Motivation Theory Research and Application 6th Edition by Herbert L. Petri - Test Bank

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CHAPTER1 - Test Bank h
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[Note: After each question, the correct answer, the textbook page from which it comes,
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and the question type is provided.]
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1. Motivation can best be viewed as: hy hy hy hy hy


a. an on and off mechanism
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b. a constant flow of behavior that can be directed in only one way
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c. a constant flow of behavior that can be directed in many different ways
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d. a state where one is either motivated or not
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motivated [c 3 factual]
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2. The concept of motivation is used to describe forces acting on or within an
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organism that influence which of the following aspects of behavior?
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a. initiation and direction h y h y


b. growth and maturation hy hy


c. speed and duration hy hy


d. verbal only hy


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3. A student studies hard to earn a slice of pizza. In this situation, studying
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might be considered a variable.
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a. determination
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performance
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d. stimulus
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4. According to the stimulus-response analysis, motivation hy hy hy hy hy


a. can be measured directly
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b. can be seen as an intervening variable
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c. can be studied only in laboratory rats
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d. can not be studied in hy hy hy hy


humans [b 5 factual]
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5. Which of the following is NOT a reason that motivation is difficult to study?
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a. its presence must often be inferred rather than observed directly
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b. it is often an intervening variable
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c. it is a performance variable and therefore temporary in nature
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d. it can usually be determined through a
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survey [d 5 conceptual]
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6. According to the authors of the text, two main characteristics of motivation are:
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a. activation and inactivation hy hy


b. activation and direction hy hy


c. performance and intervention hy hy


d. persistence and hy


performance [b 6-7 factual]
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7. Prof Psyche is studying motivation by examining how individuals make
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choices. This approach involves which characteristic of motivation?
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a. deprivation
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c. needs
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d. activation
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8. Activation involves all of the following EXCEPT: hy hy hy hy hy hy


a. production of behavior hy hy


b. persistence of behavior hy hy


c. vigor of behavior hy hy


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behavior [d 7 factual]
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9. A preference test can be a good indicator of:
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a. directionality
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intervention
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10. A friend who persistently tries to find a date for the dance is displaying
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the
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component of motivation.
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a. vigor
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homeostasis
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11. Going to a movie theater and selecting a romantic comedy indicates
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which component of motivation?
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a. direction b.
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activation c.
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persistence
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d. vigor
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12. Preference may be considered an index of motivation because it shows:
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a. activation of behavior hy hy


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c. differences between several choices of behaviors hy hy hy hy hy


d. that persistence and activation are linked [c
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13. The nomothetic approach to the study of motivation involves the development of:
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b. ideas about individual differences
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c. ideas about how learning causes behavior
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d. ideas about how behavior is influenced by genetic
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factors [a 7-8 factual]
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14. Categories of analysis used in the study of motivation include all of the
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following EXCEPT:
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c. internal vs. external hy hy


hyd. instinct vs.
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15. Theorists who emphasized instincts in the past, or who advocate ethology
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today are most likely to use which approach to the study of motivation?
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a. cognitive
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mechanistic
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c. innate
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factual]
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16. Needs are generally viewed as hy hy hy hy hy sources of motivation, while goals emphasize hy hy hy hy hy


sources of motivation. hy hy


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d. problematic; innate [a hy hy


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