Final Exam
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Instructions: This exam contains 50 questions. Each question is worth ½ point. Please select the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. There is only one best answer although some answers may appear similar. Please make your choice by changing the font color of your answer for each question. Your choice must be clear. If no answer is marked, or if your choice is unclear, the qu estion will be marked as incorrect.
SAMPLE:
1. Characteristics of adult learners typically include all but which one of the following?
a. have accumulated life experience
b. have established opinions, values, and beliefs
c. are intrinsically motivated
d. enjoy soda and chips
e. desire meaningful learning experiences
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Multiple Choice
1. In the early 1900s, most psychologists believed that motivation was explained by…
a. will power
b. instincts
c. environmental incentives
d. beliefs and expectations
e. impulses
2. John believes that women make better parents than men because women have an inborn tendency to "mother" children. John's statement would reflect which of the following theories of motivation?
a. instinct
b. incentive
c. cognitive
d. expectation-attribution
e. physiological determination
3. External stimuli or rewards which we desire and can motivate behavior are called…
a. needs
b. drives
c. incentives
d. peripheral cues
e. goal setting
4. A race car driver wants to win the prize money and feels as if the money is pulling him to win. Which of the following would explain this behavior?
a. pleasure center theory
b. fixed action patterns
c. incentive theory
d. instinct theory
e. reward theory
5. Intrinsic motivation influences us to engage in behaviors that…
a. obtain rewards or incentives important for survival
b. are personally rewarding
c. satisfy biological needs
d. are