Cloze Test – Test 41

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Motivation is a theoretical construct used to explain behavior. It gives the (21) for people's actions, desires, and needs. Motivation can also be defined as one's direction to behavior, or what (22) a person to want to repeat a behavior and vice versa. A motive is what prompts the person to act in a certain way, or at least (23) an inclination for specific behavior. According to Maehr and Meyer, "Motivation is a word that is part of the popular culture as few other psychological concepts are. Motivation as a desire to perform an action is usually defined as having two parts, directional such as directed towards a positive (24) or away from a negative one, as well as the activated "seeking phase" and consummatory "liking phase". This type of motivation (25) neurobiological roots in the basal ganglia, and mesolimbic dopaminergic pathways.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Motivation is a theoretical construct used to explain behavior. It gives the (21) for people's actions, desires, and needs. Motivation can also be defined as one's direction to behavior, or what (22) a person to want to repeat a behavior and vice versa. A motive is what prompts the person to act in a certain way, or at least (23) an inclination for specific behavior. According to Maehr and Meyer, "Motivation is a word that is part of the popular culture as few other psychological concepts are. Motivation as a desire to perform an action is usually defined as having two parts, directional such as directed towards a positive (24) or away from a negative one, as well as the activated "seeking phase" and consummatory "liking phase". This type of motivation (25) neurobiological roots in the basal ganglia, and mesolimbic dopaminergic pathways.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Motivation is a theoretical construct used to explain behavior. It gives the (21) for people's actions, desires, and needs. Motivation can also be defined as one's direction to behavior, or what (22) a person to want to repeat a behavior and vice versa. A motive is what prompts the person to act in a certain way, or at least (23) an inclination for specific behavior. According to Maehr and Meyer, "Motivation is a word that is part of the popular culture as few other psychological concepts are. Motivation as a desire to perform an action is usually defined as having two parts, directional such as directed towards a positive (24) or away from a negative one, as well as the activated "seeking phase" and consummatory "liking phase". This type of motivation (25) neurobiological roots in the basal ganglia, and mesolimbic dopaminergic pathways.