Understanding External Events, Amotivation, and Autonomy in Psychology Chapter 6
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What is the main difference between an external event being controlling and an external event being informational?

  • Controlling events foster autonomy, while informational events hinder autonomy.
  • Controlling events offer support, while informational events limit autonomy.
  • Controlling events enhance motivation, while informational events reduce motivation.
  • Controlling events restrict choices, while informational events provide guidance. (correct)

    • What leads to amotivation according to the text?

  • Lack of intrinsic motivation
  • Absence of structured environment
  • Failure to nurture autonomy (correct)
  • Lack of relatedness as a psychological need

    • How does autonomy relate to intrinsic motivation?

  • Autonomy has no impact on intrinsic motivation.
  • Autonomy supports intrinsic motivation by fostering choice. (correct)
  • Autonomy competes with intrinsic motivation for attention.
  • Autonomy diminishes intrinsic motivation levels.

    • Which environmental event nurtures the need for competence?

    <p>Highly structured environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Csikszentmihalyi's model of flow, what are the emotional consequences of a mismatch between activity challenge and personal competence?

    <p>Frustration and anxiety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can any task be made enjoyable according to flow theory?

    <p>By adjusting challenge level and enhancing skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main distinction between exchange and communal relationships?

    <p>Exchange relationships are based on mutual benefit, while communal relationships focus on giving and supporting without expecting anything in return.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do communal relationships better satisfy the need for relatedness compared to exchange relationships?

    <p>Communal relationships offer unconditional support and foster a sense of belonging.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a key aspect of a highly structured environment?

    <p>Flexibility and freedom of choice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do people often feel both positive and negative emotions when facing standards of excellence?

    <p>The fear of failure generates negative emotions, while the desire for success generates positive emotions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Atkinson's model of achievement behavior, which term represents a personality variable in the formula Ts = Ms x Ps x Is?

    <p>Ps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following represents an environmental event that nurtures the need for relatedness?

    <p>A team-building retreat focused on trust-building activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to someone studying or practicing by getting started and persisting for a long time, according to the dynamics-of-action model of achievement motivation?

    <p>Instigation, inhibition, and consummation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between the need for affiliation and the need for intimacy?

    <p>The need for affiliation focuses on growth-related social motivation while the need for intimacy focuses on deficit-related social motivation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which implicit motive is associated with deficit-related affiliation social motivation?

    <p>Affiliation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do instigation, inhibition, and consummation contribute to someone using Facebook, according to the dynamics-of-action model of achievement motivation?

    <p>They play a role in why people log on and continue to use the internet site.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which psychological need is related to interpersonal aggression?

    <p>Power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do the implicit motives of achievement, affiliation, and power differ in terms of their behavioral consequences?

    <p>Achievement motive focuses on personal competence, affiliation motive focuses on social connections, and power motive focuses on control over others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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