Cognitive approaches to motivation are
A. theories that suggest motivation stems from the desire to obtain valued external goals.
B. theories that suggest motivation is a product of people's thoughts, expectations, and goals.
C. theories that suggest people try to maintain certain levels of stimulation and activity by increasing or reducing them as necessary.
D. theories that suggest a lack of some basic biological need produces a drive to satisfy that need.
Answer: B
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a. a situation in which a woman delivers a baby more than two months prior to the due date. b. a pregnancy in which the fertilized egg is not implanted in the uterus. c. a "false pregnancy" in which menstruation has been biologically suppressed, leading the woman to believe that she is pregnant. d. a termination of pregnancy that is not intended, prior to the 20th week of pregnancy.
Which of the following did Wundt believe about experimental psychology?
a. It was useless in understanding higher mental processes. b. It represented the only worthwhile type of psychology. c. It was impossible. d. It could be used only to investigate the higher mental processes.
Expalin why we use z?/2 when computing approximate confidence intervals around d.
What will be an ideal response?
According to research, what parenting style cannot be easily applied to Asian American parents?
a. Traditional b. Disengaged c. Permissive d. Authoritative