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Ch.10: Motivation and Emotion Flashcards

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A set of factors that activate, direct, and maintain behavior, usually toward some goal

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motivation

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The three major theories motivation fall into are

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Biological
pyschological
biopsychological

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______ proposed that humans had numerous instincts, such as repulsion, curiosity, and self-assertiveness

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William McDougall

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4
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Fixed, unlearned response patterns found in almost all members of a species

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Instinct

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The theory that motivation begins with a physiological need that elicits a drive toward behavior that will satisfy the original need;once the need is met, a state of balanced (homeostasis) is restored and motivation decreases

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Drive reduction theory

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The body’s tendency to maintain a relatively balanced and stable internal state, such as a constant internal temperature

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Homeostasis

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The theory that organisms are motivated to achieve and maintain an optimal level of arousal

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Optimal-arousal theory

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The theory that motivation results from external stimuli that “pull” an organism in certain directions

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Incentive theory

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Cognitive theories, motivation is directly affected by ______ or the ways in which we interpret or think about our own and other’s actions

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Attributions

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______ or what we believe or assume will happen

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Expectancies

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________ believed we all have numerous needs that compete for fulfillment but some needs are more important than others

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Abraham Maslow

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Maslow’s view that basic human motives form a hierarchy, the lower motives must be met before advancing to higher needs

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Hierarchy of needs

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The humanistic term for the inborn drive to develop all one’s talents and capabilities

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Self-Actualization

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Order of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs top to bottom

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Physiological need (food, water, sex)
Safety needs (protecetion, secure)
Belonging and love( acceptance, affection)
Esteem needs ( approval, achieve)
Self-Actualization needs ( ones own potential)
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_______ the heat generated in response to food ingestion

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Thermogenesis

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______ regulate eating, drinking, and body temperature

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hypothalamus

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______ stimulates eating while _____ creates feeling feelings of satiation (fullness)

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lateral hypothalamus & Vetromedial hypothalamus

18
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Having a body mass index of 30 or above base on height and weight

19
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An eating disorder characterized by severe loss of weight resulting from self-imposed starvation and an obsessive fear of obesity

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Aneroxia Nervosa

20
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An eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of consuming large quantities of food (bingeing), followed by self-induced vomiting or laxative use (purging)

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Bulimia Nervosa

21
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An eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of consuming large amounts of food in a discrete period of time, while feeling a lack of control, but not followed by purge behaviors

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Binge-eating disorder

22
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The desire to excel, especially in competition with others

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Achievement motivation

23
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Masters and Johnson’s description of the four stage bodily response to sexual arousal, which consist of excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

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Sexual Response Cycle

24
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A primary erotic attraction toward members of the same, diff, both sex

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Sexual orientation

25
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A negative attitude toward an individual because of her or his sexual orientation

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Sexual prejudice

26
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Motivation for a task or activity based on external rewards or threats of punishment

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Extrinsic motivation

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Motivation for a task or activity based on internal, personal satisfaction

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Intrinsic motivation

28
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A complex pattern of feelings that includes arousal, cognition, and expressive behaiviors

29
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Three component of emotions are

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Biological, cognitive, and behavioral

30
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A part of the limbic system structure linked to the production and regulation of emotions

31
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Duchenne smile is described as a

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real smile

32
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James-Lange Theory

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Stimulus>physiological arousal>emotion:fear

33
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Cannon-Brad Theory

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Stimulus>thalamus relays info> Physiological arousal and fear

34
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Two-factor theory (Schachter and Singer)

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stimulus>physiological arousal>label “im Scared”> FEAR

35
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The hypothesis that movements of the facial muscles produce and or intensify our subjective experience of emotion

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Facial-Feedback hypothesis

36
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An instrument that measures sympathetic arousal to detect emotional arousal, which in turn supposedly reflects lying versus truthfulness

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