Question 1

According to Kuhn, a scientific disciple makes progress both continuously and discontinuously. Discuss what he means by continuous progress in a science, and discuss what he means by discontinuous progress in a science.

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Question 2

Which of the following succinctly characterize Hull's drive theory?

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A)  Action, Environment, Person, Behavior
B)  Drive, Cue, Response, Reward
C)  Goal, Drive Reduction, Stimulus, Drive Induction
D)  Source, Object, Action, SatisfactionE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The first grand theory of motivation study was:

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A)   arousal.
B)   drive.
C)   emotion.
D)   the will.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The textbook concludes that contemporary motivation study is in a new paradigm. What is so new about the new paradigm?

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A)  A few critical motivation theories have emerged as most important to the field and worth most of the attention.
B)  Motivational psychology no longer studies unconscious, psychological, biological, or evolutionary processes.
C)  The contemporary landscape is more like an intellectual democracy of ideas than it is like the kingship of the grand theories era.
D)  Motivational psychology is completely focused on behavior.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The fundamental assumption(s)  of drive theory was that:

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A)  drive emerged from the disturbance of bodily needs.
B)  drive had a general energizing effect on behavior.
C)  drive reduction was reinforcing and produced learning.
D)  all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Explain why motivation study abandoned its tradition of grand theories and instead began to focus on a mini-theories approach.

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Question 7

The motivational concept that arose to replace instinct as the grand explanatory construct was:

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A)  arousal.
B)  drive.
C)  emotion.
D)  hope
E)  willpower.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Explain why motivation study abandoned the instinct (to adopt drive) as its preferred way of explaining motivation.

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Question 9

The outstanding feature of Hull's drive theory was that:

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A)  it focused on humans rather than animals.
B)  it focused on psychological needs rather than on physiological needs.
C)  motivation could be predicted from antecedent conditions before it occurred.
D)  all of the above were outstanding features.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

For Descartes, the essence of an emotion was that it was a(n) :

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A)  factor-a property of the mind.
B)  implicit process-an unconscious experience
C)  signal-a cue for social interaction.
D)  uproar-a strong bodily reaction.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

A crucial concept in Hull's theory of motivation that explained when learning occurred and when habit was reinforced was:

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A)  anxiety.
B)  circle (or cycle) of motivation.
C)  drive activation.
D)  drive reduction.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

According to Clark Hull, ________is a pooled energy source comprised of all current physiological (biological)  disturbances.

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A)  arousal
B)  drive
C)  instinct
D)  the willE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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