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Key Terms for Program 12: Motivation and Emotion Addiction: The physical and mental state of dependence on a substance or stimulus, to the point where withdrawal symptoms occur whenever the substance is not present in the body. Explanatory Style: How individuals describe their successes and failures to others, indicating an optimistic or pessimistic bent, which researchers believe tells much about the teller's psychological state. Genetic Variability: The biological reality that offspring of any given species will differ from its parents, and that some offspring will survive by adapting to changing conditions. Motivation: The process of starting, directing, and maintaining physical and psychological activities; includes preferences for one activity over another and persistence of responses. Phobia: An intense, irrational aversion to something; an overwhelming fear of an objectively harmless stimulus that interferes with normal functioning.
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Motivation and Emotion
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Motivation The biological, emotional, cognitive, and social forces that drive our behavior
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Behavioral / External Reasons “Carrot and Stick”
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Social Reasons
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Affiliation The desire to join with others and be part of something larger than oneself
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Biological Reasons
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Cognitive Reasons
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Affective Reasons
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Self-Improvement Reasons
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Spiritual Reasons
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Characteristics of Motivation 1.Activation – initiation or production of behavior 2.Persistence – Continuing behavior to achieve a goal, even with obstacles 3.Intensity – focused energy and attention to achieve goals
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Types of Motivation Intrinsic - when people engage in an activity for its own sake, without some obvious external incentive present Extrinsic – when people engage in an activity for some external reward or to avoid consequence
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Instinct Theories State that people are motivated by innate, or unlearned instincts that are shared by all individuals; programmed by evolution
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Drive Theories Behavior is motivated by the desire to reduce internal tension caused by unmet needs
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Homeostasis Our body’s tendency to maintain a balanced state to survive
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Sensory Deprivation Studies
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Incentive Theories Argue that behavior is motivated by the “pull” of external goals
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Arousal Theory People are motivated to maintain an optimal level of arousal Sensation Seekers!
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Cognitive Theories Argues that mental factors like curiosity are crucial to motivating many behaviors
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Need to Explore Psychologist Jean Piaget argued that children show an obvious need to explore that is cognitive in origin
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Cognitive Consistency Seeking to think and behave in a way that fits what you believe and what you think others expect
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Balance Theory People need to organize their perceptions, opinions, and beliefs in a harmonious manner
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Cognitive Dissonance Theory People are motivated to reduce the unpleasant feeling of having their actions inconsistent with their beliefs
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Humanistic Theories Emphasizes that people are motivated to reach their highest potential
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Emotion Complex psychological state that involves a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral response
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Emotional Intelligence Capacity to understand and manage your own emotional experiences and to respond appropriately to other’s emotional responses
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Evolutionary Explanations of Emotion
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James-Lange Theory Sequence of emotion: 1.You experience physiological changes (heart pounds, pupils dilate) 2.Your brain interprets the physiological changes 3.You feel a specific emotion 4.You demonstrate observable behavior
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James-Lange Theory
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Cannon-Bard Theory Sequence of Emotion 1.We feel an emotion + we feel physiological changes Or 1.We feel an emotion and then feel the physiological changes
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Cannon-Bard Theory
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Two-factor Theory of Emotion Sequence of Emotion: 1.You experience physiological arousal AND 2. Cognitive label (identify that we feel fearful) 3. You feel an emotion 4. You demonstrate observable behavior
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Cognitive-Mediational Theory of Emotion Sequence of Emotion 1.See the snake 2.Conclude the snake is harmless and feel relieved OR 3. Conclude the snake is harmful and you feel fearful
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Facial Feedback Hypothesis Sequence of Emotion 1.The muscles in your face move to form an expression 2.Your brain interprets the muscle movement 3.You feel an emotion 4.You demonstrate observable behavior
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Sternberg’s Theory of Love
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Components of love: 1.Commitment Involves two people deciding to love each other and maintain this love over time 2.Passion Drives in a romantic relationship that involves romance, physical attraction and being intimate with a person 3.Intimacy Feelings in a relationship that make you feel close and connected to another person
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Consummate Love Relationship with all 3 components Most complete form of love that few relationships achieve and even fewer maintain **Sternberg also proposed that if you don’t have all 3 of these components in your relationship, you might have one or two of these components
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Liking Only have Intimacy component in your relationship; Classifies true friendships Infatuated Love Relationship that only has Passion component Love at first sight
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Empty Love Relationship that only has Commitment component Sometimes a different type of love turns into this type after a long time like with people that have been married 50 years Also occurs in arranged marriages
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Romantic Love Relationship with a combination of Intimacy and Passion Can be relationships that are fairly new that don’t have commitment yet
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Fatuous Love Relationship with combination of Passion and Commitment May be relationship where two people decided to get married after a few weeks or a month Have not had enough time to develop intimacy
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Companionate Love Relationship with Intimacy and Commitment Found in a lot of marriages that no longer have passion
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