Emotion and Motivation

Question 1

What experiment did Albert Ax perform?

Answer 1

A blood sample experiment to verify that a physical arousal is present in all emotional expressions.

Question 2

What happened in a blood sample experiment when a person experienced fear? (4 things)

Answer 2

1. Adrenaline
2. Heart rate increased
3. Galvanic skin response decreased
4. outburst of muscle tension

Question 3

What happened in a blood sample experiment when a person experience anger? (4 things)

Answer 3

1. No adreniline
2. Heart rate decreased
3. Blood pressure increased
4. Galvanic skin response increased

Question 4

What are the 3 components of emotion?

Answer 4

1. Physiological
2. Experential (feelings)
3. Cognitive (label emotion)

Question 5

Define Limbic System

Answer 5

Controls emotion

Question 6

Ekman Experiment (3 components + 1 finding)

Answer 6

1. photos of people expressing emotion
2. both sides were reflected
3. left side was more expressive.
4. Limbic system is on the right, which controls the left side of the brain, so left side is more expressive.

Question 7

What did Ekman believe about emotional expression and it’s origin?

Answer 7

Expression is inborn and instinctual.

Question 8

Define Love

Answer 8

A personalized for of joy, triggered by the presence of the love object.

Question 9

4 Criteria for love

Answer 9

1. intamacy
2. passion
3. Commitment
4. Sacrifice

Question 10

Define intimacy

Answer 10

personalized shared experiences.

Question 11

Define Passion

Answer 11

An enthusiasm and excitement for life

Question 12

Define Commitment

Answer 12

Be committed through thick and thin

Question 13

Define Sacrifice

Answer 13

Be willing to sacrifice everything, but the other person would never ask you to do so.

Question 14

Who did the bridge crossing experiment?

Answer 14

Dutton and Aron

Question 15

What is the Salye Theory (it’s a picture…but kind of not in these flashcards)

Answer 15

Optimal Arousal

Asleep out of control

Question 16

Fenz and Epstein believed what about fear and experience?

Example?

Answer 16

The more experience we have, the sooner we commit and fear level is off.
(professional sky divers vs. not professional.)

Question 17

What ar the 4 causes of stress?

Answer 17

1. Change
2. Unpredictability
3. Lack of Control
4. Conflict

Question 18

What ar the 4 types of conflict?

Answer 18

1. Approach-approach
2. Avoidance-Avoidence
3. Approach-Avoidence
4. Double Approach-Aviodence

Question 19

Define Approach-Approach conflict

Answer 19

Choice between two desirables

Question 20

Define Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict.

Answer 20

A choice between 2 undesirables

Question 21

Define Approach-Aviodanc conflict

Answer 21

A choice between and undesirable and a desirable.

Question 22

Define double approach-avoidance conflict

Answer 22

Choices between many desirable and many undesirables.

Question 23

Define Motivation

Answer 23

Tendency to act to achieve a particular goal or state of being.

Question 24

What are the 2 types of motivation?

Answer 24

1. Physiological -physical body

2. Psychological-mind

Question 25

What are the 3 categories of motivation?

Answer 25

1. Instinctual 2. Hedonistic 3. Cognitive

Question 26

What is instinctual motivation?

Answer 26

inborn

Question 27

What is Hedonistic motivation?

Answer 27

To gain pleasure and avoid pain.

Question 28

What is Cognitive motivation?

Answer 28

Free will and choice.

Question 29

What is hunger controlled by?

Answer 29

The hypothalmus

Question 30

What Type and category never go together?

Answer 30

Psychological and instinctual

Question 31

Homeostasis Formula (5 things)

Answer 31

Need-drive-preprotory activity-object of desire-homeostasis

Question 32

Maslow Hierarchy of needs.

Answer 32

5. self actualization 4. Self esteem 3. love and belonging 2. safety and shelter 1. physiological needs

Question 33

Define Intrinsic

Answer 33

action or behavior is in and of itself motivating, it's an internal motivation.

Question 34

Define Extrensic

Answer 34

Motivated due to outside reward or punishment

Question 35

If an action is both intrinsic and extrinsic from the beginning will you like it?

Answer 35

YES!

Question 36

If the action is intrinsic in the beginning, then extrinsic will you like it?

Answer 36

No.

Question 37

What is social motives? | Who believed in it?

Answer 37

1. we are motivated due to presence of others | 2. Murray

Question 38

What is functional autonomy?

Answer 38

Motivation to perform an action even when the need for it no longer exists.

Question 39

what are the 3 Unconscious Motivations?

Answer 39

1. Life death, libido instincts 2. id, ego, superego 3. Psycho sexual stages

Question 40

Define the Hawthorn effect

Answer 40

When we are noticed or appreciated we are motivated to improve our performance.

Question 41

What 4 things are psychological and physiological in type at the same time?

Answer 41

1. Pain 2. Maternal Behavior 3. Activity 4. Stimulation

Question 42

Why is activity both psychological and physiological at the same time?

Answer 42

It is a physical movement to relieve psychological boredom

Question 43

Why is stimulation both psychological and physiological at the same time?

Answer 43

Physiological adrenaline and psychological idea of defying death.

Question 44

What kind of feedback do High Achievement need people want?

Answer 44

Feedback to know they have accomplished something.

Question 45

What kind of feedback do Low Achievement need people want?

Answer 45

Feedback to know they are doing something the right way.

Question 46

How do HIgh Achievement Need people see others?

Answer 46

As competitors

Question 47

How do Low Achievement Need people see others?

Answer 47

As people who are on the road WITH them.

Question 48

Define Assessing the Dangerousness of someone (in crime)

Answer 48

psychologists testify for a person as to how dangerous they are.

Question 49

Define Repressed Memory recovery

Answer 49

recovering a repressed memory through hypnosis

Question 50

Define Civil Commitment

Answer 50

Put in mental institutions against your will.

Question 51

how are psychologists used in juries?

Answer 51

Psychologists sit with attorneys while they select jurors.

Question 52

Define competency

Answer 52

You understand the charges against you and can participate in your defense.

Question 53

Define Insanity Defense

Answer 53

When someone pleads that they were insane at the time the crime was committed.

Question 54

What does the M'Naughten test tell?

Answer 54

If the person knows right from wrong.

Question 55

What does the American Law institute test tell?

Answer 55

If the person can appreciate the criminality of the act.

Question 56

What does the Durham Test tell?

Answer 56

if the act was a result of mental disease or defect.