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Psych 111: Intro to Psych

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show Motivation  
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Motivation plays a significant role in adaptation; social need to affiliate, share resources, provide protection, procreation.   show
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show Biological Human Needs/Motivation  
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show Homeostasis  
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show Homeostasis  
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show Hunger/food  
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show Hunger/food  
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Primary structure of brain which signals hunger and satiation (fullness).   show
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show Hypothalamus  
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show Lateral -- hypothalamus  
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lower, middle. stimulation stops eating. lesion or damage can cause excessive eating lesion = fat rat   show
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1) biological 2) social 3) psychological   show
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genetics influence metabolism. bodily sensations: growl, distension. chemical signals to body. genetic mapping of "obesity genes" -- over 200 weight related genes.   show
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environmental influences on eating behaviors. complex and multiply determined. eat more in groups "only so much there so I need to get my share". expectation and memory of meals palatability social interactions   show
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study with amnesia patients who often ate 3rd lunch if offered to them + non-amnesia patients refused the other lunches.   show
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often we eat only to enjoy the taste sensations.   show
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show Social Interactions (social factor that impact eating behaviors)  
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Thinking about food and what it "means". learned food habits/preferences. memories associated with food. belief and feelings regarding body image. cultural variations. food as a "substitute" for love, sex.   show
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show Learned food habits/preferences -- (psychological factor that impact eating behaviors)  
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show Cultural Variations -- (psychological factor that impact eating behaviors)  
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show Obesity  
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show women  
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33.3% obese   show
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31.9% obese   show
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show Overweight  
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show Obese  
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1) increased high fat/easily accessible junk food 2) increased portion size 3) increased sedentary lifestyle   show
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show Health Risks of Obesity  
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show Anorexia  
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Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimal normal weight for age + height.   show
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Bodyweight less than _____ of the expected weight is considered minimal?   show
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peak age 14-18. more common in females. 6% fatality rate. cultural variations in diagnosis. distorted self-perception.   show
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anxiety regarding maturation. difficulty expressing aggression in high achieving families (often bright+capable). hard to treat since patients don't see it as a problem. males increasing "obligatory runner"   show
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show Bulimia  
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show Binge/Purge disorder  
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show Bulimia health risks  
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Preference for those of same or opposite sex. Heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual.   show
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Survey that wasn't very effective but a good start?   show
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show Kisney Survey  
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________ of twins have the same sexual orientation?   show
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Need to understand actual sexual responses. Need direct systematic observations/measures (watch people have sex). Subjects: 1st prostitutes (question generalizability...non-normative sample). From general public --- age 18-92 (382 men/312 women).   show
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Need be connected/related with others.   show
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Proposed 4 functions we strive to affiliate.   show
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1) obtain + stimulation in our lives 2) get emotional support 3) get attention 4) permit social comparison   show
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This need varies by person. This need is increased when we are put into scary situations.   show
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show Achievement Motivation  
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thrill at mastery, sense of achievement.   show
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fear of performing badly, increases anxiety.   show
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show Yerkes + Dodson  
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show Thematic Apperception Test  
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Used TAT to study achievement motivation even though he didn't create it.   show
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show Murray  
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show TAT  
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Subjects are given a picture and have to create a story based on the image.   show
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show TAT  
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show Achievement Motivation  
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Components: 1) Cognitive 2) Physiological 3) Behavioral   show
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Subjective conscious experience. Includes an "appraisal" or evaluation of the situation.   show
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Bodily arousal accompanies feeling states, fight or flight, asses with GSR/Polygraph (measures hear rate, bodily temp.)   show
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show Polygraph tests  
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show Faults with Polygraph tests  
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show Behavioral  
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show Behavioral  
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show 6 Basic Emotions  
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Belief that facial expressions themselves can't control emotion BUT instead tell us how we're feeling.   show
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show Display Rules  
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show Display Rules  
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show Theories of Emotion  
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Conscious experience of emotion results from perception of arousal. "I'm scared BECAUSE I'm running"   show
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show Cannon-Bard Theory  
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show Schachter's 2 Factor Theory  
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show Physiological arousal  
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show Cognitive Interpretation  
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