Chapter 10 - Motivation and Emotion

Question 1

__ : want or needs that direct behavior toward a goal.

Answer 1

Motivation

Question 2

__ __ : intrinsic motivation is diminished when extrinsic motivation is given.

Answer 2

Overjustification effect

Question 3

__ –> become bored, seek stimulation

Answer 3

underaroused

Question 4

Arousal theories assert that there is…

Answer 4

an optimal level of arousal that we all try to maintain.

Question 5

__ –> engage in behaviors to reduce arousal

Answer 5

overaroused

Question 6

Self-efficacy is …

Answer 6

an individual’s belief in their own capability to complete a task.

Question 6

What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?

Answer 6

Task performance is best when arousal levels are in the middle range.
Difficult tasks are best performed under lower levels of arousal and simple tasks are best performed under higher levels.

Question 7

3 Social Motives

Answer 7

-Need for social achievement
-Need for affiliation
-Need for intimacy

Question 7

Need for __ : Drives accomplishment and performance

Answer 7

Achievement

Question 8

Need for __ : encourages positive interactions with others.

Answer 8

Affiliation

Question 9

Need for __ : causes us to seek deep, meaningful relationships.

Answer 9

Intimacy

Question 10

The following are part of __ __ of __:
Self-actualization, esteem, social, security, and psychological

Answer 10

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs