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Motivation is defined as the wants or needs that direct behavior toward:Read the answer and worked solution →Motivation arising from internal factors is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →Motivation arising from external factors is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →Behaviours performed for the sense of personal satisfaction they bring are:Read the answer and worked solution →Behaviours performed in order to receive something from others are:Read the answer and worked solution →William James theorised that behavior was driven by a number of:Read the answer and worked solution →An early theory of motivation proposed that behavior is directed by the maintenance of:Read the answer and worked solution →According to drive theory, deviations from homeostasis create:Read the answer and worked solution →Under arousal theory, performance is maximised at which level of arousal?Read the answer and worked solution →Under arousal theory, performance tapers off during underarousal and:Read the answer and worked solution →Self-efficacy is defined as an individual's belief in their own capability to:Read the answer and worked solution →Maslow's needs are often depicted in which shape?Read the answer and worked solution →In Maslow's arrangement, aesthetic needs are placed between esteem and:Read the answer and worked solution →The James-Lange theory of emotion asserts that emotions arise from:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the Cannon-Bard theory, physiological arousal and emotional experience occur:Read the answer and worked solution →The Schachter-Singer two-factor theory takes into account physiological arousal and:Read the answer and worked solution →The facial feedback hypothesis proposes that your facial expression can affect your:Read the answer and worked solution →Animal research suggests which limbic structures are especially important for sexual motivation?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each theory of emotionRead the answer and worked solution →Tap what belongs to each motiveRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: motivation and emotionRead the answer and worked solution →Stop on the right theoryRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the motivation ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Social psychology examines how people affect one another, with a focus on the power of the:Read the answer and worked solution →The view that behaviour is determined by internal factors such as personality is:Read the answer and worked solution →Jamie yells at a spouse after being laid off, and a friend concludes Jamie is simply mean. This is the:Read the answer and worked solution →In the quizmaster study, contestants answered questions correctly only:Read the answer and worked solution →Assuming an attractive person is also a good person is the:Read the answer and worked solution →People from which cultures are most likely to commit the fundamental attribution error?Read the answer and worked solution →Crediting your exam success to intelligence but blaming a poor grade on a hard exam is the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Motivation is defined as the wants or needs that direct behavior toward:

  1. A goal
  2. A memory
  3. A reflex
  4. A habit
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Correct answer: A. A goal

1. Motivation explains why behaviour has a direction. 2. Motivation describes the wants or needs that direct behavior. 3. That behaviour is directed toward a goal. 4. Reflexes and habits do not require a goal in the same way. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 'Emotion and Motivation', sections 10.1-10.4_

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Motivation arising from internal factors is described as:

  1. Homeostatic
  2. Intrinsic
  3. Extrinsic
  4. Instinctive
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Correct answer: B. Intrinsic

1. Motivations are sorted by where the push comes from. 2. Motivations can be intrinsic or extrinsic. 3. Intrinsic motivations arise from internal factors. 4. Extrinsic motivations arise from external factors. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 'Emotion and Motivation', sections 10.1-10.4_

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Motivation arising from external factors is described as:

  1. Extrinsic
  2. Intrinsic
  3. Instinctive
  4. Homeostatic
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Correct answer: A. Extrinsic

1. The two kinds of motivation are opposites. 2. Intrinsic motivations arise from internal factors. 3. Extrinsic motivations arise from external factors. 4. Both sit alongside the biological motives. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 'Emotion and Motivation', sections 10.1-10.4_

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