Santa Claus stops by your house to drop off presents and is feeling very hungry. He sees two cookies on the mantle and quickly devours them. Afterward, he no longer feels a need to eat. What theory of motivation best describes this situation?
A. Incentive doctrine
B. Arousal
C. Drive reduction
D. Instinct
Answer: C
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b. Picky eating is more common among boys than girls. c. Picky eating in young childhood is clearly connected to the later emergence of eating disorders. d. Picky eating always leads to eating disorders.
In the course of therapy, Dr. Smith takes great care to let her clients feel that they are good people no matter what they say or do. Dr. Smith is demonstrating
A. empathy. B. conditions of worth. C. reflections of self-worth. D. unconditional positive regard.
According to Freud, normal adult sexual desires and behavior begin to emerge during
the __________ stage of psychosexual development. a. oral b. anal c. phallic d. latent e. genital
What is the absolute threshold?
a) largest detectable difference between two stimuli b) smallest detectable difference between two stimuli c) largest amount of stimulus energy that is detectable d) smallest amount of stimulus energy that is detectable