Chapters 9 & 10 Flashcards
Identify an accurate statement about Maslow’s family:
Maslow did not have any siblings.
Maslow’s parents were highly educated and affluent.
Maslow’s mother was his only friend during childhood.
Maslow’s father was aloof and periodically abandoned his wife and children.
Maslow’s father was aloof and periodically abandoned his wife and children.
Identify an accurate statement about extrinsic motivation.
It is a source of peak experience.
It is concerned with realizing one’s talents and abilities for the goal of inner satisfaction.
It is associated with external rewards such as a promotion or pay raise.
It aids in the attainment of self-actualization.
It is associated with external rewards such as a promotion or pay raise.
By self-actualization, Maslow meant:
taking undue pride in one’s achievements.
fullest development of the self.
thinking only about oneself.
gaining recognition and status in society.
fullest development of the self.
Maslow states that metamotivation is a condition in which self-actualizers:
seek to satisfy a deficiency.
are said to be fulfilling a particular goal.
are motivated by external rewards.
are said to be developing from within.
are said to be developing from within.
In the context of Maslow’s needs-hierarchy theory, satisfaction of higher needs:
ensures actual survival of a person.
leads to happiness, contentment, and fulfillment.
is independent of social, economic, and political circumstances.
is necessary in the early stages of life.
leads to happiness, contentment, and fulfillment.
Identify a true statement about Maslow’s perspective of self-actualizers.
Self-actualizers evolve to be in a state of “being,” spontaneously, naturally, and joyfully expressing their full humanity.
Self-actualizers are concerned with fulfilling their potential and with knowing and understanding their environment.
Self-actualizers’ goal is to enrich their lives by acting to increase tension so as to experience a variety of challenging events.
All of these are correct
All of these are correct.
In the context of Maslow’s needs-hierarchy theory, all of the following are physiological needs except the need for _____.
food
sleep
friendship
water
friendship
Maslow’s theory is derived from:
the study of both animal and human behavior.
case histories of clinical patients.
the study of conditioned responses through behaviorism.
research on independent, self-sufficient, and fulfilled adults.
research on independent, self-sufficient, and fulfilled adults.
At the University of Wisconsin, Maslow was delighted by the concept of behavior psychology by _____.
John B. Watson
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Henry Murray
John B. Watson
According to Maslow, the need for self-actualization:
does not arise in midlife.
arises in adolescence.
arises in childhood.
does not arise until midlife.
does not arise until midlife.
According to Rogers, although the actualization tendency of human beings is innate, the actualizing process itself is influenced more by _____ forces than by _____ forces.
environmental; physiological
physiological; environmental
biological; social
social; biological
social; biological
One of the criticisms of Rogers’s work was that:
training in his methods required a medical degree and a lengthy period of specialization.
he ignored those factors of which the clients were not consciously aware but which could influence behavior.
he did not verify the accuracy of his reports.
his data did not rely on objective observation and were not gathered in a controlled and systematic fashion.
he ignored those factors of which the clients were not consciously aware but which could influence behavior.
William Kell, one of Rogers’s students, conducted a research to predict the behavior of delinquent children and found that:
family environment was the best predictor of later behavior.
self-insight was the best predictor of later behavior.
genetic factors were more influential than environmental factors.
it is impossible to predict later behavior.
self-insight was the best predictor of later behavior.
Which of the following was the first endeavor of Carl Rogers in the field of psychology after he received his Ph.D. in 1931?
Diagnosing and treating delinquent and underprivileged children
Conducting experiments with higher primates
Assessing the functioning of the psyche and the supernatural
Running statistical analyses of opinion surveys
Diagnosing and treating delinquent and underprivileged children
A study of adolescents, conducted by Assor & Tai, 2012, found that when their mothers used conditional positive self-regard to reward them for academic achievement, and punish them for non-achievement, _____.
they functioned freely
they did not evaluate their behaviors and attitudes carefully
their development was encouraged by fully actualizing the self
their feelings of self-worth became erratic
their feelings of self-worth became erratic
