Motivation And Emotion

Question 1

Biological motives

Answer 1

Hunger, thirst, sex

Question 2

Stimulus motives

Answer 2

Exploration, curiosity, manipulation, contact

Question 3

Learned motives

Answer 3

Aggression, achievement, affiliation, power

Question 4

Motive:

Answer 4

Inner arousal that directs behavior towards a goal

Question 5

Instinct:

Answer 5

Specific, inborn behaviors
Flexible
Learned through experience

Question 6

Drive reduction theory

Answer 6

Motivated behavior in attempt to reduce tension in the body to return it to homeostasis

Question 7

Incentives:

Answer 7

External stimulus that prompts goal directed behavior

Question 8

Primary drives

Answer 8

Physiologically based and unlearned behavior

Question 9

Lateral hypothalamus

Answer 9

2 regions regulated to hunger:

Hunger center: stimulates eating, monitors blood glucose and lepton levels

Safety center (ventromedial hypothalamus): tells you to stop eating, after 30 mins your body knows how many calories are in your stomach

Question 10

Leptin

Answer 10

Hormone produced by fat cells

Low levels make you hungry

Question 11

Fat gene

Answer 11

Ob

Question 12

Set point

Answer 12

Homeostatic mechanism in body regulates metabolism, fat storage, and food intake to maintain weight

Metabolism adjusts to maintain set point

Question 13

Anorexia

Answer 13

Intense fear of becoming fat
Disturbance of body image
Refusal to maintain weight above minimum for age and height

Question 14

Family characteristics of anorexia

Answer 14

Low self esteem
Disturbed family relationships
High value based on appearance
High achievers

Question 15

Physical effects of anorexia

Answer 15

Hair loss
Ovulation stops
Damage to heart and vital organs
Osteoporosis

Question 16

Bulimia

Answer 16

Binge eating then releasing food to stop gaining weight

Causes ruptures in stomach lining, irregular heart beat, kidney damage, damage to tooth enamel

Question 17

Sex

Answer 17

Primary drive that is vital to the survival of species

Question 18

Masters and Johnson

Answer 18

A.) excitement
B.) plateau
C.) orgasm
D.) resolution

Question 19

Biological factors related to sex drive

Answer 19

Hormones
Lower testosterone=lower sex drive
Castrated men still have a sex drive
Limbic system

Question 20

Sexual orientation

Answer 20

Genetic: 
Know at an early age 
Longer corpus callosum
Family trait 
Moms testosterone levels elevated during pregnancy

Question 21

Motivation for contact:

Answer 21

Harry Harlow and kangaroo care

Sets body temp, Lowers blood pressure, decreases pain responses

Question 22

Aggression:

Answer 22

Behavior that is intended to inflict physical harm

Question 23

Individualist societies

Answer 23

Teach you to be an individual and seek individual recognition

Question 24

Work orientation

Answer 24

The desire to work hard to do a good job

Question 25

Mastery

Answer 25

The preference for difficult or challenging feats with the desire to improve upon past experiences

Question 26

Competitiveness

Answer 26

The enjoyment of putting your skills up against another

Question 27

Maslow

Answer 27

Humanist- sees the positive in humans and human potential Believed that people of more than responding to drives Self actualization is self initiated striving to become whatever we are capable of

Question 28

Yerke’s Dodson law

Answer 28

More complex the task, lower the level of emotional arousal can be tolerated before it interferes with performance

Question 29

James Lange theory of emotion

Answer 29

Emotions arise from physiological changes

Question 30

Cannon Bard theory

Answer 30

The processing of emotions and bodily responses occur simultaneously

Question 31

Cognitive theory of emotions

Answer 31

Emotions are tied into how you think

Question 32

Schacter’s two factor theory

Answer 32

Emotions have physical and cognitive components The experience of emotion grows out of awareness of our body’s arousal, but because if physiological similarities it takes conscious interpretation of arousal to experience the emotion

Question 33

Lessons of Scrooge

Answer 33

Those who value intimacy, personal growth, contribute to community