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Psy 201: Myers' Exploring Psychology > Chapter 10 > Flashcards

Chapter 10 Flashcards

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1
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Mutiration

A

need/desire that directs behavior

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Need

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physiological deprivation

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3
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Want/Desire

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innate human tendency

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Drive

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Activated, uncomfortable state

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5
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Homeostasis

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Normal resting state

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6
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Incentives

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External stimulator that motivates us

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7
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Process

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Incentives trigger needs/wants

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8
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Optimum arousal

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Need to reach this to avoid boredom

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9
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Yerkes-Dodsen Law

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Performance increases with arousal up to a certain point

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10
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Maslow’s hierarchy

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Some needs are more important

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Levels of Maslow’s hierarchy

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Psych/safety
Belonging/esteem
self-actualization/transcendence

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12
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Hypothalamus

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Controls appetite, hunger, etc

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13
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Set point

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Ideal weight body tries to keep

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14
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Basal emtabolic rate

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How fast our resting bodies burn calories

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When do we eat more?

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In the presence of food
More variety of food
How much is on the plate
Others eating

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16
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How many American are overweight?

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65%

17
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What happens to fat cells as we lose weight?

A

They shrink, but cannot leave

18
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What is a lot of weight determined by?

A

Genetics

19
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Need for achievement

A

desire for major accomplishments and maintaining a high standard

20
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Ambiguous picture test

A

Show a person a picture. The story they come up with reflects their need for achievement

21
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Choice of tasks test

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Choose tasks of varying levels of difficulty

22
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Birth Order and achievement

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First borns tend to be higher achieving

23
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Intrinsic

A

Internally motivated; Do it because you want to

24
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Extrinsic

A

Externally motivated; Do it because you have to

25
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Controlling reward

A

Specific rules, competition, criticism, extrinsic motivation

26
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Informing reward

A

Feedback, compliments, increase intrinsic motivation

27
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James-lange theory

A

Physiological arousal then emotion

28
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Cannon-Bard theory

A

Arousal and emotion simultaneous

29
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Schacter and Singer 2 factor theory

A

Arousal and cognitive label lead to emotion

30
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Arousal differs from different emotions?

A

no

31
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Lie detection

A

Guilt leads to arousal; anxiety and guilt can be mistaken for guilt; not allowed in courts

32
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Universal emotions

A

facial expressions are the same regardless of culture

33
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Cultural differences in emotion

A

gestures

34
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How do facial expression affect emotions

A

Intensify emotion

Help to feel empathy

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