When you freely choose to do something for enjoyment or to improve your abilities, your motivation is usually intrinsic, according to the theory
a. arousal
b. Yerkes-Dodson
c. self-determination
d. James-Lange
ANSWER: c
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a. competitive instinct b. desire for social approval c. willingness to sacrifice for the greater good d. person's dominant response
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a. ?falls b. ?motor vehicle accidents c. ?equipment malfunction d. ?co-worker violence
You are at a carnival and go into a fun house in which mirrors create distorted images of you and your friends, while flashing lights cause apparent "movements of objects" where there is no movement. These are examples of
a. sane hallucinations. b. illusions. c. figure-ground reversible figures. d. contiguity.
In the research by Vandewater and McAdams which examined the issue of generativity in middle-age, it was found that generative study participants:
a. were self-absorbed b. had little hope for the future c. were oriented toward helping others d. could only be happy if they were biological parents