AP Psych Review: MESH

Which term refers to an unlearned, complex behavior common throughout a species that follows a fixed pattern?

• drive

• instinct

• autonomic

• homeostasis

• basal

Which of the following concepts describes how performance can increase or decrease in effectiveness based on stress/arousal?

• achievement motivation

• extrinsic motivation

• homeostasis

• Yerkes-Dodson law

• performance anxiety

What type of question can the Yerkes-Dodson law help answer?

• Why are some organisms motivated to help others even if there are significant costs to themselves?

• What are the different impacts of internal and external motivations?

• If a person is very anxious about performing a task, will that help or hurt the person's performance?

• Are there specific biological reactions associated with different kinds of emotions?

• Why are some people more highly motivated to achieve than others?

When working with people you do not know well, what motivations are most effective at changing behaviors quickly, at least a short amount of time?

• achievement motivation

• extrinsic motivation

• two-factor motivation

• intrinsic motivation

• autonomic motivation

If your goal is to motivate long-term changes that persist even when people are unobserved, what kind of motivation is most useful?

• achievement motivation

• extrinsic motivation

• two-factor motivation

• intrinsic motivation

• autonomic motivation

Which motivation theory describes how physiological needs create impulses to lessen those needs in order to regain a balanced internal state?

• drive reduction theory

• instinct theory

• Maslow's hierarchy of needs

• homeostasis motivation

• limbic system

Which of the following is an accurate description of drive reduction theory?

• Humans are driven to achieve mastery of their environments & to reduce their feelings of stress through motivated behaviors.

• Organisms are born with unlearned, complex behaviors that follow a fixed pattern

• Our needs are prioritized from least to most important, and this ranked list motivates our behaviors

• In order to reduce unconscious stress, we are driven to satisfy needs created earlier in life.

• Physiological needs create impulses to lessen those needs in order to regain a balanced internal state.

In drive reduction theory, what does homeostasis refer to?

• Impulses transmitted across the synaptic gap in the limbic system that reduce physiological drives

• The drive to achieve the state of confident mastery over the environment

• The stage just below self-actualization, which is achievable by most adults

• A balanced internal state, free of drives produced by physiological deficits

• The balance between internal & external motivations that result in productive, mature behaviors

What is the premise behind Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory?

• Some needs are more important in some cultures, which causes the behavioral differences we see in different cultures

• People are motivated to satisfy needs in a specific order, starting with physiological needs

• Everyone is motivated to achieve mastery over his or her environment, which is the highest-ranking need in the hierarchy

• Biological needs evolved in a specific order in humans, which impacts behaviors in predictable ways

• Each person internalizes a hierarchy of needs over time, based on past experiences

What is the correct order of the levels in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

• Intrinsic needs, extrinsic needs, achievement needs, homeostasis, self- actualization

• Physiological needs, safety needs, love & belongingness, self-esteem, self-actualization

• Instinct, drive, drive reduction, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, achievement motivation

• Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operations

• Biological, cognitive, emotional, connectedness, spiritual