Motivation and Emotion

Question 1

Motivation

Answer 1

Motivation is the need or desire that energizes and directs behavior

Question 2

Instincts

Answer 2

Unlearned behavior, common in species

Question 3

Drives

Answer 3

The tendency to act in a way to restore a physiological balance in one’s life

Question 4

Drive Reduction Theory

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Drive-Reduction Theory- a physiological need creates an aroused tension state that motivates an organism to satisfy the need

Question 5

Yerkes-Dodson

Answer 5

Created the Arousal Theory

Question 6

Arousal Theory

Answer 6

the degree of mental arousal helps performance, but only to a certain point
Some perform at high brain levels, some at low levels

Question 7

Homeostasis

Answer 7

Your body’s tendency to remain stable

Question 8

Intrinsic Motivation

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Desire to achieve/do something for one’s own sake

Question 9

Extrinsic Motivation

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Motivation caused by the desire for reward or fear of punishment

Question 10

Abraham Maslow

Answer 10

Created the Hierarchy of Needs

Question 11

Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 11

One must fill their hierarchy of needs in order. If one loses a need lower on the hierarchy, they will lose all of the hierarchies they had above it.

Question 12

Achievement motivation

Answer 12

a desire for significant accomplishment

Question 13

How to self motivate

Answer 13

Associate your high achievement with positive emotions.

Connect your achievement with your efforts.

Raise your expectations.

Question 14

How to motivate others

Answer 14

Cultivate intrinsic motivation.
-praise effort, not ability

Attend to individual motives.
-who needs recognition or a sense of
accomplishment

Set specific, challenging goals.
-be clear and direct efforts

Choose an appropriate leadership style.
-goal-oriented or group-oriented

Question 15

Glucose

Answer 15

form of sugar, major source of energy for body

Question 16

Insulin

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a hormone, that allows glucose to be processed. Insulin goes up, glucose goes down

Question 17

Leptin

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a protein produced by bloated fat cells, tells the body to “stop eating”

Question 18

Orexin

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a hunger-triggering hormone produced by the hypothalamus. Released when glucose drops

Question 19

Hypothalamus

Answer 19

body’s “weight thermostat”

Question 20

Set Point

Answer 20

weight point at which an adults body tends to hover around

Question 21

Internal factors of hunger

Answer 21

brain and body functions

Question 22

external factors of hunger

Answer 22

sight, sound, smell of food

Question 23

Anorexia Nervosa

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eating disorder
starving

Question 24

Bulimia Nervosa

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eating disorder
stuffing and purging

Question 25

Basal Metabolic Rate

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Number of calories you burn as your body performs basic life-sustaining functions

Question 26

Henry Murry

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Neo Freudian-achievement motivation

Question 27

Task Leadership

Answer 27

doing whatever is needed to complete the task

Question 28

Social Leadership

Answer 28

focus on connection, collaboration, and communication

Question 29

Common Sense Theory

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Emotion is an arousing stimulus that leads to a conscious feeling (fear, anger) and a physiological response.

Question 30

James-Lange Theory

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n emotion-arousing stimulus in the environment triggers a physiological reaction. Our awareness of the physiological reaction leads to our experience of an emotion.

Question 31

Cannon-Bard Theory

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An emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers both a physiological response and the experience of an emotion.

Question 32

Cognitive Appraisal

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One’s thoughts about a situation How a person interprets a situation in the environment

Question 33

Two Factory Theory

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Emotions involve two factors: A physiological arousal A cognitive label of the arousal Also called the Schachter-Singer Theory

Question 34

Robert Zajonc

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Suggested that not all emotions involve deliberate thinking Therefore, cognition is not necessary for all emotions Some emotions skip the thinking part of the brain

Question 35

Richard Lazarus

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Believed some emotions do not require conscious thought However, there must be a minimum of unconscious thought.

Question 36

Autonomic Nervous System

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The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs Monitors the autonomic functions Controls breathing, blood pressure, and digestive processes

Question 37

Sympathetic Nervous System

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The part of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body to deal with perceived threats Fight or flight response

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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The part of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body Brings the body back down to a relaxed state

Question 39

Nonverbal Communication

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Communicating feelings without words: --Facial expressions Tone of voice Hand gestures Also called “body language”

Question 40

Paul Ekman

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studied facial expressions