Motivation/Emotion (6-8%) Flashcards
Fixed Action Pattern
an innate biological force that predisposes an organism to behave in a fixed way in the presence of a specific environmental condition
Drive Reduction Theory
Clark Hull’s theory states that behavior is motivated by the need to reduce drives like hunger, thirst, sex
Need
biological or psychological requirement of an organism (food, water, etc)
-a need will activate a drive, which motivates us to eat or drink, eating or drinking returns your body to homeostasis
Primary Drives
your body’s needs (food, water, sleep)
Secondary Drives
learned drives (work ethic, money)
DRT Contradictions
some experiences are just pleasurable, a drive for stimulation not just for a need
Motivation
various psychological and physiological factors that cause a person to act in a particular way
Social Motives
learned motives acquired as part of growing up in a particular society or culture (achievement, affiliation, curiosity, and play)
Emotion
psychological feeling about a situation
Instincts
inherited behavior patterns characteristics of a species (automatic)
-stereotypical: performed the same way throughout a species
Harry Harlow
took infant monkeys away from mothers, a “mother” of wire that provided milk and a “mother” of cloth
-if DRT was right the wire mother would be preferable, comfort might be more important than food to infants
Incentive Theory
a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior pulling us toward a goal (intrinsic and extrinsic)
-behavior is not pushed by a need it is pulled by a desire
Arousal Theory
why do we do risky things?
-arousal: level of alertness, wakefulness, and activation, caused by activity in the central nervous system
Yerkes-Dodson Law
law states that we usually perform most activities best when moderately aroused
Maslow’s Heirarchy of Needs
- physiological needs (food, water, sleep) 2. safety needs (am I safe and secure) 3. love/belongingness (are you loved and accepted by others) 4. esteem needs (do you feel good about youreself) 5. cognitive needs (do you want to learn) 6. aesthetic needs (are you happy with how you look) 7. self-actualization (you have reached your full potential)
Transcendence
spiritual fulfillment
Why do we eat?
-habit
-sociable
-aching sensation in stomach
Hunger
Lateral Hypothalamus: the on button for hunger, if damaged or removed an animal will die of starvation
Ventromedial Hypothalamus: the off button for hunger, if damaged or removed an animal will eat everything in sight
Paraventircular Nucleus
regulates hunger by controlling neurotransmitters
Glucostatic Theory
hypothalamus monitors the amount of glucose in the blood, insulin released by pancreas will convert the food to energy, high levels of insulin in the blood will stimulate hunger, glucagon helps convert stored energy to useful energy
Set-Point
weight around which your day to day weight tends to fluctuate
-most people who gain or lose weight will return to their set poin
Metabolism
how efficiently our body breaks down food into energy and how quickly our bodies burn it off
Eating Disorders
anorexia: stop eating to the point of starvation
bulimia: binge-purge eating
-usually in young women
Thirst
lateral hypothalamus is the on button for thirst too
-fluid content of cells and the volume of blood stimulates thirst
Sex
sex drive is controlled by hypothalamus
-increases in puberty (testosterone and estrogen levels are higher)
Sexual Orientation
the direction of an individuals sexual interest
Heterosexuality
attracted to opposite sex (90% of population)
Bisexuality
attracted to both sexes
Homosexuality
attracted to same sex (3-10% of population)
Gender Identity
a subjective feeling about being male or female
Gender Roles
stereotypical attitudes society designates as feminine or masculine
-thoughts and behaviors that accompany being male or female