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This Quiz covers Points 50-62 of the Chapter What Motivates People in the Book 100 Things Every Designer needs to know about people By: Susan M. Weinschenk, Ph.D.

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Quiz What Motivates People

Question 1 of 17

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BF Skinner used rats to test if behavior increased or decreased based on how
often, and in what manner, a reinforcement (reward) was given.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 2 of 17

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BF Skinners experiment showed that rats and people are what?

Select one of the following:

  • Predictable

  • Unpredicatable

  • Funny

  • Hungry

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Question 3 of 17

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Sophie receives a rewards card from her favorite coffee shop. She can get a free coffee after her 10th coffee purchase. Brad receives a rewards card from his favorite coffee shop. He can get a free coffee after his 12th coffee purchase.

Brads card comes with 2 Coffee cups already prefilled so he only needs 10 more coffees just like Sophie. Who is more likely to be motivated to go back more often to get to the free cup sooner?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Brad

  • Sophie

  • Neither

  • Both

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Question 4 of 17

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A "Hit" in signal detection theory means you have properly identified the intended stimuli

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 5 of 17

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Question: What does it mean when a person habituates to a sound?

Select one of the following:

  • A. They get used to it

  • B. They hear it louder

  • C. They cannot hear it

  • D. None of the above

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Question 6 of 17

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If it seems like too much work to find a shortcut, then people will stay with their old habits.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 7 of 17

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People have a tendency to give personality-based explanations for other peoples' behavior ________ weight than situational factors.

Select one of the following:

  • Less

  • More

  • Equal

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Question 8 of 17

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The more the behavior, the longer it takes to become a habit.

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Question 9 of 17

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Question: What is the theory called that states, "When there are more people, it's harder to assess where you stand, and therefore you are less motivated".

Select one of the following:

  • The E Effect

  • The Z Effect

  • The N Effect

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Question 10 of 17

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People like to be ________ and feel like they are doing things on their own, with minimal help from others.

Select one of the following:

  • dependent

  • independent

  • codependent

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Question 11 of 17

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

is the theory that 150 people is the social group size limit for humans.

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Question 12 of 17

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What type of motivation causes people to want to continue doing something even without a promised reward?

Select one of the following:

  • Extrinsic

  • Contingent

  • Intrinsic

  • Algorithmic

  • E. Heuristic

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Question 13 of 17

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Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Dopamine is the chemical of ( Motivation, Pleasure, Wanting, Addiction, Liking ) rather than ( Motivation, Pleasure, Wanting, Addiction, Liking ). It is also called the ( Motivation, Pleasure, Wanting, Addiction, Liking ). While, opiods are the chemical of ( Wanting, Addiction, Liking, Pleasure, Motivation ) and ( Motivation, Liking, Pleasure, Addiction ) and it is called the ( Liking, Addiction, Wanting, Motivation ).

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Question 14 of 17

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The Pavlovian response is what happens when the dopamine system completely ignores the cue that a reward is coming

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 15 of 17

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Mastery is something that can only be approached rather than be reached. Because of this, it is one of the strongest motivators. You can get better and better at something, but never reach an endpoint.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 16 of 17

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People who could delay gratification at a young age, proved to be: (Select all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

  • most successful in school

  • problematic adults

  • drug addicts

  • able to get good test scores on the SAT

  • able to better cope with stress and frustration

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Question 17 of 17

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Coined by Peter Griffin, satisfice describes a decision-making strategy in which the person decides to pick the adequate option rather than the optimal one

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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