Motivation and emotions

Question 1

drive reduction theory?

Answer 1

the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state that motivates an organism to satisfy the need

Question 2

homostasis

Answer 2

tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state.. being balanced

Question 3

Incentive

Answer 3

positive or negative environmental stimulus hat motivates behavior

Question 4

Yerkes-Dodson law

Answer 4

arousal levels go up to a certain point, but not beyond

Question 5

glucose

Answer 5

when it is low, we feel hunger

Question 6

set point

Answer 6

when the weight thermostat is set. Below this, the brain tells the body that it is hungry

Question 7

basal metabolic rate

Answer 7

the bodies resting rate of energy expenditure

Question 8

Intrinsic

Answer 8

rewards are internal

Question 9

extrinsic

Answer 9

rewarded accomplishment from outside our self

Question 10

over-justification

Answer 10

over-rewards. ruins intrinsic

Question 11

stress

Answer 11

an appraisal of a situation that we feel is threatening

Question 12

General Adaption Syndrome

Answer 12

prolonged sympathetic nervous system

Question 13

James Lange Theory

Answer 13

We feel emotion because of biological changes caused by stress