Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation?
a. accepting a new job because it pays more than your current job
b. accepting a new job because it will be more fulfilling than your current job
c. trying out for the football team to please your father
d. reading an extra book to get bonus points from a teacher
Answer: b
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a. once the mind draws a conclusion, it tends to stick with it, even if evidence points to the need for a change b. theories in science will only persevere as long as evidence supports them c. social conformity plays the biggest role in the success of a theory d. the most consistent theory will naturally weed out weaker theories
Clinicians began to create their own professional organizations when they did not receive recognition and status within the APA. What was the first organization of this type??
a. ?American Psychological Society b. ?American Association of Clinical Psychologists c. ?American Association of Applied Psychology d. ?Psychonomic Society
In Weisner's theory, the child _______________ in development
a. plays an active role b. is a passive recipient c. goes through four stages of thinking d. has particular gains in memory skills
The study of environmental factors that turn genes on and off and are passed to the next generation is referred to as ______.
a. epigenetics b. Mendel’s first law of segregation c. Mendel’s second law of assortment d. the Genome Project