AP Psych Mods 52-54

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

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

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

Serving at a soup kitchen because you enjoy serving others is an example of

• extrinsic motivation
• intrinsic motivation
• drive-reduction
• need for achievement 

Research studies indicate that people who are intrinsically motivated as compared to people who are extrinsically motivated tend to

• Work harder and enjoy their work more

• Work less and enjoy their work less

• More eagerly look forward to rewards like paychecks

• Be less creative and less effective

• Respond to a challenge by working less

The tendency for one's body to return to  a balanced state is called:

• satisfaction
• deprivation
• homeostasis

Stimulation of this area would cause a rat to begin eating.

• lateral hypothalamus
• ventromedial hypothalamus
• hippocampus
• prefrontal cortex