The Pursuit of an Activity for an Outcome That Is

question 177

Multiple Choice

The pursuit of an activity for an outcome that is separate from the person is called __________.

• A) the need for affiliation
• B) intrinsic motivation
• C) extrinsic motivation
• D) a mastery goal

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of a set of data where most observations cluster around the mean.

Binomial Distribution Curve

A probability distribution graph that represents the likelihood of a given number of successes over a series of trials, with only two possible outcomes.

Poisson Distribution Curve

A graphical representation of the Poisson distribution, showing the probability of a given number of events over a fixed interval.

Improvement Rates

Measures of the speed and effectiveness with which improvements are made in a process, product, or system over time.