A desire to perform a behavior that originates within the individual is known as ______ motivation
a. primary c. intrinsic
b. secondary d. extrinsic
C
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The term historiography refers to ____.?
a. ?historical biography b. ?methods used in psychological autopsy c. ?the techniques, principles, and issues involved in historical research d. ?the scientific study of history e. ?the study of the history of psychology
Harriet is a fifth grader working on difficult math problems. When she solves one correctly, her teacher tells her that she's correct, and then adds, "You must be very smart to get that answer!" This comment is likely to encourage Harriet to ________
a. focus on performance goals. b. focus on mastery goals. c. keep working on problems, even if she gets the occasional wrong answer. d. enjoy doing math for its own sake.
Shelley experiences persistent feelings of detachment from herself, as if she were observing herself from outside her body. The experience is so intense that she often has trouble remembering who she is and functioning in a coherent manner. Shelley most likely suffers from
A. severe anxiety attacks. B. a dissociative disorder. C. persistent depression. D. illness anxiety disorder.
A stressed-out parent believes that all the neighborhood children are intentionally loud and impulsive. If his conjecture is true, and the children are actually following some social norm, one way to reduce this behavior is to
A. put all the neighborhood children together into one big group, so individuals put less effort into being loud. B. put all the neighborhood children together into one big group, so they are shamed into behaving better. C. speak to each neighborhood child individually and convince them that the other children are all planning to behave properly from now on. D. put together only the neighborhood children with similar hobbies, so their enjoyment of one another's company reduces the urge to behave impulsively.