Mark puts in long hours studying for his psychology tests. He already has an A in the course, but he really has a desire to know the material well. Mark's behaviour is characteristic of:
A) extrinsic motivation.
B) drive reduction theory.
C) intrinsic motivation.
D) incentive-motivation theory.
C) intrinsic motivation.
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A research study by Shaw et al. (2006) found that children with ADHD, on average, had __________.
A. a thicker cortex B. a thinner cortex C. slow development of motor regions in the cortex D. enlarged areas involved in executive functioning
Vince is extremely impressed with himself. Although he has only achieved a moderate amount of success, he thinks of himself as being uniquely special and deserving of the best of everything. Vince fantasizes frequently about great wealth and fame and does not really pay much attention to other people except to note how they react to him. Vince would most likely be diagnosed with ________
personality disorder. a. antisocial b. histrionic c. narcissistic d. dependent
If a person exhibits emotional shallowness in relationships and a disregard for social and moral standards, this person would most likely have a high score on which clinical subscale of the MMPI-2?
a. psychopathic deviate b. schizophrenia c. psychasthenia d. hysteria
According to Ariès, "death of the self"
a. puts great emphasis on what one does at or just before the moment of one's death b. emphasizes what a particular death means for the community c. does not regard the moment of death as very important d. all of these e. none of these