PSY CHP.10 Flashcards
*The pursuit of activity because of internal factors
-Learning for the sake of learning, pursuing a sport because you love it
Intrinsic motivation
*The pursuit of an activity because of external factors
-Pursuing acting or sports for money and fame
Extrinsic motivation
Motivation is often blank
complex
We are motivated by needs not being met, from the bottom and working upward to blank
self-actualization
Drive(reduction) theory
-Organisms seek to exist in a state of blank (an optimal balance) within various biological needs
-If we deviate from homeostasis, we will experience a drive to address and reduce that need
homeostasis
Blank drive- those that are biological and innate
Blank drive- those that are conditioned and learned
Primary/Secondary
Blank arousal theory
-We are motivated to maintain an optimal level of physiological and psychological arousal
-If underaroused we become bored, but if overaroused may feel stressed and overwhelmed
Optimal
Blank-determination theory
-We are motivated by intrinsic goals, and want to feel like we are in control of our destiny
-Focused on a, c, and r within social groups
Self/autonomy/competence/relatedness
To enhance motivation, goals should be s and a
-If not s, hard to define a course to achieve
-If not a, can lead to frustration, giving up
-Continued frustration can contribute to blank helplessness
*A self-fulfilling prophecy in which you learn you have no blank, and act accordingly
specific/achievable/self-efficacy
*Choice between two appealing activities or goals
*Choosing a new car when you have money for it
Approach-Approach Conflict
*Choosing between the lesser of the evils
*Many people feel this way about elections
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict
*Choice has both positive and negative outcomes
*Offered a promotion, but requires a transfer
Approach-Avoidance Conflict
According to the blank theory of motivation, deviations from homeostasis create physiological needs
drive
Blank describes the wants or needs that direct behavior toward a goal.
Motivation
Blank efficacy is an individual’s belief in their own capability to complete a task, which may include a previous successful completion of the exact task or similar task.
Self
From a biological perspective, an blank is a species-specific pattern of behavior that is not learned
instinct
According Blank law, which holds that a simple task is performed best when arousal levels are relatively high and complex tasks are best performed when arousal levels are lower.
Yerkes-Dodson
The food’s passage through the the gastrointestinal tract also provides important satiety to the brain, and fat cells release blank, a satiety hormone.
leptin(hormone that helps regulate body weight and energy balance)
A person’s blank rate is the amount of energy that is expanded in a given period of time, and there is tremendous individual variability in our metabolic rates.
metabolic
The blank Singer blank factor theory of emotion is another variation on theories of emotions that takes into account both physiological arousal and the emotional experience.
Schachter/two
The blank point theory asserts that each individual has an ideal body weight, or set point, which is resistant to change.
set
Blank surgery is a type of surgery specifically aimed at weight reduction, and it involves modifying the gastrointestinal system to reduce the amount of food that can be eaten and limiting how much of the digested food can be absorbed.
Bariatric
Blank nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by the maintenance of a body weight well below average through starvation and excessive exercise.
Anorexia
People suffering from blank nervosa engage in binge eating behavior that is followed by an attempt to compensate for the large amount of food consumed.
bulimia
