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Motivation
An internal state or condition that serves to activate or energize behavior and give it directionMotivation controls goal directed behaviour TERM 2
Approaches to Understanding Motivation
DEFINITION 2
- Evolutionary2. Biological3. Cognitive TERM 3
Evolutionary Motivation
DEFINITION 3 Motivation promotes behaviors that increase the probability that genes will be passed to successive generations TERM 4
Biological Motivation
DEFINITION 4 Motivation promotes the maintenance of homeostasis.Drives are states that motivate the organism to maintain equilibriumControl Center --- Sensors --- Response System ---- Internal State --- TERM 5
Cognitive Motivation
DEFINITION 5 Motivation is a product of the strength of expectation that particular behaviors will lead to a goal, and the value that the person places on the goal.Motivation X Expectancy = Incentive Value
Extrinsic Motivations
Performing an activity to obtain an external regard or avoid Punishmente.g. The motivation to eat TERM 7
Intrinsic Motivations
DEFINITION 7 Performing an Activity for its own sakee.g. The motivation to read TERM 8
What regulates our food intake?
DEFINITION 8
- Physiological Factors2. Psychological Factors3. Environmental Factors TERM 9
Metabolism
DEFINITION 9 Rate of Caloric Utilization TERM 10
Short Term
Signals
DEFINITION 10 Satiety is signaled by stomach distention and chemical signalsNervous Signal Hormonal Signal
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Achievement motivation can be determined through performance on the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) TERM 17
Goal Conditions
DEFINITION 17 Will most likely improve motivation and performance when:1. The goal is specific2. The goal is challenging yet achievable3. The goal is framed in terms of getting what you want as opposed to avoiding what you dont want TERM 18
Approach Goals
DEFINITION 18 Positive experiences you seek directly TERM 19
Avoidance Goals
DEFINITION 19 Negative experiences you avoid TERM 20
Approach-Approach Conflict
DEFINITION 20 Opposition between 2 attractive Goals
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict
Opposition between 2 unattractive goals TERM 22
Approach-Avoidance Conflict
DEFINITION 22 A goal that carries both attractive and unattractive outcomes TERM 23
Emotion
DEFINITION 23 A state of arousal that is influenced by physiological, cognitive and cultural influencesEmotions are NOT necessarily goal directed TERM 24
Primary
Emotions
DEFINITION 24 Emotions considered to be universal and biologically basedE.g. Anger, fear, sadness, joy, surprise, disgust TERM 25
Secondary
Emotions
DEFINITION 25 Emotions that develop with cognitive maturity and vary across individuals and culturese.g. Shame, Guilt, Joviality
Hormones and
Emotions
Emotional Arousal will foster the release of Epinephrine andNoraepinephrine (automatic arousal) TERM 32
Mobius Syndrome
DEFINITION 32 The inability to express emotionCaused by a rare genetic disorder affecting Cranial Nerves VI and VII (facial muscular control) TERM 33
Autism
DEFINITION 33 An inability to interpret EmotionIndividuals with Autism or Asperger's Syndrome can recognize face, but not identify emotion. TERM 34
James-Lange Theory of Emotion
DEFINITION 34 Emotion is the perception of the response given physiologicallyEmotion is elicited by autonomic system activity TERM 35
Schacter-Singer Theory of Emotion
DEFINITION 35 The experience of emotion depends on both physiological arousal and the cognitive interpretation of that arousal
Attribution
Explanations that are made to account for own and others behaviours TERM 37
Cultural Differences in
Emotions
DEFINITION 37
- Have different emotional display rules2. Emotion Work (acting out emotions we do not feel)3. Bodily expression of emotion differs across culture TERM 38
Factors in the ability to read emotional
Signals
DEFINITION 38
- Most people are better at reading the emotional signals from their own sex2. The extent to which the emotive sender and receiver know each other will improve cross gender accuracy3. Accuracy to perceive emotion depends on how expressive the sender is TERM 39
Satiety
DEFINITION 39 Hunger and satiety are sensations. Hunger represents the physiological need to eat food. Satiety is the absence of hunger; it is the sensation of feeling full.
