Chapter Questions
______________ are forces that guide a person's behavior in a certain direction.
Biologically determined, inborn patterns of behavior are known as _________ .
Your psychology professor tells you, "Explaining behavior is easy! When we lack something, we are motivated to get it." Which approach to motivation does your professor subscribe to?
By drinking water after running a marathon, a runner tries to keep his or her body at an optimal level of functioning. This process is called __________ .
I help an elderly person cross the street because doing a good deed makes me feel good. What type of motivation is at work here? What type of motivation would be at work if I were to help an elderly man across the street because he paid me $\$ 20 ?$
According to Maslow, a person with no job, no home, and no friends can become self-actualized. True or false?