psych 1630 exam 3 chapter 11

Question 1

sympathetic nervous system

Answer 1

a network of nerves that helps your body activate its “fight-or-flight” response

Question 2

parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 2

The parasympathetic nervous system controls the body’s ability to relax. It’s sometimes called the “rest and digest” state

Question 3

Heirarchy of needs

Answer 3

physiological needs, safety needs, love needs, esteem needs, need for self actualization

Question 4

motivation

Answer 4

is an inner state that energizes an
individual toward fulfillment of a goal.

Question 5

Instinct

Answer 5

A fixed pattern of behavior that is
unlearned, universal in a species, and “released”
by specific stimuli

Question 6

Drive Theory

Answer 6

The notion that physiological
needs arouse tension that motivates people to
satisfy the need

Question 7

Arousal Theory

Answer 7

Differing levels of optimal arousal motivate us

Question 8

Incentive Theory

Answer 8

Strong cognitive component to aspirations that motivate us

Question 9

self disclosure

Answer 9

the act of revealing personal or private information about one’s self to other people(intimacy)

Question 10

Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion

Answer 10

The theory that emotion is based on
both physiological arousal and a cognitive interpretation of that arousal.