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AP Psych, Unit 8 (Motivation)
Test Description: Motivation
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Motivation is best understood as a state that
A
aims at satisfying a biological need
B
energizes an organism to act
C
energizes and directs behavior
D
reduces a drive
2) Which of the following is a difference between a drive and a need?
A
Needs are generally stronger than drives
B
Drives are generally stronger than needs
C
Needs are physiological states; drives are psychological states
D
Needs are learned; drives are inherited
3) One problem with the idea of motivation as drive reduction is that:
A
some motivated behaviors do not seem to be based on physiological needs, they cannot be explained in terms of drive
B
it fails to explain any human motivation
C
it does not explain the hunger drive
D
it cannot account for homeostasis
4) Some scientific evidence makes a preliminary link between homosexuality and:
A
early problems in relationships with parents
B
atypical prenatal hormones
C
late sexual maturation
D
the age of an individual’s first erotic experience
5) Increases in insulin will:
A
lower blood sugar and trigger hunger
B
lower blood sugar and trigger satiety
C
raise blood sugar and trigger hunger
D
raise blood sugar and trigger satiety.
6) Electrical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus will cause an animal to:
A
begin eating
B
stop eating
C
begins copulating
D
become obese
7) Instinct theory and drive-reduction theory both emphasize _______ factors in motivation.
A
psychological
B
cognitive
C
environmental
D
biological
8) The correct order of the stages of Masters and Johnson’s sexual response cycle is:
A
excitement; orgasm; resolution; refractory.
B
plateau; excitement; orgasm; resolution
C
excitement; plateau; orgasm; resolution
D
plateau; excitement; organism; refractory
9) Which of the following is not true regarding sexual orientation?
A
Women, regardless of sexual orientation, respond to both female and male erotic stimuli
B
Most people accept their orientation
C
Men’s sexual orientation is potentially more fluid and changeable than women’s
D
Sexual orientation is neither willfully chosen nor willfully changed.
10) When asked what makes life meaningful, most people first mention
A
satisfying relationships
B
serving others
C
challenging work
D
good health
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