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unit 8
ap psychology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| maslows hierachy of needs | physiological needs |
| self actualization | the motivation to achieve ones full potential |
| refractory period | the resting period after an orgasm in which one cannot be achieved |
| homeostasis | a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state |
| stress | the process by which we respond to certain events that we think of as threatening or challenging |
| general adaption syndrome | responses to stress |
| intrinsic motivation | desire to perform behavior for own sake |
| extrinsic motivation | desire to perform behavior for reward at the end |
| bulimia | eating a large amount of food and then purging |
| anorexia | not eating food at all |
| obesity | overeating and gaining excessive amount of weight |
| drive reduction theory | physiological need creates an aroused tension state that motivates an organism to satisfy that need |
| james lange theory | experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological response to emotionally arousing stimuli |
| cannon bard theory | emotionally arousing stimuli simultaneously trigger both a physiological response and emotion |
| two factor theory | emotion must be physically aroused and cognitively labeled before emotion |
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