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| A fixed pattern of behavior tht is unlearned, universal in a species and released by a specific stimuli |
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| An inner state that energizes people towards the fulfillment of a goal |
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| 2 approaches to motivation |
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| General theories and specific motives such as hunger, sex affiliation |
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| General theories of motivation |
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1) Drive theory: notion that psychological needs arouse tension that motivates pple to satisfy the need
2) Arousal Theory: notion that pple are motivated to acheive and maintain an optimum level of bodily arousal
3) Incentive theory: notion tt pple are motivated to behave in ways tt produce a valued inducement
4) Maslow's hierarchy of needs |
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| Maslow's hierarchy of needs |
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5- Physiological needs
4- safety needs
3- Belongingness and love
2- Esteem needs
1- Need for self actualization |
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| Hunger and eating, and sexual motivation |
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| Belongingness and esteem motives |
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| Motivating people at work |
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| Reward-based motivation, intinsic and extrinsic motivation, equity motivation |
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| Causes of eating disorders |
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| Psychological influences by the media's sense of ideal body types,defining cultural ideals, causing distorted body images. Aneroxia nervosa and bulimia nervosa |
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| Sex differences- evolutionary and psychological explanations |
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Evolutionary- men seek youth and beauty and offer wealth, women seek wealth and stability and offer beauty
Psychological- sex differences are as they are because each gender is aware of what they can acheive easily on their own as opposed to seeking it indirectly |
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| 4 physiological stages of sexual responding- excitement, platueau, orgasm and resolution |
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| Belongingness motives: 2 types |
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The need for affiliation: desire to establish and maintain social contacts
The need for intimacy: desire for close relationships characterized by open and intimate communication |
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| Why the need for affiliation? |
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| To gain cognitive clarity, energy, stimulation, information and support esp under stress, crises and celebration |
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| Why the need for intimacy? |
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| Self-disclousre is the glue that binds intimate relationships through the honesty and ability to feel vulnerable but secure |
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| Esteem Motives: achievement and power |
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Need for achievement: strong desire to accomplish difficult tasks, outperform others and excel
Need for power: strong desire to acquire prestige and influence over others |
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| Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation |
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Extrinsic: desire to engage in activity for money, recognition and other tangible benefits
Intrinsic: an inner drive tt motivated pple in the absence of external reward or punishment |
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| Notion tt pple want the ratio between theor input and the outcome to be the same for themselves as others |
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