PSY 525 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Social contexts and environments that frustrate and thwart the person's psychological need for
autonomy are referred to as: - ANS controlling.
One key negative side of a high level of the implicit motive for power is the person's tendency
toward: a high level of the implicit motive for power is the person's tendency toward: - ANS a
lack of empathy for others
An individual that is sensitive to positive outcomes, approaches possibilities of gain, and adopts
an enthusiastic behavioral strategy of locomotion that might be characterized as "just do it" is
demonstrating a(n) ________ mindset. - ANS promotion
Self-perception theory is more applicable to situations in which people's attitudes are initially
_____, while cognitive dissonance theory is more applicable to situations in which people's
attitudes are initially _____. - ANS vague, ambiguous, and weak; clear, salient, and strong
The following two reasons to help illustrate what two types of relationships: First reason: "I
want to help because of the distress on your face." Second reason: "I want to help you so that
you will help me in return." - ANS c. communal; exchange
In Atkinson's formula to predict achievement-related behavior (Ts = Ms x Ps x Is), Ms represents:
- ANS all of the above
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, Which aspect of partner responsiveness is described?: My partner likes me and accepts me as I
am., My partner values and appreciates me and my view on the world - ANS validation
A _____ theory of motivation focuses on mental processes as "springs to action" that energize
and direct behavior in purposive ways. - ANS cognitive
When the person pursues a goal that is wholeheartedly accepted, embraced, and owned by the
self vs. forced to pursue an uninteresting or not-valued goal is an issue of: - ANS goal
concordance
In the pursuit of a goal, a person experiences positive emotions and feelings when the: -
ANS person adopts a viable implementation intention.
provides the social context in which internalization occurs. - ANS Relatedness to others
Which of the following goal disengagement strategies is the only one that typically leads to
greater psychological well-being? - ANS adopt a new, alternative goal
Which mindset best distinguishes between the motivation of setting goals and the volition of
actually doing the work to attain those goals? - ANS deliberative-implemental
Organismic theories of motivation argue that a person's (an organism's) well-being depends on:
- ANS exposure to a supportive rather than a hostile environment
For a person with a fixed mindset, the meaning of effort tends to be: - ANS "The harder you
try, the dumber you therefore must be."
People high in the need for power desire to have high levels of all of the following except: -
ANS acknowledge and accept expressions of negative affect
A synonym for "implementation intention" is: - ANS if-then plan
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Social contexts and environments that frustrate and thwart the person's psychological need for
autonomy are referred to as: - ANS controlling.
One key negative side of a high level of the implicit motive for power is the person's tendency
toward: a high level of the implicit motive for power is the person's tendency toward: - ANS a
lack of empathy for others
An individual that is sensitive to positive outcomes, approaches possibilities of gain, and adopts
an enthusiastic behavioral strategy of locomotion that might be characterized as "just do it" is
demonstrating a(n) ________ mindset. - ANS promotion
Self-perception theory is more applicable to situations in which people's attitudes are initially
_____, while cognitive dissonance theory is more applicable to situations in which people's
attitudes are initially _____. - ANS vague, ambiguous, and weak; clear, salient, and strong
The following two reasons to help illustrate what two types of relationships: First reason: "I
want to help because of the distress on your face." Second reason: "I want to help you so that
you will help me in return." - ANS c. communal; exchange
In Atkinson's formula to predict achievement-related behavior (Ts = Ms x Ps x Is), Ms represents:
- ANS all of the above
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, Which aspect of partner responsiveness is described?: My partner likes me and accepts me as I
am., My partner values and appreciates me and my view on the world - ANS validation
A _____ theory of motivation focuses on mental processes as "springs to action" that energize
and direct behavior in purposive ways. - ANS cognitive
When the person pursues a goal that is wholeheartedly accepted, embraced, and owned by the
self vs. forced to pursue an uninteresting or not-valued goal is an issue of: - ANS goal
concordance
In the pursuit of a goal, a person experiences positive emotions and feelings when the: -
ANS person adopts a viable implementation intention.
provides the social context in which internalization occurs. - ANS Relatedness to others
Which of the following goal disengagement strategies is the only one that typically leads to
greater psychological well-being? - ANS adopt a new, alternative goal
Which mindset best distinguishes between the motivation of setting goals and the volition of
actually doing the work to attain those goals? - ANS deliberative-implemental
Organismic theories of motivation argue that a person's (an organism's) well-being depends on:
- ANS exposure to a supportive rather than a hostile environment
For a person with a fixed mindset, the meaning of effort tends to be: - ANS "The harder you
try, the dumber you therefore must be."
People high in the need for power desire to have high levels of all of the following except: -
ANS acknowledge and accept expressions of negative affect
A synonym for "implementation intention" is: - ANS if-then plan
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