-environmental, or cultural factors.

Drive theorists proposed that behavior is motivated primarily by the desire to increase pleasant conditions of arousal that result from basic physiological needs.

The distinction between motivations to seek positive experiences and motivations to avoid negative ones is called

According to this motivational theory, if arousal levels are too high, as when drives are activated, the organism seeks to reduce arousal. But if they are too low, as during periods of boredom or excessive rest, arousal is actively sought.

When you throw your hands up reflexively, to protect your face from a foul ball at a baseball game, your behavior is not motivated because it is not

Which of the following is NOT true about motivation and performance, according to goal-setting theory?

In a recent study on food portions, investigators found that typical portions of food chosen by research participants were much larger than typical portions chosen by participants in a similar study from the 1980s.

The trait dimension that describes our attempts to control our own behavior around other people, at least to some degree, so that we may create a desired impression, is called

Which of the following situations most suggests the existence of unconscious motivation for behavior?

This term describes the homeostatic drive state intended to satisfy needs for immediate energy and/or overall nutrition.