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PSYCH 365 Exam #1

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Motivation   show
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show provides mobilizations, strength, intensity, persistence to behavior  
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show behavior is aimed at a particular or goal  
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show view that human beings are intrinsically motivated to determine their own lives, shaped by the core needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness  
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Autonomy (Ryan & Deci)   show
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Competence (Ryan & Deci)   show
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show socially connecting w/ others  
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show motivation based on awareness of societal norms regarding this behavior and wish to avoid internal feelings of shame or embarrassment that might arise if you didn’t behave in concordance with these norms  
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show motivation based on behavior feeling like it is part of one’s identity  
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show motivation that began with rewards and punishments but is transitioning to a more internalized appreciation of this behavior  
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Regulatory focus theory   show
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show PROMOTE a desired end state (something we want to happen) ex: find seasonal partner  
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Some motivated behaviors work to... prevent   show
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hedonism (early philosophy)   show
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Intrinsic motivation   show
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show motivation derived from external rewards or punishments / avoid punishment if I don’t do the thing  
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Rewarding extrinsically motivated behavior   show
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show decreases performance  
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Approach   show
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Avoidance   show
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Emotion   show
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James-Lange Theory   show
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Drives   show
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Appraisal   show
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Overjustification hypothesis   show
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show external rewards/ punishments  
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4 main aspects of emotion   show
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Early philosophy: Hedonism   show
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Early 20th Century: Will   show
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show evolutionary perspectives/ survival of the fittest/ selection  
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1950s: Behaviorism   show
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show roles of expectations/ values / personal understanding of what should/ should not happen  
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show the importance of culture, emotions, sociality  
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Ryan & Deci’s Self Determination Theory   show
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David McClelland’s Theory of Needs (3 motivations)   show
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show striving for excellence  
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2. Need for affiliation (McClelland theory)   show
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3. Need for power (McClelland theory)   show
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show - Lower needs must be met first in order to achieve the higher point of the pyramid - The ultimate human need is to self-actualize - Big criteria is the rigidity of hierarchy of needs  
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Self-actualization   show
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Douglas Kenrick’s Fundamental Motives   show
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show model in which emotional feelings from a circle; emotions close to each other on the circle are similar or likely to be experienced at the same time  
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show model of attitudes, proposing that evaluations of some target’s goodness/ badness are independent rather than opposites  
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show diffuse, longer-lasting affective state of being not tied to a particular stimulus  
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Basic Emotions Theory (discrete)   show
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Component process model (discrete)   show
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show Emotions help us pursue these basic human needs - internal feelings as well as observable behaviors/ assume that feelings are valid explanations for behavior  
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show Event → Feeling → Behavior  
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show emotions are labels we to the way the body reacts to certain situations Eliciting Event → Physiological Changes & Behaviors → Feeling  
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show Eliciting event → appraisal → physiological changes/ behaviors → feeling - Each emotion have their own physiological response  
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Schachter-Singer Theory (1962) (2 factory theory)   show
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Modern approaches (ongoing debate)   show
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show emotions are categorically distinct w/ each serving a unique adaptive function - basic emotions theory - component process model  
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Dimensional approach   show
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Criteria for Basic Emotions (1-2)   show
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show 3. emotions should be evident early in life 4. should be physiologically distinct from one another in the body/ brain  
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show Emotions are responses to objects / events that take place Emotions are functional (emotions help us achieve our goals/ help us w/ our motivation)  
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show Emphasis os on subjective feeling as the defining aspect of emotion, referred to as “Core Affect” - Eliciting event → valence (pleasantness) or physiological arousal → both go to Feeling (Core affect)  
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show process by which ppl develop mental concepts linking diff aspects of emotion to each other / to eliciting situations  
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Theories of Emotions have in Common   show
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show causes of some event that are removed in terms of time or process  
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show causes of some event that are close in terms of time or process - motivational state is within the body  
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show hormone produced by fat cells that generally reduces feelings of hunger  
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show peptide hormone produced by the stomach, as well as other parts of the digestive system/ structures in the brain that generally increases feelings of hunger  
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show newborn infants turn their head/ begin to suck when something gently touches the corner of their mouth  
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Cue reactivity   show
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Core idea of appraisal   show
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Arnold’s theory   show
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show arguing that appraisal causes emotions, but is not the emotion; emotions include physiological, motivational, behavioral response  
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Appraisal Theory   show
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show 1. Approach (reward)/ avoidance (punishment) 2. Energy / direction → energy= where we getting this persistence / direct= toward it or away from it  
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show 3. Neural circuits → same neural circuit / rooted in exact same processes 4. Predispositions to action  
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show 1. Emotions more focused on the present 2. Motivation tends to be more diffuse, longer-range, focused on the future  
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show 1. Provide energy component of motivation 2. Serve as feedback on how goals are processing 3. can't talk abt one without the other  
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show 1. Biological responses 2. reflexes/ instincts 3. conditioning 4. appraisals  
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show hormones to indicate hunger, tiredness → nothing can get done unless I eat/ hormones are signaling a need for more energy to compensate  
