Chapter 9 - Motivation and Emotion Flashcards
the force that moves people to behave, think, and feel the way they go
Motivation
unlearned biological pattern of behavior that is assumed to be universal throughout a species
Instinct
need, drive, homeostasis
Drive Reduction Theory
deprivation that energizes the drive to eliminate or reduce the deprivation
Need
aroused state that occurs because of a physiological need
Drive
body’s tendency to maintain and equilibrium or steady state
Homeostasis
yerkes-dodson law
Optimum Arousal Theory
psychological principle stating that performances is best under conditions of moderate arousal rather than either low or high arousal
Yerkes-Dodson Law
direction of an individuals erotic interests, today viewed as a continuum from exclusive male-female relations to exclusive same-gender relations
Sexual Orentation
person’s sexual attractions do not depend on the biological sex, gender, or gender identity of others
Pansexual
person experiences a lack of sexual attraction to others and may feel no sexual orientatin
Asexual
human needs must be satisfied in the following sequence:
physiological needs, safety, love and belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization
Hierarchy of Needs
motivation to develop one’s full potential as a human being
- (the highest and most elusive of Maslow’s proposed needs)
Self-actualization
theory asserting that all humans have three basic, innate organismic needs:
competence, relatedness, autonomy
Self-Determination Theory
the sense that we are in control of our own life
Autonomy