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WEEK 9 COMPLETED SET Flashcards

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Testosterone in sexual motivation

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higher levels= increased sex drive

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serotonin role in sexual motivation

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higher levels= decreased sex drive

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oxytocin in sexual motivation

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higher during affectionate interaction-mother child relationship etc

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what are master and johnsons 4 phases of sexual response

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excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution

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what factors impact sexual behavior

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length of time with the partner, age, cultural norms eg. importance of chastity varies.

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what influences interpersonal attraction

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proximity and nearness, similarity, reciprocity, and levels of physical attraction

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what are some sex differences in sexual attraction

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males place more emphasis on looks, younger mates

female on financial stability and older mates

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what is interesting about the Average Face

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found more attractive, maybe due to being more symmetrical, maybe due to preference of similarity- holds up across cultures.

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what is Sternberg’s triangular theory of love?

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intimacy, passion and commitment- all three together, consummate love- long term commitment.

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what is Hatfield and Rapson’s theory of love?

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compassionate and passionate love.

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Sternbergs theory of hate

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hate consists of negation of intimacy, passion and commitment. combinations of these lead to different types of hatred- all three leads to burning hatred

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what is achievement motivation

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the need to be successful and avoid failure

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what traits do high achievers often tend to possess?

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select attainable but reasonably difficult tasks, more persistent, take pride in achieving, attribute past success to themselves and failure to external factors

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what is achievement motivation made up of?

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performance goals and mastery goals

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what are mastery goals

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desire to improve ability and skills, more intrinsic value

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what are performance goals?

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desire to attain a certain level- focussed on outcome

includes approach goals- motivation to achieve goal and avoidance goals- motivation is fear of failure

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physical dependence theories of addiction

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cycle of taking drugs, trying to stop, restarting due to unplesant withdrawral symptoms, detoxification clinic treatments are based on this premise

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problems with physical dependance theories of addiction

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some drugs eg cocaine, have few withdrawal symptoms and many people will have an irregular drug taking rountine

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Positive incentive theories of addiction

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anticipation and craving of the positive effects associated witht he substance- and negative effects of not taking the drug

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incentive-sensitisation theory

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the more a drug is used, the greater the positive incentive value becomes- explains why we crave even when built up a tolerance.

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what is motivation

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the driving force behund behaviour- determines aims and goals and strenth determines likelyhood of achieving them, influences by external and internal factors

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what is drive

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state of arousal that drives behaviour caused by an unmet need

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what are primary needs

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innate needs such as food, water, sex- we are more focused on things most needed for survival eg. thirst more than hunger

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what are secondary drives

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learned through association with primary drives, *addiction is similar to this

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what is drive reduction theory
unmet needs= unpleasent internal state behaviours reduce unpleasent state=drive reduction- drive reduction is rewarding and repreated in future as we try to maintain homostasis- need-drive-reducing behaviours
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limitations of drive reduction theory
- external stimuli can activate drives eg. not hungry until smell food - motivated by things that dont reduce drives - engange in behaviours even when statisfied
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what is arousal theory
we are motivated 2 maintain or restore an optimum level of arousal
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what is yerkes-dodson law
inverted U-shape relationship between arousal and performance- optimum lvel at the top
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what is stimulus hunger
can occur when under aroused eg. fidgetting, fantasting `
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what is approach in motivation
predisposition towards stimuli eg. food
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what is avoidance in motivation
predisposition away from from stimuli- can be in conflict to approach
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what is incentive theory
we are motivated by positive goals and desired outcomes
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what is intrinsive motivation
behaviour driven by internal rewards eg. enjoyment of act
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what is extrinsic motivation
behaviour driven by external reward/beneft
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what is expectancy value theory
motivation influenced by both value placed on a goal and the percieved ability to achieve it value=do i want to do this? is it worth it? expectancy=can i do this? am i capable?
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what are reward pathways
system of dopamine producing neurons extending from midbrain to frontal and limbic areas- dopamine is released when a stimulus is rewarding- this acts as a learning signal 2 repeat behaviours
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what is the humanistic perspective of motivation
desire 4 personal growth motivates behaviour eg. maslows hirarcy, lower levels must be fufilled before higher levels
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what is metabolism
the transformation of food into energy
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set point theory of eating
we have a genetically programmed set point or optimum level of body fat and metabolism which is maintained by homeostasis
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limits of set point eating theory
conflicts with evolutionary theories, doesnt explain eating disorders/obesity, ignores learning and psyc social factors
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positive-incentive perspective of eating
the primary reasons for eating is the expected pleasure of eating *this is due to physiologicsal and evolution mechanisms, learnt responses and social influences
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what is a positive-incentive value
anticipated pleasure oof performing a particular behaviour
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what is the glucostatic theory of eating
hunger is signalled when BGL drops/increses, insulin is released when we eat, allows glucose to enter cells and provides satietuy signals to hypothalamus
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glucostatic theory of eating: what is leptin
hormone that signals about fat stores
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glucostatic theory of eating: hormones
hormones from the stomach/intensitne signal hunger (ghrelin) or satiety (chloecystokinin) to hypothalamus ad nutrient/stretch receptors in sotmach/intestine send messages to hypothalamus to indicate fullness
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brain mechanisms of eating
damage to lateral hypothalamus=reduced hunger | damage to ventromedial hypothalamus= increased hunger
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psychosocial motivations to eat
taste: innate preference 4 sweet food/variety of classical conditioning: conditioned to eat at a cetain time presence of others: likely to eat more in the presence of others anxiety reduction: comfort eating
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evolutionary pressures of weight gain
those most likely to survive ate more high calorie foods, as much as possible when possible, and were able to store and use fat effectivly
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cultural pressures of weight gain
portion distoriton, beliefs around eating
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physiological/ genetic pressures of weight gain
leptin deficiency, difficultly recognising full and storing fat effectivly, polygenetic effects, melanocortin- 4 gene mutation= inability to feel feel obesitity may change stretch receptiors in stomach
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neurological pressures of weight gain
sensitivity to reward, increased motivation to derive pleasure from eating
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reward decificiency syndrome
hypoactivity in the reward pathwyas * excessive eating occurs to increase reward responses

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