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Chap 11
Chap 11-Motivation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Motivation | what makes you want to do something or reach a goal |
| Drive | a feeling of need or discomfort that pushes you to act until it's satisfied (like hunger or thirst) |
| Homeostasis | your body's way of keeping things balanced and steady (like temperature or energy levels) |
| Allostasis | how your body adjusts to changes and different situations to stay balanced |
| Incentives | rewards or things that attract you to take action |
| Extrinsic Motivation | doing something for a reward or to avoid punishment |
| Intrinsic Motivation | doing something because you enjoy it or find it interesting |
| Hierarchy of needs | the idea that basic needs (like food and safety) must be met before focusing on higher ones (like love or goals) |
| Self-actualization | becoming the best version of yourself and reaching your full potential |
| Mere measurement effect | just thinking about doing something goof makes you more likely to actually do it |
| Grit | sticking with your goals even when things get hard |
| Delay of gratification | waiting to get a better reward later instead of taking a smaller one now |
| Scientific-management approach (Theory X) | bosses control work by finding the most efficient way to do tasks and training workers to follow it |
| Human-relations approach (Theory Y) | bosses believe workers are happier and more motivated when they have responsibility and variety |
| Job burnout | feeling tired, unmotivated, and discouraged from working too much or too long |
| Transformational leader | a leader who inspires and encourages others to do their best |
| Transactional leader | a leader who uses rewards and punishments to keep people on track |
| Glucose | the main sugar in your blood that gives your body energy |
| Insulin | a hormone that helps move glucose from your blood into your cells for energy |
| Set point | the body's target weight or balance it tries to maintain |
| Leptin | a hormone made by fat cells that tells your brain when you have enough stored fat or energy |
| Anorexia nervosa | an eating disorder where someone fears gaining weight and eats very little |
| Bulimia nervosa | an eating disorder where someone overeats, then tries to get rid of the food by vomiting or other methods |
| AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) | a disease spread through sexual contact that weakens the immune system |
| Testosterone | the main male sex hormone |
| Estradiol | the main female sex hormone |
| Gender identity | how a person sees themselves - male, female, or another gender |
| Sexual orientation | who someone is attracted to (men, women, both, or neither) |
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