Unit 7 Extra Terms Flashcards
Instinct theory of motivation
Says that we are motivated to act by genetic/biological drives that are common among all humans. We are driven by the need to survive
Primary vs Secondary Drives (drive reduction theory)
Primary- innate things that motivate us to act without having anyone tell us they should
ex. food, water, sleep
Secondary- things that motivate us to act that we have to learn are good or bad
ex. money, fame, trips
Masters and Johnson Research (sexual response cycle)
Did research in which they watched people…yeah… and they determined there are 4 stages in the cycle.
Research that supports the James-Lange theory of emotion
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Problem with the James-Lange theory of emotion
Our bodies physiological responses can be caused by a variety of vastly different emotions
i.e a racing heart can come from both excitement and fear
Spillover effect + experiment
Spillover effect- having arousal from one event continue into another event
Schachter and singer tested this by injecting men with epinephrine and telling them it would not affect their arousal. They men were then put in a room with a guy acting either super happy or irritated. They took on whichever emotion he was displaying.
low road vs high road (Zajonc and LeDoux)
low road- the faster route that some base emotions take straight to the amygdala from the thalamus. They bypass our brains processing and go straight to causing a response
high road- the road that most stimulus takes from the thalamus through the processing of our brain. It goes through analyzing and processing before a reaction is started.
Holmes and Rahe social readjustment scale
A questionnaire developed in order to measure the level of stress one is under in their lives. They asked people to rate an event as being either more or less stressful than some baseline event.
These event were then given a life change unit for the amount of stress they cause
Emotion based coping
ways of coping that focus on eliminating negative emotions associated with stress (anxiety, anger, fear, etc)
ex. mindfulness, mediation, journaling
Problem based coping
Ways of coping that focus on changing the actual stressor rather than our reaction to it
ex. avoiding a situation, getting help doing something, doing something at a different time/in a different way
inferiority complex
Alfred Adler
Said that feelings of being inferior in childhood can explain neurotic or unacceptable behavior in adulthood
Hans Eysenck Trait Dimensions (2)
Said we have 2 main trait dimensions that overlay all the other ones
introversion vs extraversion
stability vs instability
Internal locus of control
The view that one has control over what happens in their life and can control outcomes
ex. fail a test a say that they didn’t study enough
External locus of control
The view that the events of ones life are up to fate or the world, and they have no control over it
ex. they fail a test and blame the teacher
locus of control
the view of what causes the events of one’s life
Julian Rotter
