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Chapter 11 - Motivation and Emotion Flashcards

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Motivation

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Internal process that directs behavior

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Motive

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need or desire

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Instinct theory

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Theory for motivation - behavior is motivated by instincts (a bird building a nest) automatic and innate

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Drive reduction

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Theory of motivation - we behave to maintain bodily equilibrium (thirst or hunger) response to biological need

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Arousal theory

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Theory of motivation - body is motivated to achieve arousal (watching a thriller movie or doing a calm activity to increase or decrease arousal)

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Incentive Theory

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Theory of motivation - behavior is motivated by intrinsic or extrinsic rewards (child avoiding punishment, or getting good grades) grades, money, recognition

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Hierarchy of needs theory

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Theory of motivation -
Behavior is motivated in levels
(physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, self-actualization)

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What Behavior is Instinct Theory good at explaining

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Mating, feeling from danger, curiosity, attachment and being social.

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What Behavior is Instinct Theory bad at explaining

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Learned behaviors, culturally influenced behaviors - anything that is not an instinct

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Homeostasis

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The bodily balance - we always seek to restore it

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Arousal theory helps explain…

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Thrill-seeking, dangerous behavior, craving gossip and weird news stories

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What Behavior is drive reduction good at explaining

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Basic survival - eating, drinking, sleeping, pain avoidance, sexual drive

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What Behavior is drive reduction bad at explaining

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Emotional needs, behaviors that reward in the long term, behaviors for enjoyment and pleasure

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Arousal theory is not the best to explain

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Long term goal oriented behavior, biological needs, routines

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Yerkes-Dodson Law

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Harder tasks are better completed with less arousal
Simple tasks are better completed with higher arousal

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Primary incentive

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innate rewards or punishments (food, pain)

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Secondary incentives

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Rewards we’ve been conditioned to value - money, praise

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Incentive theory explains…

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Value for money, grades and praise

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Incentive theory doesn’t explain…

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Leaves out internal emotions

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Physiological needs

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survival - food, water, sex

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Safety needs

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need for safety and secure

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Belonging and love needs

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need for close relationships with others

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Esteem needs

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need to feel good about yourself

