Chapter 11: Motivation And Emotion (2B) Flashcards
What do people consciously or unconsciously look for when choosing a ‘mate’
Their fitness to reproduce. Weather that be physical characteristics or behavioural traits.
What does the VTA stand for and what happens for it to be activated?
Looking at a photo of one’s romantic partner can activate the ventral regimental area, during the early stage of romantic love. The VTA also actives when looking at photos of loved ones, no sexual interest.
What are some gender differences in sexuality?
Men desire mates that increase the odds of reproductive success.
Women desire mates who are bale to provide for and protect children.
What is sexual orientation?
One’s relative traction to individuals of varied genders and contains four related phenomena.
What is sexual behaviour?
The range of sexual behaviours a person engages in and who they name in them with
What is sexual identity?
How a person thinks of themselves and their sexual orientation regardless of weather or not they share their identity beliefs with others
What is sexual attraction?
It involves studying who a person is sexually attracted to
What is sexual arousal?
It involves the extent to which a person is sexually aroused by erotic stimuli that includes individuals of different genders
What are conscious motivations?
Motivations that people are aware of and can verbalize
What are unconscious motivations?
Motivations that people are unaware of and cannot verbalize
How does the TAT work?
The Thematic Approach Task helps reveal the unconscious motivations through describing ambiguous scenes. The story they may generate about a particular image gives psychologists a window to how that individual sees the world around them and presumably their unconscious thought processes
How does the IAT work?
The Implicit Association Task (IAT) strives to do the same the TAT does, reveal the unconscious motivations. It does so by assessing an individuals association between two concepts as and indication of their own unconscious motivations.
What is the hedonic principle?
How we avoid painful experiences and approach pleasurable ones.
What is the avoidance motivation?
The desire to avoid the experience of a negative outcome following a behaviour
What is the approach motivation?
The desire to experience a positive outcome following a behaviour.