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2. Reflexes / Instincts   show
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show E.g. smells activating certain feelings; OR Little Albert (fear conditioning)  
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4. Appraisal   show
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Speed of appraisal   show
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Speed of appraisal- Preps body for how to respond   show
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show already assessed some level that there is danger  
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show one has to visual sense that info/ get to a perceptual level to make aware of what im seeing  
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show showed it so quickly, but already responded to it / there has to be something going on prior to the photo being shown  
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Content of Appraisal (2 Approaches)   show
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1. Core Relational Themes (Lazarus)   show
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2. Appraisal Dimensions (Scherer)   show
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show procedure: participants described personal emotion-eliciting experiences results: accounted for 34-60% of variability in emotion ratings  
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show common set of questions used to evaluate the meaning of every stimulus or situation we encounter; appraisal profiles, rather than individual themes, are associated with specific emotions  
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Manipulating Motivation & Emotion (Research Methods)   show
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show vividly recall/ relive a personal experience w/ a strong emotion  
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2. Scenarios   show
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show view or watch images intended to elicit a particular emotion  
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Limitations to Manipulation (1-2)   show
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show 3. Emotions are weaker when manipulated than real life experience 4. 3 tactics helpful to elicit emotion, but not do a great job with motivation 5. Create a real life event in the moment to induces a given emotion  
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show 1. Self-report 2. Biological measures 3. Behavioral observations  
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1. Self-report   show
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show - Easy, fast, cheap to do - Gives good idea of subjective experiences aspects of emotion (how are you feeling)  
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Cons of self-report   show
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show Measures of neurological or physiological activity that change in response to particular stimuli → observing changes in the body/ brain  
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Pros of biological measures   show
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Cons of biological measures   show
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show Observe actions such as facial expression, speech, body language, task performance, or other emotion associated behaviors  
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show Shows ppl’s responses in a natural/ real world way  
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Cons behavioral observations   show
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show 1. Self-report 2. Biology 3. Behavior  
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Factor 1- Universal / Cultural Variation   show
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Factor 2- Universal / Cultural Variation   show
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show Some goals are specific to the person, some are basic human motives  
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show characteristic/ mutation that is problematic for survival/ reproduction dies out over time  
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Adaptations   show
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show Charles darwin proposed that just like biological traits, psychological traits/ states are part of the human evolutionary heritage  
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show 1. characteristic increases the probability 2. characteristic increases the number of offspring 3. characteristic increases the probability that your genetic relatives  
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show Can pursue a goal or feel an emotion at a situationally inappropriate time  
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Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness (EEA)   show
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Evolutionary mismatch   show
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show Many theories of motivation are implicitly or explicitly rooted in identifying basic motives that are universal to the human experience  
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show immediate physiological needs self-protection affiliations status/ esteem mate acquisition mate retention parenting/ kincare  
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Funtionalism   show
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Characteristics- Kenrick’s Fundamental Motives   show
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show eliciting event --> appraisal --> emotion --> behavior  
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show 1. Some emotions are universally experienced 2. Some emotion terms only exist in certain cultures 3. Some goals are specific to the person, some are basic human motives  
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Natural selection   show
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Adaptations   show
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show - When a particular motive is actived by a situation - emotions act as the “fuel” driving actions based on these fundamental motivations - Emotions helps facilitate basic needs/ motivations  
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show study of how organisms have evolved over time/ relationships between them --> branches to show how species are related / newer emotions evolved from more archaic ones in response to new selection pressures  
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Culture   show
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show 1. systems of meaning 2. activates or constructs meaning through social participation 3. Shared cultural systems of meaning influence psychological processes in individual  
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show cultural emphasis on individual uniqueness, personal rights, being true to one’s self, independence from others (EX: US)  
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Collectvism   show
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Vertical society   show
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Horizontal society   show
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show make the expression of certain emotions more or less appropriate → found competitors from more hierarchical cultures– countries high on power distance– showed stronger displays of triumph  
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How emotion differs by culture   show
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show experience of belonging to two (or more) distinct cultures, including navigating / embracing the values, customs, traditions of both cultures simultaneously  
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Language   show
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Weak version of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis   show
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Hypercognized emotions   show
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Hypocognized emotions   show
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Ideal affect   show
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When + Where Emotions are Felt   show
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Motivational & Emotional systems are BOTH evolved/ culturally influenced   show
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Social functions of emotion   show
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show ways in which emotions directly benefit the reproductive fitness of the individual experiencing the emotion  
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Emotions are “Functional”   show
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Functionality   show
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Emotions are “Adaptations”   show
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Relationship between motivation/ emotion   show
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Basic / discrete emotions   show
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Core affect   show
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show feeling of pleasurable dependence on another person, like the feeling an infant has toward its mother  
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Cultural priming:   show
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