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
