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Biological Motivation

Authored by Austin White

Social Studies

10th - 12th Grade

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Biological Motivation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce:

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following activities is inconsistent with drive-reduction theory?

eating food that tastes bad

going swimming on a hot day

eating when you are not hungry

taking a nap when you are drowsy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Motivation is defined by psychologists as

an impulse to accomplish something of significance.
a basic bodily requirement.
a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior.
the underlying cause of all our behaviors.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The tendency of the body to maintain a steady state of functioning is called _______________.

intrinsic motivation

equilibrium

homeostasis

drive reduction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A complex, unlearned, and fixed pattern of behavior common to all members of a

species is called a(n)

homeostatis.

drive.

instinct.

incentive.

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