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Motivation Review

Authored by Eric Bowling

Social Studies

11th - 12th Grade

Motivation Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Motivation is defined by psychologists as

an impulse to accomplish something of significance.

rigidly patterned behavior characteristic of all people.

a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior toward a goal.

the cause of behavior.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce

a drive.

an instinct.

an incentive.

homeostasis.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Positive and negative environmental stimuli that motivate behavior are called

needs.

incentives.

instincts.

drives.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The arousal theory of motivation would be most useful for understanding the aversive

effects of

homeostasis.

instincts.

hunger.

boredom.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The tendency for optimal levels of performance to be associated with moderate levels of

arousal is known as

drive-reduction.

homeostasis.

the Yerkes-Dodson Law.

self-actualization

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The most basic or lowest-level need in Maslow's hierarchy of human motives includes

the need for

self-esteem.

love and friendship.

religious fulfillment.

food and water.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Homeostasis, which is the goal of drive reduction, is defined as

a rigidly patterned behavior characteristic of an entire species.

an aroused tension state that is often triggered by a physiological need.

the body's tendency to maintain a constant internal state.

a physical need that usually triggers motivational arousal.

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