Lecture 13

Question 1

Object recognition

Answer 1

Accomplished by an emotional component.

Question 2

Capgras syndrome/delusion

Answer 2

A person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, pet, etc. has been replaced by an imposter/copy.

• There is conscious recognition but not automatic emotional reaction.

Question 3

Prosopagnosia

Answer 3

There is no conscious recognition of faces, whereas the automatic physiological reaction is preserved.

Question 4

Instinct (motivation)

Answer 4

Inherited and innate tendency to fulfil a goal.

• Behaviourists do not like this concept.

Question 5

Drive (motivation)

Answer 5

A behaviourist term referring to the internal state that is generated by suboptimal physiological response.

• Homeostatic tendency of a system to take action in order to keep itself in a certain state.

Question 6

Arousal (motivation)

Answer 6

The amount of energy/stress needed to complete a task.

• Arousal can be mental, emotional, or physical.

Question 7

The Yerkes-Dodson law

Answer 7

There is an optimal state of arousal corresponding to a particular task.

Question 8

Need (motivation)

Answer 8

A more physiological concept in which it is generally assumed that ‘lower needs need to be satisfied first’

Question 9

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Answer 9

Bottom to top
Basic needs:
1. Physiological
2. Safety

Psychological needs
3. Belongingness and love
4. Esteem

Self-fulfilment needs
5. Self actualisation.

Question 10

Intrinsic motivation

Answer 10

Action is in itself rewarding

Question 11

Extrinsic motivation

Answer 11

The action itself is not rewarding, but it leads to a reward.