Motivation
This theory of motivation suggests that people are driven to reduce psychological needs in order to maintain homeostasis.
Drive-reduction theory
Move to last place
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This trait assessment of personality includes the categories of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
Big 5 Factor Model of Personality
This mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.
Projection
What is often activated by our initial response to stress?
Fight or flight (sympathetic nervous system)
According to Maslow (we really don't need to know this guy anymore), this is the highest level of the hierarchy of needs, representing the full realization of one's potential. (top of that pyramid that also really doesn't need to be known anymore)
Self-actualization
This won't even be on your test tomorrow lol
This part of the brain plays a crucial role in the processing of emotions and is linked to both fear and pleasure responses.
Amygdala
Rorschach Test
this mechanism involves reverting to a less mature behavior when facing stress.
regression
cause stress
This type of motivation arises from internal factors, driving individuals to engage in behavior for personal satisfaction, not external rewards.
Intrinsic motivation
The polygraph test demonstrates a major issue with the succession theory of emotion because...
heart rate and other physiological symptoms of emotion are similar despite different emotions being experienced
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This mechanism allows an individual to cover up true feelings or impulses with opposite behavior, often seen in exaggerated friendliness.
reaction formation
Eustress
This term refers to the body's tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; it is particularly relevant in the regulation of temperature and energy supply.
Homeostasis
The brain can interpret the movement of facial muscles as emotion. Thus smiling can lead to someone feeling happy. This demonstrates the...
Facial Feedback Hypothesis
This projective personality test asks subjects to write about their thoughts and reactions to a black and white images depicting ambiguous scenes.
Thematic apperception test (TAT)
A man is fired from his job and gets home and yells at his wife and kids. This demonstrates:
Displacement
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Alex receives a job offer that offers a significant salary increase and career advancement but requires relocating to a high-cost city and working long hours, which would reduce personal time and increase stress.
This job offer demonstrates which motivational conflict?
Approach-Avoidance
During an important business meeting in Japan, Sarah, an American executive, feels frustrated with a new proposal. Despite her frustration, she maintains a calm and composed expression, adhering to the Japanese cultural norm of restraint in professional settings, which exemplifies the concept of
The most used and researched personality inventory is the:
MMPI Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory
A child who is incredibly aggressive begins playing football and excels at the sport due to his love of the physicality of the sport. This demonstrates
sublimation
describes the body's physiological response to stressors through three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
GAS General adaptation syndrome