Consider two different ways of motivating others by using rewards. First way: “Good job, you improved your penmanship nicely.” Second way: “If you improve your penmanship today, then I’ll give you a reward.” Why is the first way more effective and less harmful (in terms of side effects) than is the second way?

Which of the following is not an essential aspect of the provision of structure?

In Atkinson’s formula to predict achievement-related behavior (Ts = Ms x Ps x Is), Ms represents:

When presented with a _____, people generally experience not only positive emotions like hope that energize their approach behavior but also negative emotions like anxiety that energize their avoidance behavior.

_____ partners give benefits such as money and time with the expectation of receiving comparable benefits in the near future.

Atkinson conceptualized the _____ as a force within the person to prefer and to seek out achievement situations, and the _____ as a force within the person to escape from (or be anxious about) achievement situations.

According to the dynamics-of-action model, achievement behavior eventually ends because:

The environmental incentive that activates the emotional and behavioral potential of the implicit motive for power is:

The greater one’s effectance motivation, the greater one’s desire to seek out and approach situations that:

Which of the following events increases the future probability of a behavior?