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22 Cards in this Set
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Motivation |
A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior |
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Instinct |
A complex behavior thay is ridigly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned |
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Drive-reduction theory |
The idea that a psychological need creates an aroused tension state that motivates an organism to satisfy the need |
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Homeostasis |
A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level |
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Incentive |
A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior |
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Hierarchy of needs |
Maslow's pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with psychological needs that must first be satisfied before higher level safety needs and then psychological needs become active |
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Glucose |
The form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues. When it is low we feel hunger |
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Set Point |
The point at which an individual's "weight thermostat" is supposedly set. When the body falls below this weight, an increase in hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may act to restore lost weight |
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Basal metabolic rate |
The body's resting rate of energy expenditure |
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Sexual response cycle |
The four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson - excitement, plataeu, orgasm, and resolution |
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Sexual disorder |
A problem that consistantly impairs sexual arousal or functioning |
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Sexual orientation |
An enduring sexual attraction toward members of either ones own sex |
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Flow |
A completly involved, focused state of consciousness, with diminished awareness of self and time, resulting from optimal engagement of one's skills |
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Industrial organizational psychology |
The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces |
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Personnel psychology |
A subfield of psychology that focuses on employee recruitment, selection, placement, training, appraisal, and development |
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Organizational psychology |
A subfield of psychology that examines organizational influences on worker satisfaction and productivity and facilitates organizational change |
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Structured interviews |
Interview process that asks the same job relevant questions of all applocants, each of whom is rated on established scales |
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Achievement motivation |
A desire for significant accomplishment; for mastery of things, people, or ideas; for attaining a high standard |
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Task leadership |
Goal oriented leadership that sets standards, organizes work, and focuses attention on goals |
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Social leadership |
Group oriented leadership that builds teamwork, mediates conflict, and offers support |
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Theory X |
Assumes that workers are basically lazy, error prone, and extrinsically motivated by money and thus, should be directed from above |
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Theory Y |
Assumes that, given challenge and freedom, workers are motivated to achieve self esteem and to demonstrate their competence and creativity |
