Home » Introduction to Self-Determination Theory: An approach to motivation development and wellness » 3. The Smoker’s Health intervention was effective because: 3. The Smoker’s Health intervention was effective because: 3. The Smoker’s Health intervention was effective because: 1 point Only people who were autonomously motivated to quit smoking were asked to participate in the intervention. Patients were provided with free medication to help them quit smoking. Because patients were provided with an opportunity to reflect on their reasons for smoking as well as the obstacles they faced in quitting which increased their autonomous motivation and competence for quitting. All of the above are correct ================================================================== 5. Studying patients in a methadone clinic over a 6 month period, Zeldman and colleagues found that: 1 point Because opiates are so highly addictive, patients’ motivation mattered little in determining treatment outcomes. Having an autonomy supportive counselor was associated with better attendance, but did not affect the number of relapses. Patients who had greater internal motivation were more likely to have positive treatment outcomes (compared to those with more external motivation). Controlling counselors has a strong positive effect on patient outcomes in the short term, but they quickly relapsed after treatment ended. Other Questions Of This Category 17. In their cross-cultural study of Russian and U.S. adolescents Chirkov and Ryan (2001) were primarily interested in testing which of the following hypotheses?1. Why is it important to consider motivation when studying healthcare?6. David Zuroff and colleagues’ examined the impact of various therapeutic approaches or modalities on patients diagnosed with depression. These authors found that:10. Pelletier and colleagues (2001) studied the impact of coaching style on the motivation of elite swimmers. These authors found that:\New post3. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the relation between SDT and B.F. Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning?20. Which of the following is NOT a reason for SDT researcher’s interest in studying vitality?19. Which of the following best describes the trajectory of motivation over the school years?3. Helping behavior is most beneficial to the helper when:15. Deci, Koestner, and Ryan’s (1999) meta-analysis on the effects of rewards on intrinsic motivation indicates that:2. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the role of motivation in weight loss?7. Examining variability in “Big 5” traits, Lynch, La Guardia, & Ryan (2009) found that participants reported:6. According to Self-Determination Theory, with of the following is NOT true of motivation:8. Which of the following provides the most fundamental motivation for sports?The maintenance and transfer problem refers to the phenomenon whereby:
