AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Attempts to control social behavior by using the punishing effects of isolation is an example of
A
the general adaptation syndrome.
B
ostracism.
C
the behavior feedback effect.
D
wanting to belong.
E
the tend-and-befriend response.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ostracism is often used to punish and control anti-social behavior, but it often encourages further negative behaviors (see pages 425-426 for more).

Detailed explanation-2: -The fundamental attribution error, also called the correspondence bias, describes the tendency for observer’s to attribute other people’s behavior to internal or dispositional factors and to downplay situational causes (Gilbert & Malone, 1995).

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the drive theory of motivation, people are motivated to take certain actions in order to reduce the internal tension that is caused by unmet needs. For example, you might be motivated to drink a glass of water in order to reduce the internal state of thirst.

Detailed explanation-4: -Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is one of the best-known theories of motivation. Maslow’s theory states that our actions are motivated by certain physiological and psychological needs that progress from basic to complex.

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