MCQs of Psychology – Motivation

All of the following are reasons psychologists use the concept of motivation EXCEPT to:

The source of motivation can be thought of in terms of all of the following EXCEPT:

An organism’s drive to reach a state of equilibrium is known as:

Behavior that is altered by external stimuli or rewards is motivated by

All of the following are example of instincts EXCEPT:

The key to julian Rotter’s social-learning theory is the importance of

Fritz Heider postulated that the outcome of your behavior can be attributed to situational factors or________factors.

Which brain structure plays a major role in eating behavior?

Food binges, self-induced vomiting and______abuse characterize bulmia nervosa.

Internal push is to be external pull as _____is to_____.

Foolish conformity to peer pressure is most likely to be motivated by_____needs.

The practice of 360-degree feedback is most clearly designed to improve:

Managers with a social leadership style would be most likely to:

A need refers to:

After spending an exciting day running around at Lasertron, Jared decides to stay home and watch television rather than going out dancing. Jared’s decision to stay home is most consistent with the ______theory of motivation.

An unlearned and fixed pattern of behavior common to all members of a species is called a(n):

The consumption of carbohydrates is most likely to:

The arousal theory of motivation would be most useful for understanding the aversive effect of:

The reason many anorexics have dental problems is from:

Which of the following is the best example of a drive?

In a complete sexual response cycle:

After finishing a marathon, Adena grabs a water bottle and quickly drinks all of its contents in an attempt to satisfy a (n)_______drive.

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of anorexia nervosa?

Cross-cultural research in judgments of body size suggests that Americans tend to rate the ideal body______than they do in other countries.

What factor determines the sexual behavior of most species?

All of the following are stages of the human sexual response cycle EXCEPT

The first meaningful, scientific study of human sexuality was survey research performed by

The need for achievement has been measured by which personality test?

Judgments about the causes of outcomes of situations are known as

Which of the following is a characteristic of bulimia nervosa?

The______describes the relationship between arousal level, task difficulty, and efficiency of performance.

Which of the following is an assumption of arousal theory?

Secondary motives are:

Gorging on food and then vomiting or taking laxatives to avoid gaining weight is called

You and a friend play three hours of racquetball I. Afterwards, you are most likely to prefer

Which is a cause of anorexia?

If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed a rat will

Cutting sensory nerves from the stomach, or removing it entirely, causes

Which is TRUE regarding the influence of cultural values on eating behaviors?

Stimulus motives are

The chief antidote for test anxiety is

Taste aversions are a type of classical conditioning, and if there is a long delay between the CS and US, conditioning is usually prevented. The fact that people and animals can be develop taste aversions even though sickness occurs long after eating indicates that

Intrinsic motivation occurs when

Which of the following is the most common source of Disinhibition for restrained eaters?

Some recent studies suggest that exposure to aggressive pronography:

Clearly communicating a vision of goals so as to inspire others to follow is most indicative of:

Which of the following events would most likely cause an animal to overeat and become obese?

After an animal is allowed to copulate until it has no further interest, it will resume sexual activity when a new partner is provided. This is called

The satiety system is to the feeding system as the_______hypothalamus is to the_______hypothalamus.

If your body is dehydrated, but you are not thirsty, we would say that you have

Which of the following can alter the body’s set point?

Carlos is so friendly and likable that is job supervisors and co-workers often appraise his work skills and performance more positively than is actually warranted. This best illustrate evaluators’ vulnerability to:

By scripting specific job-relevant questions to be asked of all those applying for a particular work position, a personnel psychologist is most clearly developing a frame work for:

Juan is obsessed with building up his bank balance, even though he is quite comfortable and prosperous now. Juan’s situation exemplifies the power of

Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example

Rowena expects to be rewarded by her parents with a major present, such as a new car, if she graduates from college with honors. Her resulting hard work in college best illustrates the_________theory of motivation.

The need to master difficult challenges outperform others, and meet high standard of excellence is referred to as

Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feedings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the_______theory of motivation. Eventually, however josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now he needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.

After studying artists who would spend hour after hour painting or sculpting with enormous concentration, Csikszentmihalyi formulated the concept of:

If a food causes sickness or simply precedes sickness caused by something else, a learned______may result.

The hypothalamus has_______hunger center (s).

Which of the following suggestions would be the worst advice for a dieter?

The fact that some people often ignore their hunger and skip lunch in anticipation of a special dinner is a direct contradiction to the_____theory of motivation.

The body’s tendency to maintain a constant internal state is Known as:

Which profession is most directly involved in the application of psychology’s principles to the workplace?

