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Psychological Disorders & Therapeutic Approaches (15)Foundations of Psychology & Cognitive Processes (9)Human Development & Social Psychology (6)Unit 2B: Cognitive Psychology: Thinking & Problem Solving (3)Unit 3B1: Classical Conditioning and Associative Learning (3)

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When a random activity reaches the goal, the drive is:Read the answer and worked solution →How many broad types of motives are described?Read the answer and worked solution →Wanting to be close to other people is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The need for affiliation is aroused when individuals feel:Read the answer and worked solution →

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When a random activity reaches the goal, the drive is:

  1. Reduced
  2. Renewed
  3. Repeated
  4. Retained
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Correct answer: A. Reduced

1. The drive energises random activity until something works. 2. When one of those activities leads to a goal, it reduces the drive. 3. The organism stops being active and returns to a balanced state. _Source: syllabus Psychology, Ch 9 'Motivation and Emotion'_

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How many broad types of motives are described?

  1. Four
  2. Two
  3. Six
  4. Ten
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Correct answer: B. Two

1. Motives are grouped by where they come from. 2. There are basically two types: biological and psychosocial. 3. So the correct answer is two. _Source: syllabus Psychology, Ch 9 'Motivation and Emotion'_

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Wanting to be close to other people is called:

  1. Affiliation
  2. Aggression
  3. Adaptation
  4. Adjustment
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Correct answer: A. Affiliation

1. Most people want company and dislike being alone all the time. 2. Seeking other human beings and wanting to be close to them is called affiliation. 3. It involves motivation for social contact. _Source: syllabus Psychology, Ch 9 'Motivation and Emotion'_

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