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| the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; 2:the condition of being motivated; 3:the act of motivating; providing incentive. |
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| Describe the four main sources of motivation |
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| The main sources of motivation are either extrinsic (outside the person) or intrinsic (internal to the person).Intrinsic sources are categorized as: body/physical, mind/mental (i.e., cognitive/thinking, affective/emotional, cognitive/volitional) or transpersonal/spiritual. ChaCha! |
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| Define and differentiate drive reduction, optimal level, biological motive, and nonbiological motive theories of motivation |
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| The drive reduction theory of motivation says that people are motivated when their basic needs are not being met. |
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| Define and differentiate hunger and satiety |
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| Differentiate, to recognize or give expression to a difference.To become distinct or different in character. |
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| Describe how the brain knows when we are hungry |
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| The autonomic nervous system (ANS) (or visceral nervous system) is the part of the peripheral nervous system that acts as a |
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| Describe the role of culture, flavor, and appetite on the biological signals of satiety |
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| Culture, flavor, & appetite can play a learned role in eating behavior. These learned behaviors can often override the biological signals of satiety, which leads to overeating or craving unhealthy foods. |
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| Differentiate heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual orientation |
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| A heterosexual is someone who likes the opposite sex, a homosexual likes the same sex, a bisexual likes both sexes, and a metrosexual is usually a guy who dresses kind of girl and cares about his appearance but is straight. |
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| Define emotion and describe the components of emotion |
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| feelings the different components are anger sadness happyness and encystment |
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| . Differentiate the theories of emotion |
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The James-Lange Theory of Emotion
The Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion
Schachter-Singer Theory |
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| examples of each (JamesLange, Schacter-Singer, Cannon-Bard). |
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The James-Lange Theory of Emotion "I am trembling, therefore I am afraid").
The Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion
we feel emotions and experience physiological reactions
physiological arousal occurs first, and then the individual must identify the reason behind this arousal in order to experience and label it as an emotion. |
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Which component of emotion is stressed
of these theories |
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| Why are facial expression important in determining emotions? |
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| they are universality used |
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| . Describe the various types of lie detection tests |
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| pulse eye pupils sweat voice |
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lie detection tests and explain the assumptions upon which
they are based. |
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| that every one will react the same |
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Identify the role of social and cultural factors involved in communicating and learning
emotion |
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| there is a uncontroversial used language that every human can use |
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| How do culture and physiology interact? |
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w the infant and cross-cultural research that supports Darwin’s theory of innate
basic facial expressions of emotion |
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| that they can be used thought time people understand what is being ask |
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| the thing that makes u you |
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| Discuss how twin and adoption studies are used to evaluate the heritability of personality |
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Differentiate the psychosexual stages in Freud’s theory of personality development.
Define the nature and function of the id, ego, and superego |
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the id is you your personality
ego is being proud of ur self
superego is the way you see your self |
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| How is trait theory of personality different from other theories of personality? |
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| The trait approach to personality is one of the major theoretical areas in the study of personality. The trait theory suggests that individual personalities are composed broad dispositions. Consider how you would describe the personality of a close friend. Chances are that you would list a number of traits, such as outgoing, kind and even-tempered. A trait can be thought of as a relatively stable characteristic that causes individuals to behave in certain ways. |
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| . Differentiate the humanistic approaches |
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| the humanistic apposition is makeing the person feel good |
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| What is the “ideal self”? |
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| the way you think you should be |
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Rotter’s
expectancy theory (including locus of control) and Bandura’s reciprocal determinism |
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| Psychoanalytic theory: Freud's theory of personality, which holds that personality .... Locus of control: In Rotter's theory, one's general expectancies about whether one's ... Reciprocal determinism: Bandura's model in which cognitions, behaviors, ... including competencies, expectancies, and subjective values. . |
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| Eysenck’s theory, and describe the three factors |
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| extraversion vs. introversion as a central dimension of human personality. Another prominent trait that is found in nearly all models is Neuroticism, or emotional instability. |
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| Discuss how twin and adoption studies are used to evaluate the heritability of personality |
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| debate concerns the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities ("nature," i.e. nativism, or innatism) versus personal experiences ("nurture," i.e. empiricism or behaviorism) in determining or causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits. |
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| What is the “Barnum Effect” and how is it related to personality assessment? |
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| It is the tendency for people to accept very general or vague characterizations of themselves and take them to be accurate. |
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| is one of the most frequently used personality tests in mental health. |
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| projective personality tests |
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| designed to let a person respond to ambiguous stimuli, presumably revealing hidden emotions |
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