Unit 9: Motivation, Emotion, and Stress Flashcards
Instinct Theory
evolutionary
natural reaction to survive
motivated to find food
Drive- Reduction Theory
biological
motivated by needs
headache-> motivated to find caffeine
Optimal Arousal Theory
level of thrill
rollarcoasters
Yerkes-Dodson Law
level of stress that makes us be at our prime’
athletic events
Hierarchy of Needs
Maslows
self-actualization self esteem love and belonging safety/security physiological needs
Lateral Hypothalamus
feel hungry
Ventromedial Hypothalamus
feel full
Leptin
by fat cells- not hungry
Obestin
by stomach- u r full
Orexin
by hypothalamus- tell u ur hungry
Ghrenlin
by stomach- u r hungry
Insulin
by pancreas- blood sugar
James-
Lange Theory
even-physical- emotion
spider-jump-fear
Cannon-Bard Theory
event-physical+emotion
spider- flinch/fear
Two-Factor
(Schahter-Singer) Theory
event-physical-thought-emotion
race-heartrate- bad thoughts- extreme nervousness
The Cognitive Appraisal
event-thought-emotion
friend didnt call back-they blew me off- angry
Brain parts involved in emotion
amygdala, frontal lobe
Robert Zajonc
emotional response can occur without thought
-drinking juice
high road
amygdala
low road
frontal lobe
Paul Eckman
facial expressions
universal facial expressions
6, all muscles in face used
facial feedback
automatically make facial movements
blind
Approach-Approach
2 desirable
avoid-avoid
2 undesirable options
approach-avoid
decision with both pros and cons
ask boss for raise
double approach avoidance
multiple options with different outcomes
3 stages to general adaption syndrome
alarm, resistance, emotion
shelly taylor
tend and befriend
tend and befriend
women are more likely to talk to one another in stressdul situation
oxytocin
relationship and bondinf
Hans Selye
first person to identify stress as a medical issue and its effects on people
Adaption-Level Phenomenon
compare to 1st time
- 1st race is awesome, so 5th race is horrible because not close
Relative Deprivation
when ur with rich people u feel poor
when ur with poor people u feel rich and amazing
Two-factor theory of emotion
intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation
unit bias
tendency for individuals to want to complete a unit of a given item or task
Basal Metabolic Rate
amount of energy per unit time that a person needs to keep the body functioning at rest
homeostasis
tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium