emotions and motivations Flashcards

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emotion

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postitive or negative reaction immediatly following and event or thought

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primary emotion

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innate, univarsal, such as anger, fear, sadness, disgust, joy

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secondary emotion

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are a combination of primary emotions, such as shame, regret, guilt, love ,jealousy

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emotions in two dimesions

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valence (positive or negative) and arousal (psychological activation or increased autonomic response)

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limbic system

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region in the brain that involves emotions. Main structures are amygdala and insula. The insula recieves and integrates somatosensory signals from the body (disgust, anger, guilt, fear). The amygdala is involved with classical conditioning of fear repsonse, processes the emotional meaning of stimuli and produces and immediate response

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facial feedback theory

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the changing facial expression changes the emtional state of ones experience

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misattribution of arousal

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if the physical state is attricuted to the wrong emotion, bridge test, unstable bridge person on the other side more attractive, stable less attractive

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facial expressions communicate emotions

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eyes and mouth are most important, they can help predict the behavior of others. the context in which a person expresses is also important, screaming in an ally is alarming but screaming in a horro movie is normal

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motivation

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process that energises, directs and esures that behaviour continues until the goal is achieved

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hierarchy of needs (maslow)

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bottom physiological needs (food breathing) top self realisation (when a persons dreams and asperations are fulfilled)

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homeostasis

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bodies funtion to maintan balance

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incentives

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external object or goals that motivate behviour

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extrinsic motivation

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focused on an external goal (getting a good grade when studying)

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intrisic motivation

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internalised value, as the activity is associated with pleasure ( studying out of interest)

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self determination theory

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argues that extrinsic rewards reduce intrinsice value because people no longer feel like theyre choosing to do this themselves

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self pereception theory

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people do not know their motives for engaging in this behaviour and only draw conclusions based on what makes the most sense

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pleasure principle

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people seek pleasure and avoid pain

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self efficacy

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is the exoectation that effort leads to success

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achievement motive

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the desire to do well compared to standards

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grit

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people with high grit are passionate about their goals and do not just give up

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brain parts that relate to eating

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hypothalamus; integrates various inhibatory and stimulatory food messages, which organises behaviour involved in eating. A regin in the prefronal cortex is responsible for taste cues. Limbis system is actived whenseeing food.

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Hormones related to food

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Leptin, released from fat cells, when more fat is stored, which then goes to the hypothalamusand causes inhibition of eating behaviour. Ghrelin comes from the stomach and peaks jsut before meals and reducedes after eating

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sensory satiety

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phenomenon that animals quickly tire of eating only the same thing

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which part of the brain stimulates sex

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hypothalamus

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hormones for sex

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oxtocin, released during sexual arousal and creates a feeling of love

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dopamine role in sex

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dopamine receptors in the limbic system enhance the physical experince of pleasure, and domapine recpetors in the hypothalamus stimulate the sexual activity

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sexual response cycle

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  1. arousal phase; conside to start sexual activity, blood flows to the genitals
  2. plateau phase; heart rate and blood preassure rise, passion takes control
  3. orgasmic phase; muscle contraction through out the body, dramatic increase in vreathing and heart rate
  4. resolution phase; body returns to a state of normal arousal
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sexual scripts

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cognitive beliefs about what sexual episodes should be like

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erotic plasticity

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describes that sexual urges are partly shaped by social and cultural factors.