AP Psych Motivation

Carla tutors other students because she likes to be helpful, whereas Jane tutors classmates strictly for pay. Their behaviors demonstrate the difference between...

• primary and secondary drives

• instinctive and derived drives

• appetitive and aversive motivation

• intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

• positive and negative reinforcement

An incentive is

• rigidly patterned behavior characteristic of an entire species

• State of deprivation that triggers arousal

• positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior

• State of arousal triggered by deprivation

• basic need listed on the lower levels of Maslow's heirarchy

According to Maslow, our need for

• Love must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for food

• Adequate clothing must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for self-esteem

• Religious fulfillment must be met before we are preoccupied with sastifying our need for adequate housing

• Self-actualization must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for friendship

• Political freedom must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for economic security

Julian recently lost his job and only has enough savings to last 2 months. if he does not find another job before then he will have to decide to sell his car to pay his rent or pay his rent and have his car repossessed. This type of conflict best represents

• approach-avoidance

• approach-approach

• avoidance-avoidance

• incentive-motive

• Motive-incentive

Elaine buys a lottery ticket every week hoping she will win so she can buy a mansion and travel. Her behavior best fits which of the theories of motivation?

• Arousal theory

• Cognitive dissonance theory

• Instinct theory

• Affiliation theory

• Incentive theory

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

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

For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce:

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

Which theory would be most helpful for explaining why people are motivated to watch horror movies?

• James-Lange theory
• drive-reduction theory
• Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory
• arousal theory

Motivational theory that focuses on internal states of tension, such as hunger, that motivate us to pursue actions that reduce tension

• Drive reduction theory
• Instinct theory
• Arousal theory
• Incentive theory