MotivationandWork.pptVIP

Chapter 12: Motivation and Work 1. When salmon are motivated to swim upstream to mate and die, it is called: A) instinct. B) homeostasis. C) an incentive. D) extrinsic motivation. 2. Drive reduction explains motivation by stressing our biological need to sustain: A) a state of biological need. B) drive equilibrium. C) homeostasis. D) a high level of arousal. 3. ___ is to “push” as ___ is to “pull”. A) drive; incentive B) instinct; drive C) arousal; homeostasis D) incentive; motivation 4. People are often motivated to “seek out” stimulation. This is explained by the ___ theory. A) incentive B) drive C) attention D) arousal According to Abraham Maslow, some of our motivation must be attributable to: A) meeting our basic psychological needs first. B) our desire to be the best we can be. C) wish fulfillment of our wants. D) sensation seeking. 6. Experimental rats were made to become obese by: A) stimulating the lower-mid hypothalamus. B) destroying the lower-mid hypothalamus. C) blocking the production of Ghrelin. D) forcing them to watch the Cooking Network. 7. The body’s “weight thermostat” keeps us from deviating much from our current weight, keeping us at our: A) natural body type. B) homeostatic equilibrium. C) set point. D) healthiest level. 8. Nausea for certain foods during pregnancy peaks around the 10th week. This may be adaptive because the fetus: A) is more vulnerable to toxins. B) is moving more in the womb. C) is developing its own sense of taste. D) none of the above. 9. People with ____ experience extreme episodes of binge eating, followed by purging through laxatives or vomiting. A) anorexia nervosa B) binge-purge disorder C) bulimia nervosa D) weight cycling 10. Because eating disorders such as anorexia are more common in the US, and not in India, suggests: A) eating meat contributes to eating disorders. B) the amount of media viewed contributes to eating disorders. C) India has a more effective treatment. D) thinness is valued differen