Psych Ch 9 Motivation

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Motivation

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factors that energize, direct or sustain behavior

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Need

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state of biological or social deficiencies within the body

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need hierarchy

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Maslow's arrangement of needs in which basic survival needs are lowest and personal growth needs are highest in terms of ultimate priority

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self-actualization

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a state that is achieved when one's personal dreams & aspirations have been attained

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drive

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psychological state that motivates an organism to satisfy its needs

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arousal

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term to describe psychological activation, such as increased brain activity, autonomic responses, sweating, or muscle tension

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homeostasis

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the tendency for bodily fxns to maintain equilibrium

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incentives

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external stimuli that motivate behaviors (as opposed to internal drives)

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Yerkes-Dodson Law

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a psychological principle that dictates that behavioral efficiency increases with arousal up to an optimum point, after which it decreases with increasing arousal

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extrinsic motivation

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motivation to perform an activity because of the external goals toward which that activity is directed

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intrinsic motivation

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motivation to perform an activity because of the value or pleasure assoc. with that activity, rather than for an apparent biological goal or purpose

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creativity

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the capacity to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, or entertaining ourselves and others

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need to belong theory

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the need for interpersonal attachments is a fundamental motive that has evolved for adaptive purposes

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social dilemma

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when there is a motivational conflict both to cooperate and to be selfish (long term vs short term benefits)

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self-regulation

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process by which people initiate, adjust, or stop actions in order to promote the attainment of personal goals or plans

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goal

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a desired outcome associated with some specific object of desire or some future behavioral intention

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what kinds of goals are best?

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challenging, specific, and difficult

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self-efficacy

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expectancy that one's efforts will lead to success

(Albert Bandura)

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achievement motive

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the desire to do well relative to the standards of excellence

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TOTE model

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model of self-regulation in which people evaluate thier progress in achieving goals

*must be self-aware*

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deindividuation

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phenomenon of low self-awareness in which people lose their individuality & fail to attend to personal standards

(experience negative affect)

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escapism

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way of avoiding self-awareness by distraction, etc (drinking, smoking, binge eating, movies, books)

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delay of gratification

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when people transcend immediate temptations to successfully achieve long-term goals (ex. not going out with friends to study to get into med school)

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self-regulatory strength requires 2 things

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1. awareness of societal standards
2. ability to inhibit doing those actions (overriding impulses)

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frontal lobes are involved in what

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formulating goals, plans, strategies; working memory; doing things in necess. order; self-control