Question 1

According to instinct theory,newborns are born with the behaviors essential to their survival.

Accepted Answer

Instincts are inborn and allow for our survival.

Question 2

Intrinsic motivation causes us to do something for money,a grade,or some other concrete,tangible reward.

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of extrinsic motivation.

Question 3

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs suggests that,before more sophisticated,higher-order needs can be met,certain primary needs must be satisfied.

Accepted Answer

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a pyramid that delineates the order of needs that need to be met.

Question 4

Obesity can be defined as weight that is more than 30 percent above the average weight for a person of a particular height.

Accepted Answer

Obesity can be defined as weight that is more than 20 percent,not 30 percent above the average weight for a person of a particular height.

Question 5

According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs,self-actualization is a relatively easy state to accomplish.

Accepted Answer

Self-actualization is a state of self-fulfillment in which people realize their highest potential,each in his or her own unique way.However,it is not easily accomplished.

Question 6

Motivation has biological,cognitive,and social aspects.

Accepted Answer

Motivation has so many directions that there are a variety of approaches that explain all of its direction.

Question 7

Instinct theory is what we currently use to explain human motivation.

Accepted Answer

There have been numerous approaches to human motivation that go beyond just instinct theory.

Question 8

Incentive approaches to motivation suggest that motivation stems from the desire to obtain valued external goals.

Accepted Answer

That is an acceptable definition of the incentive approaches to motivation.

Question 9

Motivational approaches are complementary rather than contradictory.

Accepted Answer

Motivational approaches are more useful when they are combined.

Question 10

Extrinsic motivation causes us to participate in an activity for our own enjoyment rather than for any concrete,tangible reward that it will bring to us.

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of intrinsic motivation.

Question 11

There are 353 different sets of natural born instincts that humans are born with.

Accepted Answer

We do not know how many natural born instincts there are in a human.

Question 12

Drive-reduction theories fully explain why people are sometimes thrill-seeking,such as bungee jumpers.

Accepted Answer

Drive-reduction theories do not explain thrill seekers at all.These concepts have been discussed in arousal approaches to motivation.

Question 13

Primary drives are hunger,thirst,sleep,and sex.

Accepted Answer

Primary drives are related to biological needs of the body or the species as a whole.

Question 14

Primary drives contrast with secondary drives,in which behavior fulfills no obvious biological need.

Accepted Answer

Secondary needs are like going to school and getting promoted at work.Primary drives are necessary for survival.They are in contrast with one another.

Question 15

Arousal approaches to motivation suggest that motivation is a product of people's thoughts,expectations,and goals.

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of cognitive approaches to motivation.

Question 16

The body's tendency to maintain a steady internal state is known as drive-reduction.

Accepted Answer

This is actually called homeostasis.

Question 17

A lack of some basic biological requirement such as water,which produces a drive to obtain that requirement (thirst),is known as the drive-reduction approach.

Accepted Answer

That is an acceptable definition of the drive-reduction approach.

Question 18

It has been proven that eating disorders have nothing to do with society's valuation of slenderness and parallel notion that obesity is undesirable.

Accepted Answer

It is actually hypothesized that society's role has everything to do with eating disorders.

Question 19

Motivation is an external drive that relies on input from others.

Accepted Answer

Motivation is an internal drive that directs behavior.

Question 20

There are theories that oversensitivity to external eating cues based on social factors,coupled with insensitivity to internal hunger cues,produces obesity.

Accepted Answer

There are many theories of obesity.Some are cultural,such as this one.

Quiz 7: Motivation and Emotion