Which one of the following illustrates the role of expectancy in motivation?
a. Antonio plays for hours on end in the sandbox.
b. Bernie's younger brother almost drowned last year.
c. Chip's parents promise him a new bike if he can learn the alphabet.
d. Drew is pretty sure he can learn to hit a baseball if his older sister helps him.
d
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a. Production b. Spreading activation c. Priming d. Conceptual dependency
What is the name for the most common attitude scale?
a. Likert-type scale b. happy face scale c. five-point scale d. sad face scale
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of anorexia nervosa?
a. belief that one is thin when one really is not b. more common among boys than girls c. refusal and/or inability to eat d. extreme weight loss
When thinking about engaging in an impulsive act, which of the following should you be considering most?
A. The short and long-term consequences of acting on the impulse. B. How much money it will cost? C. When you last engaged in the particular impulse? D. How much time it will take?