Unit 7A

Question 1

Intrinsic Factors (cognition)

Answer 1

1) attention, 2) memory, 3) motivation, and 4) psycho-motor learning stage

Question 2

Subjective experience

Answer 2

Subjective relates to personal viewpoints, experiences, or perspectives

Question 3

Objective experience

Answer 3

objective refers to factual data that is not influenced by personal beliefs or biases.

Question 4

Extrinsic Factors (cognition)

Answer 4

1) practice, 2) feedback, 3) task classification, 4) instruction format, and 5) movement context.

Question 5

Physiological response

Answer 5

how your brain relates to your bodily functions
Ex. Change in heart rate when stressed

Question 6

Overjustification effect - cognitive theory.

Answer 6

Our tendency to become less intrinsically motivated to partake in an activity that we used to enjoy when offered an external incentive such as money or a reward.
EX: If children are rewarded for drawing, they are less likely to want to draw for fun in the future

Question 7

Behavioral response

Answer 7

a change in the activity of an organism in response to a stimulus

Question 8

James-Lange - Theories of Emotion

Answer 8

physical changes in the body happen first, which then leads to the experience of emotion

Question 9

Cannon-Bard

Answer 9

stimulating events trigger feelings and physical reactions that occur at the same time

Question 10

Self-Determination - Cognitive Theory

Answer 10

A person who decides to become healthy. In order to do that, they will need to start eating better and exercising. The motivation to do this is going to need to be intrinsic, meaning they will need to appreciate the inherent value of eating better and exercising.

Question 11

Two-Factor Theory

Answer 11

arousal and cognition combine to create emotion.

Question 12

Amygdala - what it does for emotion

Answer 12

a major processing center for emotions
Links memories to emotions

When it doesn’t work emotions could be disrupted and confused

Question 13

Self-efficiency - cognitive theory

Answer 13

An individual’s belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments.
EX: Students who do more in a class environment tend to learn more, develop critical thinking skills, and gain confidence.

Question 14

Hypothalamus - what it does for emotion

Answer 14

expression of emotions
Ex. expressing your anger in the form of violence

Question 15

Need for affiliation

Answer 15

The need for approval from others.

Question 16

Henry Murray

Answer 16

-Identified 24 psychogenic needs.
-Believes that all people have these needs, but each individual tends to have a certain level of each need.
-Each person’s unique level of needs plays a role in shaping their individual personality.

Question 17

Flashback

Answer 17

when memories of a past trauma feel as if they are taking place in the current moment
Present in PTSD

Question 18

Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 18

The discomfort a person feels when their behavior does not align with their values or beliefs

Question 19

Prefrontal cortex

Answer 19

The prefrontal cortex is like a control center, helping to guide our actions, and therefore, this area is also involved during emotion regulation

Question 20

Phineas Gage’s emotion/personality
Prefrontal Cortex

Answer 20

Since Phineas Gage had a rod through his prefrontal cortex, his memory was not altered but his once gentle personality slowly degraded. He became a man of bad and rude ways, disrespectful to colleagues, and unable to accept advice

Question 21

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Answer 21

Consists of
Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
Parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)

Question 22

Kurt Lewin: Approach-approach

Answer 22

A person is faced with two desirable options

Question 23

Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)

Answer 24

job is usually to relax or reduce your body’s activities. Because of the signals it carries, the rhyming phrases “rest and digest”

Question 25

Appraisal

Answer 25

an evaluation of a situation to determine whether it poses a threat or not

Question 26

Kurt Lewin: Avoidance-avoidance

Answer 26

An individual presented with two undesirable options

Question 27

Kurt Lewin: Approach-avoidance

Answer 27

When an individual is enticed and repelled by the same goal or object

Question 28

Kurt Lewin: Multiple approach-avoidance

Answer 28

An individual is given multiple bad and good options.

Question 29

Transient stressors

Answer 29

Temporary and more quickly resolved sources of stress Ex. momentary conflict with child

Question 30

Type-B pattern of behavior

Answer 30

Person is easygoing and laid-back and approach tasks with less urgency.

Question 31

Chronic stressors

Answer 31

Long-term stress
Ex. Poverty

Question 32

Type-A pattern of behavior

Answer 32

Highly competitive, ambitious, work-driven, time-conscious, and aggressive personality.

Question 33

Alarm (fight or flight)

Answer 33

The initial symptoms that the body feels when it is under stress.

Question 34

Resistance (fight or flight)

Answer 34

The body begins to repair itself

Question 35

Exhaustion (fight or flight)

Answer 35

If the other two stages keep happening the body will become exhausted and shut down.

Question 36

Richard Lazarus - cognitive theory responding to stress

Answer 36

According to this theory, stress is perceived as the imbalance between the demands placed on the individual and the individual’s resources to cope