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NSU Chapter 10

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motivation   the force that moves people to behave, think and feel the way they do  
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instinct   an innate, biological pattern of behavior that is assumed to be universal throughout a species  
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drive   an aroused state that occurs becuase of a physiological need  
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need   a deprivation that energizes the drive to eliminate or reduce the deprivation  
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Homeostasis   the body's tendency to maintain an equilibrium or steady state  
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Yerkes-Dodson law   Principle stating that performance is best under conditions of moderate arousal rather than low or high arousal  
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set point   the weight maintained when no effort is made to gain or lose weight  
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anorexia nervosa   an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation  
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bulimia nervosa   an eating disorder in which the individual consistently follows a binge and purge eating pattern  
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hierarchy of needs   Maslow's view that individuals' main needs are satistied in the following sequence: physiological, safety, love and belongingness, esteem and self-actualization  
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self actualization   the highest and most elusive of Maslow's needs; the motivation to develop one's full potential as a human being  
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intrinsic motivation   motivation that is based on internal factors such as organixmic nees, as well as curiosity, challenge and effort  
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extrinsic motivation   motivation that involves external incentives such as rewards and punishments  
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self regulation   the process by which an organism pursues important objectives, centrally involving getting feedback about how we are doing in our goal pursuits  
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James-Lange Theory   theory stating that emotion results from physiological states triggered by stimuli in the environment  
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Cannon-Bard Theory   theory stating that emotion and physiological reactions occur simultaneously  
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Two factor theory of emotion   Schacter and Singer's theory that emotion is determined by two main factors: physiological arousal and cognitive labeling  
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display rules   sociocultural standards that determine when, where and how emotions should be expressed  
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