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Motivation & Emotion
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | A five level pyramid that suggests that people are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to other, more advanced needs |
| James-Lange Theory of Emotion | Theory that suggests that emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events |
| Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion | Theory that states that we feel emotions and experience physiological reactions simultaneously |
| Two-Factor Theory | Theory that states that emotions have both a physiological and cognitive component |
| General Adaptation Syndrome | Term used to describe the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress |
| Obesity | A physical condition of having too much body fat |
| Bulimia | An eating disorder characterized by binge eating and purging |
| Anorexia | An eating disorder that makes people lose more weight than is healthy for their age and height |
| Achievement Motivation | An individual's need to meet realistic goals, receive feedback, and experience a sense of accomplishment |
| Drive Reduction Theory | An explanation for motivation that focuses on maintaining homeostasis, or a sense of equilibrium |
| Secondary Drives | An acquired drive not directly related to satisfying physiological requirements |
| Opponent-Process Theory of Motivation | Action reaction |
| Arousal Theory | Theory that suggest that we are motivated to engage in behaviors in order to either increase or decrease arousal levels |
| Approach-Approach Conflict | Psychological conflict that results when a choice must be made between two desirable alternatives |
| Approach-Avoidance Conflict | Psychological conflict that results when a goal is both desirable and undesirable |
| Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict | Psychological conflict that results when a choice must be made between two undesirable alternatives |
| Instincts | A natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency |
| Motivations | The desire to do things |
| Lateral Hypothalamus | Part of the hypothalamus that controls eating and other body maintenance functions |
| Set-Point Theory | Theory that states that each person has an individual thermostat governing how much food they want to eat and how much fat they will store from food intake |
| Primary Drives | Drives that are not learned |
| Incentives | A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something |
| Intrinsic Motivator | Motivation that comes from inside an individual rather than from any external or outside rewards |
| Extrinsic Motivators | Motivation that comes from outside an individual |
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