emotion and motivation Flashcards
(40 cards)
motivation
wants and needs that direct behavior towards a goal
intrinsic motivation
motivation from inside
behaviors performed for personal satisfaction
extrinsic motivation
come from external factors
behaviors performed to get something from others
overjustification effect
intrinsic motivation is diminished when extrinsic motivation is given
ex. doing something you enjoy for a job makes you less likely to do it for fun
instinct theory of motivation
william james
claims behaviors are driven by instincts
drive theory
homeostasis directs behaviors
deviation from homeostasis makes physiological needs and direct behavior to meet them
arousal theory
states there’s an optimal level of arousal everyone tries to maintain
yerkes-dodson law
says task performance is best when there’s a middle level of arousal
hard tasks better w lower levels, easy task better w higher levels
self-efficacy
one’s belief in their own ability to do a task
bandura
said self efficacy plays a role in motivating behavior
hierarchy of needs
abraham maslow
ranks motives by how important they are
satiation
feeing full and satisfied, causing eating to stop
leptin
hormone released by fat cells when satiety is reached
metabolic rate
amount of energy that is used in a given period of time
higher metabolic rates burn calories faster
set point theory
everyone has an ideal body weight/ set point that’s resistant to change
bariatric surgery
reduces size of stomach that is used for digestion
bullimia
binge eating behavior followed by attempts to compensate for the food consumed, like excessive exercise or laxitives
anorexia
maintenance of below average body weight through starvation and/or exercise
what parts of the brain are involved in motivation for sexual behavior
amygdala and nucleus accumbens
alfred kinsey
found men and women both masturbate and are equally experienced
also found homosexual activities to be fairly common
kinsey scale
used to categorize sexual orientation
masters and johnson’s research
observed ppl doing it and measured sexual arousal and physiological variables
sexual response cycle
- excitement
- plateau
- orgasm
- resolution
sexual orientation
emotional/ sexual attraction toward another person