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Ch. 11
Purdue PSY 120
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2018

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Incentive Motivation
Definition
External factors in the environment that exert pulling effects on our actions
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Achievement Motivation
Definition
Internal drive/need for achievement that is possessed by all individuals to varying degrees
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Intrinsic motivation
Definition
Goal-directed behavior that seems to be entirely self-motivated
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Extrinsic motivation
Definition
Goal-directed behavior that is externally motivated
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Maslow's hierarchy of needs (general)
Definition
Basic Needs < Psychological Needs < Self-Fulfillment Needs
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Maslow's hierarchy of needs (specific)
Definition
Physiological Needs < Safety Needs < Belongingness and Love Needs < Esteem Needs < Self-Actualization
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Ghrelin
Definition
Produced in the stomach; associated w/feelings of hunger
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Anorexia Nervosa
Definition
Eating disorder diagnosed when an otherwise healthier person refuses to maintain a normal weight level due to an intense fear of being overweight
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Bulimia Nervosa
Definition
Eating disorder in which the principal symptom is binge eating followed by purging
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Binge Eating Disorder
Definition
Similar to bulimia, but w/out purging
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Purging Disorder
Definition
Purging food after consuming normal or small amounts of food
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Night Eating Syndrome
Definition
Consuming large amounts of food at night
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Masters and Johnson’s phases of sexual arousal (4)
Definition
Excitement
Plateau
Orgasmic
Resolution
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Sexual Scripts
Definition
Learned cognitive programs that instruct us on how, why, and what to do in our interactions w/sexual partners
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Facial-Feedback Hypothesis
Definition
Proposal that muscles in the face deliver signals to the brain that are then interpreted, depending on the pattern, as a subjective emotional state
Smiling more makes you happier
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Emotion Theories (3)
Definition
James-Lang
Cannon-Bard
Two-Factor
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James-Lange Theory
Definition
Theory of emotion that argues that the body reactions precede and drive the subjective experience of emotions
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Cannon-Bard Theory
Definition
Theory of emotion that argues that body reactions and subjective experiences occur together, but independently
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Two-Factor Theory
Definition
Theory of emotion that argues that the cognitive interpretation, or appraisal, of a body reaction drives the subjective experience of emotion
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