Unit 7 vocab Flashcards
Id
Do whatever makes YOU happy
Ego
Reality Principle, majority
Superego
do what’s best (angel)
Spotlight effect
believing that people are thinking about you more than they actually are
self esteem
how we feel about ourselves
Self efficacy
our belief about our ability to do something
Reciprocal Determinism
influence of environment on behavior/personality and vice versa
instinct
survival mechanism, fixed pattern
drive reduction theory
the need to maintain a balanced internal state, when we feel bored we look for a we to increase the things we do
yerkes Dodson law
moderate levels of arousal leads to optimal performance (happy medium)
Hierarchy of needs
psychological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem, self actualization, self transcendence,
physiological needs
water, food
safety needs
protection, home, predictable world
social needs/love and belonging
need to feel accepted and loved by others
esteem needs
love and feel good about yourself
self actualization
be the best you, you can be
self transcendence
live beyond yourself
glucose
blood sugar
set point
the weight that your body naturally wants to go to
basal metabolic rate
metabolism
sexual response cycle
1.) excitement phase
2.) plateau phase (peak)
3.) orgasm
4.) resolution phase/refractory period
affiliation need
the desire to have personal relationships with other individuals
ostracism
worst type of tortue, isolated from all of the outside world
achievement motivation
the desire to succeed and perform well