Motivation And Emotion Flashcards
Instinct theories
Postulates the existence of innate, unconscious drives
Motivation
A need which drives behavior
Fixed action patterns
Typically non-human, innate, species related behavior, ex: mating, migrating
Psychoanalytic theory
Developed by Sigmund Freud, influenced by Darwin, view humans as being part of the animal kingdom, apply innate unconscious drives and instincts to human behavior, everything depended on pleasure
Evolutionary Psychology
A particular way of thinking about any topic in Psychology
Based upon evolutionary biology: mind is merely information processing machine, designed by natural selection, governed by adaption
Drive-Reduction (Homeostatic theory)
Drives exist: drived by needs, we lack something, physical and social needs, result in behavior reduction to stop tension
Negative feedback
Behaviors which reduce tension are repeated, behaviors which create tension are avoided
Incentive theory
Deals with primary and secondary needs
Primary needs push us to certain behaviors: food, shelter, sex
Secondary, external needs invite us to certain behaviors: rewards, recognition
Arousal theory
Postulates the existence of an inner state of alertness, relative to each person, facts performance
Optimum arousal
A relative ideal level of alertness or emotional arousal, peak performance
Hermes-Dodson law
Inverted u hypothesis
an index which graphs the relationship levels or arousal and performance
Different tasks require different levels of arousal for optimum performance
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
Abraham Maslow
Basic needs, safety needs, love, self esteem, self actualization
Hunger
Need for food and water that drives behavior
Biology of hunger
Hypothalamus
Lateral hypothalamus
Tells body your hungry
Ventral medial hypothalamus
Tells body Sense of fullness by releasing orexin
Glucose
Levels blood sugar level, lack of creates hunger
Insulin
Hormone, released by pancreas, metabolizes glucose
Glucagon
Converts stored energy to glucose
Approach approach
Pizza vs hunger
Approach avoidance
Movie vs hw
Avoidance avoidance
Trash vs dishes
Multiple approach avoidance
Multiple positive and negative options
Cholecystokinin CCK
Hormone and neurotransmitter, facets small intestines, promotes sense of fullness
