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PSYC
Chapter 10 Psychology
Question | Answer |
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Motivation | The force that moves people to behave, think, and feel as they do. Energizes, directs, and sustain behavior. |
Evolutionary approach | Instincts- innate, biological |
Drive reduction theory | Drives (arousal state), needs (deprivation), and homeostasis (maintain equilibrium) Need-> Drive-> reduce drive or achieve homeostasis |
Optimum Arousal Theory | Yerkes- Dodson law (inverted U), over-learning (task becomes automatic) |
Gastric signals | Stomach contraction, Cholecytokinin |
Blood chemistry (hunger) | Glucose, insulin, leptin |
Hunger and Brain | Hypothalamus, Neurotransmitters (serotonin) |
Hypothalamus and brain | Lateral hypothalamus- initiation Vetromedial hypothalamus- cessation |
Maslow's Hierarchy of needs | Basic needs must be met before higher needs can be satisfied. Self- actualization ( motivation to develop to our fullest potential) |
Three basic organismic needs | Competence, Relatedness, Autonomy |
Intrinsic motevation | Organismic needs + enjoyability. Key to achievement |
Extrinsic motivation | Incentives (rewards, punishments) |
Self regulation | The process by which an organism controls behavior in order to pursue important objectives |
Delay of Gratification | Putting off pleasurable experience, there will be future payoff. |
Emotion | A feeling that can involve physiological arousal, conscious experience, or behavioral expression |
Polygraph | Heart rate, breathing, skin conductance level. The rolls do not reliably detect deception |
James- Lange Theory | Physiological arousal leads to emotion. Perception of the physiological changes. |
Cannon- Bard Theory | Emotional and physiological reactions occur simultaneously |
Amygdala | Response |
Cerebral hemispheres | Left- approach. Right- withdrawal |
Two factor Theory | Schachter/ Singer Physiological arousal and cognitive labeling |
Lazarus | Cognitive Appraisal drives emotion |
Zajonic | Emotions and Physiological arousal precedes thoughts |
Paul Eckman | Identifying Facial expressions in basic emotion |
Facial Feedback hypothesis | Facial expression can influence emotions, supports the James-Lange hypothesis |
Comparative Perspectives | Expression of emotions similar across cultures, display rules do vary across cultures |
Computer Communication | Emoticons- a way to add emotions into online stuff |
Broaden and build model | function of positive emotions is to broaden attentional focus & foster building of resources |