Psychology - Ch. 9, Part 1

The process by which activities are started, directed, and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met.

• Motivation
• Emotion

Giving a child money for every A on a report card.

• Extrinsic Motivation
• Intrinsic Motivation

A person volunteers at a homeless shelter because they feel a sense of giving back to the community.

• Extrinsic Motivation
• Intrinsic Motivation

When an organism has a _________, it leads to a psychological tension and physical arousal that motivates the organism to act, which is called ___________.

• Need; Drive
• Drive; Need
• Extrinsic; Intrinsic
• Intrinsic; Extrinsic

This theory suggests that when there is a primary drive need, such as thirst for water, the body is in a state of unbalance, and therefore is motivated to stimulate before that will return the body back to homeostasis.  

• Drive-Reduction Theory
• McClelland’s Theory
• Arousal Theory
• Maslow’s Theory

Which of the following is not a psychological need highlighted in McClelland’s Theory?

• Love
• Affiliation
• Power
• Achievement

Jimmy believes that his life is controlled by bad luck and fate. Jimmy has an ______________ locus of control.

• External
• Internal

Stewart believes that he is in control over what happens in his life. Stewart has an ______________ locus of control.

• Internal
• External

Arousal theory suggests that task performances may suffer if the level of arousal is too high (such as severe test anxiety) or if the level of arousal is too low (such as boredom).

• True
• False

The incentive approaches are most linked to which type of motivation?

• Extrinsic
• Intrinsic