Test #2

Question 1

motives

Answer 1

needs, wants, interest’s and desires that propel us in certain directions.

Question 2

motivation

Answer 2

goal directed behavior

Question 3

drive

Answer 3

a internal state of tension that motivates an organism to engage in activities that reduce this tension

Question 4

drive theories

Answer 4

apply the concept of homeostasis

Question 5

homeostasis

Answer 5

a state of equilibrium or stability

Question 6

in drive theory, what will a person pursue when they experience a drive?

Answer 6

drive reduction

Question 7

a human behavior that does not follow drive theory

Answer 7

thrust for knowledge, eating when you’re not hungry

Question 8

incentive

Answer 8

a external goal that has the capacity to motivate behavior

Question 9

‘push-versus-pull’ theories

Answer 9

drive theories show how internal states of tension push people in certain directions, and external stimuli pull people in certain directions (incentive theories)

Question 10

what motivational theory operates on the concept of homeostasis

Answer 10

drive theory

Question 11

in what motivational theory does the source of motivation lay outside the organism

Answer 11

incentive theory

Question 12

‘expectancy-value models’ 2 factors in motivation

Answer 12

1) chance of obtaining the incentive

2) the value of the desired incentive

Question 13

evolutionary theories in motivation

Answer 13

maximizing reproductive success

Question 14

‘hypothalamus’

Answer 14

part of brain involved in the regulation on biological needs

Question 15

lateral hypothalamus (LH) ventriomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH)

Answer 15

the brains on off switched for hunger

Question 16

arcuate nucleus and paraventricular of the hypothalamus

Answer 16

plays a large role in the modulation of hunger

Question 17

1912 hunger study by Walter cannon and A.L Washburn findings

Answer 17

there is a correlation between stomach contractions and hunger.

Question 18

what hormone regulates hunger

Answer 18

leptin

Question 19

‘bin model’

Answer 19

a person may look at one unit of food as the appropriate amount and not the quantity

Question 20

examples of food cues

Answer 20

palatability, quantity available, variety, stress, presence of others

Question 21

‘set point theory’

Answer 21

the body maintains monitors fat cell levels to keep them and weight fairly stable

Question 22

4 stages of sexual response

Answer 22

excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

Question 23

‘excitment phase’

Answer 23

• level of arousal increases rapidly
• blood pressure increases rapidly
• erection and Harding of the clitoris
• vaginal lubricant

Question 24

Plateau phase

Answer 24

arousal builds at a slower pace

Question 25

Orgasm phase

Answer 25

arousal reaches peak and is discharges through a series of muscle contractions in the pelvic area

Question 26

resolution phase

Answer 26

• refractory (unresponsive to farther stimulation)

- varies in length of time