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07 Psychology and Your Life Text Book - Chapter 7
Motivation and Emotion
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Psychology
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01/31/2014

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The factors that direct and energize the behavior of humans and other organisms.

 

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1) Motivation - pg. 252
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Inborn patterns of behavior that are biologically determined rather than learned.

 

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2) Instincts - pg. 253
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Motivational tension, or arousal, that energizes behavior to fulfill a need.

 

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3) Drive - pg. 253
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Basic drives, such as hunger, thirst, sleep and sex, are related to the biological needs of the body.

 

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4) Primary drive - pg. 253
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Behavior that fulfills no obvious biological need.

 

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5) Secondary drive - pg. 253
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A state of self-fulfillment in which people realize their highest potential.

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6) Self-actualization - pg. 258

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An interest in establishing and maintaining relationships with other people.

 

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7) Need for affiliation - pg. 272
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A tendency to seek impact, control, or influence over others, and to be seen as a powerful individual.

 

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8) Need for power - pg. 272
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Feelings that generally have both psychological and cognitive elements and that influence behavior.

 

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9) Emotions - pg. 276
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