Motivation Is Best Defined As

question 71

Multiple Choice

Motivation is best defined as:

• A)efficient behaviour.
• B)being told to exert high levels of effort.
• C)high performance.
• D)processes that account for an individual's intensity,direction,and persistence toward attaining a goal.

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Definitions:

Peripheral Nervous System

Part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, responsible for connecting the CNS to limbs and organs.

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions, including heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy by slowing the heart rate, increasing intestinal and gland activity, and relaxing sphincter muscles in the gastrointestinal tract.

Primary Appraisals

The initial evaluation process where an individual assesses the significance and potential impact of an event as stressful, positive, controllable, or irrelevant.