____________________ is the needs or drives within individuals that energize certain behaviors.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Motivation
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After studying the text, you now should understand that the integrative approach to substance abuse is
A. that a genetic factor alone is the cause of substance abuse. B. that neurobiological factors determine whether substance abuse will develop. C. that psychological factors are the primary determinants of whether or not a person becomes a drug addict. D. that for any particular individual, substance abuse may arise from multiple and different causes.
Two children are administered the same IQ test. Assuming all factors to be equal except racial differences between the children, what factor has been found to explain any difference in scores between these children?
a) Stereotype threat b) Attention difficulties c) Both stereotype threat and attention difficulties d) None of the above
Eleven-year-old Maria had always been about the same size as her 9-year-old brother Domingo, until recently. Maria is now almost 2 inches taller than her brother and she has also noticed she has gained some weight. Maria is most likely going through
__________. a) menarche b) an adolescent growth spurt c) a secular trend d) spermarche
Allport believed that most people are motivated primarily by
A. the need to gain superiority over others. B. the single need for self-actualization. C. the need for sex and the need for aggression. D. present drives rather than by past events.