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Motivational Psych
Final Review
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
12/04/2011

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Term
physiological needs
Definition
life-threatening (ex. water & food)
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psychological needs
Definition
deficits produce stress, disrupt homeostasis.
Term
TWO kinds of thirst
Definition
1. Osometric (intracellular)
2. Volumetric (extracellular)
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FOUR factors that determine whether an externally-set goal will be rejected or accepted:
Definition
1.Percieved difficulty
2.Credibility
3.Extrinsic Incentives
4.Likelihood of Success
Term
Problems with meeting goals:
Definition
1.Getting started
2.Persisting
3.Resuming
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Brodman Area 24
Definition
anterior cingulate
Term
Maslow's Hierarchy
Definition
self-esteem, security, physiological needs
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self-efficacy
Definition
experience self as being competent.
Term
Primary contributors to the self and its striving:
Definition
1.Self-esteem and self-schemas
2.self-efficacy and self-worth
3.social and psychological needs
Term
Papez Circuit
Definition
1.hippocampus (learning, memory, stress)
2.amygdala (learning, appetitiveness)
3. Hypothalamus (homeostasis)
4. Septum (reward, pleasure, rage)
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Hidden costs of reward
Definition
Adding reward to an already enjoyed behavior diminishes further increases. Extrinsic rewards interfere with autonomy. Expected and tangible rewards.
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Anhedonia
Definition
Loss of pleasure; depression
Term
Depression: abnormal levels of:
Definition
norepinephrine, serotonin, dopamine.
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Triocyclics
Definition
Block reputake of monoamines.
Term
How does depression affect the brain?
Definition
-amygdala (hyperactive)
-Left PFC (positive- decreased act)
-Right PFC (negative- increased)
-hippocampus (smaller)
-HPA Axis (overactive)
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