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Ch. 10 & 11: Motivation & Emotion
motivation and emotion chapters
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Psychology
11th Grade
12/06/2012

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Term
motivation
Definition

a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior towards a goal

a. drive

b. motivation

c. emotion

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instinct
Definition

a complex, inherited, unlearned behavior that is rigidly patterened throughout a species

a. drive

b. instinct

c. motivation

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drive-reduction theory
Definition

the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates you to satisfy the need

a. drive-reducing theory

b. drive-reduction theory

c. driving-reduction theory

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arousal 
Definition

level of alertness or responsiveness 

a. arousal

b. tension

c. determination 

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Yerkes-Dodson Law
Definition

the theory that a degree of psychological arousal helps performance, but only to a point

a. Yankee-Doodle Law

b. Yankers-Dodson Law

Yerkes-Dodson Law

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homeostasis
Definition

a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state

a. homeostatus

b. homeostasis

c. homeostructure 

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extrinsic motivation
Definition

a desire to perform a behavior because of promised rewards or threats of punishments

a. intrinsic motivation

b. altrusive motivation

c. extrinsic motivation 

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intrinsic motivation 
Definition

a desire to perform a behavior for its own sake  and to be effective

a. intrinsic motivation

b. altrusive motivation

c. extrinsic motivation

Term
Maslow 
Definition

Psychologist who came up with hierarchy of needs

a. Murrary

b. Freud

c. Maslow 

Term
Henry Murray
Definition

Neo-Freudian who first established the concept of achievement motivation

a. Murrary

b. Freud

c. Maslow 

 

Term
achievement motivation 
Definition

a desire for significant accomplishment, mastery of things, people, or ideas

a. intrinsic motivation

b. achievement motivation

c. accomplishment motivation

Term
glucose 
Definition

form of sugar that circulates through the body

a. leptin

b. insulin

c. glucose

Term
leptin
Definition

protein produced by bloated fat cells

a. orexin

b. leptin

c. glucose

Term
orexin
Definition

hunger-triggering  hormone 

a. insulin

b. leptin

c. orexin 

Term
anorexia 
Definition

an eating disorder that is characterized by a self-starve regiment; also have distorted self-perception 

a. bulimia

b. nervosa

c. anorexia 

Term
bulimia 
Definition

an eating disorder that is characterized by episodes of overeating and then followed by vomitting

a. bulimia

b. nervosa

c. anorexia 

Term
emotion
Definition

full-body response that involves physical arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experence

a. motivation

b. James-Lange theory

c. emotion

Term
James-Lange theory
Definition

theory that because we experience a physical arousal, we then experience the emotion (physical first)

a. Cannon-Bard

b. Two-factor theory

c. James-Lange theory

Term
Cannon-Bard theory
Definition

Theory that we experience the physical arousal and experience of emotion at the same time

a. Cannon-Bard theory

b. Two-factor theory

c. James-Lange theory

Term
Two-factor theory
Definition

This theory states that emotion involves physical arousal and a cognitive label before experiencing the emotion (Stanley Schachter)

a. Cannon-Bard theory

b. Two-factor theory

c. James Lange theory

Term
Robert Zajonc
Definition

American psychologist who concluded that some emotional reactions require little thinking and awareness; emotions skip the brain 

a. Richard Lazarus

b. Robert Zajonc

c. Stanley Schachter

Term
Richard Lazarus
Definition

American psychologist who states that there has to at least be unconscious thought/awareness to emotion

a. Richard Lazarus

b. Robert Zajonc

c. Stanley Schachter

Term
sympathetic nervous system
Definition

the nervous system that activates when feels threatened or in danger (fight-or-flight)

a. parasympathetic

b. central

c. sympathetic 

Term
parasympathetic 
Definition

the nervous system that calms the body down after the fight-or-flight responses

a. parasympathetic

b. central

c. sympathetic 

Term
nonverbal communication
Definition

communicating feelings without words (hand gestures, body language)

 

Term
display rules
Definition

culture rules that govern how and when a person can express emotion

a. culture rules

b. display rules

c. emotion rules

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