Chapter 11
Motives and Personality
Multiple Choice Questions
- Which of the following terms best describes a state of tension within a person that is usually caused by a lack of something?
A.Alpha press
B. Motive
C. Beta press
D. Need
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- Like dispositional psychologists, motive psychologists stress that:
A.people differ from one another in the type and strength of their motives.
B. differences between people are measurable.
C. differences between people cause or are associated with important life outcomes.
D. All of the answers are correct.
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- Motives satisfy needs with:
A.thoughts and fantasies.
B. behaviors.
C. thoughts, fantasies, and behaviors.
D. None of the answers is correct.
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- Which of the following questions do motivational psychologists ask?
A.What are people like?
B. What do people want?
C. What do people do?
D. Why do people like what they like?
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- Which of the following terms best describes an internal state that arouses and directs behavior toward specific objects or goals?
A.Need
B. Desire
C. Motive
D. Press
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- Which of the following psychologists was one of the first to develop a modern theory of motivation?
A.Carl Rogers
B. Abraham Maslow
C. Henry Murray
D. David McClelland
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- Henry Murray assumed that needs varied:
A.over time.
B. based on situations.
C. between people.
D. All of the answers are correct.
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- According to Murray, people might actually seek to increase tension:
A.only if they suffer from mental illness.
B. because they want to seek attention from others.
C. in order to experience the pleasure of reducing that tension.
D. None of the answers is correct.
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- The idea that an individual’s various needs can be thought of as existing at different levels of strength is referred to as:
A.the hierarchy of needs.
B. press.
C. motive constellations.
D. the need tree.
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- Why do we think of motives as dynamic?
A.Levels of needs decrease with age.
B. Some motives exhibit gender differences.
C. Various motives interact with one another within a person.
D. Everyone has at least two motives.
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