Short Answer Question
Please choose one of the theories or theory categories that we have discussed so far (biological, behavioral,
Tolman's purposive behavior, expectancy value theory, or force field theory) and discuss how it could be
used to motivate someone. Please be sure to write at least three sentences. (20 points)
True/False
Please fill in the blank (to the left of each question below) to show whether the following are true or false.
Where answers are false, please be sure to correct them in the space provided below each question
with at least one sentence. This will allow you to get full points for the false questions. Each answer
is worth ten points. False answers are worth ten points also, five of these ten points will come from the
correction. (80 points)
1. Expectancy value theory is both a theory and a theory category.
2. Incentives do not motivate animals, only humans.
3. Classical conditioning is focused on changing behavior through consequences.
4. Attention is involved in cognitive learning.
5. Observational learning is a kind of cognitive learning.
6. Operant conditioning is focused on changing behavior through consequences.
7. Psychologists believe learning begins at an extremely young age.
8. Negative reinforcement takes place when something negative is taken away from a person
after a behavior to increase the chance the behavior will take place again.
