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| An inferred process within a person or animal that causes movement either toward a goal or away from an unpleasant situation |
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| Biological urges, such as those to acquire food and water, to have sex, to seek novelty, and to avoid cold and pain |
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| The pursuit of an activity for its own sake |
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| The pursuit of an activity for external rewards, such as money or fame |
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| the genetically influenced weight range for an individual; it is maintained by the biological mechanisms that regulate food intake, fat reserves, and metabolism |
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| the rate at which the body burns calories for energy |
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| A protein secreted by fat cells that acts upon the brain's hypothalamus, which is involved in the regulation of appetite |
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| An eating disorder characterized by episodes of excessive eating (bingeing)followed by forced vomiting or use of laxatives (purging) |
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| Anorexia (anorexia nervosa) |
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| An eating disorder characterized by fear of being fat, a distorted body image, radically reduced consumption of food, and emaciation |
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| Passionate ("Romantic") Love |
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| Love characterized by a whirlwind of intense emotions and sexual passion; it is the stuff of crushes, infatuations, "love at first sight," and the early stage of love affairs |
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| Love characterized by affection and trust |
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| Chemical substances in the nervous system that are similar in structure and action to opiates; they are involved in pain reduction, pleasure, and memory and are known technically as endogenous opioid peptides |
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| The people who are nearest to you geographically are the most likely to be dearest to you, too. |
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| Similarity - in looks attitudes beliefs, values, personality, and interests - is attractive to human beings; we tend to choose friends and loved ones who are most like us |
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| Attachment theory of love |
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| People's attachment styles as adults derive in large part from how their parents cared for them |
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| Collections of rules that determine the proper attitudes and behaviour for men and women |
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| Set of implicit rules that specify proper sexual behaviour for a person in a given situation, varying with the person's gender, age, religion, social status, and peer group |
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| A learned motive to meet personal standards for success and excellence in a chosen area |
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| Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) |
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| A protective test that asks respondents to interpret a series of drawings showing scenes of people; usually scored for unconscious motives, such as the need for achievement, power, or affiliation |
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| Goals framed in terms of desired outcomes or experiences, such as learning to scuba dive |
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| Goals framed in terms of avoiding unpleasant experiences, such as trying not to look foolish in public |
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| Bonuses that are given upon completion of a goal rather than as an automatic raise |
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| Approach-approach conflicts |
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| Conflicts that occur when you are equally attracted to two or more possible activities or goals |
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| Avoidance-Avoidance conflicts |
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| Conflicts that require you to choose the lesser of two evils because you dislike both alternatives |
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| Approach-Avoidance Conflicts |
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| Conflicts that occur when a single activity or goal has both a positive and a negative aspect |
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| Maslow's Hierarchy of needs |
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| A pyramid expressing the relative importance of different motives for people: at the bottom level is basic survival needs, security needs, social needs, esteem needs and self-actualization and self-transcendence |
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