Rotter Distinguished Between Internal Reinforcement and External Reinforcement

question 29

Multiple Choice

Rotter distinguished between internal reinforcement and external reinforcement.Internal reinforcement is determined by

• A)biological needs.
• B)the values of society.
• C)subjective perceptions of an event's value.
• D)the person's history of rewards and punishments.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy unconsciously used by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety or to avoid facing uncomfortable truths.

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.

Life Instincts

In psychoanalysis, these are the drives or instincts that are directed towards preservation and enhancement of life, including basic needs such as hunger and sex.

Death Instincts

In Freudian psychology, innate drives or impulses leading towards aggression, self-destruction, and death, opposed to life-sustaining instincts.