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Optimal Arousal Theory
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need a certain amount of phsical arousal to produce motivation which leads to behavior
-too much physical arousal = panic attack
-optimal level of arousal motivates us to behave
-Yerke's Dodson Law
-moderate level of arousal=optimal performance |
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-needs go from most basic physiological to highest psychological
-everyone tries to be the best 'me' they can be=self actualization
1.)biological needs
2.)safety needs
3.)love and belongingness-friendship strong motivation
4.)esteem needs (feel good about yourself)
5.) self actualization |
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Evolution Theory (fight/flight)
Motivation |
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-sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
-fear that makes us fight or flight
-doesn't explain behavior when not scared/emergency
-major motives all involve basic survival/reproduction needs
-do things if they feel good, and stop if they feel bad |
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Drive Reduciton Model/Theory
(Motivation) |
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-drive=uncomfortable state of being
-drives motivate us to reduce that state
-behavior is determined by needs/drives
-incentives are different; things outsideof our body
-drives are biological; acheive homeostasis
-key question: are you trying to maintain homeostasis? determine between drive and incentive |
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I eat breakfast beause i am hungry.
Incentive or Drive? |
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| Drive because it is a biological need being met |
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| I go to Eng 302 to get participation points and pass the class to get my B.A. degree |
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| incentive because getting my degree and being in class are not biological needs to maintain homeostasis |
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-Fight; Flee; feeding; fornicating
- comes from the biological motivation theory |
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-stomach - growing/pain
-blood-glucose levels drop or raise
-brain- hypothalamus monitors glucose levels and regulates hormones (direct connection to the petuitary gland)
-Hormones: appetite stimulus; neuropeptidey Y, Orexin, ghrelin, melanin
Appetite Supressents: insulin, leptin CCK |
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-appetite suppressent
-breaks down glucose and is related to diabetes
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| Psychology of food and Hunger |
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why do we eat what we eat?
EXTERNAL FACTORs:
-smell of food can override biological needs
-culture
-environment; children grow up with high level of conflict are more likely to have an eating disorder
-BODY WEIGHT
-incentive for fitness
-increase in obesity |
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| Biology of Sexual Behavior |
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Definition
Hypothalamus: lesichs (damage) back of the hypothalamus lead to decresed sex drive
-electrical stimulation lead to increased sex drive
-orgasm: deactivation of the amygdaela and hippocampus and part of the ocrtex (amygdaela involves fear)
-Testosterone: related to sex drive
men with ^^ test=^^ sex drive than other males
Women with " " (not cross-gender related) |
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| Social Influences of Sexual Behavior |
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cultural views:
-restrictive: forma, legal consequences for sex out of marriage
-Semi-restrictive: no FORMAL prohibition, but socially unacceptable
-Permissive: no formal or informal consequences |
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Study: attractive male and attractive female as researchers
3 questions/options
1.) go out on date 2.) back to apt. 3.) sex
-Male response 1/2 yes to1, 3/4 yes to 2, almost all yes to 3
-Female response almost exact opposite..but why?
-females=^invested in pregnancy; fear for safety
-all based on heterosexual relationships |
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-Kinsey Scale; not a category it is a continuum
like a line graph from 0(totally hetero) to 3(bisexual) to 6(totally homosexual)
affected by nature and nurture |
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