You are debating motivation with your classmate and say that you are a strong proponent of self-determination theory. Based on what you know about the theory, what are the main tenets that you are arguing?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: I am arguing that three needs—autonomy, competence, and relatedness—can explain much of human behavior.
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According to family, twin, and adoption studies, a person is at greatest risk for developing schizophrenia if he or she has a/an _________.
a. identical twin diagnosed with the disorder b. nonidentical twin diagnosed with the disorder c. adoptive parent diagnosed with the disorder d. biological parent diagnosed with the disorder
According to the environmental cumulative deficit hypothesis,
A) the effects of underprivileged rearing conditions on IQ tend to improve in middle childhood. B) most poor children are resilient to the effects of living in an underprivileged environment and are average in intelligence. C) the more economically disadvantaged the child, the more often the IQ test must be administered to obtain a stable score. D) the negative effects of underprivileged rearing conditions on IQ increase the longer the child remains in those conditions.