Unit 7

Question 1

motivation

Answer 1

a need or desire that serves to energize behavior and direct it towards a goal

Question 2

instinct

Answer 2

unlearned desires that ahve a fixed pattern through species, theory that behavior is driven by instincts

Question 3

drive reduction theory

Answer 3

physiological need (food) creates a psychological drive (hunger) to reduce that need

Question 4

homeostasis

Answer 4

balance

Question 5

incentives

Answer 5

outer rewards

Question 6

hierarchy of needs

Answer 6

needs at lower levels (safety, physiological) must be met before those higher up( love, self-esteem, self-actualization)

Question 7

glucose

Answer 7

blood sugar

Question 8

basal metabolic rate

Answer 8

resting rate of energy expenditure

Question 9

sexual orientation

Answer 9

direction of sexual interest

Question 10

Yerkes Dodson law

Answer 10

for easy tasks, the higher the level of physiological or mental arousal, the higher the performance

Question 11

set point

Answer 11

the theory that the hypothalamus wants to maintain a certain ideal body weight

Question 12

asexual

Answer 12

a person who does not experience sexual attraction

Question 13

estrogens

Answer 13

female sex hormones

Question 14

testosterone

Answer 14

male sex hormones

Question 15

sexual response cycle

Answer 15

pattern of physiologic events occurring during sexual arousal and intercourse. 4 stages: excitement, plateu, orgasim, resolution

Question 16

sexual dysfunction

Answer 16

prevents you from experiencing satisfaction from sexual activity

Question 17

affiliation need

Answer 17

the need to be involved with others

Question 18

ostracism

Answer 18

social exclusion

Question 19

narcissism

Answer 19

a personality disorder characterized by exaggerated ideas of self-importance and achievements

Question 20

acheviement motivation

Answer 20

desire for significant accomplishment, mastery, control, and high standard

Question 21

refractory period

Answer 21

the recovery time that a neuron needs between action potentials