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| need or desire that energizes and directs behavior |
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| some behaviors are important for survival, unlearned behavior, but! it ignores our other causes of behavior |
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| physiological needs produce tension and we are motivated to reduce the tension. this is a theory of motivation |
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| internal, thrust or hunger |
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| external, can be positive or negative environmental sitmulus |
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| balanced internal state, we want to maintain that balance, regulation of an aspect of body chemistry |
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| body needs a certain level of arousal and we are motivated to behave in ways that increase arousal. all different in needed or desired level of arousal and too much or too little can be bad |
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| Maslows Hierarchy of Needs |
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| we are motivated by a hierarchy of needs, start at the bottom and moveup the pyramid. when we meet one need, can go to the next one. includes physiological, safety, social, esteem, self acutalization |
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| need to feel safe and secure |
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| need to belong and be/feel loved |
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| need for achievement, confidence, respect, independence, and recognition. |
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| living up the fullest potential of self. top of pyramid. |
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| criticisms of Maslows Hierarchy of needs |
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| somewhat arbitrary (how do you know when get to fullest potential??), varies by culture |
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| hunger, sex, need to belong |
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| have pangs of empty stomach, and body chemical and brain states influence |
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| body chemicals and brain states with hunger |
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| glucose level, hypothalamus (when low sugar, it signals this), orexin, set point |
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| hunger triggering hormone that is sent by hypothalamus |
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| point at which persons body weight is balanced and set |
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| memory of last meal is important, taste preferences by biology and culture, eating disorders |
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| perceive self as being overweight and starve self but still feel fat |
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| will shift from overeating and to periods of excessive exercise and throwing up |
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| Industrial-Organizational Psychology roles |
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| selecting and placing employees, training employees, evaluating performance, maximize worker satisfaction and productivity |
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