AP Psych Motivation and Emotion Review

Which of the following best illustrates an intrinsic motivation

• running a marathon to support breast cancer
• rock climbing to win first prize
• graduating with honors
• trying out for the high school basketball team

It is characteristic of robins to build nests. This is an example of:

• a set point
• homeostasis
• a drive
• an instinct

The instinct theory states that organisms are motivated by a variety of innate tendencies that determine behavior (instincts).  Which of the following is an example of this theory?

• a little girl plays with a doll instead of a truck
• newly hatched sea turtles head to the ocean
  
• husband typically drives instead of the wife
• father is the primary caregiver of a couple’s new baby

According to Maslow, ______ are the first level of needs that people have to satisfy before they can advance up the hierarchy.

• Biological and Physiological needs
• Self-actualization needs
• Esteem needs
• Belongingness needs
  

A worker working overtime solely for the extra money is motivated

• intrinsically
• extrinsically

What is Intrinsic Motivation?

• Being motivated by positive feelings associated with doing well on a task or job 
• Being motivated by monetary bonuses
• Being promoted based on performance
• Being motivated by positive feelings associated with doing well when working with other people 

The Yerkes-Dodson Law predicts that most people would perform an easy task best if they are at a 

• high level of arousal
• low level of arousal
• baseline state
• level of self-actualization

Sixteen-year-old Jill loves ice cream and other rich foods, but she has become increasingly anxious about gaining too much weight. Jill frequently overeats and then intentionally vomits in an attempt to control her weight. Jill most clearly suffers from:

• hypermetabolism
• bulimia nervosa
• anorexia nervosa
• obesity

This theory holds that bodily needs create either states of tension or arousal.

• Yerkes-Dodson Law
• Zuckerman's Proposal
• Drive Reduction Theory
• Instinct Theory

This theory suggests that each person has an optimum level of alertness that varies from one situation to another.

• Yerkes-Dodson Law
• Instinct Theory
• Arousal Theory
• Evolution