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Chapter 11
Test 3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/02/2012

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motivation
Definition
the urge to move toward one's goals to accomplish tasks
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needs
Definition
inherently biological states of deficiency (cellular or bodily) that compel drives
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drives
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the perceived states of tension that occur when our bodies are deficient in some need, creating an urge to relieve the tension
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incentive
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any external object or event that motivates behavior
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homeostasis
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the process by which all organisms work to maintain physiological equilibrium or balance around an optimal set point
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set point
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the ideal fixed setting of a particular physiological system, such as internal body temperature
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Yerkes-Dodson law
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the principle that moderate levels of arousal lead to optimal performance
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self-actualization
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the inherent drive to realize one's full potential
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glucose
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a simple sugar that provides energy for cells throughout the body, including the brain
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sexual behavior
Definition
actions that produce arousal and increase the likelihood of orgasm
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sexual orientation
Definition
the disposition to be attracted to either the opposite sex (heterosexual), the same sex (homosexual), or both sexes (bisexual)
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achievement motivation
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a desire to do things well and overcome obstacles
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extrinsic motivation
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motivation that comes from outside the person and usually involves rewards and praises
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intrinsic motivation
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motivation that comes from within a person and includes the elements of challenge, enjoyment, mastery, and autonomy
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perceived organization support
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employee's beliefs about how much the organization appreciates and supports their contributions and well-being
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emotions
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brief, acute changes in conscious experience and physiology that occur in response to a personally meaningful situation
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moods
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affective states that operate in the background of consciousness and tend to last longer than most emotions
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affective traits
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stable predispositions toward certain types of emotional responses
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basic emotions
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set of emotions that are common to all humans includes anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise
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self-conscious emotions
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types of emotion that require a sense of self and the ability to reflect on actions; they occur as a function of meeting expectations (or not)and abiding (or not) by society's rules
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broaden-and-build model
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Fredickson's model for positive emotions, which posits that they widen our cognitive perspective and help us acquire useful life skills
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antecedent event
Definition
a situation may lead to an emotional response
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appraisal
Definition
the evaluation of a situation with respect to how relevant it is to one's own welfare; drives the process by which emotions are elicited
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emotion regulation
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the cognitive and behavioral efforts people make to modify their emotions
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reappraisal
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an emotion regulation strategy in which one reevaluates an event so that a different emotion results
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expressive suppression
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a response-focused strategy for regulating emotion that involves the deliberate attempt to inhibit the outward manifestation of an emotion
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emotional response
Definition
the physiological, behavioral/expressiveness, and subjective changes that occur when emotions are generated
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facial action coding system (FACS)
Definition
a widely used method for measuring all observable muscular movements that are possible in the human face
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Duchenne smile
Definition
a smile that expresses true enjoyment involving both the muscles that up the lip corners diagonally and those that contract the band or muscles encircling the eye
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universal
Definition
term referring to something that is common to all human beings and can be seen in cultures all over the world
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subjective experience of emotion
Definition
the changes in the quality of our conscious experience that occur during emotional responses
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James-Lange theory of emotion
Definition
the idea that it is the perception of the physiological changes that accompany emotion the produces the subjective emotional experience
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Neurocultural theory of emotion
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Ekman's explanation that some aspects of emotion sucha as facial expressions and physiological changes associated with emotion, are universal and others, such as emotion regulation, are culturally derived
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display rules
Definition
learned norms or rules, often taught very early, about when it is appropriate to express certain emotions and to whom one should show them
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emotional intelligence
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the ability to recognize emotions in oneself and others, empathetic understanding, and skills for regulating emotions in oneself and others
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life satisfaction
Definition
the overall evaluation we make of our lives and an aspect of subjective well-being
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subjective well-being
Definition
state that consists of life satisfaction, domain satisfactions, and positive and negative affect
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