Students who study only material on which they are likely to be tested are illustrating
a. a primary motive.
b. a stimulus motive.
c. intrinsic motivation.
d. extrinsic motivation.
D
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The probable reason that Ebbinghaus's forgetting curves were so steep was that Ebbinghaus a. had a poor memory. b. learned too many lists. c. used meaningless materials
d. used autobiographical materials.
Which of the following best describes a concept?
a) It is a mental category we use to classify events, objects, situations, behaviors, and people with respect to what we perceive as common properties. b) It is a context dependent perceptual process that focuses on the relationships between objects and their contexts. c) It is a term denoting all mental processes we use to transform sensory input into knowledge. d) It is an apparent perception of something that is tactile in nature.
Three-year-old Simeon is at the top of a tall and scary slide. At the bottom of the slide, Simeon's older brother is smiling and laughing. When Simeon sees this, he goes down the slide. Simeon's behavior is an example of
A. social referencing. B. attribution. C. transferred excitation. D. social facilitation.
You are very interested in how computers work. You spend a lot of time reading articles online and watching online videos about how computers work
You even sometimes tinker and take apart computers and put them back together so that you can understand them better. Your brother notices that your teachers and parents always comment on your hobby and decides to start learning about computer too, since he would like to get the same praise you receive. Your brother is ___ to learn about computers, but you are ___ to learn about them. a. intrinsically motivated; extrinsically motivated b. extrinsically motivated; intrinsically motivated c. not motivated; very motivated d. extrinsically motivated; inquisitively motivated