Psychology Motivation

A parent's statement to their child, "We want you to get A's like the neighbor's son" will lead to _______.

• compliance

• intrinsic motivation

• extrinsic motivation

• obedience

Proposed a hierarchy of needs that suggests a strive toward self-actualization when other needs are met.

• Alfred Kinsey
• Masters & Johnson
• Abraham Maslow
• Paul Ekman

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

• homeostasis
• drive
• need
• instinct

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

• a desire to perform behavior in return for rewards.
• a rigidly patterned behavior characteristic of an entire species.
• an aroused or activated state that is often triggered by a physiological need.
• the body's tendency to maintain a constant internal state.

Professor Sanford explains that the need for physical safety must be met before city dwellers will be motivated to form close friendships with fellow citizens. Professor Sanford is providing an example of:

• set points.
• a hierarchy of needs.
• homeostasis.
• erotic plasticity.

Researchers use biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis to understand eating disorders. The social-cultural level of analysis is especially likely to emphasize that eating disorders are influenced by:

• a natural wariness of unfamiliar foods.
• mass media standards of appearance.
• bouts of depression and anxiety.
• the universal idealization of thinness.

A specific need or desire that arouses the organism and directs its behavior toward a goal.

• Motivation
• Emotion
• Drive
• Cause

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

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

Maslow explained that people fail to reach self-actualization because...

• They fail to satisfy more basic needs.
• They fail to discover their talents.
• They spend too much time on snapchat.
• They fear becoming who they were meant to be.

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