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Instinct

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The complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species in is unlearned

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Motivation

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A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior

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Drive-reduction theory

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a psychological need creating an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need

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Homeostasis

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A tendency to maintain in balance or constant internal state the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry

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Incentives

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A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior

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Optimal arousal theory

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Not all behaviors reduce immediate physiological needs or tension states, helps explain the motivation for these behaviors

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Abraham Maslow

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Created the hierarchy of needs

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Hierarchy of needs

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Maslow’s pier mid of human needs beginning with psychological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active

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Glucose

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The form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues

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Set point

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The point at which an individual’s “wait thermostat” is supposedly set, when the body falls below this way, an increase in hunger and low metabolic rate may act to restore the lost weight

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Base metabolic rate

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The bodies resting rate of energy expenditure

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Anorexic nervosa

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And eating disorder in which a normal wait-person diets and become significantly underweight yet still feeling fat continues to starve

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Bulimia nervosa

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An eating disorder characterized by episodes of over eating, usually of high calorie foods, followed by them, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise

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Alfred Kinsey

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Conducted research on sex, personal interviews

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Sexual response cycle

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The four stages of sexual responding, excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

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Refractory Period

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The resting period after an orgasm, which during a man cannot achieve another orgasm

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Sexual disorder

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A problem that consistently impairs sexual arousal or functioning

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Estrogen

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A sex hormone secreted in greater amounts by females and males

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Testosterone

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The most important of the male sex hormones both males and females habit but the additional testosterone the mails stimulates the growth of male sex organs in the fetus and the development of male sex characteristics during puberty

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Sexual orientation

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Sexual attraction towards members of either one’s own sex or the other sex

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Flow

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A completely involved focus state of consciousness, with diminished awareness of self and time, results in optimal engagement of one skills

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Industrial-organizational psychology

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Application of psychological concepts and methods to optimize human behavior and workplaces

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Personal psychology

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A subfield of industrial organizational psychology and that focuses on employee recruitment, selection, placement, training, appraisal, and development

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Organizational psychology

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subfield of i/o psychology that examines organizational influences on the worker satisfaction and productivity

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Structured interview

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Interview process that as the same job-relevant questions of all applicants

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Achievement motivation

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It desire for significant accomplishment, for mastery of things, people, or ideas, a high standard

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Task leadership

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Goal oriented leadership that set standards, organizes work, and focuses attention on goals

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Social leadership

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Group oriented leadership that builds teamwork mediates conflict and offers support

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Hierarchy of needs

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Pyramid of human needs, beginning with physiological needs up to safety and self-wants

  • self-actualization needs
  • esteem needs
  • belongingness and love needs
  • safety needs
  • physiological needs
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Ostracized

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Excluded or shunned by others-people suffer from stress and depression

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