Motivational Psych

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According to evolutionary psychology, reproductive value in human females is associated with:

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Youthfulness and healthse

Front 2

Sexual reproduction has several evolutionary advantages. Which of the following is NOT an advantage?

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It limits the spread of new combinations of genetic information in the gene pool it increases genetic variability

Front 3

According to the authors of the text, two main characteristics of motivation are:

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Activation and direction

Front 4

The example of the Olds and Milner (1954) experiment in which electrodes were introduced into areas of a rat's brain best exemplifies which level of analysis?

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Physiological

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Asch's (1952) studies on conformity are an example of which level of analysis?

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Social

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Psychologists who accept the idea of the "blank state" would be likely to agree with which of the following statements?

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"Human behavior is caused by experience and learning"

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A preference test can be a good indicator of

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Directionality

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Theorists who emphasized instincts in the past, or who advocate ethology today are most likely to use which approach to the study of motivation?

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Innate

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A genetically programmed bit of behavior that occurs when circumstances are appropriate and that requires no learning of the behavior is called:

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Instinct

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When there is competition for mates among members of an animal species, usually the female makes the choice of a sexual partner. This is called:

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Sexual selection

Front 11

A friend who persistently tries to find a date for the dance is displaying the _____ component of motivation.

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Activation

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Needs are generally viewed as _____ sources of motivation, while goals emphasize _____ sources of motivation.

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Internal; external

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In humans and some other primates, such as Bonobos, sexual behavior:

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Often occurs for reasons not directly related to reproduction

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Going to a movie theater and selecting a romantic comedy indicates which component of motivation?

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Direction

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Prof Psyche is studying motivation by examining how individuals make choices. This approach involves which characteristic of motivation?

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Direction

Front 16

An important aspect of the shyness studies of Kagen and colleagues (1988) is that it shows:

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How nature and nurture interact to produce some behaviors

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An example of a _____ stimulus is when a bird prefers an egg that is larger than its normal size egg.

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Supernormal

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After hatching, a graylag goose follows the first moving object it sees, for example, a person. Later, at sexual maturity, the goose shows no interest in conspecifics (other graylag geese). This case would be an example of:

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Imprinting

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If a person's boss yells at her at work, and she comes home and yells at her kids, it could be an example of:

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Redirected behavior

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In an encounter with another person, changing one's stance by shifting one's weight and increasing one's distance from the other person is an example of:

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An intention movement

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A list of all behaviors observed in a species is called:

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An ethogram

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Jimmy the dog alternates between confronting and barking at an intruder and trying to hide. The alternation is an example of what type of behavior?

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Successive ambivalent behavior

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The arched back of a car may be an expression of two motives (ex- to attack and to flee), which would be an example of which type of behavior?

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Simultaneous ambivalent behavior

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A socialization process in which a young individual forms an attachment to its parents is called:

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Imprinting

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According to Mattingly and others, speech and language:

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May serve as both a representation of our experiences and as a social releaser

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According to Seligman (1970), _____ behaviors are either instinctive or very easily learned, while _____ behaviors involve the formation of associations between events and responses.

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Prepared; unprepared

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"Hair flipping" behavior in human females, ritualized flight, and smiling then looking away can all be construed as what type of behavior?

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Flirting

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According to the text, the main difference between taxes and fixed action patterns (FAPs) is:

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Taxes are responsive to change, but FAPs are not

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According to William McDougall, which of the following in NOT true?

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Instincts can never be changed or modified

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Trying to teach a dog to yawn for food is apparently impossible. Seligman would classify this behavior as:

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Contraprepared