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PSY 355 Entire Course
PSY 355 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 (UOP Course)
Is it possible to motivate a student to obtain an
A grade if he orshe does not value an A grade
more than a C grade? Why or why not?
PSY 355 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 PSY 355 Week
1 Discussion Question 2 PSY 355 Week 1 DQ 3 PSY
355 Week 1 DQ 4 PSY 355 week 1 Individual
Assignment Sources of Motivation Paper (2
Papers) PSY 355 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 PSY
355 Week 2 Discussion Question 2
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PSY 355 Week 1 DQ 3
PSY 355 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 (UOP Course)
1 - What is motivation? 2 - Does perception
affect motivation? Why or why not? 1 - What are
the major sources of motivation? 2 - Which source
affects you most? Why? Do you think this is
something that is 'hard-wired' or learned?
Please list four things that bring you pleasure,
and four thingsthat bring you pain. Which do you,
personally, think motivates youmore, trying to
obtain the pleasure, or trying to avoid the pain?
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PSY 355 week 1 Individual Assignment Sources of
Motivation Paper (2 Papers)
PSY 355 Week 1 DQ 4
Do internal and external sources need to be
complementary for motivation to occur? For
example, is it possible to motivate a student to
obtain an A grade if he or she does not value an
A grade more than a C grade?
Sources of Motivation Paper Prepare a 700 to
900-word paper in which you examine the concept
of motivation. As a part of your examination be
sure to address the following items In
your own words, define motivation.
Identify at least two sources of motivation.
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PSY 355 Week 2 DQ 3
PSY 355 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 (UOP Course)
Weve had some great discussions during Week 1
regarding themotivating power of fear. Many of
you, in fact, identified fear ofpain as being a
greater motivator for you than is the attainment
ofthat which brings you pleasure. Is it
possible, though, that fear isalso the primary
motivator in the attainment of pleasure?
1 - What is a person's mate value? 2 - Evaluate
and compute your mate value and that of your
spouse/partner (current or most recent). Are you
surprised by the results? What do the results
mean (for you, your life, your relationships,
etc.)? 3 - Does a person's mate value have any
evolutionary
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PSY 355 Week 2 DQ 4
PSY 355 Week 2 Team Assignment Motivation
Theories Presentation
Is it possible for someone to become a
chocoholic--a person addicted to chocolate? Why
or why not? Alcohol and nicotine are 2 legal
drugs. In some states, marijuana (cannabis) is
also legal. 1 - What are the pros and cons of
legalizing other drugs (such as marijuana,
cocaine.
Select at least 2 theories concerning human
motivation. Obtain faculty approval of your
selected theories prior to beginning this
assignment. Prepare a 12 slide presentation
(using Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi, Glogster,
or any other presentation software program) in
which you analyze your selected
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PSY 355 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 (UOP Course)
PSY 355 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 (UOP Course)
To be clinically diagnosed as addicted to a
chemical substance or abehavior, a person must
demonstrate continued involvement with
thesubstance or activity even though that person
has experienced or isaware of detrimental
consequences to his or her job,
Personality typology is one means of trying to
understand why andpredict how people are
motivated to behave as they do. In this
weeksreadings, you are exposed to several
theories of personality, includingthe 5-Factor
Model, the Sensation Seeking personality model,
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PSY 355 Week 3 DQ 4
PSY 355 Week 3 DQ 3
What are the similarities and differences between
physiological needs and psychological needs? 2a -
Do you think you can raise your self-esteem by
thinking about your successes in your domains of
contingent self-worth
How do psychological needs and personality traits
differ in the manner they motivate behavior?
Explain your answer.
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PSY 355 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 (UOP Course)
PSY 355 Week 3 Individual Assignment Motivation
and the Brain Paper
Select 1 of the following topics as the basis for
this paper Eating healthy Exercising Quitting
smoking Quitting drinking Refraining from using
drugs Write a 1,000 word paper in which you
analyze the brain structures functions
associated with the motivation to engage in your
selected behavior.
One common problem of motivation is
procrastination, or putting offuntil the very
last moment doing what is necessary to attain
onesgoals, which is discussed briefly in
chapters seven and 10 of thecourse text.
According to Clayton Taylor-Ladd (1996-2007), the
twobasic types of procrastinators are
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PSY 355 Week 4 DQ 3
PSY 355 Week 4 Discussion Question 2 (UOP Course)
We know that ones emotions affect ones facial
muscles to produce the expressions we understand
as happiness, sadness, anger, fear, frustration,
etc. Is it also true, though that, aside from
regulating intensity of an existing emotion, the
muscles in ones face can createor change ones
emotions?
If increased arousal results in increased
performance, why does it not also lead to a more
efficient performance? In your response, please
include an example that demonstrates this from
your own life. 1 - Why do you listen to music? Do
any of these reasons include energization,
relaxation, and mood alteration?
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PSY 355 Week 4 Individual Assignment Arousal,
Behavior, Stress, and Affect Worksheet
PSY 355 Week 4 DQ 4
1 - What are some examples of life stressors? 2 -
In what ways do individuals differ in their
appraisal of and ability to cope with life
stressors? 3 - Are there certain personality
traits that serve to buffer individuals against
stressors and stress? Why or why not?
Complete the Material Arousal, Behavior, Stress,
and Affect Worksheet. Click the Assignment Files
tab to submit your assignment.
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PSY 355 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 (UOP Course)
PSY 355 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 (UOP Course)
As you read last week, stress is not only a great
motivator, on along-term or redundant basis, it
is also responsible for a plethora ofphysical
illnesses ranging from the common cold, to
allergic reactions,to heart disease and even
cancer. It is also a major contributor tomany
psychological disorders
Please post your response to the following
discussion question byclicking on Reply In terms
of motivation, what are some possible
consequences ofincorrectly labeling ones own
emotional feelings or, those ofanother? How
can this happen? What can be done to avoid this?
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PSY 355 Week 5 DQ 4
PSY 355 Week 5 DQ 3
Do you find yourself obeying the principle of
least effort or the law of less work? For
example, do you drive instead of walk, take the
elevator instead of stairs, eat fast-food rather
than cook, or take an easy elective course rather
than a challenging one? Why do you think this is
so?
Part 1 1- When you smile in greeting a friend, it
is because you are happy to see him/her, or is it
simply a greeting without any feeling? 2 - What
governs your facial expressions? Is it your felt
emotions, your social motives, the person you are
with, or display rules in general? According to
the appraisal tendency hypothesis, emotions can
influence a person's
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PSY 355 Week 5 Team Assignment Emotions Paper
Write a 1,000 word paper in which you analyze
the function of emotions as motive. Address the
following items in your analysis Examine at
least 2 historical theories of emotion arousal
as they relate to human motivation.

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