Chapter 12

Question 0

Instinct

Answer 0

A complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned

Question 1

Motivation

Answer 1

A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior.

Question 2

Drive-Reduction Theory

Answer 2

A physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy a need.

Question 3

Homeostasis

Answer 3

A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state.

Question 4

Incentive

Answer 4

A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior

Question 5

Optimal Arousal Theory

Answer 5

Some motivated behaviors actually increase arousal.

Question 6

Abraham Maslows

Answer 6

Hierarchy of Needs

Question 7

Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 7

Physiological, Safety, Belongingness & Love, Esteem Needs, Self-Actualization

Question 8

Glucose

Answer 8

The form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues.

Question 9

Set Point

Answer 9

The point at which an individual’s “weight thermostat” is supposedly set.

Question 10

Basal Metabolic Rate

Answer 10

The body’s resting rate of energy expenditure

Question 11

Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 11

An eating disorder in which a normal - weight person diets & becomes significantly underweight, yet still feeling fat, continues to starve.

Question 12

Bulimia Nervosa

Answer 12

An eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually high-caloric foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise.

Question 13

Alfred Kinsey

Answer 13

Sexual Motivation

Question 14

Sexual Response Cycle

Answer 14

The four stages of sexual responding described by Masters & Johnson - Excitement, Plateau, Orgasm & Resolution

Question 15

Refractory Period

Answer 15

A resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm.

Question 16

Sexual Disorder

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A problem that consistently impairs sexual arousing or functioning.

Question 17

Estrogen

Answer 17

A sex hormone, secreted in greater amounts by females than by males.

Question 18

Testosterone

Answer 18

The most important of the male sex hormones

Question 19

Sexual Orientation

Answer 19

An enduring sexual attraction toward members of either ones own sex (homosexual orientation) or the other sex (heterosexual orientation)

Question 20

Flow

Answer 20

A completely involved, focused state of consciousness, with diminishing awareness of self and time, resulting from optimal engagement of ones skills.

Question 21

Industrial- Organizational Psychology

Answer 21

The application of psychosocial concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces.

Question 22

Personnel Psychology

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A sub field of I/O Psychology that focuses on employee recruitment, selection, placement, training, appraisal && development

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Organizational Psychology

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A sub field of I/O psychology that examines organizational influences on worker satisfaction and productivity and facilitates organizational change.

Question 24

Structured Interviews (personnel)

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Interview process that asks the same job-relevant questions of all applicants, each of whom is rated on established scales.

Question 25

Achievement Motivation

Answer 25

A desire for significant accomplishment

Question 26

Task Leadership

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Goal-orientated leadership that sets standards, organizes work and focuses attention on goals.

Question 27

Social Leadership

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Group-orientation leadership that builds teamwork, mediates conflict, & offers support.