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?

Highly structured environment (D) 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?

Frustration and anxiety (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

By adjusting challenge level and enhancing skills (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main distinction between exchange and communal relationships?

Exchange relationships are based on mutual benefit, while communal relationships focus on giving and supporting without expecting anything in return. (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Communal relationships offer unconditional support and foster a sense of belonging. (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Flexibility and freedom of choice (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

The fear of failure generates negative emotions, while the desire for success generates positive emotions. (B) 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?

Ps (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

A team-building retreat focused on trust-building activities (A) 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?

Instigation, inhibition, and consummation (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

The need for affiliation focuses on growth-related social motivation while the need for intimacy focuses on deficit-related social motivation. (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Affiliation (C) 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?

They play a role in why people log on and continue to use the internet site. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which psychological need is related to interpersonal aggression?

Power (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Achievement motive focuses on personal competence, affiliation motive focuses on social connections, and power motive focuses on control over others. (B) Signup and view all the answers