GET MOTIVATED
Hunger and thirst are examples of this type of motivator
What is a drive?
When you see a snake slithering toward you, you simultaneously experience fear and your heart starts pounding. (theory)
What is Cannon-Bard theory?
Expected or "appropriate" ways of expressing emotions that vary from culture to culture and situation to situation
What are display rules?
Type of conflict experienced when forced to choose between KitKat or Reese's
What is approach-approach conflict?
A desire to perform a behavior for its own sake.
What is Intrinsic motivation
The tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state.
What is homeostasis?
"I feel nervous because my palms are sweaty." (theory)
What is James-Lange theory?
A condition or event in the environment that challenges or threatens a person.
What are stressors?
The three stages of general adaptation syndrome (in order)
What is alarm, resistance, and exhaustion?
The belief that events are caused by controllable factors.
What is Internal Locus of Control?
What is an incentive?
When students perceive the arousal that accompanies test-taking as energizing rather than debilitating, they experience much less anxiety. (theory)
What is Two-Factor Theory?
Negative stress
What is distress?
Appetite suppressor hormone.
What is Leptin?
The part of the brain that controls hunger.
What is the hypothalamus?
Positive psychological changes that emerge from grappling with traumas or challenging circumstances.
What is post-traumatic growth?
This type of sensation seeking theory seeks release in social settings.
What is the disinhibition?
Traumatic events that occur during childhood and can have lasting negative effects on a person's physical and mental health.
What are ACE's (Adverse Childhood Experiences)?
This notion suggests that as a task gets more complex, the optimal level of arousal decreases
What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
"Hunger hormone"
What is ghrelin?
Damage to this region of the hypothalamus reduces/eliminates your ability to feel full, leading to excessive eating and weight gain
What is the ventromedial hypothalamus?
What is the facial-feedback hypothesis?
Managing or fixing the distressing situation, either by changing our behavior or changing the situation.
What is problem-focused coping?
Type A personalities are linked to this health condition
What is coronary heart disease?
Positive emotions broaden your awareness and encourage novel, varied, and exploratory thoughts and actions.
What is broaden-and-build theory?