Question 1
State whether the following statement is true or false. Explain your answer. “Motivation can be defined in terms of how a behavior is initiated and how that initiation results in fulfillment of a need.”
Question 2
State whether the following statement is true or false. Explain your answer. “Motivation can be regarded as largely based in biology.”
Question 3
Explain what is conveyed in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs pyramid about the needs that underlie motivation.
Question 4
In your own words, explain to a fellow psychology student the distinction between a drive and a need. Provide an example to illustrate the point.
Question 5
Would you say that Olympic athletes are more motivated by psychological tension or physical arousal?
Question 6
State whether the following is true or false. Explain your answer. “An experimental design seeking to determine cause and effect involves surveys and questionnaires.”
Question 7
Give an example of a dataset that can be plotted on a graph. Which data would you plot on the X-axis and which on the Y-axis? Provide an interpretation of your data.
