AP Psych- Unit 7 Flashcards
behavior that is motivated by one’s desire to want reinforcement or rewards
incentives
rewarding a person can lower performance
overjustification effect
the belief and confidence of fulfilling a task
self-efficacy
motivation to reach the max level of arousal
arousal theory
performance can be increased by arousal to a certain extent
Yerkes-Dodson law
when behavior doesn’t follow your beliefs
cognitive dissonance theory
a baseline that your body has created ex. weight
set point
we experience conscious awareness, then emotion
James-Lange theory
body response and emotion occur simultaneously
Cannon-Bard theory
physiological arousal causes emotion
Schacter two-factor theory
other people’s perception changes behavior
appraisal theory
a socially learned behavior that regulates how you express emotion
display rules
body’s reaction to stress
general adaptation theory
people that are very competitive and easily angered
type a
people that are very relaxed
type b
behavior that comes from the unconscious mind. The memories must be retrieved in order to feel relief
psychoanalysis
a method to explore the unconscious mind by saying whatever comes to mind first
free association
inherited memories from past human ancestors
collective unconscious
influences of behavior, environment, and cognition
reciprocal determinism
seeking out info for the sake of personal interests
self-serving bias
occurs after achieving self-esteem to fulfill one’s potential
self-actualization
caring for someone despite their flaws
unconditional positive regard
conscious motives that can be assessed by self-reports
traits
a procedure used to identify basic traits
factor analysis
questionnaire that asses multiple personalities at once
personality inventories
a personality test that reveals the unconscious mind
projective tests
