AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Research has found that many species of spiders automatically know how to spin a web without having to be taught. This can be seen as an example of:
A
a set point
B
self actualization
C
an instinct
D
intrinsic motivation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Instinct is a type of animal behaviour that need not be learned. A spider does not learn how to spin its web. It is born with the knowledge of web spinning. So, it is an instinctual behaviour.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spinning of web by spiders is an instinctual behaviour.

Detailed explanation-3: -The spinning of the web by spiders is considered an instinctive behaviour as it will spin the same web at any given time and environment without being trained for the shape of web.

Detailed explanation-4: -Making webs is instinctive for spiders, which means nobody has to teach them how to do it. They are born knowing how. When a spider begins a web, it releases a silk thread.

Detailed explanation-5: -They don’t have to learn how-they just know. Babies of some spider species build round “orb” webs, others build tangled or funnel-shaped webs, and others don’t build webs at all. Spiders such as wolf spiders and jumping spiders never build webs, and pursue their prey on foot instead.

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