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Self-actualization needs

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to reach max potential

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Hierarchy of needs does not explain...
selfless acts, addictive behavior
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Why is drinking water important for the body?
to maintain volume or water and ion-to-water balance
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What percentage of our bodies are made up of water?
60%
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What does lateral hypothalamus signal?
Hunger and thirst
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Glucose
Blood sugar
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Lipids
Produced when body breaks down fats from food
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Leptin
Released from fat cells as they grow
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Ventromedial region of hypothalamus (VMH)
Signals satiety (fullness)
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Dysfunction of Ventromedial hypothalamus
Can't sense when the body is full
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Prader-Willi syndrome
Unstoppable appetite - result of dysfunction in hypothalamus
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Body weight set point
a weight that people return to (even after dieting or overeating)
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How can body weight set point change
through permanent eating and exercise changes
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Obesity
Body mass index (BMI) over 30
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Body mass index (BMI)
weight-to-height ratio
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Causes of obesity
genetics, socioeconomic status, psychological regulation
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Anorexia nervosa
Eating disorder - under eating
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Anorexia nervosa treatment
Family therapy, nutritional counselling, hospitalization
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Bulimia nervosa
Binge-eating then purging it through laxatives or inducing vomiting
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Causes of Bulimia nervosa
obsessive-compulsiveness, anxiety, depression, self-harming behaviors
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bulimia treatment
antidepressants, developing healthy views of eating, reward healthy behaviors
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Binge eating
Out of control eating a big amount of food in one sitting
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Treatment for binge eating
Antidepressants, cognitive behavioral therapy
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What we look for when choosing a mate
Symmetry, hip-to-waist ratio and behavioral traits
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biological motivation of sex
for your species - heritage to continue to survive
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What brain region is activated when thinking of a romantic partner
Ventral tegmental area (VTA)
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When is the VTA activated
early-stage intense romantic love and when looking at a photo of a loved one with no sexual interest
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What do men desire in a mate
increased odds of reproductive success
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Sexual orientation
attraction to a gender
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What do females look at in a mate?
ability to provide and protect children
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4 phenomena of sexual orientation
1) Sexual Behavior 2) Sexual identity 3) Sexual attraction 4) sexual arousal
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Sexual behavior
range of sexual behavior someone engages in
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Sexual identity
how a person thinks of themselves and sex orientation
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Sexual attraction
who someone is sexually attracted to
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Sexual arousal
how much someone is sexually aroused
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Conscious motivations
motivations people are aware of and can verbalize
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Unconscious motivations
People are unaware and cannot verbalize
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Implicit Association Task
Studies implicit attitudes of bias' and prejudice people don't know they have
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Thematic Apperception Task
Studies unconscious emotional aspects by asking people to tell a story based on a picture
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Hedonic principle
avoid pain and approach pleasure
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Avoidance motivation
trying to avoid a a punishment after a behavior
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Approach motivation
trying to gain a positive outcome after a certain behavior
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Loss aversion
motivation to avoid a loss rather than gain even if hey are equal
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How is gambling a loss aversion?
Trying to win back losses because they would rather try avoiding to lose more money rather than have the pleasure of stopping
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Intrinsic
internal motivation
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Amotivation
having no motivation
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extrinsic
external motivation
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Growth mindset
believing hard work and effort can achieve your goals
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Fixed mindset
talent is innate and cannot be enhanced with hard work
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Grit
Long term perseverance towards a goal
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Affiliation
human desire to form attachments with other people
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Benefits of affiliation
increase self-esteem, less depression, live loger
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Drawbacks of affiliation
staying in abusive relationship, isolation causes psychological damage, social exclusion illuminates same brain regions as physical pain
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Self determination theory
being internally motivated to learn new things associated with competition
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Delayed gratification
Working for a long term goal where the benefits will come later on
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Emotion
inner state in response to an event
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Four components of emotion
Physiological, cognitive, physical, emotional
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Cognitive/Feeling emotion
thought processes and interpreting information (someone bumping into you could be seen as an accident or on purpose)
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Physiological emotion
bodily changes - heart rate, temperature
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Physical/behavioral
expression (body language) - smiling, laughing
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Emotional/behavioural
keeping the emotion (happiness signals satisfaction so you continue engaging in activities that make you feel that way)
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Ways to measure emotion
Behaviour display Self-reports Psychophysiological reactions
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Behavioural display of emotion
observing behavior and facial expressions
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how effective are self-reports of emotion
not very effective due to participant bias
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Psychophysiological reactions examples
Heart rate, skin conductance, fMRI
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What are the three functions of emotions
cognitive, behavioral, social
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Action tendencies
having the urge to act in a certain way depending the emotion your are feelings (crying when sad, yelling when mad)
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What are cognitive functions of emotions
how emotions shape our thoughts and behaviors
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Behavioural functions of emotions
Emotions affect behavior
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Social functions of emotions
Improve relationships and allow connection through empathy
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James-Lange Theory
emotions are caused by physiological changes - emotions do not cause physiological changes
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Cannon-Bard Theory
Emotion and a physical state happen at the same time - not caused by one another (fear and shaking occur simultaneously)
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Schachter and Singer's Two -Factor theory
Emotion stems from both physiological changes and how we interpret the situation
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Cognitive-mediational theory
emotions depend solely on how you interpret the information (dog comes running - if you think it's dangerous you feel fear it you don't see it as a threat, you feel excited)
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Facial-feedback theory
emotions are influenced by facial muscle activity
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Duchenne smile
real/genuine smile
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Evolutionary theory
Emotions are passed down for survival reasons
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Basic emotions
A type of emotion felt by everyone despite cultural differences
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Positive psychology
studies positive feelings, traits, abilities, and virtues
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Happy people tend to have high...
self-esteem, spiritual, goal directed and have control over their lives

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