Motivation Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Motivation Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
There are three fundamental motivational tasks that the self has to pursue and solve. Which of
the following is NOT one of those tasks - CORRECT ANSWER- increase and maintain self
esteem (Self esteem)
The problem with placing too m...
Motivation Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
There are three fundamental motivational tasks that the self has to pursue and solve. Which of
the following is NOT one of those tasks - CORRECT ANSWER- increase and maintain self
esteem (Self esteem)
The problem with placing too much emphasis on self-esteem in a motivational analysis of
behaviour is that - CORRECT ANSWER- there are almost no findings that self esteem causes
anything at all
____ are cognitive generalizations about the self that are domain specific and learned from
past experience - CORRECT ANSWER- self-schemas
____ represents the present state of the self-concept, whereas a ______ represents the future
desired state of the self concept - CORRECT ANSWER- self-schema, possible self
Research finds that high self esteem persons choose to interact with people who evaluate
them positively, while low self esteem persons choose to interact with people who evaluate
them negatively. This shows that, generally speaking - CORRECT ANSWER- people choose
to interact with people who treat them in a way they want to be treated
When a person receives potent social feedback that disconfirms his or her preexisting self-
conception, what variable determines whether the person will or will not experience a change
in self-concept? - CORRECT ANSWER- self-concept certainty
The affect control principle in affect control theory is - CORRECT ANSWER- people behave
in ways that minimize affective deflection
According to affect control theory, a fundamental sentiment is - CORRECT ANSWER- a
culturally defines identity
In affect control theory, energy for behaviour arrises from - CORRECT ANSWER- affective
deflections
,Agency within the self emanates primarily from - CORRECT ANSWER- innate
psychological needs
___ expands and elaborates the self into an ever-increasing level of complexity, while ____
synthesizes that emerging complexity into a coherent whole - CORRECT ANSWER-
Differentiation, integration
Cognitive dissonance theory predicts that once a difficult choice between equally attractive
alternatives is made, people experience - CORRECT ANSWER- postdecision regret
The initiation rituals in groups such as the military, fraternities, and athletic teams increase
liking from their group members. Initiation rituals increase liking by capitalizing on what
dissonance-arousing process? - CORRECT ANSWER- effort justification
Bem's self-perception theory challenged the basic tenet of cognitive dissonance theory by
arguing that - CORRECT ANSWER- cognitive-behaviour inconsistencies do not necessarily
produce an aversive motivational state
Self-perception theory is more applicable to situations in which people's attitudes are initially
_____, while cognitive dissonance theory is more applicable to situations in which peoples
attitudes are initially _____ - CORRECT ANSWER- vague, ambiguous, and weak; clear,
salient, and strong
Self-concordance refers to a sense of _____ that people have regarding their goals and
strivings - CORRECT ANSWER- ownership
Which of the following statements is true - CORRECT ANSWER- most people are happy,
and this is true almost irrespective of life circumstances
_____ attain an optimal level of arousal at relatively low levels of stimulation and shun
strong stimulation; _____ attain an optimal level of arousal at relatively high levels of
stimulation and approach stronger forms of stimulation. - CORRECT ANSWER- introverts,
extraverts
, in competitive situations, which of the following statements is true? - CORRECT ANSWER-
introverts avoid competition because they expect it to be too arousing, anxiety-provoking,
and punishing
The motivational function of the Behavioural Activating System (BAS) is to energize: -
CORRECT ANSWER- approach-oriented, goal-directed behaviour
The motivational function of the Behavioural Inhibition System (BIS) is to energize -
CORRECT ANSWER- avoidance-oriented, goal-direction behaviour
____ is a hypothetical construct representing the cortical, behavioural and autonomic
mechanism that govern alertness, wakefulness, and motivation. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Arousal
Studies on the effects of sensory deprivation on psychological processes showed that
exposure to a rigidly monotonous environment led participants to report - CORRECT
ANSWER- all of the above
Arousal level is mostly a function of how _____ the environment is - CORRECT ANSWER-
stimulating
The study with students taking vocabulary tests under conditions of (1) pressure vs. no
pressure and (2) caffeine vs. no caffeine supports the credibility of the inverted-U hypothesis
because it shows - CORRECT ANSWER- that the inverted-U curve applies to everyday
arousing events
Overstimulating, stressful environments instigate all of the following types of distribution
EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER- social (e.g., conformity, pressures)
Which reason(s) best explain(s) why sensation seekers might be attracted to drug usage? -
CORRECT ANSWER- all of the above
Compared to affect stable individuals, affect intense react: - CORRECT ANSWER- overly
positive to good events and overly negative to bad events
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