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Chapter 12 – Quick Quiz 1


1.   Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation?
   a.   accepting a new job because it pays more
   b.   accepting a new job because it will be more fulfilling
   c.   going out for football to please your father
   d.   reading an extra book to get bonus points   

2.   Set point theory would predict all of the following EXCEPT:
   a.   reduced metabolic rate when a heavy person diets.
   b.   high heritability for body weight.
   c.   increased metabolic rate when dieting.
   d.   increased metabolic rate when a thin person tries to gain weight.

3.   _______________ is a substance that helps to regulate appetite.
   a.   Leptin   c.   Metabolin
   b.   Endorphin   d.   Ephedra

4.   What approximate percent of American adults are now overweight or obese?
   a.   25 percent   c.   40 percent
   b.   35 percent   d.   50 percent

5.   A person with a(n) _______________ attachment style will be uncomfortable getting close to others and find it difficult to trust or depend on others.
   a.   secure   c.   anxious
   b.   avoidant   d.   ambivalent

6.   Over time _______________ typically decreases in relationships.
   a.   passion   c.   commitment
   b.   intimacy   d.   trust

7.   Which of the following is NOT one of the most common reasons that people have sex?
   a.   enhancement   c.   escape
   b.   self-affirmation   d.   coping

8.   A(n) _______________ is framed in terms of being judged favorably by others and avoiding criticism.
   a.   approach goal   c.   mastery goal
   b.   avoidance goal   d.   performance goal

9.   Which of the following does NOT work particularly well to increase workers’ productivity and satisfaction?
   a.   automatic pay raises   c.   clear and consistent rules
   b.   varied tasks   d.   useful feedback about performance

   10.    In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, what is the top level of the pyramid?
      a.   security needs          c.    social needs
      b.   esteem needs            d.    self-actualization

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