The Psychology of Motivation Can Be Best Summarized as the Study

question 40

Multiple Choice

The psychology of motivation can be best summarized as the study of

• A)how decisions are made.
• B)the processes underlying goal-directed behaviour.
• C)the libido's effects on behaviour.
• D)how rewards and punishments affect behaviour.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach developed by Freud that aims to explore unconscious conflicts and desires influencing behavior.

Moral Anxiety

Anxiety that arises from internal conflicts between what one wants to do and what one considers to be the right or moral action to take.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious processes and childhood experiences as the primary factors in personality development and psychological issues.

Internalized

The process of integrating attitudes, values, or norms into one's own belief system or behavior.