Personality
This type of trait dominates and shapes a person's personality
What is a cardinal trait?
This personality structure operates according to the pleasure principle
What is the id?
This type of motivation comes from internal satisfaction rather than external rewards.
What is intrinsic motivation?
Choosing between two desirable goals is known as this type of conflict.
What is an approach-approach conflict?
A student studies hard because their parents promised them a new car if they earned straight A's
What is extrinsic motivation?
Traits such as loyal, grouchy, or friendly are examples of this type of trait
What are central traits?
This personality structure serves as the referee between desires and morals
What is the ego?
This motivational theory suggests behavior is driven by the desire to maintain homeostasis.
What is drive theory?
Choosing between two undesirable outcomes is known as this type of conflict.
A student believes failing an exam was entirely due to a difficult teacher and bad luck.
What is external locus of control?
These traits are only seen in certain situations
What are secondary traits?
After losing a championship game, a player begins sucking their thumb and behaving much younger than their age. This defense mechanism is being demonstrated.
According to this theory, expectations about future outcomes influence present behavior.
What is expectancy theory?
A student wants to eat cake but does not want to gain weight. This illustrates this type of conflict.
What is approach-avoidance conflict?
A student believes their success came from effort and preparation rather than luck.
What is an internal locus of control?
A student is generally described as hardworking, responsible, and organized by nearly everyone who knows them. According to trait theory, these characterisitcs would most likely be classified as.
What are central traits?
A student who is secretly angry at a classmate goes out of their way to be excessively kind towards them. This defense mechanism is at work.
What is reaction formation?
A student spends months preparing for the MCAT because they believe the effort will eventually result in admission to medical school. This theory best explains their behavior.
This law proposes that performance is best when arousal is neither too low nor too high.
What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
After being cut from the soccer team, a student begins training every day and eventually becomes one of the fastest runners in the school This defense mechanism transformed frustration into a socially valued behavior.
What is sublimation?
A politician's entire public image revolves around honesty to the point where it defines how people perceive them. According to trait theory, this characteristic would be classified as this.
What is a cardinal trait?
A person who feels guilty about their own dishonesty constantly accuses everyone else of lying. This defense mechanism is being used.
What is projection?
Someone repeatedly seeks dangerous thrills such as skydiving and bungee jumping, despite no obvious reward. This motivational theory best explains the behavior.
What is arousal theory?
A basketball player performs poorly because they are excessively nervous before a game. According to this law, the player's arousal has exceeded the optimal range.
What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
What is an approach-avoidance conflict?