Motivation
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- motivation
- a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior get my homework done when I am dead tired behavior, biological
- instinct theories
- The view that certain human behaviors are innate and due to evolutionary programming. know when something is wrong in my house darwin, biological
- drive theories
- the view that behavior is motivated by the desire to reduce internal tension caused by unmet biological needs need to meet the goals of completing a class intrinsic, biological
- homeostasis
- process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment sweet when you have a fever biological, intrinsic
- drive
- A state of tension produced by a need that motivates an organism toward a goal determined to make the team motivation, brain
- incentive theories
- The view that behavior is motivated by the pull of external goals rewards for doing good in a class extrinsic, behavior
- arousal theories
- theories of motivation stating that people are motivated to behave in ways that maintain what is, for them, an optimal level of arousal getting a good grade on a test motivation, behavior
- sensation seeking
- A predisposition to seek novel experiences, look for thrills and adventure, and be highly susceptible to boredom the guy jumping from the cliff thrill, energy
- humanistic theory of motivation
- people are motivated to realize their personal potential
- glucose
- the form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues. When its level is low, I feel hungry biological, body
- insulin
- protein hormone that helps to decrease blood sugar when you are diabetic you have to take shots to help with your blood sugar level homeostasis, nuerotransmitters
- basal metabolic rate (BMR)
- the rate at which the body burns energy when the organism is resting i am burning some weight as i am sitting on the couch energy, development
- adipose tissue
- a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy helps be froming getting really hurt when i fall down energy, cells
- energy homeostasis
- The long-term matching of food intake to energy expenditure whatever i eat will last me awhile for my energy biology, memory
- ghrelin
- a hormone produced by stomach cells increase my feeling of being hungry neurotransmitters, hormones
- positive incentive value
- the anticipated pleasure associated with a particular action taking a drug energy, anticipation
- satiation
- the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more am satisfied with colleges and couldnt get another one motivation, maslow
- cholecystokinin (CCK)
- A hormone secreted by the samll intestine (duodenum) in response to the presence of fats. It promotes release of bile from the gallbladder and pancreatic juice from the pancreas,and reduces stomach motility. hormones are sent to make you less hungry biological, intensense
- senory specific satiety
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- leptin
- hormone that signals the hypothalamus and brain stem to reduce appetite and increase the amount of energy used less food intake more use of energy neurotransmitters, brain structure
- neuropeptide Y (NPY)
- Neurotransmitter found in several brain areas, that stimulates eating behavior and reduces metabolism, promoting positive energy balance and weight gain. brain stimulates when you are hungry because your body needs the food neurotransmitters, hypothalamus
- set point theory
- The idea that the body monitors fat-cell levels to keep them (and weight) fairly stable the body is aware of the cells in the body brain, biology
- settling point model of weight regulation
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- body mass index
- BMI, Weight (in kg) divided by height (in meters) squared in gym and working out you use it to determine how much fat you have on your body excersie, emotion
- obese
- excessively fat a couch potato and always eating without excersing emotion, development
- cafeteria diet effect
- The tendency to eat more when a wide variety of palatable foods is available. at a party availability, availablity
- supersize it syndrome
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- sedentary lifestyles
- - High-caloric intake & high-fat diet - Substance abuse, excessive drinking and habitual smoking - Dependence on pharmaceuticals to stay health like being a couch potato living, weight
- leptin resistance
- A condition in which higher-than normal blood levels of the hormone leptin do not produce the expected physiological response. the hormone is held back becasue of maybe stress Frued, hormone
- weight cycling
- the repeated pattern of loss and regain of body weight go to workout and lose a few pounds and then gain it back after eating a tone emoiton, feeling
- eating disorder
- abnormal food intake stemming from emotional causes and related to addiction. In anorexia nervosa, young people starve themselves to lose weight. In bulimia, they binge on food, then starve or vomit. emotions, addiction
- anorexia nervosa
- an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person diets and becomes significantly underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve dont eat anything because you always feel like your fat and always over exercise while not hydrated eating disorder, brain
- bulimia nervosa
- an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise eat all you want and throw up everything that you just ate eating disorder, brain
- Abraham Maslow
