Chapter 11

Question 1

What is the Drive Theory?

Answer 1

Humans are motivated to reduce drives that make us uncomfortable.

Ex: Eating to reduce Hunger

Question 2

What is Drive?

Answer 2

Tense states related to a physical need such as hunger or thirst.

Question 3

What is Motivation?

Answer 3

The Need or Desire that Energizes, directs, or sustains behavior

Question 4

What are the five perspectives for understanding Motivation?

Answer 4

Instinct Theory
Drive Theory
Incentive Theory
Arousal Theory
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs

Question 5

What is Instinct Theory?

Answer 5

Genetically Predisposed behaviors

Question 6

What is incentive Theory?

Answer 6

Responses toenvironmental stimuli

Question 7

What is Arousal Theory

Answer 7

Right levels of stimulation?

Question 8

What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?

Answer 8

Priority of some needs over others

Question 9

What is a example of Instinct Theory?

Answer 9

Reflexes
Fixed Action Patterns

Question 10

What is a example of incentive theory?

Answer 10

Working Hard to Get paid

Question 11

What is a example of Arousal Theory?

Answer 11

Being Curious
Seeking New Sensations
Beating Boredom

Question 12

What is a example of Hierarchy of needs theory?

Answer 12

Self Actualization: Living up to our full potential is above all our other needs.

Question 13

What is Emotion?

Answer 13

• A combination of bodily arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious
  experience that occurs in response to environmental stimuli

Question 14

How is Emotion different from mood?

Answer 14

• Mood is a more general, diffuse, and long-lasting emotional state

Question 15

What are the Three Components of Emotion

Answer 15

Physiology
Behavior
Cognition

Question 16

What is Examples of Physiology?

Answer 16

Heartbeat, sweating, shaking, freezing, blood rush

Question 17

What is Examples of Behavior?

Answer 17

• Running away, laughing, smiling

Question 18

What is Examples of Cognition?

Answer 18

• Cognition
• Thoughts such as “that man is going to attack me”, or “my life is over”, or “I
  am so lucky!”

Question 19

What are the different theories of emotion?

Answer 19

• The James-Lange Theory
• The Cannon-Bard Theory
• The Schachter-Singer Two Factor Theory
• Lazarus Theory of Emotion

Question 20

What two Major Questions to Emotion Theories look to answer?

Answer 20

• Does physiological arousal come before or after emotional feelings?
• How do feeling and thinking (cognition) interact?

Question 21

What is the James Lange Theory?

Answer 21

Physical Arousal Leads to Subjective Feelings

Ex:
You See a bear
Your Heart Pounds
Your Afraid

Question 22

What is the Cannon-Bard Theory?

Answer 22

Simultaneous and independent occurrence of physical sensations and
subjective feelings during an emotional experience

EX:
You See a Bear

Your Heart Rate Quickens and you have the emotion of fear the same time

Question 23

What is The Schachter-Singer Two Factor Theory?

Answer 23

When we are aroused, we identify the source of arousal and assess
situation, then identify the feeling

EX:
You See a Bear

Heart Rate Quickens

Realize your afraid

Question 24

What is the Lazarous Theory of Emotion

Answer 24

Cognitive labeling comes first, then followed by physiological arousal
and subjective feelings simultaneously

EX:
You see a bear

You understand thats something to be afraid of

At the same time you get scared and your heartbeat quickens

Question 25

How Many Basic Emotions do we have?

Answer 25

6 to 10

Question 26

How many and what Basic Emotions does Paul Ekman say we have?

Answer 26

• SIX
  Happiness
  Anger
  Sadness
  Suprise
  Disgust
  Fear

Question 27

How many and What Basic emotions does Izard say we have?

Answer 27

Joy
Interest Excitement
Suprise
Sadness
Anger
Disgust
Contempt
Fear
Shame
Guilt