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question 51
1 pt
motivational tension that activates behavior to satisfy a goal is termed a(n) ______.
○ instinct
○ incentive
○ drive
○ reflex

question 52
1 pts
mr. muller has an unfavorable view of an offshore drilling moratorium enacted in the wake of a major oil - rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. a social psychologist would most likely say that mr. muller has a(n)
○ impression of the moratorium
○ attitude toward the moratorium
○ schema for the moratorium
○ attribution for the moratorium

Explanation:

Question 51

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Instinct: Innate, fixed pattern of behavior, not about motivational tension.
• Incentive: External reward/punishment, not internal motivational tension.
• Drive: Internal motivational tension (arousal) that pushes behavior to satisfy a goal (e.g., hunger drive to eat).
• Reflex: Automatic, involuntary response (e.g., knee - jerk), not related to goal - directed motivational tension.

So the correct option is the one related to internal motivational tension for goal - satisfaction.

Let's analyze each option:

• Impression: A temporary or initial perception, less stable and less about an overall evaluation.
• Attitude: A favorable or unfavorable evaluation (feeling, belief, behavior tendency) toward an object (here, the moratorium). Mr. Muller's unfavorable view fits the definition of an attitude.
• Schema: A mental framework for organizing knowledge, not an evaluation of an object.
• Attribution: Assigning causes to events/behavior, not an evaluation of a policy.

So the option that matches an unfavorable view (evaluation) of the moratorium is the correct one.

Answer:

C. drive

Question 52