Motivation MS STATE last test

A team member slacks off during a group project assuming others will pick up the slack. Which cognitive theory best explains this behavior?

Social Loafing

Two employees have the same job. One thrives, the other quits. Define E in the equation B=ExV

belief that effort will lead to success

Which scenario illustrates place learning vs response learning

memorizing a speech vs improvising

A person consistently blames traffic for being late, despite poor time management. This pattern reflects

external local of control

A college student works hard in school but gives up quickly in romantic relationships. What concept explains this discrepancy?

domain-specific locus of control

According to balance theory, which of the following is imbalanced?

you dislike your roomate who likes your favorite band

Which situation best illustrates post-decisional dissonance?

rationalizing why a chosen graduate program is the best after committing.

A person is less upset by contradictions between their beliefs and behavior. This is best explained

low preference for consistancy (PFC)

A person runs faster in the presence of others doing the same activity. This is an example of:

coaction effect

A student agrees to sign a petition (small request), and later agrees to volunteer (larger request).

foot-in-the-door technique

Helping someone purely because you empathize with their situation—with no benefit to yourself—is best labeled as:

altruistic helping

A student keeps failing math quizzes despite studying hard and starts to think, "I'm just bad at math." which attribution have they made:

internal, stable, global

After watching a classmate present poorly, you assume they’re lazy. But when you mess up a presentation, you blame poor sleep. This illustrates:

actor observer bias

A therapist emphasizes to a client, “You are accepted no matter what.” This approach is rooted most directly in:

unconditional postive regard

I can do a 10k indicates

self efficacy

Which of the following is considered an emotion in psychological terms?

Sadness

What is the function of "Elicit - Provide - Elicit" in MI?

to share information while maintaining collaboration

You’re helping a friend consider switching majors, but they keep flip-flopping. How would MI recommend you handle their ambivalence?

use open-ended questions to explore both sides of their feelings