In his classic text written in 1892, William James defined psychology as the description and explanation of
a. behavior.
b. states of consciousness.
c. animal and human intelligence.
d. emotion and motivation.
Answer: b. states of consciousness.
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Marvin, age 7, and Edgar, age 4, are sitting at the table as their mother pours milk into their glasses. Both glasses are the same size and shape. However, Marvin's mother notices a chip on the lip of his glass, and decides that it is safer if she pours that milk into another glass. The new glass is shorter and much wider, and when she pours the milk into the new glass Edgar laughs and says that now he has more milk than Marvin. However, Marvin is not upset because he knows that he still got the same amount of milk. Marvin is demonstrating __________.
A. formal operations B. decentering C. the preoperational stage D. the abstract operational stage
The hypothesis testing process is the same for ANOVA and any t tests.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In ____, the duties, responsibilities, and performance expectations of the job are not clearly defined by organizational leaders
a. role conflict c. role ambiguity b. role overload d. qualitative overload
Which statement about motivation is TRUE?
a. Motivation energizes and directs behavior. b. We are always aware of motivational processes. c. There is only one type of motivation. d. Two people motivated by the same factor will satisfy that motive through similar means. e. Motivation always exists outside of one's awareness.