Motivation Final Exam 2023/ 81 Questions
and Answers/ Verified/Graded A+
One of the most important features of the human brain is the ability to
a. use language effectively.
b. be self-aware.
c. believe in oneself.
d. anticipate the future. - -d. anticipate the future.
-Without a prefrontal lobe, humans would live in a permanent
a. present.
b. past.
c. future.
d. pain-free world. - -a. present.
-A(n) ________ is a cognitive representation of a future outcome that the individual is
committed to approach or avoid.
a. schema
b. goal
c. notion
d. inkling - -b. goal
-The underlying processes that provide energy and direction for behavior is called
a. motivation.
b. initiation.
c. intensity.
d. persistence. - -a. motivation.
-In the three-step process to achieving a goal, the third step involves
a. choosing a particular goal.
b. developing a plan of action.
c. achieving that goal.
d. initiating and persisting goal-directed action. - -d. initiating and persisting goal-
directed action.
-In Plato's tripartite theory, appetitive desires include
a. wisdom, truth, and logic.
b. sex, hunger, and thirst.
c. honor, victory, and envy.
d. wisdom, truth, and honor. - -b. sex, hunger, and thirst.
, -The _______ were a school of philosophers who believed that emotions are a
destructive motivational force.
a. ancient Greeks
b. ancient Romans
c. Stoics
d. Stokes - -c. Stoics
-Augustine disagreed with the Stoics' perception of emotions; Augustine argued that
a. all emotions are a choice or will.
b. all emotions should be condemned.
c. emotions are inherently good or bad.
d. emotions arose from the body and could affect the mind. - -a. all emotions are a
choice or will.
-Aquinas identified _____________ passions as the lustful passions that reflect basic
desires to pursue good things and avoid bad things; _____________ passions are the
irritable passions that occur whenever some obstacles blocks the other passions. - -
concupiscible; irascible
-Descartes created the first systematic account of _____________, which states that
the mind is a nonphysical entity that is uniquely different from the body.
a. motivational theory
b. mind-body dualism
c. rational-passion dualism
d. hyperphysical phenomenon - -b. mind-body dualism
-___________ represent(s) an innate predisposition to approach or avoid a particular
outcome.
a. Determinism
b. Drives
c. Instincts
d. Volitions - -a. Determinism
-McDougall believed that instincts influence our ___________ by selectively focusing
our attention toward particular objects.
a. motivation
b. cognitions
c. behavior
d. emotions - -b. cognitions
and Answers/ Verified/Graded A+
One of the most important features of the human brain is the ability to
a. use language effectively.
b. be self-aware.
c. believe in oneself.
d. anticipate the future. - -d. anticipate the future.
-Without a prefrontal lobe, humans would live in a permanent
a. present.
b. past.
c. future.
d. pain-free world. - -a. present.
-A(n) ________ is a cognitive representation of a future outcome that the individual is
committed to approach or avoid.
a. schema
b. goal
c. notion
d. inkling - -b. goal
-The underlying processes that provide energy and direction for behavior is called
a. motivation.
b. initiation.
c. intensity.
d. persistence. - -a. motivation.
-In the three-step process to achieving a goal, the third step involves
a. choosing a particular goal.
b. developing a plan of action.
c. achieving that goal.
d. initiating and persisting goal-directed action. - -d. initiating and persisting goal-
directed action.
-In Plato's tripartite theory, appetitive desires include
a. wisdom, truth, and logic.
b. sex, hunger, and thirst.
c. honor, victory, and envy.
d. wisdom, truth, and honor. - -b. sex, hunger, and thirst.
, -The _______ were a school of philosophers who believed that emotions are a
destructive motivational force.
a. ancient Greeks
b. ancient Romans
c. Stoics
d. Stokes - -c. Stoics
-Augustine disagreed with the Stoics' perception of emotions; Augustine argued that
a. all emotions are a choice or will.
b. all emotions should be condemned.
c. emotions are inherently good or bad.
d. emotions arose from the body and could affect the mind. - -a. all emotions are a
choice or will.
-Aquinas identified _____________ passions as the lustful passions that reflect basic
desires to pursue good things and avoid bad things; _____________ passions are the
irritable passions that occur whenever some obstacles blocks the other passions. - -
concupiscible; irascible
-Descartes created the first systematic account of _____________, which states that
the mind is a nonphysical entity that is uniquely different from the body.
a. motivational theory
b. mind-body dualism
c. rational-passion dualism
d. hyperphysical phenomenon - -b. mind-body dualism
-___________ represent(s) an innate predisposition to approach or avoid a particular
outcome.
a. Determinism
b. Drives
c. Instincts
d. Volitions - -a. Determinism
-McDougall believed that instincts influence our ___________ by selectively focusing
our attention toward particular objects.
a. motivation
b. cognitions
c. behavior
d. emotions - -b. cognitions
