Psychology - Motivation

What is motivation?

• The need or desire that energizes behavior and moves it toward a goal

• A state of tension that results from an internal imbalance

• An inherited, preprogrammed, complex behavior that occurs in a species

• Maintaining a balanced internal state

Which of the following is an example of an instinct according to the instinct theory?

• The need for energy to be obtained from food

• Thirst for more water

• The sucking behavior of newborn human babies

• Pursuit of pleasure

What is the drive reduction theory?

• The idea that each of us has an optimal level of stimulation that we like to maintain

• The theory that a physiological need creates a state of tension that motivates us to satisfy that need

• Focusing on maintaining a balanced internal state

• The belief that all motivation originates with a biological imbalance or need

What are biological motives?

• Those that are wired into the nervous system

• Motives that are based on learned behavior

• Motives that arise from cognitive processes

• Motives that arise from social interactions

According to the arousal theory, what is the optimal level of arousal for a difficult task?

• High level of arousal

• Low level of arousal

• Moderate level of arousal

• No specific level of arousal

What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?

• The law that states that the optimal level of arousal depends on the difficulty of the task

• The law that states that motivation originates with a biological imbalance or need

• The law that states that each of us has an optimal level of stimulation that we like to maintain

• The law that focuses on maintaining a balanced internal state

What is homeostasis theory?

• The theory that each of us has an optimal level of stimulation that we like to maintain

• The theory that a physiological need creates a state of tension that motivates us to satisfy that need

• The theory that focuses on maintaining a balanced internal state

• The theory that explains the motivation behind our behaviors as our attempts to maintain an optimal level of stimulation

How do cognitive explanations help explain motivation?

• They focus on maintaining a balanced internal state

• They explain the motivation behind our behaviors as our attempts to maintain an optimal level of stimulation

• They make it even clearer than biological explanations

• They are not related to motivation

What is intrinsic motivation?

• The desire to perform behavior because of promised reward or threats of punishment.

• The desire to perform behavior for its own sake; not for any external reward.

• The need to live up to your full and unique potential.

• The need to be with other humans, to be loved, to love, and to be accepted.

What is extrinsic motivation?

• The desire to perform behavior because of promised reward or threats of punishment.

• The desire to perform behavior for its own sake; not for any external reward.

• The need to live up to your full and unique potential.

• The need to be with other humans, to be loved, to love, and to be accepted.