- developed hierarchy of needs humanistic psychology; hierarchy of needs-needs at a lower level dominate an individual's motivation as long as they are unsatisfied; self-actualization, transcendence humanistic, development
- hierarchy of needs
- Maslow's pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active developing from an infant into an adult development, satisfaction
- self actualization
- according to Maslow, the ultimate psychological need that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-esteem is achieved; the motivation to fulfill one's potential you have achieved greatness and your full potential maslow, motivation
- Edward L. Deci + Richard M. Ryan
- created self-determination theory if psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are satisfied psycologist, theory
- 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. knowing you are ready to move forward determination, satisfaction
- intrinsic motivation
- A desire to perform a behavior for its own sake a force within that motivates you to succeed
- extrinsic motivation
- a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment an outside force acting on motivating you
- competence motivation
- the desire to direct one's behavior toward demonstrating competence and exercising control in a situation controlling your emotion in a cituation control, brain
- achievement motivation
- a desire for significant accomplishment: for mastery of things, people, or ideas; for attaining a high standard knowing that what you are doing is something that you will achieve in the end maslow, motivation
- Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
- a projective test in which people express their inner feelings and interests through the stories they make up about ambiguous scenes telling how you really feel about something through a story therapy, emotion
- subliminal messages
- Brief auditory or visual messages that are presented below the absolute threshold your interpretation of what you see underneath the actual meaning interpretation, learning
- emotion
- a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience feelings or expressions that you experience or get biological, conscious and unconscious
- emotional intelligence
- the ability to perceive, express, understand, and regulate emotions know which emotion to express on your face and understand why you feel like that perception, intelligence
- Charles Darwin
- English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) came up with the idea of the world evolving biology, scientist
- basic emotions
- Emotions such as happiness, interest, surprise, fear, anger, sadness, and disgust that are universal in humans and other primates and have a long evolutionary history of promoting survival. everyone knows the difference between them even though some may be hard to differenciate universal, emotion
- interpersonal engagement
- emotion dimension reflecting the degree to which emotions involve a relationship with another person or other people not being very friendly so you dont have a lot of friends relationships, Garner
- Amae
- a feeling of pleasurable dependence on another person a feeling an infant has towards its mother. comforting, pleasure
- amygdala
- an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum plays a role in motivation motivation, brain structures
- brain fingerprinting
- Technique to detect lies or deception, which uses an electroencephalograph to analyze brain waves; determines whether a stimulus is familiar or unfamiliar. recognized because it is stored in the suspect's memory pet scan, cat scan
- polygraph
- a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration body, brain
- false negative
- not perceiving a stimulus that is present hear a ding but don't respond to it memories, learning
- P300 wave
- emission of these waves reflect knowledge known if a criminal is being prosticuted and the cop asked them a question the cops can tell through the waves if they know the answer brain, pet scan
- Paul Ekman
- found that facial expressions are universal everyone knows a smile is happy emotion, learning
- display rules
- rules learned through socialization that dictate which emotions are suitable to given situations learn how to express the emotion of anger assocation, learning
- anthropomorphism
- the representation of objects as having human form or traits god: believe in a certain way that he looks allusion, symbol
- James-Lang theory of emotion
- The theory that emotional feelings result when an individual becomes aware of the physiological response to an emotion-provoking stimulus feeling fear because of trembling brain, learning
- Walter Cannon
- Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, motivation; believed that gastric activity as in empty stomach, was the sole basis for hunger; did research that inserted balloons in stomachs if you were hungry then your stomach would growl theories, learning
- facial feedback hypothesis
- theory that blood vessels in the face feed back temperature information in the brain, altering our experience of emotions becoming embarressed brain, thalamus
- Schacter and Singer's two-factor theory of emotion
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- Richard Lazarus' cognitive-mediational theory of emotion
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- self-efficacy
- Refers to one's belief about one's ability to perform behaviors that should lead to expected outcomes. Those with high levels for a particular task are more likely to succeed than those with low levels I high level to succeed in college motivation, ability