Provide an example of something you do primarily because of intrinsic motivation

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary, but correct answers must refer to something that the student finds pleasurable for its own sake, not because of (the possibility of) receiving some reward.

Psychology

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Self-insight can best be defined as a(n)

a. awareness of one's thoughts and feelings b. understanding which process is dictating growth in oneself c. awareness of how biology influences your development d. desire to know about the world at large

Psychology

The case of Arthur (described in your textbook), who suddenly experienced the delusion that he could save all the starving children in the world with a "secret plan," but whose symptoms lasted only a few days, was diagnosed with a. schizotypal personality disorder

b. folie à deux (shared psychotic disorder). c. brief psychotic disorder. d. cocaine abuse.

Psychology

Katrina receives a 740 on her math SAT. She decides to take the SAT again and receives a 720. The reason the scores are so similar is because the SAT has high ____.?

a. ?statistical reliability b. ?statistical validity c. ?objectivity d. ?predictability

Psychology

Which of the following should NOT be included in the method section?

a. how the participants were selected b. the instructions provided c. the statistical design d. the results of the statistical analysis

Psychology