Question | Answer |
Motivation | a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior |
Instinct | a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned |
Drive-reduction theory | the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need |
Homeostasis | a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state |
Incentive | a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior |
Hierarchy of needs | Maslow's pyramid of human needs |
Glucose | the form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues |
Set point | the point at which the individual's "weight thermostat" is supposedly set |
Basal metabolic rate | the body's resting rate of energy expenditure |
Anorexia nervosa | an eating disorder in which a person diets and beomes significantly underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve |
Bulimia nervosa | an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise |
Binge-eating disorder | significant binge-eating episodes followed by distress, disgust, or guilt |
Sexual response cycle | the four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson- excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution |
Refractory period | a resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm |
Estrogens | sex hormones, secreted in greater amounts by females than males |
Testosterone | the most important of the male sex hormones |
Sexual orientation | an enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one's own sex or the other sex |
Flow | a completely involved, focused state of consciousness, with diminished awareness of self and time |
Industrial-organization (I/O) psychology | the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces |
Personnel psychology | a subfield of I/O psychology that focuses on employee recruitment, selection, placement, training, appraisal, and development |
Organizational psychology | a subfield of I/O psychology that examines organizational influences on worker satisfaction and productivity and facilitates organizational change |
Structured interviews | interview process that asks the same job-relevant questions of all applicants |
Achievement Motivation | a desire for significant accomplishment for mastery of things, people, or ideas |
Task leadership | goal-oriented leadership that sets standards, organizes work, and focuses attention on goals |
Social leadership | group-oriented leadership that builds teamwork, mediates conflict, and offers support |