According to the _____, rather than saying that the child's behavior was reinforced by a treat, we should instead say the child's behavior was reinforced by eating a treat.
A) drive reduction theory
B) Premack principle
C) learned acquisition theory
D) intrinsic motivation theory
Question 2Thirst is to soda as _____ is to _____.
A) food; hunger
B) incentive; drive
C) drive; incentive
D) drive induction; drive deduction
Question 3Drive is to incentive as _____ is to _____.
A) hamburger; hunger
B) hunger; hamburger
C) thirst; hunger
D) hunger; thirst
Question 4As I look over the menu in a restaurant, I select a cheeseburger rather than spaghetti and meatballs. Both meals are approximately the same portion size and each provides the same caloric value. Which of the following theories is most useful for explaining why I choose one dish over another?
A) Behavioral bliss point approach
B) Incentive motivation
C) The Premack principle
D) The response deprivation hypothesis
Question 5Tran often drinks diet soft drinks when he is thirsty because he likes the taste of such drinks. This is best described as an example of
A) incentive motivation.
B) drive reduction.
C) behavioral bliss.
D) the Premack principle.
Question 6The term _____ refers to motivation that is derived from some property of the reinforcer.
A) drive reduction
B) drive induction
C) incentive motivation
D) incentive induction
Question 7A major problem with drive reduction theory is that some reinforcers do not seem to be associated with
A) behavioral bliss.
B) an incentive.
C) hunger.
D) drive reduction.
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