Chapter 8 Motivation and Emotion
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MSJC. Earl Hopper. Psychology 101.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Motivation | The biological, emotional, cognitive, or social forces that activate and direct behavior. |
| Instinct Theories | The view that certain behaviors are innate and due to evolutionary programming. |
| Activation | The initiation or production of behavior, such as deciding to competitively swim. |
| Persistence | Continued efforts to achieve a particular goal. |
| Intensity | The greater vigor of responding that usually accompanies motivated behavior. |
| Drive Theories | The view that behavior is motivated by the desire to reduce internal tension caused by unmet biological needs. |
| Homeostasis | The idea that the body monitors and maintains internal states, such as body temperature and energy supplies, at relatively constant levels; in general, the tendency to reach or maintain equilibrium. |
| Drive | A need or internal motivational state that activates behavior to reduce the need and restore homeostasis. |
| Cafeteria Diet Effect | The tendency to eat more when a wide variety of palatable foods is available. |
| Leptin Resistance | A condition in which higher-than-normal blood levels of the hormone leptin, do not produce the expected physiological response. |
| Weight Cycling | AKA yo-yo dieting. Weight lost is gained within weeks or months and maintained until the next attempt at dieting. |
| Orgasm | The third and shortest phase of the sexual response cycle. |
| Resolution Phase | The warm physical glow and sense of well-being. Arousal slowly subsides and returns to normal levels. |
| Sexual Orientation | Gay, straight, or bi. |
| Abraham Maslow | Humanistic Psychologist. Creator of the Hierarchy of Needs. |
| Hierarchy of Needs | Maslow's Hierarchical division of motivation into levels that progresses from basic physical needs to psychological needs to self-fulfillment needs. |
| Self-Actualization | Defined by Maslow as a person's "full use and exploitation of talents, capacities, and potentialities". |
| Self-Determination Theory (SDT) | Edward Deci and Richard Ryan's theory that optimal human functioning can occur only if the psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are satisfied. |
| Autonomy | (SDT). The need to determine, control, and organize one's own behavior and goals so that they are in harmony with one's own interests and values. |
| Competence | (SDT). The need to learn and master appropriately challenging tasks. |
| Relatedness | (SDT). The need to fell attached to others and experience a sense of belongingness, security, and intimacy. |
| Intrinsic Motivation | The desire to engage in tasks that are inherently satisfying and enjoyable, novel, or optimally challenging; the desire to do something for it's own sake. |
| Extrinsic Motivation | External factors or influences on behavior, such as rewards, consequences, or social expectations. |
| Achievement Motivation | The desire to direct your behavior toward excelling, succeeding, or outperforming others at some task. |
| Competence Motivation | The desire to direct your behavior toward demonstrating competence and exercising control in a situation. |
| Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) | The projective test developed by Henry Murray and his colleagues that involves creating stories about ambiguous scenes that be interrupted in a variety of ways. |
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