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3. Within Self-Determination Theory, the term amotivation refers to:

The type of motivation that comes from outside the person.

When a person is told to do something that they do not want to do so they react and do the opposite.

The type of motivation that occurs when punishment is salient.

A lack of motivation due to the task not being relevant to, or valued by the person or because it is outside of their range of ability.

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27. Chen and colleagues’ (2015) examined basic need satisfaction across four different cultures, Peru, Belgium, China, and the U.S. What did these authors find in relation to the valuation of basic psychological needs?

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Satisfaction of the three basic psychological needs was strongly related to wellness in all four countries

The relation between need satisfaction and wellness was strongest in countries that valued autonomy.

The relation between need satisfaction and wellness was strongest among individuals who expressed value for and a desire to fulfill these needs.

All of the above statements are correct.

15. Chen & colleagues (2015) conducted a similar study with participants in Peru, China, Belgium, and the U.S. These authors found that:

24. Chirkov, Ryan, Kim, & Kaplan’s (2003) findings in their cross-cultural study of well-being indicate that:

12. Regarding wellness across cultures, SDT holds that:

4. Martela and Ryan (2016) conducted a study in which they examined the impact of helping others with whom one would never come into direct contact. All participants played a fun computer game. Half…

19. Which of the following best describes the trajectory of motivation over the school years?

4 . According to SDT, which of the following strategies would be most effective in mitigating (reducing) the weekend effect?

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11. Sheldon & Krieger (2014) examined income and well-being among different types of lawyers. Results of their study suggest that:

1. Within-person variations in wellness refers to:

6. David Zuroff and colleagues’ examined the impact of various therapeutic approaches or modalities on patients diagnosed with depression. These authors found that: