Unit VII - MESH and Personality

Question 1

Overjustification Effect

Answer 1

being positively rewarded for something diminishes intrinsic motivation for that activity

Question 2

Drive-Reduction Theory

Answer 2

physiological needs create an aroused tension state (drive) that motivates you to do that

Question 3

External Cues

Answer 3

environmental stimuli that triggers a response

Question 4

Alarm Stage

Answer 4

first reaction to stress, flight or fight response

Question 5

Resistance Stage

Answer 5

body’s attempt to resist or cope with a stressor with high physiological arousal

Question 6

Hans Selye

Answer 6

developed GAS

Question 7

Extrinsic Motivation

Answer 7

engaging in a behavior to earn external rewards or avoid punishment

Question 8

Reciprocal Determinism

Answer 8

Bandura, characteristics, behavior, and environment all affect two-way causal relationships

Question 9

External Locus of Control

Answer 9

belief that control comes from environment

Question 10

Exhaustion Stage

Answer 10

prolonged stress, can lead to illness

Question 11

Incentive Theory

Answer 11

behavior motivated by the desire for rewards or avoiding punishment

Question 12

Hunger

Answer 12

biological drive to eat

Question 13

Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 13

eating disorder, intense fear of gaining weight and distorted body

Question 14

Arousal Theory

Answer 14

people seek an optimal level of arousal or excitement to perform tasks well

Question 15

Cannon Bard

Answer 15

a stimulus triggers emotion and physical response at the same time

Question 16

James Lange

Answer 16

a stimulus triggers emotion before a physical response

Question 17

Two Factor Theory

Answer 17

Schachter-Singer, physical reaction happens first and then you label the emotion

Question 18

Internal Locus of Control

Answer 18

belief that control comes from within

Question 19

Defense Mechanisms

Answer 19

strategies that protect the ego from anxiety by distorting reality

Question 20

Reaction Formation

Answer 20

you say something that’s completely different from how you feel

Question 21

Regression

Answer 21

when anxious you resort back to comfort

you suck your thumb on the first day of school because you’re nervous

Question 22

Self-actualization

Answer 22

realizing your full potential and striving for it

Question 23

Display Rules

Answer 23

cultural norms of how emotions should be shown

Question 24

Approach-Approach Conflict

Answer 24

being faced with two good options and having to choose

Question 25

Self-efficacy

Answer 25

belief in your ability to do something

Question 26

Intrinsic Motivation

Answer 26

doing something because you enjoy it

Question 27

Conscientiousness

Answer 27

how responsible and organized you are

Question 28

Extraversion

Answer 28

how social and positive you are

Question 29

Agreeableness

Answer 29

how trusting and cooperative you are

Question 30

Neuroticism

Answer 30

how anxious and depressed you are

Question 31

Openness

Answer 31

how open-minded and curious you are

Question 32

Ghrelin

Answer 32

hormone that tells you you're hungry

Question 33

Motivation

Answer 33

a need or desire that encourages you to do something

Question 34

Instinct

Answer 34

behavior is guided by biological instincts

Question 35

Homeostasis

Answer 35

you can maintain internal stability even when there's change

Question 36

Yerkes-Dodson Law

Answer 36

theory that arousal helps performance but to a certain point

Question 37

Glucose

Answer 37

sugar that is a large source of energy

Question 38

Insulin

Answer 38

hormone that regulates the body's energy

Question 39

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

Answer 39

rate of body burning energy while you're resting

Question 40

Energy Homeostasis

Answer 40

tendency to maintain a constant internal rate

Question 41

Emotional Intelligence

Answer 41

ability to manage your emotions and understand other people's emotions

Question 42

Cognitive Appraisal

Answer 42

how you respond to stressors in life

Question 43

Cultural Aspects of Emotions

Answer 43

how different cultures react to emotions

Question 44

Facial Feedback Hypothesis

Answer 44

people's emotions are influenced by other facial expressions

Question 45

Traumatic Experience

Answer 45

incidents that cause you emotional or physical harm

Question 46

Daily Stressor

Answer 46

everyday challenges

Question 47

Avoidance-Avoidance

Answer 47

faced with two bad decisions and having to choose

Question 48

Approach-Avoidance

Answer 48

faced with a good and bad decision and having to choose ex. going to a really expensive college

Question 49

Psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 49

study of interactions between behavior, neural function, and immune processes

Question 50

Type A Personality

Answer 50

hard-working, ambitious personality, more likely to get illnesses

Question 51

Type B Personality

Answer 51

easy-going and laid-back, slow to anger

Question 52

Problem-Focused Coping

Answer 52

source of stress is determined and removed

Question 54

Emotion-Focused Coping

Answer 54

managing your emotions

Question 55

Free Association

Answer 55

allowing the patient to discuss thoughts, dreams, memories, or words without push back

Question 56

Unconscious

Answer 56

unacceptable thoughts and feelings

Question 57

Repression

Answer 57

unconsciously keeping disturbing memories from conscious

Question 58

Projection

Answer 58

projecting their thoughts to bring down others

Question 59

Rationalization

Answer 59

proving the bad behavior is actually good

Question 60

Displacement

Answer 60

taking a feeling and putting it toward something else ex. you're mad so you hit your pillow

Question 61

Followers of Freud's Theory

Answer 61

Adler, Horney, Jung

Question 62

Projective Test

Answer 62

test where people are shown abstract images and asked to interpret

Question 63

Self-Report Inventory

Answer 63

test to assess personality traits