The study of motivation is complex because it cannot be directly observed, only
a. assumed to exist. c. inferred from behavior.
b. compared with other behavioral forces. d. subjectively viewed.
C
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A normal distribution has a mean of ยต = 100 with ? = 20 . If one score is randomly selected from this distribution, what is the probability that the score will have a value between X = 90 and X = 110?
a. 0.6915 c. 0.1915 b. 0.3085 d. 0.3830
Which statement concerning racial and ethnic differences in IQ is FALSE?
a. The fear of "stereotype threat" (i.e., being judged on qualities associated with negative stereotypes) can help explain why African Americans score lower on IQ tests. b. Stereotype threat appears to account for about 80 points of the gap between majority and non-majority students. c. Mentors tend to increase the level of stereotype threat in members of minority groups. d. Positive stereotypes about a group may increase test performance of that group.
A person from your sorority calls and asks you to bake cookies for a bake sale to raise money for a local charity. You agree, but an hour later she calls you back and says that they have enough bakers; they need you to work at the bake sale for four hours. You agree, and as you hang up the phone, you think back to your psychology textbook and suddenly realize that you have been victimized by the __________ technique.
A. door-in-the-face B. foot-in-the-door C. lowball D. bait-and-switch
At Rush General, the inpatient mental ward employs a program that focuses on modifying the behavior of
the patients by giving them gold stars for good behavior and ignoring undesirable behavior. What type of treatment program does this appear to be? A) psychotherapy alone B) milieu therapy C) traditional mental hospital treatments D) social learning