CHAPTER 8 Motivation and Emotion

CHAPTER 8 Motivation and Emotion

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Motivation includes factors that __________ goal-directed behavior.
2. a) activate

b        direct

1. c) sustain
2. d) activate and direct
3. e) activate, direct, and sustain

ANS: e                         TOP:  MOD: 8.1  REF: Motivation: The “Whys” of Behavior                  MSC: factual

OBJ: 1-Identify and describe biological and psychological sources of motivation.    KEY: Define/Describe

2. __________ are the particular needs or wants that drive your behavior and help explain why you do the things you do.
3. a) Instincts
4. b) Motives
5. c) Perceptions
6. d) Incentives
7. e) Emotions

ANS: b             TOP:  MOD: 8.1            REF: Motivation: The “Whys” of Behavior                  MSC: factual

OBJ: 1-Identify and describe biological and psychological sources of motivation.    KEY: Define/Describe

3. Motives address the fundamental question of the _____ of behavior.
4. a) who
5. b) what
6. c) why
7. d) where
8. e) when

ANS: c             TOP:  MOD: 8.1             REF: Motivation: The “Whys” of Behavior                  MSC: conceptual

OBJ: 1-Identify and describe biological and psychological sources of motivation.

KEY: Define/Describe

4. What is an instinct?
5. a) A drive that is acquired through experience
6. b) A factor that activates, directs, and sustains goal-directed behavior
7. c) An innate pattern of responding that is species-specific
8. d) An internal state that prompts stimulation-seeking behavior
9. e) An innate reward or other stimulus that motivates one to act

ANS: c             TOP:  MOD: 8.1             REF: Motivation: The “Whys” of Behavior                  MSC: factual       

OBJ: 1-Identify and describe biological and psychological sources of motivation.

KEY: Define/Describe             NOT: WWW

5. Instinct theory holds that:
6. a) behavior is motivated by needs and desires.
7. b) behavior is motivated by sex and aggression.
8. c) behavior is motivated by instincts.
9. d) all behavior is reflexive until it is modified by the environment.
10. e) all behavior is motivated by drives.

ANS: c             TOP:  MOD: 8.1             REF: Motivation: The “Whys” of Behavior                  MSC: factual       

OBJ: 1-Identify and describe biological and psychological sources of motivation.

KEY: Define/Describe