The fact that some people often ignore their hunger and skip lunch in anticipation of a special dinner is a direct contradiction to the ____ theory of motivation.?

a. ?drive reduction
b. ?arousal
c. ?incentive
d. ?opponent-process


ANSWER:
a

Psychology

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a. social systems morality b. interpersonal norm c. obedience orientation d. instrumental orientation

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Which of the following refers to the process by which people select messages—consciously or unconsciously—imbed messages in signals, and send those message-laden signals to others?

a) Encoding b) Decoding c) Acculturation d) Transculturation

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a. distress b. deviance c. dangerousness d. dysfunction

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