Chapter 9- Motivation and Emotion Flashcards
Intrinsic motivation
Actions are rewarding or satisfying in and of themselves
Extrinsic motivation
Actions are performed because they lead to some sort of external outcome
Instincts
Biologically deferment and innate patterns of behavior
Drive
Physiological tension and physical arousal that motivates the organism to act in order to fulfill the need and reduce the tension
Drive reduction theory
Requirement for something essential for survival; existence of need leads to drive and physical arousal; satisfying need reduces drive
Primary drives
Involve survival needs and maintaining homeostasis
Secondary drives
Learned through experience or conditioning
Homeostasis
The tendency of the body to maintain a steady state
Need for affiliation (nAff)
People high in this need seek to be liked by others and to be held in high regard by those around them
Need for power (nPow)
People high in this need would want to have influence over there and make an impact on them
Need for achievement (nAch)
People high in this need look for careers and hobbies that allow them to evaluate he selves
Stimulus motive
One that appears to be unlearned but causes an increase in stimulation
Arousal theory
People have optimal level of tension
Sensation seeker
One who needs more arousal
Incentives
Things that attract or lure people into action
Self actualization
When people have satisfied the lower needs and achieved their full human potential
Peak experiences
Times in a persons life in which self actualization is achieved
Self determination theory
There are three inborn and universal needs that help people gain a complete sense of self and whole, healthy relationships with others
Insulin
Hormone secreted by the pancreas to reduce glucose in the bloodstream
Glucagon
Hormone secreted by the pancreas that increases glucose level
Leptin
Hormone that controls appetite
Weight set point
Particular level of weight that the body tries to maintain
Basal metabolic rate
Yeah he rate at which the body burns energy when a person is resting
Anorexia
Condition in which a person reduces eating to the point that their body weight is significantly low
Binge eating disorder
Involves uncontrolled binge eating but person does not purge
Bulimia
Condition in which a person revels a cycle of binging
