Motivation & Work Quiz

Of the following list, which is a secondary motive?

Eating excessive amounts of food and then purging such as vomiting, taking laxatives, or extreme exercise to avoid weight gain is referred to as:

When the lateral hypothalamus in a rat’s brain gets destroyed, what will a rat do?

After partaking in a sport that requires vigorous exercise, what will you most likely prefer?

When the ventromedial hypothalamus in a rat’s brain gets destroyed, what will a rat do?

What occurs at the highest levels of arousal?

When does intrinsic motivation occur?

Push is to pull as ________ is to ________.

In what order do the needs in Maslow’s hierarchy follow?

What is the conclusion that Washburn and Cannon came up with after conducting their balloon – hunger experiment?

Weight loss due to self-inflicted starvation which life-threating is known as

Which part of the brain is most related to thirst?

When the lateral hypothalamus in a rat’s brain is electrically stimulated, what will a rat do?

The arousal theory assumes that:

Which of the following situation can alter a person’s body’s set point?

What is the term that describes unlearned biological motives which are necessary for survival?

What is the hormone that is responsible for sugar being stored in cells as fat and carbohydrates?

What occurs at the end of the sexual response cycle?

What is set point?

An individual with Bulimia Nervosa would most likely have which of the following characteristics?