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M,S and emotion

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Motive   specific need/desire arouses organism and directs its behavior towards a goal; response to stimulus  
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Instincts   genetically programmed patterns of behavior (fixed action patterns)  
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Drive Reduction Theory (Clark Hull 1950's)   physiological needs (bio. necessity for survival) put demands on the body (drives)  
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Primary Drive   unlearned (bio needs 10-15; hunger/thirst/sex)  
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Secondary Drive   learned (social needs; wealth/grades/achievements)  
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Drive Reduction Criticism   does not explain continued behavior w/ no biological deficiency, and does not explain activities that increase tension  
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Incentive Theory   objects in the environment that can motivate behavior; external stimuli ex) commercials, without knowing singing their theme song  
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Optimal Arousal Theory   optimum level of arousal for maximum performance on a given task.  
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Yerkes-Dodson Law   complex tasks low arousal/simple tasks higher level of arousal tolerated  
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Intrinsic   provided by an activity itself/personality rewarding or fulfill beliefs-expectations  
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Extrinsic   provided from the consequences of an activity/ rewards and punishments  
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Abraham Maslow   Hierarchical system for organizing needs (5 levels; each lower level need to be met in order to attempt to try to meet the next)  
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Self Actualization   individual creatively and meaningfully fulfill their own potential.  
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs   Self-Actualization, Esteem, Beloningness, Safety, Physiocolgical  
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Advantages   combination of bio and social need into 1 Framework; system of priorities to satisfy needs.  
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Disadvantages   difficult to verify accuracy of order; trouble assessing needs; individuals give different priorities; sample-case studies western white males.  
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Homeostatic Regulation Theory   most motivation experience is a result of body trying to maintain  
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Homeostasis   the state of regulatory equilibrium/balance (set point)  
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Anoreixa Nervosa   intense fear of weight gain and distorted body image  
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Bulima Nervosa   Binges of eating followed by self induced vomiting (purging)  
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Obesity   30% over body weight  
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Thirst   lateral hypothalamus monitors fluids in body 2 ways  
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Osmoreceptors   intracellular water levels; low --> actidiuretic (ADH) to reduce urine and increase thirst; (ADH) Eliminated when H20 restored.  
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Volumetric   extracellular H20 levels; Low --> Angiotensin (Hormone) stimulate thirst  
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Sex   testosterone a major biological influence in both male and female  
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Sexual Orientation   nature influence but primarily learned.  
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Henry Murray   motivation based on biology individual differences and environments can cause motivations and needs to be expressed in many different ways.  
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Stimulus Motives   unlearned; prompt us to explore and change our world around us  
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Harry Harlow   experimented with monkeys related to stimulus motives; need for contact more imp. than food  
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Achievement Motive   need to excel, overcome obstacles 3 aspects: work, mastery, and competitiveness  
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David Mcclelland   those with high achievement needs seek our fairly challenging tasks (optimum range for achievement)  
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Affillation Motive   need to be with others aroused when threatened; tied to fear and anxiety  
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Emotion   states of feelings influence and activate behavior difficult to predict behavior prompted from an emotion  
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Robert Plutchik   eight basic emotions, vary in intensity; can combine for more  
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Primary   cross-cultural; survival; distinct facial expressions; found in primates  
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Secondary   culture specific  
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James Lange Theory   environmental stimuli cause physiologicll changes and responses.  
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