Quiz - What Motivates People

Question 1 of 13

1

People tend to become less motivated and slow down as they get closer to reaching the end of a goal.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 2 of 13

1

Which type of reward schedule is most effective to keep people engaged and motivated to keep coming back for more?

Select one of the following:

Fixed Ratio
Variable Interval
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval

Explanation

Question 3 of 13

1

In Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov's experiment, what kind of cue was used to test on dogs to determine the Pavlovian Reflex?

Select one or more of the following:

other animals
the sound of a whistle
a baseball bat

Explanation

Question 4 of 13

1

Receiving extrinsic rewards (trophies, money, certificates) are more motivational for completing a goal than receiving intrinsic rewards (competence, meaningfulness, progress).

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 5 of 13

1

When people can see and track this, they are more motivated to complete their goals.

Select one of the following:

sweets
progress
laziness

Explanation

Question 6 of 13

1

If you can control your ability to delay gratification at a young age, you are more likely to be successful in school and work as you get older.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 7 of 13

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

, a term invented by Herbert Simon, is a decision-making process that we use when we decide to pick things that are easy or good enough rather than choosing something that is difficult and requires a lot of energy.

Explanation

Question 8 of 13

1

People will use shortcuts to do things even if the shortcuts are harder and take a longer amount of time to do than it would doing it the old normal way.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 9 of 13

1

When someone makes a fundamental attribution error in a situation, they are blaming the characteristics of a person instead of considering what factors?

Select one or more of the following:

situational
shopping
fear

Explanation

Question 10 of 13

1

How many days on average does it take someone to form a habit?

Select one of the following:

18
154
66

Explanation

Question 11 of 13

1

People are more motivated to compete when there are more people to compete against because they have a higher chance of winning.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 12 of 13

1

People like it when things are autonomous and they can do things for themselves, when they want, and how they want. Making autonomy easier at ATMs and self-service checkout lines is a win-win for everybody.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 13 of 13

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

New research shows the dopamine system in our brains causes us to 'want' and 'seek out' more information and it's our opioid system that controls the 'pleasure' and 'satisfaction' the brain feels. Both of these systems keep us addicted to social sites like , , and .

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Quiz on Quiz - What Motivates People, created by Ngoc Le on 21/01/2019.

Quiz - What Motivates People

Question 1 of 13

People tend to become less motivated and slow down as they get closer to reaching the end of a goal.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 13

Which type of reward schedule is most effective to keep people engaged and motivated to keep coming back for more?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 13

In Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov's experiment, what kind of cue was used to test on dogs to determine the Pavlovian Reflex?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 13

Receiving extrinsic rewards (trophies, money, certificates) are more motivational for completing a goal than receiving intrinsic rewards (competence, meaningfulness, progress).

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 13

When people can see and track this, they are more motivated to complete their goals.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 13

If you can control your ability to delay gratification at a young age, you are more likely to be successful in school and work as you get older.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 13

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

, a term invented by Herbert Simon, is a decision-making process that we use when we decide to pick things that are easy or good enough rather than choosing something that is difficult and requires a lot of energy.

Explanation

Question 8 of 13

People will use shortcuts to do things even if the shortcuts are harder and take a longer amount of time to do than it would doing it the old normal way.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 13

When someone makes a fundamental attribution error in a situation, they are blaming the characteristics of a person instead of considering what factors?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 13

How many days on average does it take someone to form a habit?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 13

People are more motivated to compete when there are more people to compete against because they have a higher chance of winning.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 13

People like it when things are autonomous and they can do things for themselves, when they want, and how they want. Making autonomy easier at ATMs and self-service checkout lines is a win-win for everybody.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 13

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

New research shows the dopamine system in our brains causes us to 'want' and 'seek out' more information and it's our opioid system that controls the 'pleasure' and 'satisfaction' the brain feels. Both of these systems keep us addicted to social sites like , , and .

Explanation