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Motivation and Emotion
Psy 113, URI
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
05/03/2012

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Drive-Reduction Theory
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The theory that behavior is motivated by the need to reduce drives such as sex or hunger.
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Circular Reasoning
Definition
Is a formal logical fallacy in which the proposition to be proved is assumed implicitly or explicitly in one of the premises.
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Homeostasis
Definition
The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, esp. as maintained by physiological processes.
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Negative Feedback System
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Is the process of feeding back to the input a part of a system's output, so as to reverse the direction of change of the output.
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James-Lange Theory of Emotions
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Proposes that emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events. According to this theory, you see an external stimulus that leads to a physiological reaction.
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Displays rules in emotional expression
Definition
Are a social group's informal norms about when, where, and how one should express emotions.
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