MILT 525 EXAM 2 EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
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◉ 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: Answer: 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. Answer: 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 _____. Answer: 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." Answer: c. communal; exchange
,◉ In Atkinson's formula to predict achievement-related behavior (Ts
= Ms x Ps x Is), Ms represents: Answer: all of the above
◉ 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 Answer: validation
◉ A _____ theory of motivation focuses on mental processes as
"springs to action" that energize and direct behavior in purposive
ways. Answer: 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: Answer: goal
concordance
◉ In the pursuit of a goal, a person experiences positive emotions
and feelings when the: Answer: person adopts a viable
implementation intention.
◉ provides the social context in which internalization occurs.
Answer: Relatedness to others
, ◉ Which of the following goal disengagement strategies is the only
one that typically leads to greater psychological well-being? Answer:
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? Answer: deliberative-implemental
◉ Organismic theories of motivation argue that a person's (an
organism's) well-being depends on: Answer: exposure to a
supportive rather than a hostile environment
◉ For a person with a fixed mindset, the meaning of effort tends to
be: Answer: "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: Answer: acknowledge and accept
expressions of negative affect
◉ A synonym for "implementation intention" is: Answer: if-then
plan
◉ In the study of children's experience of enjoyment after solving
anagrams with different levels of difficulty, children expressed the
COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ 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: Answer: 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. Answer: 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 _____. Answer: 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." Answer: c. communal; exchange
,◉ In Atkinson's formula to predict achievement-related behavior (Ts
= Ms x Ps x Is), Ms represents: Answer: all of the above
◉ 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 Answer: validation
◉ A _____ theory of motivation focuses on mental processes as
"springs to action" that energize and direct behavior in purposive
ways. Answer: 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: Answer: goal
concordance
◉ In the pursuit of a goal, a person experiences positive emotions
and feelings when the: Answer: person adopts a viable
implementation intention.
◉ provides the social context in which internalization occurs.
Answer: Relatedness to others
, ◉ Which of the following goal disengagement strategies is the only
one that typically leads to greater psychological well-being? Answer:
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? Answer: deliberative-implemental
◉ Organismic theories of motivation argue that a person's (an
organism's) well-being depends on: Answer: exposure to a
supportive rather than a hostile environment
◉ For a person with a fixed mindset, the meaning of effort tends to
be: Answer: "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: Answer: acknowledge and accept
expressions of negative affect
◉ A synonym for "implementation intention" is: Answer: if-then
plan
◉ In the study of children's experience of enjoyment after solving
anagrams with different levels of difficulty, children expressed the