Mr Walters has many years of experience as a personal officers for a large corporation. He does not review most job applicants’ reference files because he is confident of his ability to predict their future work performance based on his direct face-to-face conversations with them. Mr Walters’ confidence best illustrates:

Although Cara has been obese for as long as she can remember, she is determined to lose excess body weight with a low-calorje diet. Cara is most likely to have difficulty becoming and staying thin because:

The loss of her in the anorexic is due to:

Imagine you are a male three-spined stickleback (a fish). You come across a nest of unfertilized three-spined stickleback eggs and you can’t help but doa particular dance and then go ahead and fertilize the eggs. Which theory of motivation accounts for your behavior?

Jeff, who is 14, engages in rigorous tennis drills or competitive play at least four hours every day because he wants to master the sport and play on one of the best college teams in the country. His goal and behavior best illustrate the concept of:

Smokers and nonsmokers have been found to differ in a gene that influences responses to:

Which of the following is a primary motive?

The body structure most closely associated with thirst is the

Extrinsic motivation stems from

Which of the following statements about the sex drive is TRUE?

People with weight problems are more likely to eat when experiencing the emotion of

The need for achievement

Which of the following has not been found in research on gender differences in sexual interest?

Kinsey maintained that sexual orientation:

The need to master difficult challenges, outperform others, and meet high standards of excellence motive

Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feelings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the______-theory of motivation. Eventually, however, josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now the needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.

After studying artists who would spend hour after hour painting or sculpting with enormous concentration, the Csikszentmihalyi formulated the concept of:

If a food causes sickness, or simply precedes sickness caused by something else, a learned________may result.

The hypothalamus has_______hunger center(s).

In research on the need for achievement, individual differences are usually measured:

The determinant of achievement behavior that increase when a college student enrolls in a class that is required for graduation is:

Full and clear communication regarding Kelsey’s manager is enhanced by the performance appraisals she periodically receives from fellow managers, subordinates, customers, and her supervisor. This best illustrates the value of:

Those who view their work as a necessary but personally unfulfilling way to make money are said to view work as a:

Developing assessments tools for selecting and placing employees is of most direct relevance to:

Researchers have discovered that “cyber-ostracism” by strangers elicits increased in the:

The eating of non-nutritive substances is the definition of which eating disorder?

Life-threatening weight loss due to self-inflicted starvation is called

Hypothermia refers to:

Santa Claus stops by your house to drop off presents and is feeling very hungry. He sees two cookies on the mantle and quickly devours them. Afterward, he no longer feels a need to eat. What theory of motivation best describes this situation?

Food deprivation is to_______as hunger is to_______.

Andrea views her work as primarily an opportunity to climb up the corporate ladder in pursuit of increasingly better positions. Andrea apparently views her work as a:

Which of the following is most likely to interfere with one’s efforts to successfully quit smoking?

People sometimes choose a certain career because they want a please their parents. This is an example of a (n)_______factor as a motivational source.

Our sexual attraction toward members of either the same sex or the opposite sex is called our.

Rudy has been on a strict diet of 1000 calories per day for the last six weeks.He lost considerably more weight in the first three weeks of his diet than in the last three because:

The Thematic Apperception Test is considered________test.

Jackson had a huge breakfast this morning and is still feeling stuffed when he arrives at work. However, one of his colleagues has brought some delicious-looking donuts to the morning staff meeting and Jackson just can’t resist. Although he feels full, he eats donuts. His behavior is inconsistent with:

The heritability appears to be”

Which of the following definition of key terms in motivation is INCORRECT?

The functions of some peripheral factors in the control of eating can be demonstrated by the sham feeding preparation. But which of the following is NOT true? In the sham feeding preparation:

Experiments with rats, monkeys and humans using sham feeding have advanced our knowledge about food intake by demonstrating that:

Which one of the following findings would support the glucostatic hypothesis?

Some research suggests that women are more receptive to external sensory stimuli when they are what?

Long-term regulation of body weight and fat has been associated with the following hormone:

Which of the following is NOT the case with respect to a primate’s secondary cortical taste area?

Motivational states are states that lead animals to work toward_______.

The orbitofrontal cortex:
1: Has critical implications for survival.
2: Serves a reward-decoding function.
3: Plays a very important role in emotion.
4: Is not involved in learning which stimuli are foods.

Which of the following explanations for the problems of obesity targets environmental factors as the cause?

When thinking about the amygdala which of the following do we find NOT to be the case?

Which of the following statements about thirst in UNTRUE?

_______is the term that refers to a decreased volume of blood circulation, and it leads to the behavioural response of_______.

Why do we keep drinking even when our bodies are deprived of water?

The pleasantness of touch is located in the_________.

Which, if any, of the factors below has probably NOT influenced human sexual behavior in evolution?

According to sociobiological explanations fro sexual behavior, women seek out partners who will provide the most______.

Current research considers human sexual behavior to be motivated by what factors in the brain?

Which of the following are actual factors confirming the involvement of the preoptic area in the control of male sexual behavior?