The concept of choice focuses on the person’s dimension of meaning in the moment

A typical caller to an urban suicide prevention center is:

A) elderly, male, white. B) elderly, female, white. C) young, male, African American. D) young, female, African American.

Suppose a rat has been deprived of food or water. According to a tension reduction explanation of motivated behavior, when placed in a novel environment with food and water, the rat should eat and drink at its first opportunity

When actually placed in such an environment, research described in the chapter suggests that the rat will a. eat only. b. drink only. c. immediately eat and drink. d. first explore the environment.