Quiz Personality Motivation Emotion

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 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.

What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

• A theory that proposes that we must satisfy our basic needs before we can try to meet higher-level safety and psychological needs.

• The desire for significant accomplishment.

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

• A theory that examines the role our thoughts play in motivating our behavior.

What type of motivation is money?

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Doing your chores to earn an allowance

• Extrinsic motivation

• Intrinsic motivation

Having good behavior in class to earn a reward

• Extrinsic motivation

• Intrinsic motivation

Learning about something that interest you

• Intrinsic motivation

• Extrinsic motivation