Question

11. What does Maslow's hierarchy of needs attempt to explain? a. How children learn to take all the responsibilities expected of adults b. Why certain motivations take priority over other ones c. Why people try to help others, including people they don't know d. How drive motivation combines forces with incentive motivation 12. According to Abraham Maslow, what happens if you have several motivations at once? a. You start on each of them and then alternate rapidly from one to another. b. You satisfy the most urgent motivation before starting on the next one. c. You try to get someone else to help you with one or more of your tasks. d. You postpone working on all of them, and do something enjoyable instead. 13. To measure how well a child can resist temptation, which procedure have psychologists often used? a. "Draw a pretty picture, but don't look at what any other children are drawing." b. “I'm leaving the room now, but please sit quietly in your seats until I return." c. "Answer these questions, but please don't look at the answer key on the back of the page." d. "Here is one marshmallow, but if you wait you can have two." 14. What is the best way to resist a temptation? a. Practice resisting other types of temptation. b. Try to avoid the tempting situation. c. Expose yourself to the temptation shortly after resisting some other temptation. d. Think about people similar to you who failed to resist the temptation. I

Answer 1

1. B. Why certain motivations take priority over others. According to Maslow, a person strives to achieve the higher needs for self actualisation only when the lower level needs are satisfied.

2. B. You satisfy the most urgent motivation before the next one. In this case, an individual will work towards satisfying the lowest level of need.

3. D. The fourth alternative is correct. The Marshmallow Test was devised by psychologists to see how well children can resist temptation.

4. B. Try to avoid the tempting situation. This may be done by using creative strategies.