Motivation is defined as
a. an internal deficiency that energizes behavior.
b. the goals which reward our behavior and maintain behavior.
c. internal mechanisms which initiate, maintain, direct, and terminate behavior.
d. needs associated with impulses for self-actualization.
c
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Piaget's concept of egocentrism refers to the child's
a. desire to be at the center of every else's interest. b. development of an ego. c. belief that others see the world exactly as she or he does. d. assumption that everyone understands what she or he is saying. e. belief that she or he is more important than anyone else.
Based on the PET scan research by Drevets and colleagues (2008), _____, which may be implicated in mood disorders, is 40% to 50% smaller in people with major depressive disorder
a) an area in the prefrontal cortex b) the amygdala c) the occipital lobe d) the hypothalamus