Motivation

Question 1

Instinct Theory

Answer 1

We behave instinctively it may be for survival (unlearned patterns)

Pros- explains commonalities to ancestors
Cons- Humans have few true instincts

Question 2

Drive reduction theory

Answer 2

Bio need’s push us to do things

Pros- explain motivation
Cons- dose not acount for achivements

Question 3

Optimal arousal theory

Answer 3

Do things to maintain out ideal level of arousal

Question 4

Yerkes-Dodsen law

Answer 4

Performance increases with stress only to a certain point beyond which performance will decrease

Question 5

Abraham mallows hierarchy of needs

Answer 5

Physiological needs- food, water
Safety needs- house comfort
Belonging- you know
Self-actualization- full potential
Self-transcendence- help others

Question 6

Basal metabolic rate

Answer 6

How much energy we use for basic body functions

Question 7

Affiliation motive

Answer 7

The need to be with others

Question 8

Belongingness

Answer 8

Humans need to be part of a group= it release endorphins

Question 9

Achievement motivation

Answer 9

The need to excel at what we do

Question 10

James lang

Answer 10

Awareness

Stim ⇨ body arouse ⇨ emotion

Question 11

Cannon- Bard

Answer 11

Stim ⇨ activation of thalamus ⇨ emotion & body arouseĺ

Question 12

Schacter-singer/ factor theory

Answer 12

Lable

Stim ⇨ body arousal ⇨ interpret situation ⇨ emotion

Question 13

Zajanc-Le Dour/ low road

Answer 13

Stim ⇨ emotion ⇨ interpret why

Low in the brain

Question 14

Cognitive appraisal theory/ High road

Answer 14

Stim ⇨ interpret situation ⇨ body arouse & emotion

Question 15

Paul ekman’s 6 basic emotions

Answer 15

Disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise

Question 16

Facial feed back effect

Answer 16

The tendency of facial expressions trigger emotion

Question 17

Behavior feedback phenomenon

Answer 17

The way you move your body affects your emotion

Question 18

General adaption syndrome

Answer 18

Process your body goes through when exposed to stress

Question 19

Alarm

Answer 19

The sympathetic system is activated (hormones)

Increase in heart rate etc

Question 20

Resistance

Answer 20

Stress over= Heart & blood pressures go back to normal

Stress continues= continues to secret hormones

Question 21

Exhaustion

Answer 21

Burn out & fatigue

Question 22

Oponate process theory

Answer 22

When a person is repeatedly exposed to something that causes an emotional response, for example, fear, eventually an opposite emotion will be triggered

Question 23

Lateral Hypothalamus

Answer 23

stimulation of feeding behavior and arousal

Question 24

Ventromedial Hypothalamus

Answer 24

causes you to feel hungry. and tells the brain when you are full

Question 25

Insulin

Answer 25

Controls blood glucose

Question 26

Ghrelin

Answer 26

Send im hungry signals to brain

Question 27

Orexin

Answer 27

Hunger hormone from hypothalamus

Question 28

Leptin

Answer 28

Fat cells cause brain to slow or fasten metabolism

Question 29

PYY

Answer 29

Im not hungry signals to brain

Question 30

Extrinsic motivation

Answer 30

Motivated to act from external factors

Ex-praise/punishment

Question 31

Intrinsic motivation

Answer 31

Intrinsic motivation is when you feel inspired or energized to complete a task because it is personally rewarding.