motivation and emotion

Question 1

what is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

Answer 1

a list of ascending needs from basic to more complex (most basic: drinking, eating, sleeping, complex: being a person you can be proud of)

Question 2

what is self-actualization?

Answer 2

the final level of maslow’s hierarchy of needs. the need to find self-fulfillment and realize one’s potential (need to achieve best versions of self)

Question 3

what is the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Answer 3

due to physiological response or behavior, we experience emotions

Question 4

what is the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion?

Answer 4

emotion and physiological reactions occur simultaneously

Question 5

what is Schachter and Singer’s two-factor theory of emotion?

Answer 5

understanding our emotions involves two steps:
1. first, we experience physiological arousal
2. next, we interpret the reason for our physiological arousal (ex: seeing a hot person vs a scary bear)
*physiological arousal –> interpretation –> emotion