Motivation
A complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is learned
What is instinct?
A desire to perform a behavior for its own sake and to be effective
What is intrinsic motivation?
Theory that states that our motivation comes from the deep, dark parts of our unconscious minds (the id)
What is the Psychodynamic Theory?
A process where one perceives and responds to certain events known as stressors that we see as challenging or even threatening
What is stress?
We continuallY base our sense of self on how we believe others view us. Our emotions are then tied to our perception of how others are assessing us
What is the Looking-Glass Self?
The idea that a physiological need creates a tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need
What is Drive-Reduction theory?
A desire to perform a behavior due to promised rewards or threats of punishment
What is extrinsic motivation?
Theory that states our behavior is determined by our expectation of attaining goals andwe attach personal goals to a goal
What is Cognitive Social-Learning Theory?
A person has to pick between two or more attractive goals
What is Approach-Approach Conflict?
A sub-field of psychology that studies and advises on workplace behavior
What is Industrial/Organizational Psychology?
The maintenance of a steady internal state
What is homeostasis?
If we are given extrinsic rewards for items that we already love, then the intrinsic motivation will decrease and be replaced by extrinsic motivation.
What is overjustification?
Our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
What is James-Lange Theory?
A person must pick between two unattractive options or pick the “lesser of two evils”
What is Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict?
Optimal amount of stress that is needed to help with one’s health and wellbeing
What is eustress?
A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior
What is incentive?
5 areas where humans have needs, they wish to satisfy over the course of a lifetime
What are Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
An emotion arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion
What is Cannon-Bard Theory?
An example of this is when you want to go on a trip in the summer with friends, but you have to put in extra hours at work to be able to afford to go
What is Approach-Avoidance Conflict?
The body's adapted response when faced with stress
What is the General Adaptation Syndrome?
A desire for significant accomplishment
What is achievment motivation?
List Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
What are biological, safety, attachment, esteem, self-actualization?
To experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal
What is Schacter's Two-Factory Theory?
Getting plenty of rest, eating well, meditating, lessening time on technology, being mindful, doing yoga, exercising
The three phases of General Adaptive Syndrome
What are
•Alarm
•Resistance
•Exhaustion