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23 Cards in this Set
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Motivation
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The force that moves people to behave, think, and feel the way they do.
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Instinct
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An innate (unlearned) biological pattern of behavior that is assumed to be universal throughout a species.
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Drive
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An aroused state that occurs because of a physiological need.
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Need
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A deprivation that energizes the drive to eliminate or reduce the deprivation.
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Homeostasis
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The body's tendency to maintain an equilibrium, or steady state or balance
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Yerkes-Dodson Law
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The psychological principle stating that performance is best under conditions of moderate arousal rather than either low or high arousal.
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Overlearning
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Learning to perform a task so well that it becomes automatic
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Set Point
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The weight maintained when the individual makes no effort to gain or lose weight.
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Hierarchy of Needs
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Maslow's theory that human needs must be satisfied in the following sequence: physiological needs, safety, love & belonging, esteem, and self-actualization
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Self-Actualization
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Motivation to develop one's full potential as a human being- the highest and most elusive of Maslow's proposed needs.
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Self-Determination Theory
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Deci and Ryan's theory asserting that all humans have three basic, innate organismic needs: competence, relatedness, and autonomy.
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Intrinsic Motivation
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Motivation based on internal factors such as organismic needs as well as curiosity, challenge, and fun.
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Extrinsic Motivation
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Motivation that involves external incentives such as rewards and punishment
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Self-Regulation
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The process by which an organism effortfully controls behavior in order to pursue important objectives
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Emotion
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Feeling, or affect, that can involve physiological arousal, conscious experience, and behavioral expression
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James-Lange Theory
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The theory that emotion results from physiological states triggered by stimuli in the environment
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Cannon-Bard Theory
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The proposition that emotion and physiological reactions occur simultaneously
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Two-Factor Theory of Emotion
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Schacter and Singer's theory that emotion is determined by two factors: physiological arousal and cognitive labeling
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Facial Feedback Hypothesis
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The idea that facial expressions can influence emotions as well as reflect them
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Display Rules
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Sociocultural standards that determine when, where, and how emotions should be expressed.
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Negative Affect
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Negative emotions such as anger, guilt, and sadness
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Positive Affect
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Positive emotions such as joy, happiness, and interest.
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Broaden and Build Model
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Fredrickson's model of positive emotion, stating that the function of positive emotions lies in their effects on an individual's attention and ability to build resources
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