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Amy is generally a well-behaved, polite person, and an avid hockey fan. When her favorite team lost the Stanley Cup, and rioting took to the streets, she participated by engaging in bottle throwing and vandalism. There were thousands of people and Amy’s actions went generally unnoticed. What could explain her out-of-character behavior?

Katrina really enjoys when students in her class ask her for help when they are doing group work. She is likely driven by which of the following?

Lisa and Dan just started dating and they can’t get enough of each other. Their friends can’t stand being around them right now because their public displays of affection are just too much to take. Sternberg would say that they are very high in which of the following?

Which of the following is the field that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitat?

Kimbra is walking alone at night. A dog suddenly runs out from behind a bush and starts barking loudly and jumping. Kimbra heart starts to pound and her stomach tightens up because this experience activated Kimbra’s _____.

Anton is bored in math class because it is too easy and struggles in history because he finds the material too difficult. Art however is just challenging enough. Which of the following concepts best explains why Anton performs poorly on both math and history but does well in art class?

Dr. Lucas is trying to motivate a rat to complete a maze by giving them food pellets. Dr. Lucas is using which of the following to modify behavior?

Candy, money, and praise are all examples of _____ that motivate behavior.

Quality and quantity as they apply to motivation refer to which of the following?

Paulo looked in his rear-view mirror and saw a police car turn behind him. He felt afraid and also realized that his heart started pounding at the same time. This order of occurrences fits with which theory of emotion?