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Define Motivation. |
A need or desire that energizes & directs behavior. |
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Define instincts. |
A complex behavior that is rigidly patterned thru-out a species and its unlearned. |
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Define need. |
Require something because it's essential or very important. |
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Define drive. |
When a physiological need (food, water) increases, so does a psychological (hunger, thirst) drive. |
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Define incentive. |
Positive or negative environmental stimuli. |
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Define homeostasis. |
The maintenance of a steady internal state; literally staying the same. |
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Define arousal theory. |
Focuses on finding the right level of stimulation. |
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Define drive-reduction theory. |
Focuses on how we respond to our inner pushes. |
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Explain Maslow's theory of motivation. |
Some needs take priority over others.
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What happens when one's needs to belong is/isn't met? |
A deep sense of well-being & self-esteem rides high.
Insecure anxious attachment, insecure avoidant attachment. |
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What makes life meaningful to most people? |
Close, satisfying relationships with family, friends, or romantic partners. |
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How do psychologists explain the need to belong? |
Central human motivation. |
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What are three ways of viewing your work? |
Job; Career; Calling. |
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Explain Csikzentmihalyi and flow. |
Purposely engaged = Quality Increase. Between Anxiety & Apathy = Flow. |
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What is I/O psychology? |
Industrial Organizational. |
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What is the aim of personnel selection? |
Matching people with jobs. |
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Define achievement motivation. |
Desire for significant accomplishment; for mastery of skills or ideas; for control & for attaining a high standard. |
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Explain the 10,000 hour rule. |
Investment of ten (10) years, hours of daily discipline. |
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Explain grit. |
Passionate dedication to an ambitious, long-term goal. |
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Explain set point. |
The point at which your 'weight thermostat' is supposedly set. |
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Explain settling point. |
The level at which a person's weight settles in response to calorie intake & energy use. |
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Define hunger. |
A sensation that represents a physiological need to eat food. |
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Define metabolic rate. |
Refers to the amount of energy a body uses in a single day. |
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What has happened regarding obesity #s with children, teens, and adults? |
Adult obesity rate has doubled (34%) in the last forty (40) years.
Children/Teens has quadrupled. |
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What is hardiness? |
A predisposition that allows an individual to accept challenges & changes in life w/good humor & resilience, which in turn influences behavior that prevents illness. |
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What is the hierarchical order of Maslow's Theory of Motivation.
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Physiologicl; Safety; Belongingness; Esteem; Self-Actualization & Self-Transcendence.
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