Question: Helpful and constructive actions best illustrate

1. latent learning

2. b. extrinsic motivation

3. c. overimitation

4. d. prosocial behavior

5. Answer: prosocial behavior

6. Question: Intrinsic motivation refers to the desire to perform an activity

7. a. with the least amount of effort necessary

8. b. because it will improve one’s reputation

9. c. in order to avoid anxiety

10. d. for the sake of its own enjoyment

11. Answer: for the sake of its own enjoyment

12. Question: The tendency to engage in behaviors that we observe others being rewarded for performing best illustrates the influence of

13. a. prosocial behavior

14. b. operant conditioning

15. c. intrinsic motivation

16. d. vicarious reinforcement

17. Answer: vicarious reinforcement

18. Question: Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that

19. a. causes sleepiness

20. b. lessen physical pain

21. c. reduces depressed moods

22. d. triggers muscle contraction

23. Answer: triggers muscle contraction

24. Question: Contemporary psychology is best defines as the science of

25. a. conscious and unconscious mental activity

26. b. observable responses to the environment

27. c. behavior and mental processes

28. d. maladaptive and adaptive behaviors

29. Answer: behavior and mental processes