1. The word “motivation” is derived from which Latin word?
(A) Movers
(B) Motus
(C) Movens
(D) Motiva
2. Motivation is best described as:
(A) Unrelated to learning
(B) Only an internal feeling of desire
(C) A fixed trait in humans
(D) An external force that accelerates a response or behavior
3. According to Maslow, motivation is:
(A) Limited to primary needs
(B) Only a response to external rewards
(C) Constant, never-ending, fluctuating, and complex
(D) Only relevant in childhood
4. Primary motivation must be satisfied before attending to:
(A) Secondary motivation
(B) Tertiary motivation
(C) Self-actualization
(D) Extrinsic motivation
5. Positive motivation is:
(A) Motivated by fear or anxiety
(B) Produces a positive response to achieve goals
(C) Always extrinsic
(D) Irrelevant in learning
6. Negative motivation is often reinforced by:
(A) Rewards and praise
(B) Fear, anxiety, or negative feelings
(C) Curiosity and interest
(D) Internal satisfaction
7. Extrinsic motivation arises from:
(A) Internal interest or enjoyment of the task
(B) Curiosity alone
(C) Self-confidence only
(D) External rewards or consequences
8. Which of the following is an example of extrinsic motivation?
(A) A student studies to get a good grade
(B) A child plays for enjoyment
(C) A person solves a puzzle out of curiosity
(D) A student reads for understanding the topic
9. Intrinsic motivation is driven by:
(A) Curiosity, interest, and internal satisfaction
(B) External rewards like grades or money
(C) Fear of punishment
(D) Pressure from parents only
10. Which of the following is true about intrinsically motivated students?
(A) They require constant external incentives
(B) They perform tasks solely for grades
(C) They engage in tasks for internal satisfaction
(D) They rarely enjoy the learning process
11. Extrinsically motivated students may:
(A) Study hard even if they dislike the subject
(B) Never complete tasks they find boring
(C) Only act on curiosity
(D) Only focus on mastering a topic
12. Motivation is linked to other constructs in psychology such as:
(A) Reflexes and instincts only
(B) Attention, needs, goals, and interests
(C) Memory exclusively
(D) Genetic traits
13. Students are likely to be intrinsically motivated if they:
(A) Attribute results to effort they can control
(B) Believe success depends on luck
(C) Only want good grades without understanding
(D) Are forced to complete tasks
14. According to Baron and Schunk, motivation is:
(A) Only the desire to get external rewards
(B) The force that energizes and directs behavior toward a goal
(C) A random feeling of interest
(D) Only fear-driven action
15. Intrinsic motivation has been studied in the context of:
(A) Punishment and reinforcement theory only
(B) Only reward-based learning
(C) Classical conditioning exclusively
(D) Attribution theory, self-efficacy, and cognitive evaluation theory